C# Contracts with Work from Home Options

C#
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for C# skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C# over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 32 31
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +20
Contract jobs citing C# 903 1,616 2,729
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 5.87% 6.21% 6.14%
As % of the Programming Languages category 17.61% 16.62% 16.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 621 1,223 2,105
10th Percentile £356 £375 £363
25th Percentile £450 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £613
90th Percentile £800 £813 £725
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £538
% change year-on-year - +6.98% +13.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 52 40
10th Percentile - £45.13 £35.00
25th Percentile £20.77 £60.00 £38.75
Median hourly rate £56.75 £65.00 £48.79
Median % change year-on-year -12.69% +33.22% +8.42%
75th Percentile £64.06 £65.75 £56.30
90th Percentile £66.13 £83.38 £62.15
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £51.66
% change year-on-year - +25.82% +14.81%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

C# is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5,128 9,722 16,916
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 33.34% 37.37% 38.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,691 7,126 12,548
10th Percentile £350 £394 £375
25th Percentile £425 £450 £442
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £650 £656 £631
90th Percentile £775 £775 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 218 192
10th Percentile £27.75 £35.00 £20.75
25th Percentile £46.25 £50.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £62.50 £49.25
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +26.90% +9.44%
75th Percentile £72.50 £70.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £89.25 £77.20 £66.23
UK median hourly rate £60.50 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +0.83% +20.00% +14.29%

C#
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing C# as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

C# trend for jobs with a WFH option

C#
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing C#.

C# daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

C#
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing C# over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

C# daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

C#
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing C#.

C# hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

C#
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing C# over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

C# hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

C#
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (1.99%) CMS
2 15 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (1.66%) SharePoint
3 8 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (0.78%) SAS
5 6 (0.66%) Confluence
5 6 (0.66%) IIS
5 6 (0.66%) Umbraco
6 5 (0.55%) NServiceBus
7 4 (0.44%) Luigi
8 2 (0.22%) Apache
8 2 (0.22%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.22%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.22%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.22%) Kentico
8 2 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.11%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.11%) Ethereum
9 1 (0.11%) Moodle
9 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 122 (13.51%) Chatbot
2 25 (2.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.44%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.11%) 3ds Max
5 1 (0.11%) Blender
5 1 (0.11%) InDesign
5 1 (0.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 21 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.78%) Endur
3 6 (0.66%) Maximo
4 2 (0.22%) SAP GTS
4 2 (0.22%) Shopify
5 1 (0.11%) OpenLink RightAngle
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 356 (39.42%) Azure
2 153 (16.94%) Azure DevOps
3 69 (7.64%) AWS
4 63 (6.98%) Power Platform
5 62 (6.87%) Azure Logic Apps
6 60 (6.64%) Dynamics 365
7 55 (6.09%) Azure Service Bus
8 40 (4.43%) Azure API Management
8 40 (4.43%) Entra ID
9 39 (4.32%) Serverless
10 36 (3.99%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 36 (3.99%) Azure Monitor
11 33 (3.65%) PowerApps
12 31 (3.43%) Azure Functions
12 31 (3.43%) Microsoft 365
13 28 (3.10%) Power Automate
14 25 (2.77%) Azure Storage
15 22 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
16 21 (2.33%) PaaS
17 12 (1.33%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.99%) DNS
1 18 (1.99%) Firewall
2 17 (1.88%) DHCP
3 4 (0.44%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.33%) Ethernet
4 3 (0.33%) FTP
4 3 (0.33%) HTTP
4 3 (0.33%) Internet
5 2 (0.22%) Modbus
5 2 (0.22%) RTSP
5 2 (0.22%) VPN
6 1 (0.11%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.11%) MQTT
6 1 (0.11%) Network Security
6 1 (0.11%) NFC
6 1 (0.11%) PPP
6 1 (0.11%) RS-232
6 1 (0.11%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 206 (22.81%) SQL Server
2 34 (3.77%) Relational Database
3 33 (3.65%) Power BI
4 31 (3.43%) Azure SQL Database
5 30 (3.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 26 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
6 26 (2.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 17 (1.88%) NoSQL
7 17 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (1.11%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.00%) Elasticsearch
9 9 (1.00%) MongoDB
10 8 (0.89%) MySQL
11 6 (0.66%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.55%) GIS
12 5 (0.55%) KDB
12 5 (0.55%) Kdb+
12 5 (0.55%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.55%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.55%) Redis
Development Applications
1 71 (7.86%) Git
2 42 (4.65%) Visual Studio
3 34 (3.77%) Selenium
4 33 (3.65%) JIRA
5 32 (3.54%) SpecFlow
6 21 (2.33%) Jenkins
7 15 (1.66%) WebDriver
8 14 (1.55%) TeamCity
9 12 (1.33%) Cypress.io
9 12 (1.33%) Postman
9 12 (1.33%) Team Foundation Server
10 10 (1.11%) Cucumber
11 9 (1.00%) NUnit
11 9 (1.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 8 (0.89%) GitLab
12 8 (0.89%) Moq
12 8 (0.89%) REST Assured
12 8 (0.89%) TestNG
13 7 (0.78%) JUnit
13 7 (0.78%) Subversion
General
1 234 (25.91%) Finance
2 161 (17.83%) Social Skills
3 122 (13.51%) Front Office
4 113 (12.51%) Banking
5 59 (6.53%) Public Sector
6 52 (5.76%) Back Office
7 41 (4.54%) Analytical Skills
8 26 (2.88%) Investment Banking
9 15 (1.66%) Financial Institution
10 12 (1.33%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.00%) Marketing
11 9 (1.00%) Telecoms
12 8 (0.89%) Electronics
13 7 (0.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (0.78%) Law
14 6 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.44%) Games
15 4 (0.44%) Legal
15 4 (0.44%) Local Government
15 4 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 577 (63.90%) Developer
2 188 (20.82%) C# Developer
3 166 (18.38%) Software Developer
4 131 (14.51%) .NET Developer
5 124 (13.73%) Senior
6 79 (8.75%) Senior Developer
7 70 (7.75%) Full Stack Developer
8 64 (7.09%) Lead
9 60 (6.64%) Azure Developer
10 52 (5.76%) C# .NET Developer
11 49 (5.43%) Analyst
12 35 (3.88%) Software Engineer
13 32 (3.54%) Angular Developer
13 32 (3.54%) Full-Stack C# Developer
14 28 (3.10%) Architect
15 27 (2.99%) Front Office Developer
16 25 (2.77%) Senior C# Developer
17 22 (2.44%) Applications Developer
17 22 (2.44%) SQL Analyst
18 21 (2.33%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 413 (45.74%) .NET
2 176 (19.49%) HTML
3 97 (10.74%) AngularJS
