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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 121 | 112 | 94 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -18 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 18 | 35 | 132 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.46% | 1.38% | 2.90% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 3.93% | 5.39% | 6.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15 | 26 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,250 | - | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £48,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £56,250 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +2.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £68,625 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £129,000 | £77,500 | £71,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £61,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.82% | -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 | 458 | 649 | 2,014 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 11.75% | 25.55% | 44.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 282 | 229 | 723 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,900 | £67,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £78,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £62,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +0.81% | -4.62% |
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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 September 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 September 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 | +9 | 9 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 1 |
| Glasgow | -6 | 4 | £32,500 | -51.49% | 10 |
| Edinburgh | -4 | 3 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 28 |
| Dundee | - | 2 | £155,000 | - | 3 |
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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: