C# Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

C#
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring C# skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 47 51
Rank change year-on-year -2 +4 -6
Contract jobs citing C# 15 23 38
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 2.51% 3.49% 4.05%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.98% 11.44% 15.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 10 19
10th Percentile £393 £348 £406
25th Percentile £431 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £550 £475 £481
90th Percentile £625 £478 £545
Scotland median daily rate £513 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +20.59% -5.56% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £53.70
Scotland median hourly rate - - £53.70
% change year-on-year - - +13.05%

All Programming Languages
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 215 201 248
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 35.95% 30.50% 26.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 111 179
10th Percentile £395 £380 £398
25th Percentile £431 £423 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £475 £480
Median % change year-on-year +5.79% -1.04% +2.13%
75th Percentile £571 £538 £543
90th Percentile £625 £638 £600
Scotland median daily rate £496 £459 £500
% change year-on-year +8.06% -8.20% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £58.25 - £44.99
25th Percentile £65.00 - £50.59
Median hourly rate £70.00 £75.00 £56.85
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +31.93% +16.62%
75th Percentile £75.00 - £61.75
90th Percentile - - £62.20
Scotland median hourly rate £61.23 £19.59 £59.52
% change year-on-year +212.53% -67.08% +13.99%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C# relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

C# job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

C#
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C#.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C#

C#
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C# in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 12 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for C# in Edinburgh

C#
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C#.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing C#

C#
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (40.00%) Azure
1 6 (40.00%) Dynamics 365
1 6 (40.00%) Power Automate
1 6 (40.00%) Power Platform
1 6 (40.00%) PowerApps
2 2 (13.33%) Apigee
3 1 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (6.67%) Azure Functions
3 1 (6.67%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (40.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Postman
General
1 8 (53.33%) Public Sector
2 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Finance
4 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (66.67%) Developer
2 5 (33.33%) Power Platform Developer
3 4 (26.67%) .NET Developer
4 3 (20.00%) Software Engineer
5 2 (13.33%) Dynamics 365 Developer
6 1 (6.67%) .NET Software Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) Azure Developer
6 1 (6.67%) C# Software Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) Consultant
6 1 (6.67%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
6 1 (6.67%) Full-Stack Developer
6 1 (6.67%) Junior
6 1 (6.67%) Junior Software Engineer
6 1 (6.67%) Power Platform Consultant
6 1 (6.67%) Software Developer
6 1 (6.67%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (60.00%) .NET
2 2 (13.33%) .NET Core
3 1 (6.67%) JSON
3 1 (6.67%) React
3 1 (6.67%) REST
3 1 (6.67%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (6.67%) Low-Code
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Agile
2 6 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (33.33%) CRM
4 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (20.00%) CI/CD
5 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
6 2 (13.33%) API Development
6 2 (13.33%) API Management
6 2 (13.33%) DevOps
6 2 (13.33%) Technology Transformation
7 1 (6.67%) Coaching
7 1 (6.67%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (6.67%) Customer Service
7 1 (6.67%) Data Governance
7 1 (6.67%) Data Protection
7 1 (6.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 1 (6.67%) Full-Stack Development
7 1 (6.67%) Performance Tuning
7 1 (6.67%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 6 (40.00%) JavaScript
2 5 (33.33%) PowerShell
3 2 (13.33%) C++
3 2 (13.33%) SQL
4 1 (6.67%) Java
4 1 (6.67%) Python
4 1 (6.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (6.67%) HND
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (6.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft