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 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 102 | 78 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +19 | -16 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 41 | 61 | 224 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 1.25% | 3.11% | 3.55% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.87% | 9.87% | 6.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 51 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,750 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £48,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +19.05% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £77,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £56,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.19% | -9.60% |
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 | 597 | 618 | 3,651 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 18.22% | 31.51% | 57.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 261 | 401 | 1,134 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,800 | £45,000 | £43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £75,360 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £93,778 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -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 16 May 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 16 May 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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| Edinburgh | +9 | 22 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 11 |
| West Lothian | +4 | 15 | £65,000 | - | |
| Glasgow | -28 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Inverclyde | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| C UK |
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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: