C# Developer Contract Job Trends
C# Developer
UK
The median C# Developer daily rate in the UK is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 491 | 390 | 314 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -101 | -76 | -59 |
| Contract jobs requiring a C# Developer | 214 | 178 | 270 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.39% | 0.53% | 0.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.58% | 0.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 145 | 134 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £404 | £383 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £400 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -9.09% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £784 | £820 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £505 | £455 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.94% | +10.99% | -9.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £72.80 | - | £67.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -7.14% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,631 | 30,440 | 34,636 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.82% | 90.88% | 92.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,785 | 19,249 | 20,905 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,176 | 1,674 | 1,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.25% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.55 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.56 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +64.17% | -38.60% | -9.60% |
C# Developer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'C# Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
C# Developer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for C# Developer job vacancies in the UK.
C# Developer Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C# Developer over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
C# Developer Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for C# Developer job vacancies in the UK.
C# Developer Top 15 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -97 | 181 | £575 | +13.58% | 101 |
| London | -89 | 136 | £600 | +9.09% | 48 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 81 | £500 | - | 51 |
| UK excluding London | -88 | 46 | £475 | -5.94% | 46 |
| North of England | -58 | 15 | £498 | +4.74% | 15 |
| East of England | -12 | 12 | £525 | +5.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | -38 | 11 | £475 | -8.21% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 9 | £725 | +45.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £475 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 5 | £550 | +6.28% | 1 |
| North West | -46 | 5 | £480 | +40.15% | 10 |
| South East | -62 | 5 | £475 | -2.56% | 14 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £368 | - | 1 |
| South West | -36 | 1 | £625 | +59.24% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
C# Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, C# Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring C# Developer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 214 |
| 2 | .NET | 72.9% | 156 |
| 3 | SQL | 37.9% | 81 |
| 4 | SQL Server | 35.5% | 76 |
| 5 | Azure | 31.3% | 67 |
| 6 | Agile | 29.0% | 62 |
| 7 | DevOps | 27.1% | 58 |
| 8 | CI/CD | 26.6% | 57 |
| 9 | .NET Framework | 21.5% | 46 |
| 10 | Oracle | 20.6% | 44 |
| 11 | Software Engineering | 19.6% | 42 |
| 12 | .NET Core | 17.8% | 38 |
| 13 | Microsoft | 16.8% | 36 |
| 13 | RESTful | 16.8% | 36 |
| 15 | REST | 16.4% | 35 |
| 16 | Problem-Solving | 15.0% | 32 |
| 17 | Microservices | 14.5% | 31 |
| 17 | Windows | 14.5% | 31 |
| 19 | JavaScript | 14.0% | 30 |
| 20 | Degree | 13.6% | 29 |
| 20 | Test Automation | 13.6% | 29 |
| 20 | WPF | 13.6% | 29 |
| 23 | Full-Stack Development | 12.6% | 27 |
| 23 | WinForms | 12.6% | 27 |
| 25 | API Development | 12.1% | 26 |
| 25 | QA | 12.1% | 26 |
| 25 | React | 12.1% | 26 |
| 28 | AWS | 11.7% | 25 |
| 28 | T-SQL | 11.7% | 25 |
| 30 | Azure DevOps | 11.2% | 24 |
C# Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# .NET Developer | 33.6% | 72 |
| 2 | Senior C# Developer | 22.9% | 49 |
| 3 | Front Office Developer | 10.7% | 23 |
| 3 | Full-Stack C# Developer | 10.7% | 23 |
| 5 | React Developer | 9.3% | 20 |
| 6 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 8.4% | 18 |
| 7 | Senior C# .NET Developer | 7.5% | 16 |
| 8 | Azure Developer | 6.1% | 13 |
| 9 | C# Software Developer | 5.6% | 12 |
| 10 | Lead C# Developer | 4.7% | 10 |
| 11 | C# Developer - Commodities | 4.2% | 9 |
| 12 | .NET Software Developer | 3.7% | 8 |
| 12 | Lead .NET Developer | 3.7% | 8 |
| 14 | AWS Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 14 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 14 | Senior React Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 14 | SQL Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 18 | C# WPF Developer | 2.8% | 6 |
| 18 | Python Developer | 2.8% | 6 |
| 20 | Java Developer | 1.9% | 4 |