C# Software Developer Job Trends in England

C# Software Developer
UK > England

The median C# Software Developer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 657 601 505
Rank change year-on-year -56 -96 0
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Developer 112 41 237
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.11% 0.096% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.11% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 107 39 226
10th Percentile £24,000 £42,400 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £71,875
UK median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +21.21% -13.91%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 95,827 38,694 63,806
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 90.38% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 67,436 23,178 38,147
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% - -8.33%

C# Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'C# Software Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

C# Software Developer job vacancy trend in England

C# Software Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for C# Software Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for C# Software Developer job vacancies in England

C# Software Developer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# Software Developer in England over the 6 months to 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for C# Software Developer in England

C# Software Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# Software Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 23 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -21 50 £75,000 -14.29% 1
North West -2 33 £75,000 -14.29% 1
South East -24 28 £50,000 -16.67% 4
Midlands -53 15 £25,000 -50.98% 7
East Midlands -27 12 £24,000 -63.08% 2
East of England -30 12 £25,000 -40.48% 1
Yorkshire -33 11 £50,000 -16.67%
London -61 9 £90,000 +35.85% 3
North East -65 6 £100,000 -13.04%
West Midlands -42 3 £55,000 +15.79% 5
C# Software Developer
UK

C# Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 23 September 2026, C# Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring C# Software Developer in the job title.

1 112 (100.00%) C#
2 52 (46.43%) .NET
3 44 (39.29%) SQL
4 43 (38.39%) Azure
5 35 (31.25%) CSS
6 34 (30.36%) Agile
7 30 (26.79%) AWS
8 27 (24.11%) Software Engineering
8 27 (24.11%) SQL Server
9 26 (23.21%) HTML
10 24 (21.43%) Computer Science
10 24 (21.43%) Full-Stack Development
10 24 (21.43%) PHP
11 23 (20.54%) Continuous Improvement
12 21 (18.75%) SDLC
13 18 (16.07%) .NET Core
14 17 (15.18%) CQRS
14 17 (15.18%) Microservices
14 17 (15.18%) Product Vision
14 17 (15.18%) Resource Allocation
14 17 (15.18%) SaaS
14 17 (15.18%) Vue
15 16 (14.29%) API Development
15 16 (14.29%) Degree
16 14 (12.50%) .NET Framework
16 14 (12.50%) Mentoring
16 14 (12.50%) MVC
17 13 (11.61%) C++
17 13 (11.61%) Computer Science Degree
17 13 (11.61%) OOP

C# Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.68%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.89%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 43 (38.39%) Azure
2 30 (26.79%) AWS
3 17 (15.18%) SaaS
4 5 (4.46%) Azure Service Bus
5 4 (3.57%) Azure Cognitive Search
5 4 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.57%) Azure Table
5 4 (3.57%) PaaS
6 3 (2.68%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (1.79%) Serverless
8 1 (0.89%) Anthropic Claude
8 1 (0.89%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.68%) HTTPS
2 1 (0.89%) Diameter Protocol
2 1 (0.89%) FTP
2 1 (0.89%) HTTP
2 1 (0.89%) RTP
2 1 (0.89%) RTSP
2 1 (0.89%) SCTP
2 1 (0.89%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (0.89%) SS7
2 1 (0.89%) VoIP
2 1 (0.89%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (24.11%) SQL Server
2 10 (8.93%) MySQL
3 9 (8.04%) Relational Database
4 4 (3.57%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.79%) SQLite
6 1 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 8 (7.14%) Git
2 3 (2.68%) GitLab
3 1 (0.89%) Claude Code
General
1 29 (25.89%) Finance
2 16 (14.29%) Banking
3 12 (10.71%) Social Skills
4 6 (5.36%) Manufacturing
5 5 (4.46%) Electronics
6 4 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.57%) Law
7 3 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.68%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.89%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (46.43%) .NET
2 35 (31.25%) CSS
3 26 (23.21%) HTML
4 18 (16.07%) .NET Core
5 17 (15.18%) Vue
6 14 (12.50%) .NET Framework
7 10 (8.93%) jQuery
8 8 (7.14%) ASP.NET
8 8 (7.14%) Entity Framework
8 8 (7.14%) JSON
9 7 (6.25%) LINQ
9 7 (6.25%) React
10 5 (4.46%) Next.js
11 4 (3.57%) ASP.NET MVC
11 4 (3.57%) ASP.NET Web API
11 4 (3.57%) Terraform
12 3 (2.68%) CSS3
12 3 (2.68%) HTML5
12 3 (2.68%) OAuth2
12 3 (2.68%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.36%) Virtual Team
2 5 (4.46%) Distributed Systems
2 5 (4.46%) Hedge funds
3 2 (1.79%) IoT
3 2 (1.79%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.89%) CUDA
4 1 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.89%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (30.36%) Agile
2 27 (24.11%) Software Engineering
3 24 (21.43%) Computer Science
3 24 (21.43%) Full-Stack Development
4 23 (20.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 21 (18.75%) SDLC
6 17 (15.18%) CQRS
6 17 (15.18%) Microservices
6 17 (15.18%) Product Vision
6 17 (15.18%) Resource Allocation
7 16 (14.29%) API Development
8 14 (12.50%) Mentoring
8 14 (12.50%) MVC
9 13 (11.61%) OOP
10 12 (10.71%) Fintech
11 10 (8.93%) CI/CD
12 9 (8.04%) Clean Code
12 9 (8.04%) OO
13 6 (5.36%) Problem-Solving
13 6 (5.36%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 112 (100.00%) C#
2 44 (39.29%) SQL
3 24 (21.43%) PHP
4 13 (11.61%) C++
5 10 (8.93%) Java
6 8 (7.14%) JavaScript
6 8 (7.14%) Python
7 1 (0.89%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.89%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (14.29%) Degree
2 13 (11.61%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (4.46%) SC Cleared
3 5 (4.46%) Security Cleared
4 3 (2.68%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.25%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.68%) Docker
Vendors
1 10 (8.93%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.68%) Splunk
3 2 (1.79%) DevExpress
3 2 (1.79%) Telerik