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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 55 41
Rank change year-on-year -1 -14 +5
Contract jobs citing C# 647 873 1,534
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.07% 3.84% 5.02%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.96% 13.79% 17.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 593 1,066
10th Percentile £313 £350 £361
25th Percentile £393 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £467
Median % change year-on-year - +1.77% +12.47%
75th Percentile £577 £575 £538
90th Percentile £619 £673 £620
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £550
% change year-on-year - +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 84 65
10th Percentile £46.25 £48.05 £35.00
25th Percentile £61.25 £55.94 £47.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year - +13.04% +27.78%
75th Percentile - £65.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.30 £65.75
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year - +13.04% +27.78%

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 4,992 6,332 8,834
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.67% 27.88% 28.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,306 4,419 6,187
10th Percentile £319 £338 £340
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £578 £594 £575
90th Percentile £650 £678 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 436 329 325
10th Percentile £37.55 £27.03 £17.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £51.25 £31.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year - +19.05% +25.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.59 £78.00 £67.44
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £51.38
% change year-on-year - +21.65% +14.80%

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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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
North of England -3 164 £475 - 339
South East -6 149 £525 +3.45% 222
South West -15 99 £450 -13.46% 132
North West -5 95 £475 -9.52% 198
Midlands -8 87 £489 +17.83% 266
East of England 0 79 £475 - 111
Scotland +2 50 £423 -11.05% 92
West Midlands -12 50 £525 +5.00% 161
Yorkshire 0 43 £463 -2.63% 91
East Midlands -2 39 £425 +13.33% 104
North East +24 26 £415 -7.78% 55
Wales +8 14 £394 -14.86% 35
Northern Ireland +2 6 £575 +43.75% 30
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 20 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (2.78%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.55%) Apache
4 9 (1.39%) CMS
5 8 (1.24%) Apache Spark
6 7 (1.08%) Umbraco
7 5 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (0.77%) IIS
8 4 (0.62%) Confluence
9 2 (0.31%) Jadu
9 2 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.15%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.15%) SharePoint 2010
10 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.15%) Site Server
10 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 108 (16.69%) Chatbot
2 7 (1.08%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 12 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.24%) Maximo
3 4 (0.62%) LabWindows
4 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 220 (34.00%) Azure
2 93 (14.37%) Azure DevOps
3 56 (8.66%) AWS
4 49 (7.57%) Power Platform
5 35 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (4.64%) Azure Logic Apps
7 27 (4.17%) Entra ID
8 25 (3.86%) Power Automate
9 24 (3.71%) Azure Monitor
9 24 (3.71%) Azure Storage
9 24 (3.71%) PowerApps
9 24 (3.71%) Serverless
10 20 (3.09%) Dynamics 365
11 14 (2.16%) PaaS
12 13 (2.01%) Azure Functions
13 10 (1.55%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 9 (1.39%) SaaS
15 8 (1.24%) GitHub
16 6 (0.93%) AWS Lambda
16 6 (0.93%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 37 (5.72%) RS-485
2 36 (5.56%) Modbus
3 34 (5.26%) RS-422
4 30 (4.64%) DHCP
4 30 (4.64%) DNS
5 25 (3.86%) TCP/IP
6 24 (3.71%) Firewall
7 14 (2.16%) Ethernet
8 5 (0.77%) FTP
8 5 (0.77%) HTTP
8 5 (0.77%) RS-232
9 4 (0.62%) Internet
9 4 (0.62%) Intranet
9 4 (0.62%) Network Security
10 3 (0.46%) RTSP
10 3 (0.46%) VPN
11 2 (0.31%) MQTT
11 2 (0.31%) SAN
12 1 (0.15%) 5G
12 1 (0.15%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (17.93%) SQL Server
2 21 (3.25%) Power BI
3 17 (2.63%) MySQL
4 16 (2.47%) Relational Database
5 14 (2.16%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (1.55%) MongoDB
8 9 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 9 (1.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (1.08%) Big Data
10 5 (0.77%) GIS
10 5 (0.77%) SQLite
11 4 (0.62%) Biml
11 4 (0.62%) BusinessObjects
11 4 (0.62%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.62%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.62%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.62%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.62%) Redis
Development Applications
1 77 (11.90%) Git
2 63 (9.74%) Visual Studio
3 29 (4.48%) Jenkins
4 22 (3.40%) JIRA
4 22 (3.40%) Selenium
5 13 (2.01%) Eclipse
6 10 (1.55%) TeamCity
7 9 (1.39%) WebDriver
8 8 (1.24%) Cypress.io
8 8 (1.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 8 (1.24%) Team Foundation Server
9 7 (1.08%) GitLab
9 7 (1.08%) NUnit
9 7 (1.08%) Subversion
10 6 (0.93%) Bitbucket
10 6 (0.93%) Octopus Deploy
10 6 (0.93%) SpecFlow
11 5 (0.77%) Postman
11 5 (0.77%) SonarQube
11 5 (0.77%) webpack
General
1 134 (20.71%) Social Skills
2 42 (6.49%) Electronics
3 38 (5.87%) Public Sector
4 30 (4.64%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (4.48%) Finance
6 14 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (2.01%) Manufacturing
8 12 (1.85%) Military
9 8 (1.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.08%) Telecoms