4 95 (10.52%) .NET Framework
5 89 (9.86%) ASP.NET
6 81 (8.97%) .NET Core
7 73 (8.08%) XML
8 66 (7.31%) React
9 60 (6.64%) REST
10 55 (6.09%) CSS
11 41 (4.54%) Entity Framework
12 35 (3.88%) Web Services
13 27 (2.99%) JSON
14 26 (2.88%) ARM Templates
14 26 (2.88%) WPF
15 23 (2.55%) jQuery
16 22 (2.44%) ASP.NET MVC
17 21 (2.33%) ASP.NET Core
18 20 (2.21%) Vue
18 20 (2.21%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 72 (7.97%) Derivative
2 51 (5.65%) Hedge funds
3 29 (3.21%) Greenfield Project
4 28 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (2.99%) Product Ownership
6 24 (2.66%) Distributed Systems
7 22 (2.44%) Fixed Income
8 20 (2.21%) Equities
9 18 (1.99%) Equity Derivative
9 18 (1.99%) PKI
10 11 (1.22%) Algorithms
10 11 (1.22%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.11%) Cloud Native
12 9 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
13 8 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.89%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 8 (0.89%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.66%) Client/Server
14 6 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
14 6 (0.66%) Interest Rate Derivative
Operating Systems
1 63 (6.98%) Windows
2 43 (4.76%) Linux
3 28 (3.10%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.66%) Windows Server 2016
4 15 (1.66%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (1.11%) Unix
6 5 (0.55%) Android
7 4 (0.44%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.33%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (0.22%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 232 (25.69%) DevOps
2 228 (25.25%) Software Engineering
3 205 (22.70%) Agile
4 137 (15.17%) Code Quality
5 129 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
6 122 (13.51%) Conversational UI
7 117 (12.96%) CI/CD
8 99 (10.96%) Full Stack Development
9 79 (8.75%) Test Automation
10 74 (8.19%) Problem-Solving
11 71 (7.86%) MVC
12 70 (7.75%) OO
12 70 (7.75%) Scrum
13 66 (7.31%) TDD
14 63 (6.98%) Mentoring
15 57 (6.31%) Design Patterns
16 55 (6.09%) Microservices
17 49 (5.43%) Analytics
17 49 (5.43%) Front End Development
18 47 (5.20%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 391 (43.30%) SQL
2 261 (28.90%) JavaScript
3 256 (28.35%) Python
4 94 (10.41%) Java
5 92 (10.19%) PowerShell
6 49 (5.43%) Bicep
6 49 (5.43%) TypeScript
7 47 (5.20%) C++
8 26 (2.88%) T-SQL
9 25 (2.77%) VB
10 18 (1.99%) VB.NET
10 18 (1.99%) VBScript
11 16 (1.77%) VBA
12 14 (1.55%) PL/SQL
13 11 (1.22%) F#
14 10 (1.11%) C
15 9 (1.00%) R
16 8 (0.89%) Perl
16 8 (0.89%) PHP
17 6 (0.66%) Bash
Qualifications
1 202 (22.37%) Degree
2 78 (8.64%) Security Cleared
3 55 (6.09%) SC Cleared
4 29 (3.21%) DV Cleared
5 17 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 16 (1.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 13 (1.44%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (0.89%) ISTQB
10 7 (0.78%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.66%) Numerate Degree
12 4 (0.44%) PhD
13 3 (0.33%) HNC
14 2 (0.22%) ISEB
15 1 (0.11%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 1 (0.11%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (6.42%) QA
2 17 (1.88%) Accessibility
3 11 (1.22%) WCAG
4 9 (1.00%) GDPR
5 8 (0.89%) Data Quality
6 7 (0.78%) CDISC
7 6 (0.66%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (0.44%) MiFID
8 4 (0.44%) SEPA
9 3 (0.33%) Good Clinical Practice
9 3 (0.33%) GxP
10 2 (0.22%) NIST
11 1 (0.11%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.11%) EMIR
11 1 (0.11%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 51 (5.65%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.10%) Virtual Machines
3 16 (1.77%) Docker
3 16 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) VirtualBox
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 38 (4.21%) Terraform
2 28 (3.10%) Kubernetes
3 18 (1.99%) SCOM
4 16 (1.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 16 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (1.77%) SCCM
4 16 (1.77%) WSUS
5 6 (0.66%) Ansible
6 4 (0.44%) BladeLogic
6 4 (0.44%) ITRS Geneos
7 3 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.22%) Grafana
8 2 (0.22%) Kibana
8 2 (0.22%) logstash
8 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.22%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.22%) Puppet
9 1 (0.11%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 1 (0.11%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 178 (19.71%) Microsoft
2 121 (13.40%) PayPal
3 35 (3.88%) Oracle
4 16 (1.77%) SAP
5 10 (1.11%) AVEVA
6 9 (1.00%) Salesforce
7 7 (0.78%) OpenLink
7 7 (0.78%) Xamarin
8 5 (0.55%) Citrix
8 5 (0.55%) Google
8 5 (0.55%) Informatica
9 4 (0.44%) Altiris
9 4 (0.44%) Databricks
9 4 (0.44%) Dynatrace
9 4 (0.44%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.33%) Sitecore
10 3 (0.33%) UiPath
11 2 (0.22%) Blue Prism
11 2 (0.22%) Optimizely
11 2 (0.22%) Wind River