C# Developer Contract Job Trends
C# Developer
UK
The median C# Developer daily rate in the UK is £548, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 484 | 389 | 304 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | -85 | -55 |
| Contract jobs requiring a C# Developer | 209 | 179 | 280 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.38% | 0.54% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.59% | 0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 138 | 135 | 211 |
| 10th Percentile | £404 | £383 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £400 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £548 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.50% | -9.09% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £694 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £783 | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +8.70% | -4.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.08 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £72.80 | - | £66.88 |
| 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 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,844 | 30,247 | 34,978 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.93% | 90.91% | 92.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,853 | 19,090 | 21,121 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £277 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £401 | £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 | 4,177 | 1,669 | 1,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.24% | -38.77% | -8.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £25.00 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.28% | -39.76% | -6.74% |
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 16 October 2026.
C# Developer Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for C# Developer job vacancies in the UK.
C# Developer Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C# Developer over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
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 16 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 | -124 | 177 | £575 | +15.00% | 79 |
| London | -82 | 134 | £600 | +11.63% | 40 |
| Work from Home | -55 | 80 | £529 | +8.51% | 41 |
| UK excluding London | -82 | 44 | £480 | -4.00% | 35 |
| North of England | -59 | 14 | £510 | +7.37% | 11 |
| East of England | -16 | 12 | £525 | +5.00% | 4 |
| Midlands | -44 | 10 | £475 | -8.21% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -30 | 8 | £725 | +45.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 5 | £550 | +6.28% | |
| North West | -43 | 5 | £480 | +28.00% | 7 |
| South East | -62 | 5 | £475 | -2.56% | 8 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £475 | - | 9 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £368 | - | 1 |
| South West | -38 | 1 | £625 | +59.24% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
C# Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 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% | 209 |
| 2 | .NET | 71.8% | 150 |
| 3 | SQL | 38.3% | 80 |
| 4 | SQL Server | 35.9% | 75 |
| 5 | Azure | 31.6% | 66 |
| 6 | Agile | 28.7% | 60 |
| 7 | DevOps | 28.2% | 59 |
| 8 | CI/CD | 26.8% | 56 |
| 9 | .NET Framework | 21.5% | 45 |
| 10 | Oracle | 21.1% | 44 |
| 11 | Software Engineering | 19.1% | 40 |
| 12 | .NET Core | 18.2% | 38 |
| 13 | Microsoft | 17.2% | 36 |
| 14 | RESTful | 16.7% | 35 |
| 15 | REST | 16.3% | 34 |
| 16 | Microservices | 15.3% | 32 |
| 17 | Problem-Solving | 14.4% | 30 |
| 17 | Windows | 14.4% | 30 |
| 19 | WPF | 13.9% | 29 |
| 20 | Degree | 13.4% | 28 |
| 20 | JavaScript | 13.4% | 28 |
| 22 | Test Automation | 12.9% | 27 |
| 22 | WinForms | 12.9% | 27 |
| 24 | Full-Stack Development | 12.0% | 25 |
| 24 | QA | 12.0% | 25 |
| 24 | React | 12.0% | 25 |
| 27 | Azure DevOps | 11.5% | 24 |
| 27 | T-SQL | 11.5% | 24 |
| 29 | API Development | 11.0% | 23 |
| 29 | AWS | 11.0% | 23 |
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 | 33.0% | 69 |
| 2 | Senior C# Developer | 22.5% | 47 |
| 3 | Front Office Developer | 11.0% | 23 |
| 4 | Full-Stack C# Developer | 10.5% | 22 |
| 5 | React Developer | 9.1% | 19 |
| 6 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 8.1% | 17 |
| 7 | Senior C# .NET Developer | 7.7% | 16 |
| 8 | Azure Developer | 6.2% | 13 |
| 9 | C# Software Developer | 5.7% | 12 |
| 10 | C# Developer - Commodities | 4.3% | 9 |
| 10 | Lead C# Developer | 4.3% | 9 |
| 12 | .NET Software Developer | 3.8% | 8 |
| 13 | Lead .NET Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 13 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 13 | Senior React Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 13 | SQL Developer | 3.3% | 7 |
| 17 | AWS Developer | 2.9% | 6 |
| 17 | C# WPF Developer | 2.9% | 6 |
| 17 | Python Developer | 2.9% | 6 |
| 20 | Java Developer | 1.9% | 4 |