C Contracts in England

C
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 228 355
Rank change year-on-year +56 +127 -62
Contract jobs citing C 517 562 527
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.42% 1.17% 0.75%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.77% 3.34% 2.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 285 250
10th Percentile £396 £375 £413
25th Percentile £463 £500 £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.43% - +35.29%
75th Percentile £600 £688 £642
90th Percentile £706 £800 £770
UK median daily rate £536 £560 £575
% change year-on-year -4.38% -2.61% +27.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 183 101 93
10th Percentile £46.25 £41.25 £45.00
25th Percentile £59.00 £50.00 £49.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +7.14% +23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £77.00 £66.75
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £56.00
% change year-on-year +8.33% +7.14% +23.76%

All Programming Languages
England

C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 10,846 16,845 25,822
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.81% 34.96% 36.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,871 12,314 19,084
10th Percentile £350 £385 £381
25th Percentile £425 £463 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £688 £675
90th Percentile £775 £798 £772
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.09% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 446 408 456
10th Percentile £37.59 £26.11 £20.13
25th Percentile £50.00 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £51.05
Median % change year-on-year - +22.43% +20.12%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £62.15
90th Percentile £80.00 £78.36 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.35
% change year-on-year - +24.13% +18.47%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for C in England

C
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C in England.

Daily rate trend for C in England

C
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C in England

C
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C in England.

Hourly rate trend for C in England

C
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C in England

C
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +27 141 £550 +10.00% 98
South East +16 102 £545 +3.81% 152
London -19 93 £500 -23.08% 106
South West +27 89 £600 +17.07% 105
Midlands +80 64 £535 +33.75% 58
West Midlands +76 57 £535 +42.67% 27
North of England +14 23 £525 - 59
North West +11 12 £525 -4.55% 36
East Midlands +15 7 £445 -1.11% 31
North East - 6 - - 8
Yorkshire +4 5 £550 +13.40% 16
C
UK

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.71%) Confluence
2 6 (1.16%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.77%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.58%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.58%) nginx
4 3 (0.58%) SAS
5 1 (0.19%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) IBM Domino
5 1 (0.19%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.19%) JBoss
Applications
1 37 (7.16%) Simulink
2 7 (1.35%) Stateflow
3 5 (0.97%) TargetLink
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.19%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 6 (1.16%) Teamcenter
2 5 (0.97%) Endur
2 5 (0.97%) OpenLink RightAngle
3 4 (0.77%) LabWindows
3 4 (0.77%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 73 (14.12%) AWS
2 55 (10.64%) Azure
3 16 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (1.93%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (1.74%) SaaS
6 8 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (1.35%) Amazon EC2
7 7 (1.35%) Serverless
8 5 (0.97%) GCP
8 5 (0.97%) GitHub
9 4 (0.77%) Amazon S3
9 4 (0.77%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (0.77%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 4 (0.77%) Datadog
9 4 (0.77%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.77%) OpenShift
9 4 (0.77%) PaaS
9 4 (0.77%) Power Automate
9 4 (0.77%) Power Platform
9 4 (0.77%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 36 (6.96%) RS-422
2 35 (6.77%) Modbus
2 35 (6.77%) RS-485
3 18 (3.48%) Wi-Fi
4 9 (1.74%) 5G
4 9 (1.74%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.55%) 802.11
6 6 (1.16%) Firewall
6 6 (1.16%) RS-232
7 5 (0.97%) DHCP
7 5 (0.97%) DNS
7 5 (0.97%) J1939
7 5 (0.97%) Network Security
7 5 (0.97%) Wireless
8 4 (0.77%) AMQP
8 4 (0.77%) NAS
8 4 (0.77%) Radio Access Network
8 4 (0.77%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.58%) Reverse Proxy
9 3 (0.58%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.06%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.51%) NoSQL
3 12 (2.32%) Relational Database
4 7 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (1.35%) Oracle Database
5 6 (1.16%) Data Mining
5 6 (1.16%) DB2
6 5 (0.97%) MySQL
6 5 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
7 4 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
7 4 (0.77%) InfluxDB
7 4 (0.77%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.58%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.58%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.58%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.39%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.39%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 51 (9.86%) Git
2 48 (9.28%) Visual Studio
3 46 (8.90%) PVCS
4 29 (5.61%) JIRA
5 20 (3.87%) Rational DOORS
5 20 (3.87%) Subversion
6 18 (3.48%) Jenkins
7 17 (3.29%) Bitbucket
8 14 (2.71%) Rational Rhapsody
9 8 (1.55%) Gradle
10 4 (0.77%) ClearCase
10 4 (0.77%) ClearQuest
10 4 (0.77%) GCC
10 4 (0.77%) gcov
10 4 (0.77%) GDB
10 4 (0.77%) Karma Test Runner
10 4 (0.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 3 (0.58%) CppUnit
11 3 (0.58%) JMeter
11 3 (0.58%) TeamCity
General
1 82 (15.86%) Social Skills
2 67 (12.96%) Electronics
3 39 (7.54%) Public Sector
4 25 (4.84%) Automotive
5 22 (4.26%) Telecoms
6 21 (4.06%) Aerospace
7 20 (3.87%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (3.48%) Finance
9 11 (2.13%) Banking
10 7 (1.35%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.16%) Aviation
11 6 (1.16%) Law
11 6 (1.16%) Multimedia
12 5 (0.97%) Billing
13 4 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.58%) Military
15 2 (0.39%) Marketing
15 2 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.39%) Retail
15 2 (0.39%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 173 (33.46%) Software Engineer
2 95 (18.38%) Developer
3 82 (15.86%) Embedded Engineer
4 78 (15.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 55 (10.64%) Programmer
6 51 (9.86%) C Programmer
7 45 (8.70%) C++ Software Engineer
8 38 (7.35%) Senior
9 28 (5.42%) C Software Engineer
10 27 (5.22%) Architect
11 22 (4.26%) FPGA Engineer
12 20 (3.87%) Lead
13 19 (3.68%) C Developer
13 19 (3.68%) C++ Developer
13 19 (3.68%) Design Engineer
13 19 (3.68%) FPGA Design Engineer
13 19 (3.68%) Full Stack Developer
14 16 (3.09%) C/C++ Software Engineer
14 16 (3.09%) DevOps Engineer
15 13 (2.51%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.42%) .NET
2 26 (5.03%) React
3 21 (4.06%) AngularJS
4 20 (3.87%) Yocto
5 18 (3.48%) Spring
6 17 (3.29%) HTML
7 16 (3.09%) Spring Boot
