Junior C# Software Engineer Contract Job Trends
Junior C# Software Engineer
UK
The median Junior C# Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 684 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Junior C# Software Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.002% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 50,541 | 31,824 | 33,999 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.65% | 90.95% | 92.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,670 | 20,190 | 20,524 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £278 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £412 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £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 | 4,346 | 1,817 | 1,274 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.03 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.55 | £17.69 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.08 | £25.15 | £36.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.36% | -31.27% | -17.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £51.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £69.65 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £35.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -28.65% | -20.79% |
Junior C# Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Junior C# Software Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Junior C# Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior C# Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Junior C# Software Engineer Top 3 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Junior C# Software Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 7 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West | - | 1 | £300 | - | |
| England | - | 1 | £300 | - | |
| UK excluding London | - | 1 | £300 | - |
Junior C# Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 November 2026, Junior C# Software Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Junior C# Software Engineer job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .NET | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | .NET Compact Framework | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | .NET Framework | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Android | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Artifactory | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Atlassian Bamboo | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Backlog Refinement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | BDD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Bitbucket | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | C | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | C++ | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Code Quality | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Design Patterns | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Embedded Linux | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Git | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GitHub | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GitHub Copilot | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | High Availability | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | JavaScript | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Jenkins | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kanban | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 1 |
Junior C# Software Engineer 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 | .NET Software Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |