C Contracts in the UK excluding London

C
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 98 175 287
Rank change year-on-year +77 +112 -94
Contract jobs citing C 432 332 242
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.13% 1.44% 0.80%
As % of the Programming Languages category 9.03% 5.00% 2.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 149 93
10th Percentile £408 £347 £391
25th Percentile £500 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.00% - +23.46%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £588
90th Percentile £706 £655 £625
UK median daily rate £536 £560 £575
% change year-on-year -4.38% -2.61% +27.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 89 74
10th Percentile £46.25 £34.74 £45.16
25th Percentile £59.00 £48.75 £51.38
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year - +14.04% +25.27%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £79.10 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £56.00
% change year-on-year +8.33% +7.14% +23.76%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,786 6,635 8,756
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.59% 28.84% 28.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,218 4,688 6,111
10th Percentile £315 £350 £337
25th Percentile £400 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +2.04% +15.29%
75th Percentile £588 £591 £575
90th Percentile £650 £676 £650
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -3.09% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 410 329 336
10th Percentile £37.96 £23.08 £17.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £50.00 £27.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 £68.38
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.35
% change year-on-year - +24.13% +18.47%

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing C as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for C in the UK excluding London

C
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for C in the UK excluding London

C
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for C in the UK excluding London

C
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for C in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate histogram for C in the UK excluding London

C
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the UK excluding London 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
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
Scotland +33 17 £494 +6.18% 35
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
Wales +15 1 - - 12
C
UK

