C
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring C skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 335 | 259 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | -137 | +99 |
| Permanent jobs citing C | 492 | 564 | 2,273 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.53% | 1.27% | 2.10% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.96% | 4.04% | 6.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 330 | 337 | 1,761 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £42,500 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,063 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.19% | -9.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £95,000 | £86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +3.64% | -8.33% |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 16,632 | 13,955 | 34,187 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.83% | 31.31% | 31.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,725 | 9,194 | 25,745 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +0.92% | -0.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.
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Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the UK over the 6 months to 16 June 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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| England | -63 | 442 | £60,000 | +0.84% | 447 |
| UK excluding London | -36 | 406 | £60,000 | +5.26% | 399 |
| South East | +3 | 159 | £57,500 | -0.49% | 142 |
| Work from Home | -106 | 109 | £60,750 | +5.65% | 180 |
| London | -74 | 80 | £67,500 | -25.00% | 61 |
| East of England | -13 | 62 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 98 |
| Midlands | -4 | 56 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 27 |
| North of England | -30 | 46 | £56,750 | +3.18% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 40 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 19 |
| South West | -56 | 38 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 73 |
| Scotland | -18 | 36 | £65,000 | - | 17 |
| North West | +12 | 27 | £57,500 | -0.58% | 22 |
| East Midlands | -33 | 15 | £54,000 | +2.86% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 14 | £54,500 | +18.48% | 10 |
| Wales | -55 | 7 | £44,000 | -32.31% | 9 |
| North East | -43 | 5 | £51,000 | -7.27% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | -31 | 2 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 8 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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