C# Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands
C#
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring C# skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 115 | 115 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -46 | -33 |
| Contract jobs citing C# | 59 | 18 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 1.65% | 0.95% | 2.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.92% | 3.74% | 9.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 13 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £324 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £406 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £510 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +2.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £588 | £567 |
| 90th Percentile | £508 | £623 | £573 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | -4.76% |
All Programming Languages
West Midlands
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 in the West Midlands.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 852 | 481 | 432 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 23.87% | 25.36% | 23.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 601 | 304 | 257 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £333 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £425 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £489 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +2.25% | +4.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £638 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -5.53% | -1.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 20 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.65 | £33.91 | £34.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | £35.48 | £34.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £50.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +5.26% | +156.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.00 | - | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.84 | - | £70.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £58.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | +4.00% |
C# Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C# relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
C# Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing C#.
C# Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C# in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
C# Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing C#.
C# Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | +5 | 29 | £425 | -12.82% | 4 |
| Birmingham | +10 | 16 | £475 | +18.75% | 30 |
| Herefordshire | - | 6 | - | - | 4 |
| Shropshire | -45 | 4 | £550 | - | 2 |
| Warwickshire | -15 | 1 | £350 | - | 17 |
| Staffordshire | - | 1 | £463 | - | 6 |
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C# Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JavaScript | 52.5% | 31 |
| 2 | Java | 10.2% | 6 |
| 2 | Python | 10.2% | 6 |
| 4 | SQL | 6.8% | 4 |
| 5 | Bash | 3.4% | 2 |
| 5 | PowerShell | 3.4% | 2 |
| 5 | TypeScript | 3.4% | 2 |
| 8 | Bicep | 1.7% | 1 |
| 8 | C++ | 1.7% | 1 |
| 8 | T-SQL | 1.7% | 1 |
| 8 | X++ | 1.7% | 1 |