C# Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

C#
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring C# skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 26 19
Rank change year-on-year +12 -7 -9
Contract jobs citing C# 33 4 35
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 9.65% 3.28% 10.84%
As % of the Programming Languages category 23.57% 8.70% 28.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £605 - -
25th Percentile £613 - £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £433
Median % change year-on-year - - +565.38%
75th Percentile £626 - £449
90th Percentile £626 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £625 £545 £420
% change year-on-year +14.68% +29.76% -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 3 34
10th Percentile £61.25 £62.00 -
25th Percentile - £63.13 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.38 -
90th Percentile £82.25 £65.60 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00

All Programming Languages
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 140 46 125
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 40.94% 37.70% 38.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 2 7
10th Percentile £412 £331 £280
25th Percentile £458 £359 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £438 £375
Median % change year-on-year +12.46% +16.67% -27.88%
75th Percentile £581 £484 £400
90th Percentile £669 £494 £420
Hertfordshire median daily rate £520 £500 £430
% change year-on-year +4.00% +16.28% -21.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 33 103
10th Percentile £62.50 £61.50 £61.50
25th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £68.00 £80.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +23.08% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £95.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £68.00 £72.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -6.21% +11.54% -

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

C# job vacancy trend in Stevenage

C#
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

C#
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

C#
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C# in Stevenage over the 6 months to 28 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for C# in Stevenage

C#
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Applications
1 6 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 16 (48.48%) Ethernet
2 13 (39.39%) TCP/IP
3 3 (9.09%) Modbus
3 3 (9.09%) RS-232
3 3 (9.09%) RS-422
3 3 (9.09%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (18.18%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 14 (42.42%) Eclipse
1 14 (42.42%) Visual Studio
2 2 (6.06%) Git
General
1 13 (39.39%) Military
1 13 (39.39%) Presentation Skills
2 12 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 6 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (18.18%) Publishing
4 4 (12.12%) Aerospace
4 4 (12.12%) Law
5 3 (9.09%) Electronics
6 2 (6.06%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 23 (69.70%) Software Engineer
2 16 (48.48%) C# Software Engineer
3 7 (21.21%) C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (21.21%) Developer
4 4 (12.12%) Perl Developer
5 3 (9.09%) C# Developer
6 2 (6.06%) Perl Software Engineer
6 2 (6.06%) Software Developer
7 1 (3.03%) C++ Developer
7 1 (3.03%) C++/C# Developer
7 1 (3.03%) Platform Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) Software Test Engineer
7 1 (3.03%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (39.39%) Node.js
1 13 (39.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.18%) Legacy Systems
1 6 (18.18%) Management Information System
2 5 (15.15%) Reference Data
3 2 (6.06%) FPGA
3 2 (6.06%) PCIe
3 2 (6.06%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 19 (57.58%) Windows
2 16 (48.48%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (81.82%) Software Engineering
2 21 (63.64%) Visualisation
3 19 (57.58%) Unit Testing
4 17 (51.52%) Agile
4 17 (51.52%) Continuous Integration
4 17 (51.52%) TDD
4 17 (51.52%) Validation
5 16 (48.48%) CI/CD
5 16 (48.48%) Synthetic Environment
6 15 (45.45%) Verification and Validation
7 14 (42.42%) Continuous Delivery
7 14 (42.42%) Digital Twin
8 6 (18.18%) Data Architecture
8 6 (18.18%) Data Modelling
8 6 (18.18%) Data Strategy
8 6 (18.18%) Data Visualisation
8 6 (18.18%) Metadata Management
9 5 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (15.15%) Test Automation
10 3 (9.09%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 21 (63.64%) C++
2 13 (39.39%) JavaScript
3 6 (18.18%) Java
3 6 (18.18%) Perl
3 6 (18.18%) PowerShell
3 6 (18.18%) SQL
4 3 (9.09%) C
Qualifications
1 9 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 7 (21.21%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.06%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 14 (42.42%) Microsoft