11 6 (0.93%) Aviation
11 6 (0.93%) Marketing
12 5 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (0.77%) Law
12 5 (0.77%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.62%) Automotive
13 4 (0.62%) Banking
13 4 (0.62%) Multimedia
14 3 (0.46%) Games
14 3 (0.46%) Legal
Job Titles
1 364 (56.26%) Developer
2 147 (22.72%) Software Developer
3 93 (14.37%) Software Engineer
4 89 (13.76%) .NET Developer
5 42 (6.49%) C# Developer
5 42 (6.49%) C++ Software Engineer
6 40 (6.18%) Senior
7 27 (4.17%) Full Stack Developer
7 27 (4.17%) Lead
8 26 (4.02%) C# Software Engineer
9 22 (3.40%) Senior Developer
10 21 (3.25%) Architect
11 20 (3.09%) Active Directory Support
12 19 (2.94%) Tester
13 16 (2.47%) Applications Developer
13 16 (2.47%) Test Engineer
14 14 (2.16%) Active Directory Specialist
14 14 (2.16%) Azure Specialist
14 14 (2.16%) C# .NET Developer
14 14 (2.16%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 275 (42.50%) .NET
2 165 (25.50%) HTML
3 72 (11.13%) .NET Framework
4 61 (9.43%) ASP.NET
5 55 (8.50%) CSS
6 51 (7.88%) .NET Core
7 50 (7.73%) AngularJS
8 47 (7.26%) React
9 38 (5.87%) Web Services
10 37 (5.72%) RESTful
11 35 (5.41%) XML
12 32 (4.95%) Entity Framework
13 28 (4.33%) JSON
14 25 (3.86%) REST
15 24 (3.71%) ARM Templates
16 23 (3.55%) Blazor
17 22 (3.40%) Node.js
18 18 (2.78%) SOAP
19 17 (2.63%) ASP.NET Web API
20 16 (2.47%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 52 (8.04%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (3.09%) PKI
3 14 (2.16%) Mobile App
4 12 (1.85%) Algorithms
4 12 (1.85%) Data Structures
4 12 (1.85%) Product Ownership
5 11 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (1.39%) CCTV
7 8 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (0.93%) IoT
10 5 (0.77%) Client/Server
10 5 (0.77%) Cloud Native
11 4 (0.62%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.62%) Legacy Applications
11 4 (0.62%) Low-Code
11 4 (0.62%) NHS
11 4 (0.62%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.62%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 85 (13.14%) Windows
2 70 (10.82%) Linux
3 31 (4.79%) Windows Server
4 20 (3.09%) Windows Server 2016
4 20 (3.09%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (1.24%) Unix
6 7 (1.08%) Android
6 7 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.93%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.62%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.62%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (36.79%) Software Engineering
2 228 (35.24%) Agile
3 191 (29.52%) DevOps
4 123 (19.01%) Code Quality
5 120 (18.55%) Artificial Intelligence
6 108 (16.69%) Conversational UI
7 88 (13.60%) CI/CD
8 74 (11.44%) TDD
9 71 (10.97%) Continuous Integration
10 69 (10.66%) Test Automation
11 63 (9.74%) Problem-Solving
11 63 (9.74%) Unit Testing
12 62 (9.58%) Full Stack Development
13 52 (8.04%) Scrum
14 49 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
15 48 (7.42%) Infrastructure as Code
16 47 (7.26%) MVC
16 47 (7.26%) Software Testing
17 44 (6.80%) Microservices
17 44 (6.80%) OO
Programming Languages
1 237 (36.63%) JavaScript
2 232 (35.86%) SQL
3 173 (26.74%) Python
4 93 (14.37%) C++
5 67 (10.36%) Java
6 57 (8.81%) C
7 50 (7.73%) PowerShell
8 29 (4.48%) TypeScript
9 28 (4.33%) Bicep
10 26 (4.02%) VB
11 25 (3.86%) VBScript
12 12 (1.85%) T-SQL
13 10 (1.55%) Bash
13 10 (1.55%) PHP
13 10 (1.55%) VB.NET
14 7 (1.08%) VBA
15 6 (0.93%) Perl
15 6 (0.93%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.77%) X++
17 4 (0.62%) VB6
Qualifications
1 169 (26.12%) Degree
2 110 (17.00%) Security Cleared
3 73 (11.28%) SC Cleared
4 55 (8.50%) DV Cleared
5 20 (3.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 17 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.70%) Master's Degree
8 5 (0.77%) ISTQB
8 5 (0.77%) PhD
9 4 (0.62%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.46%) HNC
10 3 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.31%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.31%) HND
11 2 (0.31%) ISEB
11 2 (0.31%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.72%) QA
2 9 (1.39%) NIST
3 8 (1.24%) ISO 9001
3 8 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.46%) GDPR
4 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.31%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.31%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.15%) GRC
6 1 (0.15%) HL7
System Software
1 26 (4.02%) Active Directory
2 24 (3.71%) Virtual Machines
3 20 (3.09%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (2.78%) Docker
5 13 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
6 7 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.08%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.77%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.46%) VirtualBox
9 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (6.18%) Kubernetes
2 30 (4.64%) SCCM
3 21 (3.25%) WSUS
4 20 (3.09%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 20 (3.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 20 (3.09%) SCOM
5 17 (2.63%) Ansible
5 17 (2.63%) Terraform
6 7 (1.08%) vCenter Server
7 6 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.15%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.15%) Puppet
Vendors
1 111 (17.16%) Microsoft
2 108 (16.69%) PayPal
3 21 (3.25%) Oracle
4 14 (2.16%) VMware
5 11 (1.70%) Xamarin
6 9 (1.39%) Informatica
6 9 (1.39%) SAP
7 7 (1.08%) Veeam
8 6 (0.93%) AVEVA
9 5 (0.77%) Talend
10 4 (0.62%) Infragistics
11 3 (0.46%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.46%) IBM
11 3 (0.46%) Nintex
11 3 (0.46%) NVIDIA
11 3 (0.46%) OutSystems
11 3 (0.46%) Pega
12 2 (0.31%) Adobe
12 2 (0.31%) Atmel
12 2 (0.31%) Sitecore