8 14 (2.71%) REST
9 12 (2.32%) Node.js
10 11 (2.13%) DirectX
10 11 (2.13%) OpenGL
10 11 (2.13%) RESTful
10 11 (2.13%) Vulkan
11 10 (1.93%) 802.1X
11 10 (1.93%) CSS
11 10 (1.93%) Itk
11 10 (1.93%) J2EE
11 10 (1.93%) OpenGL ES
11 10 (1.93%) XML
12 9 (1.74%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.61%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (5.42%) VHDL
3 27 (5.22%) Algorithms
4 26 (5.03%) Verilog
5 25 (4.84%) FPGA
6 20 (3.87%) ARM Cortex
7 12 (2.32%) Device Driver
8 11 (2.13%) Management Information System
8 11 (2.13%) Public Cloud
8 11 (2.13%) STB
9 10 (1.93%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.74%) 3D Graphics
10 9 (1.74%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.74%) Embedded Systems
10 9 (1.74%) Ray Tracing
11 7 (1.35%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.35%) IoT
11 7 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 119 (23.02%) Linux
2 23 (4.45%) FreeRTOS
3 20 (3.87%) Windows
4 15 (2.90%) Unix
5 12 (2.32%) Apple iOS
6 11 (2.13%) Android
7 7 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.97%) Windows 10
8 5 (0.97%) Windows Server
9 4 (0.77%) SafeRTOS
9 4 (0.77%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.39%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.19%) CentOS
11 1 (0.19%) Solaris
11 1 (0.19%) VMS
11 1 (0.19%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (41.01%) Software Engineering
2 140 (27.08%) Agile
3 116 (22.44%) DevOps
4 75 (14.51%) Problem-Solving
5 64 (12.38%) Unit Testing
6 55 (10.64%) Software Testing
7 54 (10.44%) Validation
8 47 (9.09%) TDD
9 40 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 40 (7.74%) Continuous Integration
10 39 (7.54%) OO
11 38 (7.35%) Scrum
12 35 (6.77%) Customer Requirements
12 35 (6.77%) Pair Programming
12 35 (6.77%) Test Automation
13 31 (6.00%) Multithreading
13 31 (6.00%) SDLC
13 31 (6.00%) Software Architecture
14 30 (5.80%) Full Stack Development
15 28 (5.42%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 252 (48.74%) C++
2 124 (23.98%) Python
3 88 (17.02%) Java
4 75 (14.51%) C#
5 67 (12.96%) Embedded C
6 54 (10.44%) PL/SQL
7 50 (9.67%) SQL
8 34 (6.58%) Bash
9 31 (6.00%) JavaScript
10 28 (5.42%) Shell Script
11 25 (4.84%) MATLAB
12 21 (4.06%) SystemVerilog
13 18 (3.48%) Go
14 17 (3.29%) Perl
15 16 (3.09%) Embedded C++
16 15 (2.90%) PowerShell
17 12 (2.32%) Ada
17 12 (2.32%) Tcl
18 11 (2.13%) TypeScript
19 9 (1.74%) Swift
Qualifications
1 160 (30.95%) Security Cleared
2 106 (20.50%) SC Cleared
3 67 (12.96%) Degree
4 52 (10.06%) DV Cleared
5 29 (5.61%) Master's Degree
6 19 (3.68%) PhD
7 15 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.39%) CREST Certified
9 2 (0.39%) OSCP
9 2 (0.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.19%) CCIE
10 1 (0.19%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.19%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.68%) QA
2 13 (2.51%) AUTOSAR
3 9 (1.74%) MISRA
4 7 (1.35%) JTAG
5 6 (1.16%) MISRA C
6 5 (0.97%) DO-178B
6 5 (0.97%) ISO 26262
7 4 (0.77%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.58%) IEC 61508
8 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.39%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.39%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.39%) MiFID
10 1 (0.19%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.19%) NIST
10 1 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 37 (7.16%) Docker
2 21 (4.06%) Firmware
3 6 (1.16%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (1.16%) VMware NSX
3 6 (1.16%) vSphere
4 5 (0.97%) Active Directory
4 5 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 37 (7.16%) Terraform
2 30 (5.80%) Kubernetes
3 27 (5.22%) Ansible
4 10 (1.93%) Progress Chef
5 7 (1.35%) Grafana
5 7 (1.35%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.97%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.97%) Puppet
7 4 (0.77%) Docker Swarm
7 4 (0.77%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.77%) Kibana
7 4 (0.77%) Nagios
8 3 (0.58%) Consul
8 3 (0.58%) Packer
9 1 (0.19%) logstash
9 1 (0.19%) SCOM
9 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 33 (6.38%) IBM
2 28 (5.42%) Microsoft
3 26 (5.03%) Oracle
4 24 (4.64%) Xilinx
5 19 (3.68%) Lauterbach
6 17 (3.29%) Intel
6 17 (3.29%) Microsemi
7 9 (1.74%) SAP
8 8 (1.55%) Splunk
9 5 (0.97%) Google
9 5 (0.97%) HP
9 5 (0.97%) OpenLink
9 5 (0.97%) Triple Point
9 5 (0.97%) VMware
10 4 (0.77%) AppDynamics
10 4 (0.77%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.77%) BT
10 4 (0.77%) Klocwork
10 4 (0.77%) Perforce
10 4 (0.77%) Sparx