C# Contract Job Trends in Southampton

C#
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring C# skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 14 21
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 -6
Contract jobs citing C# 7 7 5
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 4.09% 6.42% 2.96%
As % of the Programming Languages category 36.84% 25.00% 15.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 3
10th Percentile £597 £432 -
25th Percentile £620 £452 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £482 £450
Median % change year-on-year +40.19% +7.00% -10.00%
75th Percentile £728 £494 £531
90th Percentile £730 £504 £565
Hampshire median daily rate £650 £450 £413
% change year-on-year +44.44% +9.09% -17.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £66.50
25th Percentile - - £68.75
Median hourly rate - - £75.00
75th Percentile - - £78.75
90th Percentile - - £79.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £38.25 - £75.00
% change year-on-year - - -6.25%

All Programming Languages
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 19 28 32
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 11.11% 25.69% 18.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 15 20
10th Percentile £478 £374 £300
25th Percentile £534 £419 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +42.11% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £728 £506 £559
90th Percentile £730 £568 £605
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - +5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £70.40 - £66.50
25th Percentile £77.00 - £68.75
Median hourly rate £88.00 - £75.00
75th Percentile - - £78.75
90th Percentile - - £79.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £48.72 £55.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -11.42% -12.00% +8.70%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

C# job vacancy trend in Southampton

C#
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

C#
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C# in Southampton over the 6 months to 18 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for C# in Southampton

C#
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

C#
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) IIS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Relational Database
1 3 (42.86%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) GitLab
2 1 (14.29%) Git
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Software Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) C# Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Developer
3 1 (14.29%) DevOps Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) GUI Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Lead
3 1 (14.29%) Lead Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Senior
3 1 (14.29%) Senior C# Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Electronics Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Windows Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) WinForms Developer
3 1 (14.29%) WPF Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (57.14%) REST
2 3 (42.86%) AngularJS
2 3 (42.86%) React
2 3 (42.86%) Vue
2 3 (42.86%) WPF
3 2 (28.57%) WinForms
4 1 (14.29%) .NET
4 1 (14.29%) WebSockets
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Windows Server
3 1 (14.29%) Linux
3 1 (14.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Software Engineering
2 4 (57.14%) Containerisation
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Clean Code
3 3 (42.86%) Prototyping
3 3 (42.86%) Secure Coding
3 3 (42.86%) User Research
4 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
4 2 (28.57%) DevOps
4 2 (28.57%) Unit Testing
5 1 (14.29%) DevSecOps
5 1 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
5 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
5 1 (14.29%) People Management
5 1 (14.29%) Signal Processing
5 1 (14.29%) Software Delivery
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) System Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) Python
2 3 (42.86%) Bash
2 3 (42.86%) Java
2 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
2 3 (42.86%) PowerShell
3 1 (14.29%) C++
3 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Kubernetes