C
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 117 | 103 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -16 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 21 | 43 | 153 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.58% | 1.68% | 3.14% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.33% | 6.53% | 7.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 30 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,500 | £48,000 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £48,188 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £57,500 | £53,772 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.04% | +6.93% | -6.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £74,250 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £69,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -5.17% | -3.33% |
All Programming Languages
Scotland
C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 485 | 659 | 2,156 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 13.28% | 25.73% | 44.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 295 | 255 | 804 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £37,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £44,343 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £77,500 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing C.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing C in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 August 2026.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| West Lothian | +8 | 11 | £67,500 | +3.85% | |
| Edinburgh | -3 | 6 | £52,500 | +2.94% | 14 |
| Glasgow | +2 | 4 | £32,500 | -54.06% | 6 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: