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 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 61 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -20 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing C# | 1,124 | 1,263 | 2,174 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 3.16% | 3.44% | 4.68% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 9.81% | 10.72% | 14.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 751 | 863 | 1,619 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £332 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £647 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 46 | 27 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.13 | £32.40 | £53.33 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £60.00 | £61.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | - | £69.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.13 | £67.50 | £72.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.76% |
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 | 11,456 | 11,781 | 14,546 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.24% | 32.11% | 31.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,545 | 7,594 | 10,368 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 285 | 446 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.00 | £22.00 | £31.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.75 | £37.55 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.50 | £60.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.63% | +2.32% | +0.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| 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 14 November 2025.
C#
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C#.
C#
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.
C#
Top 17 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 14 November 2025. 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 | -22 | 974 | £500 | -10.71% | 1,578 |
| London | -13 | 657 | £530 | -11.67% | 593 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 372 | £500 | -3.85% | 1,009 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 354 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,124 |
| South East | -5 | 96 | £462 | -13.64% | 319 |
| North of England | -40 | 73 | £405 | -18.18% | 286 |
| East of England | -11 | 57 | £500 | +3.57% | 129 |
| Scotland | +2 | 41 | £500 | +17.65% | 57 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 41 | £463 | -17.63% | 70 |
| Midlands | -51 | 36 | £518 | +8.95% | 180 |
| North West | -21 | 31 | £398 | -9.92% | 178 |
| South West | -24 | 25 | £406 | -23.89% | 117 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 23 | £520 | +35.06% | 71 |
| Wales | +11 | 16 | £525 | +150.14% | 39 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 13 | £510 | -9.17% | 105 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 10 | - | - | 23 |
| North East | -16 | 1 | £600 | +71.43% | 39 |
C#
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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