C#
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring C# skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited C# over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | 36 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | -2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing C# | 1,052 | 2,093 | 3,359 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.58% | 4.80% | 5.60% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 10.52% | 16.31% | 15.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 786 | 1,496 | 2,519 |
| 10th Percentile | £369 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £442 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | - | +6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £800 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +3.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 76 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.00 | £46.25 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.50 | £60.63 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.75 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | - | +23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | - | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.08 | £73.13 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +22.58% |
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 | 9,997 | 12,830 | 21,120 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.03% | 29.40% | 35.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,774 | 9,114 | 15,252 |
| 10th Percentile | £359 | £350 | £397 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £767 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £487 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -2.55% | +3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 247 | 487 | 483 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.49 | £31.25 | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.91 | £46.25 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £79.25 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £64.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.40% | - | +25.63% |
C#
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing C# as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
C#
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C#.
C#
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.
C#
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C#.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.
C#
Top 17 Contract 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 26 April 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 | 931 | £550 | -5.17% | 2,544 |
| London | -15 | 653 | £625 | - | 1,128 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 402 | £525 | -8.70% | 1,469 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 287 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,586 |
| South East | +14 | 102 | £463 | -7.50% | 399 |
| Midlands | -10 | 51 | £475 | -2.86% | 281 |
| North of England | -76 | 42 | £419 | -6.94% | 467 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 34 | £475 | -9.52% | 152 |
| Scotland | +5 | 33 | £475 | +15.15% | 89 |
| South West | -21 | 26 | £430 | -4.44% | 141 |
| North West | -49 | 25 | £413 | -13.16% | 244 |
| East of England | -21 | 20 | £490 | +8.89% | 166 |
| Yorkshire | -17 | 14 | £475 | +11.76% | 159 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 12 | £495 | +18.14% | 127 |
| Wales | +2 | 10 | £353 | -10.33% | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 7 | £325 | -43.48% | 32 |
| North East | -24 | 3 | £370 | -10.84% | 70 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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