C
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring C skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 79 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +8 | +43 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 35 | 125 | 78 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.38% | 2.93% | 2.93% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 5.30% | 7.04% | 7.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26 | 92 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £41,250 | £35,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £45,000 | £43,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £55,000 | £56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -2.22% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,625 | £65,000 | £74,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £71,125 | £82,708 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -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 | 660 | 1,776 | 1,038 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 25.95% | 41.61% | 38.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 236 | 697 | 831 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £34,500 | £35,733 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,563 | £67,625 | £71,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing C as a proportion of all 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 19 September 2025.
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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 19 September 2025. 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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| Edinburgh | -23 | 15 | £51,000 | -15.00% | 11 |
| Glasgow | +48 | 10 | £67,000 | +41.05% | 6 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 3 | £66,000 | - | |
| Aberdeen | +21 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Fife | +4 | 2 | £51,250 | +2.50% | 1 |
| West Lothian | +1 | 1 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
| C UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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