C Contracts in the UK excluding London

C
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring C skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited C over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 131 133 256
Rank change year-on-year +2 +123 -31
Contract jobs citing C 306 410 300
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.72% 1.89% 0.98%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.93% 7.19% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 180 160
10th Percentile £400 £375 £400
25th Percentile £457 £425 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.48% -4.55% +29.41%
75th Percentile £600 £581 £625
90th Percentile £638 £672 £626
UK median daily rate £539 £550 £585
% change year-on-year -2.00% -5.98% +17.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 69 126 69
10th Percentile £52.25 £51.25 £45.75
25th Percentile £61.25 £55.31 £52.79
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +13.04% +15.00%
75th Percentile £80.00 £76.19 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £90.00 £70.75
UK median hourly rate £66.25 £65.00 £57.00
% change year-on-year +1.92% +14.04% +14.00%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,413 5,706 9,254
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 24.76% 26.34% 30.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,789 3,891 6,608
10th Percentile £325 £325 £356
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £585 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £673
UK median daily rate £528 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.09% -2.22% +9.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 348 360
10th Percentile £30.00 £38.63 £18.58
25th Percentile £52.50 £50.00 £42.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £58.31
Median % change year-on-year - +11.47% +29.58%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.30 £65.75
90th Percentile £79.00 £80.75 £74.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £63.00 £57.00
% change year-on-year +3.17% +10.53% +26.16%

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 20 September 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

C
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 20 September 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 20 September 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
South West +13 89 £550 +4.76% 86
East of England -1 78 £538 +13.16% 78
South East +9 70 £584 +6.14% 132
Midlands +20 33 £513 -2.29% 39
North of England +27 32 £515 -14.17% 51
West Midlands +29 28 £515 -1.90% 18
North West +30 22 £488 -18.75% 27
Yorkshire 0 10 £530 -11.67% 18
Scotland +15 9 £850 +65.05% 32
East Midlands -5 5 £445 -17.21% 21
Wales +7 1 - - 16
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 4 (1.31%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.98%) Confluence
3 1 (0.33%) Apache
Applications
1 33 (10.78%) Simulink
2 2 (0.65%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.33%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 2 (0.65%) Payment Gateway
1 2 (0.65%) Shopify
2 1 (0.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 38 (12.42%) AWS
2 22 (7.19%) Azure
3 10 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (2.61%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (1.96%) GitHub
5 6 (1.96%) SaaS
5 6 (1.96%) Serverless
6 4 (1.31%) GCP
6 4 (1.31%) Power Automate
6 4 (1.31%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.31%) PowerApps
7 3 (0.98%) Datadog
8 2 (0.65%) Amazon EC2
8 2 (0.65%) Amazon S3
8 2 (0.65%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.65%) Azure Functions
8 2 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.65%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.65%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.90%) 5G
2 12 (3.92%) Modbus
3 10 (3.27%) RS-422
3 10 (3.27%) RS-485
4 8 (2.61%) 4G
4 8 (2.61%) 5G NR
4 8 (2.61%) Wireless
5 6 (1.96%) Firewall
5 6 (1.96%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.63%) Software-Defined Radio
7 4 (1.31%) DVB
7 4 (1.31%) Network Security
8 3 (0.98%) LTE
9 2 (0.65%) AMQP
9 2 (0.65%) VPN
10 1 (0.33%) Bluetooth
10 1 (0.33%) DHCP
10 1 (0.33%) DNS
10 1 (0.33%) HTTP
10 1 (0.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.90%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.96%) DB2
3 3 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (0.98%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (0.65%) DynamoDB
4 2 (0.65%) InfluxDB
4 2 (0.65%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.65%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.33%) Flink
5 1 (0.33%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.33%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (8.50%) Git
2 15 (4.90%) PVCS
2 15 (4.90%) Visual Studio
3 14 (4.58%) JIRA
4 13 (4.25%) Jenkins
4 13 (4.25%) Rational DOORS
5 12 (3.92%) Rational Rhapsody
6 8 (2.61%) Bitbucket
7 5 (1.63%) CMake
8 4 (1.31%) ClearCase
8 4 (1.31%) ClearQuest
8 4 (1.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (1.31%) Subversion
8 4 (1.31%) VectorCAST
9 2 (0.65%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.65%) Gradle
9 2 (0.65%) JUnit
9 2 (0.65%) Maven
9 2 (0.65%) Selenium
10 1 (0.33%) GoogleTest
General
1 63 (20.59%) Social Skills
2 29 (9.48%) Electronics
3 19 (6.21%) Finance
4 18 (5.88%) Telecoms
5 17 (5.56%) Aerospace
6 16 (5.23%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.27%) Aviation
7 10 (3.27%) Public Sector
8 8 (2.61%) Automotive
9 7 (2.29%) Banking
9 7 (2.29%) Law
9 7 (2.29%) Military
10 5 (1.63%) Avionics
10 5 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.31%) German Language
11 4 (1.31%) Marketing
12 3 (0.98%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.65%) Retail
Job Titles
1 123 (40.20%) Software Engineer
2 68 (22.22%) Embedded Engineer
3 67 (21.90%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 41 (13.40%) Developer
5 24 (7.84%) C++ Software Engineer
6 23 (7.52%) Architect
7 18 (5.88%) C Programmer
7 18 (5.88%) Programmer
8 17 (5.56%) C++ Developer
9 16 (5.23%) Senior
10 13 (4.25%) Lead
11 11 (3.59%) C Developer
12 10 (3.27%) DevOps Engineer
12 10 (3.27%) Embedded C++ Engineer
12 10 (3.27%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
12 10 (3.27%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (2.94%) C/C++ Developer
13 9 (2.94%) FPGA Engineer
14 8 (2.61%) C Software Engineer
15 7 (2.29%) Linux Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.19%) .NET
2 17 (5.56%) Spring Boot
3 15 (4.90%) React
4 14 (4.58%) J2EE
5 10 (3.27%) RESTful
6 9 (2.94%) Yocto
7 8 (2.61%) XML
8 7 (2.29%) Node.js
9 6 (1.96%) Qt
9 6 (1.96%) REST
10 5 (1.63%) Elastic Stack
10 5 (1.63%) HTML
10 5 (1.63%) JSON
10 5 (1.63%) YAML
11 4 (1.31%) ADO
11 4 (1.31%) Spring
12 3 (0.98%) ASP.NET
12 3 (0.98%) JSP
12 3 (0.98%) SOAP
12 3 (0.98%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.13%) ARM Cortex
2 18 (5.88%) Verilog
3 17 (5.56%) VHDL
4 16 (5.23%) Embedded Systems
5 14 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (3.92%) FPGA
7 10 (3.27%) Public Cloud
8 9 (2.94%) Algorithms
9 7 (2.29%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.96%) IoT
10 6 (1.96%) Mainframe
11 5 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.63%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (1.31%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.31%) Legacy Applications
12 4 (1.31%) PCIe
12 4 (1.31%) STB
13 3 (0.98%) ASIC
13 3 (0.98%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 112 (36.60%) Linux
2 31 (10.13%) FreeRTOS
3 13 (4.25%) Windows
4 10 (3.27%) Unix
5 8 (2.61%) Android
6 7 (2.29%) Apple iOS
6 7 (2.29%) Embedded Linux
7 3 (0.98%) ThreadX
8 2 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.65%) Solaris
9 1 (0.33%) AIX
9 1 (0.33%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (47.71%) Software Engineering
2 65 (21.24%) Agile
3 58 (18.95%) DevOps
4 42 (13.73%) Configuration Management
5 40 (13.07%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (12.75%) Embedded Software Development
7 28 (9.15%) SDLC
7 28 (9.15%) Validation
8 24 (7.84%) Computer Science
9 23 (7.52%) UML
10 20 (6.54%) Multithreading
10 20 (6.54%) Software Testing
11 19 (6.21%) CI/CD
11 19 (6.21%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
11 19 (6.21%) Test Automation
12 18 (5.88%) Code Quality
12 18 (5.88%) Continuous Integration
13 17 (5.56%) Project Management
13 17 (5.56%) TDD
14 16 (5.23%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 158 (51.63%) C++
2 81 (26.47%) Python
3 59 (19.28%) Embedded C
4 49 (16.01%) Java
5 24 (7.84%) C#
6 18 (5.88%) Bash
6 18 (5.88%) Embedded C++
7 17 (5.56%) MATLAB
8 16 (5.23%) JavaScript
9 15 (4.90%) PL/SQL
9 15 (4.90%) Rust
10 13 (4.25%) Ada
11 12 (3.92%) Shell Script
11 12 (3.92%) SystemVerilog
12 11 (3.59%) SQL
13 10 (3.27%) PowerShell
14 7 (2.29%) Ruby
15 6 (1.96%) Assembly Language
15 6 (1.96%) Perl
15 6 (1.96%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 90 (29.41%) Security Cleared
2 59 (19.28%) SC Cleared
3 39 (12.75%) Degree
4 27 (8.82%) DV Cleared
5 15 (4.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.31%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.65%) PhD
9 1 (0.33%) CCIE
9 1 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.90%) QA
2 7 (2.29%) MISRA
3 5 (1.63%) ISO 13485
3 5 (1.63%) Software Quality Assurance
4 4 (1.31%) GDPR
5 3 (0.98%) AUTOSAR
5 3 (0.98%) DO-178B
5 3 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.98%) NIST
6 2 (0.65%) HL7
6 2 (0.65%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.33%) IEC 62304
7 1 (0.33%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 27 (8.82%) Docker
2 10 (3.27%) Firmware
3 2 (0.65%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.65%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.65%) vSphere
4 1 (0.33%) KVM
4 1 (0.33%) Veritas Cluster Server
4 1 (0.33%) Veritas Volume Manager
4 1 (0.33%) Xen
Systems Management
1 23 (7.52%) Terraform
2 20 (6.54%) Kubernetes
3 13 (4.25%) Ansible
4 5 (1.63%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.98%) Nagios
5 3 (0.98%) Puppet
6 2 (0.65%) Docker Swarm
6 2 (0.65%) Grafana
6 2 (0.65%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.33%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.33%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 43 (14.05%) IBM
2 31 (10.13%) Lauterbach
3 12 (3.92%) Xilinx
4 10 (3.27%) Intel
5 9 (2.94%) Atlassian
5 9 (2.94%) Microsemi
6 8 (2.61%) Microsoft
7 6 (1.96%) Google
8 5 (1.63%) SAP
9 4 (1.31%) Micro Focus
9 4 (1.31%) NEC
10 3 (0.98%) Cadence
10 3 (0.98%) Cisco
10 3 (0.98%) New Relic
10 3 (0.98%) Splunk
10 3 (0.98%) Synopsys
11 2 (0.65%) ArcSight
11 2 (0.65%) Atmel
11 2 (0.65%) Broadcom
11 2 (0.65%) ServiceNow