C
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (1.85%) Confluence
2 6 (1.39%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.23%) Apache
3 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 37 (8.56%) Simulink
2 7 (1.62%) Stateflow
3 5 (1.16%) TargetLink
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (1.39%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.93%) LabWindows
3 3 (0.69%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 43 (9.95%) Azure
2 35 (8.10%) AWS
3 15 (3.47%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (1.85%) Serverless
6 5 (1.16%) Amazon EC2
6 5 (1.16%) Amazon S3
6 5 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
6 5 (1.16%) OpenShift
7 4 (0.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 4 (0.93%) Azure Monitor
7 4 (0.93%) GitHub
7 4 (0.93%) Power Automate
7 4 (0.93%) Power Platform
7 4 (0.93%) PowerApps
7 4 (0.93%) SaaS
8 3 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (0.69%) Azure Functions
8 3 (0.69%) Datadog
8 3 (0.69%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 37 (8.56%) Modbus
2 36 (8.33%) RS-422
3 35 (8.10%) RS-485
4 8 (1.85%) 802.11
4 8 (1.85%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.62%) 5G
6 6 (1.39%) Kerberos
6 6 (1.39%) RS-232
6 6 (1.39%) TCP/IP
7 5 (1.16%) J1939
7 5 (1.16%) Wireless
8 4 (0.93%) AMQP
8 4 (0.93%) Internet
8 4 (0.93%) NAS
8 4 (0.93%) Network Security
8 4 (0.93%) Radio Access Network
8 4 (0.93%) Wireshark
9 3 (0.69%) Software-Defined Radio
10 2 (0.46%) 5G NR
10 2 (0.46%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.47%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.39%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
3 5 (1.16%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.93%) DB2
4 4 (0.93%) InfluxDB
5 3 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
5 3 (0.69%) Geospatial Data
5 3 (0.69%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.46%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.46%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.23%) Flink
7 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 47 (10.88%) Visual Studio
2 45 (10.42%) PVCS
3 41 (9.49%) Git
4 21 (4.86%) Jenkins
4 21 (4.86%) JIRA
5 20 (4.63%) Subversion
6 19 (4.40%) Rational DOORS
7 18 (4.17%) Bitbucket
8 14 (3.24%) Rational Rhapsody
9 5 (1.16%) Gradle
10 4 (0.93%) GCC
10 4 (0.93%) gcov
10 4 (0.93%) GDB
10 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 3 (0.69%) ClearCase
11 3 (0.69%) ClearQuest
11 3 (0.69%) CMake
11 3 (0.69%) CppUnit
11 3 (0.69%) Rational Team Concert
12 2 (0.46%) LabVIEW
General
1 71 (16.44%) Electronics
1 71 (16.44%) Social Skills
2 33 (7.64%) Public Sector
3 25 (5.79%) Automotive
4 21 (4.86%) Aerospace
5 17 (3.94%) Telecoms
6 16 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (2.31%) Finance
8 6 (1.39%) Aviation
8 6 (1.39%) Banking
8 6 (1.39%) Law
8 6 (1.39%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.16%) Billing
9 5 (1.16%) Multimedia
10 4 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.69%) Military
12 2 (0.46%) Marketing
12 2 (0.46%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.46%) Wearables
13 1 (0.23%) German Language
Job Titles
1 169 (39.12%) Software Engineer
2 85 (19.68%) Embedded Engineer
3 82 (18.98%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 65 (15.05%) Developer
5 53 (12.27%) Programmer
6 50 (11.57%) C Programmer
7 45 (10.42%) C++ Software Engineer
8 29 (6.71%) Senior
9 28 (6.48%) C Software Engineer
10 24 (5.56%) Architect
11 22 (5.09%) FPGA Engineer
12 19 (4.40%) Design Engineer
12 19 (4.40%) FPGA Design Engineer
13 16 (3.70%) C/C++ Software Engineer
14 15 (3.47%) C Developer
15 14 (3.24%) DevOps Engineer
15 14 (3.24%) Full Stack Developer
16 13 (3.01%) Software Architect
17 12 (2.78%) Linux Engineer
18 11 (2.55%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.56%) React
2 21 (4.86%) .NET
3 17 (3.94%) RESTful
3 17 (3.94%) Spring
3 17 (3.94%) Yocto
4 13 (3.01%) XML
5 12 (2.78%) AngularJS
6 11 (2.55%) Spring Boot
7 10 (2.31%) 802.1X
7 10 (2.31%) DirectX
7 10 (2.31%) Itk
7 10 (2.31%) OpenGL
7 10 (2.31%) Vulkan
8 9 (2.08%) JSON
8 9 (2.08%) OpenGL ES
9 7 (1.62%) REST
10 6 (1.39%) LDAP
10 6 (1.39%) Node.js
10 6 (1.39%) OpenID
10 6 (1.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.41%) VHDL
2 29 (6.71%) Self-Motivation
2 29 (6.71%) Verilog
3 25 (5.79%) FPGA
4 19 (4.40%) ARM Cortex
5 18 (4.17%) Algorithms
6 12 (2.78%) Device Driver
7 11 (2.55%) IoT
8 9 (2.08%) Embedded Systems
8 9 (2.08%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.08%) Ray Tracing
9 8 (1.85%) 3D Graphics
9 8 (1.85%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.85%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.62%) Linux Command Line
10 7 (1.62%) STB
11 6 (1.39%) Enterprise Cloud
11 6 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.16%) CAN bus
13 4 (0.93%) Digital TV
Operating Systems
1 106 (24.54%) Linux
2 23 (5.32%) FreeRTOS
3 17 (3.94%) Unix
3 17 (3.94%) Windows
4 7 (1.62%) Embedded Linux
4 7 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.39%) Android
6 5 (1.16%) VxWorks
7 4 (0.93%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.93%) SafeRTOS
7 4 (0.93%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.93%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.93%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.23%) CentOS
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (45.37%) Software Engineering
2 127 (29.40%) Agile
3 104 (24.07%) DevOps
4 69 (15.97%) Problem-Solving
5 53 (12.27%) Unit Testing
6 51 (11.81%) Validation
7 50 (11.57%) Software Testing
8 47 (10.88%) Continuous Integration
9 42 (9.72%) TDD
10 39 (9.03%) Continuous Improvement
11 36 (8.33%) Pair Programming
12 35 (8.10%) Customer Requirements
12 35 (8.10%) OO
13 31 (7.18%) Configuration Management
14 29 (6.71%) Test Automation
15 28 (6.48%) Scrum
16 27 (6.25%) SDLC
17 26 (6.02%) Software Architecture
18 25 (5.79%) Project Management
19 23 (5.32%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 187 (43.29%) C++
2 78 (18.06%) Python
3 69 (15.97%) Embedded C
4 59 (13.66%) C#
5 56 (12.96%) Java
6 53 (12.27%) PL/SQL
7 30 (6.94%) SQL
8 24 (5.56%) MATLAB
9 23 (5.32%) JavaScript
10 20 (4.63%) SystemVerilog
11 19 (4.40%) Bash
11 19 (4.40%) Shell Script
12 16 (3.70%) Embedded C++
12 16 (3.70%) Perl
13 12 (2.78%) Ada
13 12 (2.78%) Go
14 11 (2.55%) Tcl
15 10 (2.31%) PowerShell
16 9 (2.08%) Assembly Language
16 9 (2.08%) ProC
Qualifications
1 148 (34.26%) Security Cleared
2 95 (21.99%) SC Cleared
3 55 (12.73%) Degree
4 51 (11.81%) DV Cleared
5 26 (6.02%) Master's Degree
6 17 (3.94%) PhD
7 5 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.23%) CCIE
9 1 (0.23%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.23%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.23%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.24%) QA
2 13 (3.01%) AUTOSAR
2 13 (3.01%) MISRA
3 10 (2.31%) MISRA C
4 6 (1.39%) JTAG
5 5 (1.16%) DO-178B
5 5 (1.16%) ISO 26262
6 4 (0.93%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.69%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 29 (6.71%) Docker
2 21 (4.86%) Firmware
3 9 (2.08%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.39%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.93%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.93%) vSphere
6 3 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 26 (6.02%) Terraform
2 23 (5.32%) Ansible
3 16 (3.70%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.85%) Grafana
4 8 (1.85%) Progress Chef
5 6 (1.39%) Prometheus
6 5 (1.16%) Functional Safety
7 4 (0.93%) Docker Swarm
8 3 (0.69%) HP ALM
8 3 (0.69%) Nagios
8 3 (0.69%) Puppet
9 2 (0.46%) Kibana
Vendors
1 33 (7.64%) IBM
2 24 (5.56%) Xilinx
3 21 (4.86%) Intel
4 20 (4.63%) Microsoft
5 19 (4.40%) Lauterbach
6 17 (3.94%) Microsemi
7 11 (2.55%) Oracle
8 9 (2.08%) Cadence
9 8 (1.85%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.16%) HP
11 4 (0.93%) Klocwork
11 4 (0.93%) Perforce
11 4 (0.93%) SAP
12 3 (0.69%) Google
12 3 (0.69%) New Relic
12 3 (0.69%) Sparx
12 3 (0.69%) Splunk
12 3 (0.69%) Synopsys
12 3 (0.69%) VMware
13 2 (0.46%) Atmel