C#
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring C# skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 109 | 76 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | -26 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing C# | 1,318 | 1,066 | 1,464 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 2.42% | 3.22% | 3.86% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 9.21% | 9.85% | 12.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 905 | 718 | 998 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £338 | £339 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £659 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £483 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.61% | -3.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 40 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.25 | £28.25 | £56.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.56 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £75.10 | - | £70.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
All Programming Languages
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 14,305 | 10,822 | 12,166 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 26.22% | 32.68% | 32.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,288 | 7,118 | 7,976 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £345 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £507 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.50% | -3.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £734 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 553 | 298 | 332 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.53 | £29.00 | £26.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.50 | £41.25 | £45.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.19 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £77.88 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
C#
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C# relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
C#
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C#.
C#
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.
C#
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C#.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.
C#
Top 18 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# within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
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| England | -34 | 1,121 | £500 | - | 1,963 |
| London | -28 | 707 | £525 | -8.70% | 889 |
| UK excluding London | -42 | 439 | £475 | - | 1,163 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 429 | £500 | +1.01% | 932 |
| North of England | -22 | 121 | £458 | +7.65% | 301 |
| South West | +25 | 88 | £500 | +25.00% | 96 |
| South East | -89 | 75 | £475 | +2.70% | 284 |
| Midlands | -18 | 68 | £425 | -16.67% | 182 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 55 | £450 | -5.26% | 93 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 55 | £425 | -16.67% | 105 |
| North West | -22 | 55 | £450 | +9.76% | 155 |
| East of England | -29 | 46 | £525 | +5.00% | 159 |
| Scotland | -23 | 41 | £473 | -5.50% | 73 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 13 | £525 | +2.94% | 77 |
| North East | - | 11 | £875 | - | 57 |
| Wales | -20 | 2 | £563 | +25.00% | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 1 | - | - | 44 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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