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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 127 | 123 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -45 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 18 | 26 | 82 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.43% | 1.00% | 2.42% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 4.04% | 3.89% | 7.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 18 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,750 | - | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,125 | £48,000 | £55,122 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £51,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.35% | -18.40% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £63,438 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £167,500 | £76,450 | £71,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | - |
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 | 445 | 668 | 1,150 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.52% | 25.61% | 33.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 284 | 218 | 586 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,800 | £28,250 | £31,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,313 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £54,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -1.82% | -2.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,269 | £77,500 | £68,469 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £86,625 | £77,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £64,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.10% | -0.77% |
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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 13 October 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 13 October 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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| Glasgow | +7 | 6 | £36,250 | -43.80% | 4 |
| West Lothian | - | 6 | £67,500 | - | |
| Edinburgh | -7 | 3 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 13 |
| Dundee | - | 3 | £155,000 | - | 1 |
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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: