Senior C# Developer Contract Job Trends
Senior C# Developer
UK
The median Senior C# Developer daily rate in the UK is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 647 | 533 | 536 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -114 | +3 | +34 |
| Contract Senior C# Developer jobs | 47 | 39 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.085% | 0.11% | 0.074% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.093% | 0.12% | 0.080% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £404 | £463 | £568 |
| 25th Percentile | £453 | £509 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £663 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.32% | +1.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £750 | £744 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £788 | £838 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £515 | - |
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 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title | 50,467 | 31,656 | 33,909 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.65% | 90.95% | 92.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,570 | 20,075 | 20,465 |
| 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 | 4,358 | 1,814 | 1,261 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.02 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.75 | £17.69 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.32 | £25.15 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.32% | -30.14% | -19.10% |
| 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 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
Senior C# Developer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior C# Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Senior C# Developer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior C# Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Senior C# Developer Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for Senior C# Developer jobs over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.
Senior C# Developer Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior C# Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Senior C# Developer Top 6 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior C# Developer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -113 | 39 | £594 | -15.18% | 6 |
| London | -74 | 38 | £594 | -15.18% | 2 |
| Work from Home | -61 | 20 | £513 | -12.77% | 1 |
| North of England | -69 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -101 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Senior C# Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Senior C# Developer 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 Senior C# Developer job ads.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 47 |
| 2 | .NET | 78.7% | 37 |
| 3 | SQL | 42.6% | 20 |
| 4 | SQL Server | 40.4% | 19 |
| 5 | Agile | 36.2% | 17 |
| 5 | Software Engineering | 36.2% | 17 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 34.0% | 16 |
| 8 | Azure | 29.8% | 14 |
| 9 | DevOps | 25.5% | 12 |
| 10 | .NET Core | 23.4% | 11 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 23.4% | 11 |
| 10 | JavaScript | 23.4% | 11 |
| 10 | Oracle | 23.4% | 11 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Management | 23.4% | 11 |
| 10 | Test Automation | 23.4% | 11 |
| 16 | Event-Driven | 21.3% | 10 |
| 16 | Microservices | 21.3% | 10 |
| 16 | RESTful | 21.3% | 10 |
| 19 | React | 19.1% | 9 |
| 20 | AI | 17.0% | 8 |
| 20 | Event-Driven Architecture | 17.0% | 8 |
| 20 | Migration | 17.0% | 8 |
| 20 | REST | 17.0% | 8 |
| 20 | SDLC | 17.0% | 8 |
| 25 | Kafka | 14.9% | 7 |
| 25 | Problem-Solving | 14.9% | 7 |
| 25 | TypeScript | 14.9% | 7 |
| 25 | WinForms | 14.9% | 7 |
| 25 | WPF | 14.9% | 7 |
| 30 | AWS | 12.8% | 6 |
Senior 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 | Senior C# .NET Developer | 31.9% | 15 |
| 2 | Full-Stack C# Developer | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2 | Senior React Developer | 10.6% | 5 |
| 5 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 8.5% | 4 |
| 6 | AWS Developer | 6.4% | 3 |
| 6 | Energy Trading Developer | 6.4% | 3 |
| 6 | IAM Developer | 6.4% | 3 |
| 9 | Access Developer | 4.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Front Office Developer | 4.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Senior Java Developer | 4.3% | 2 |
| 12 | Full-Stack JavaScript Developer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Python Data Engineer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior .NET Software Developer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior C# ASP.NET Developer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior C# Software Developer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Data Engineer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior JavaScript Developer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Python Developer | 2.1% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior SQL Server Developer | 2.1% | 1 |