C
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring C skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 265 | 129 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -136 | +1 | +123 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 111 | 308 | 400 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.72% | 1.72% | 1.87% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 2.60% | 6.96% | 7.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 123 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £359 | £400 | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £379 | £453 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.06% | +2.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £594 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £636 | £638 | £673 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.42% | -2.18% | -5.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 70 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £52.38 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.31 | £61.25 | £54.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.00 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £80.00 | £77.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.50 | £85.00 | £90.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £68.00 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.74% | +3.85% | +14.04% |
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 | 4,271 | 4,428 | 5,610 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 27.61% | 24.71% | 26.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,767 | 2,815 | 3,820 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £584 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £503 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.29% | -4.55% | -2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 203 | 273 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.91 | £31.79 | £37.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £54.36 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £78.84 | £82.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £63.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +3.17% | +12.50% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing C.
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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 18 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing C.
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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 18 September 2025.
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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 18 September 2025. 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 |
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| East of England | -26 | 38 | £400 | -25.58% | 76 |
| South West | -23 | 32 | £569 | +3.41% | 69 |
| Scotland | +5 | 15 | £438 | -48.53% | 25 |
| North of England | -31 | 15 | £428 | -16.99% | 62 |
| North West | -26 | 11 | £380 | -22.05% | 34 |
| South East | -42 | 8 | £500 | -11.11% | 113 |
| Yorkshire | -22 | 3 | £500 | -5.66% | 22 |
| Midlands | -46 | 3 | - | - | 37 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 1 | - | - | 21 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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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:
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