C# Software Developer Job Trends in England

C# Software Developer
UK > England

The median C# Software Developer salary in England is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
7 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 542 568 600
Rank change year-on-year +26 +32 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Developer 91 72 192
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.14% 0.17% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.19% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 90 56 178
10th Percentile £24,000 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £25,000 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -5.66% -7.83%
75th Percentile £64,375 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,500 £72,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -8.70%

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 58,618 37,864 67,565
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.68% 91.01% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 38,020 21,372 53,629
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £39,281 £45,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 7 March 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 7 March 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 -10 26 £50,000 - 5
Yorkshire -21 20 £62,500 +26.26% 2
London +32 19 £70,000 +21.74% 3
South East +9 18 £50,000 -16.67% 3
Midlands -6 12 £27,500 -38.89% 3
East of England - 12 £25,000 - 2
West Midlands +7 8 £30,000 -33.33% 2
North West -13 6 £45,000 -10.00% 3
South West - 6 £40,000 -
East Midlands -26 4 £24,000 -43.53% 1
C# Software Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 7 March 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 91 (100.00%) C#
2 52 (57.14%) .NET
3 45 (49.45%) Azure
4 43 (47.25%) Agile
5 39 (42.86%) SQL
6 31 (34.07%) Computer Science
6 31 (34.07%) PHP
7 29 (31.87%) SQL Server
8 22 (24.18%) CSS
9 18 (19.78%) AWS
10 17 (18.68%) .NET Core
10 17 (18.68%) MVC
11 15 (16.48%) .NET Framework
12 14 (15.38%) Full-Stack Development
12 14 (15.38%) Java
12 14 (15.38%) SaaS
13 13 (14.29%) C++
13 13 (14.29%) jQuery
13 13 (14.29%) MySQL
13 13 (14.29%) Software Engineering
14 12 (13.19%) Computer Science Degree
14 12 (13.19%) Degree
14 12 (13.19%) OOP
15 10 (10.99%) ASP.NET
15 10 (10.99%) HTML
15 10 (10.99%) JavaScript
16 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
17 7 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
18 6 (6.59%) Blazor
18 6 (6.59%) Continuous Improvement

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:

Applications
1 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.10%) ION Anvil
Cloud Services
1 45 (49.45%) Azure
2 18 (19.78%) AWS
3 14 (15.38%) SaaS
4 2 (2.20%) Azure Cognitive Search
4 2 (2.20%) Azure Service Bus
4 2 (2.20%) Azure Table
4 2 (2.20%) PaaS
5 1 (1.10%) GitHub
5 1 (1.10%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (1.10%) GitHub Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (31.87%) SQL Server
2 13 (14.29%) MySQL
3 2 (2.20%) MS Access
4 1 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (4.40%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.10%) Git
General
1 37 (40.66%) Finance
2 6 (6.59%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (4.40%) Manufacturing
3 4 (4.40%) Social Skills
4 3 (3.30%) Banking
4 3 (3.30%) Front Office
5 2 (2.20%) Law
6 1 (1.10%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (57.14%) .NET
2 22 (24.18%) CSS
3 17 (18.68%) .NET Core
4 15 (16.48%) .NET Framework
5 13 (14.29%) jQuery
6 10 (10.99%) ASP.NET
6 10 (10.99%) HTML
7 6 (6.59%) Blazor
8 5 (5.49%) AngularJS
8 5 (5.49%) Entity Framework
8 5 (5.49%) Vue
9 4 (4.40%) Autofac
10 3 (3.30%) React
10 3 (3.30%) WPF
11 2 (2.20%) ADO
11 2 (2.20%) JSON
11 2 (2.20%) LINQ
11 2 (2.20%) Next.js
11 2 (2.20%) ODBC
11 2 (2.20%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.40%) Hedge funds
2 3 (3.30%) Fixed Income
2 3 (3.30%) Mobile App
3 2 (2.20%) EPoS
3 2 (2.20%) NHS
4 1 (1.10%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (1.10%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.10%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.20%) Android
1 2 (2.20%) Apple iOS
1 2 (2.20%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (47.25%) Agile
2 31 (34.07%) Computer Science
3 17 (18.68%) MVC
4 14 (15.38%) Full-Stack Development
5 13 (14.29%) Software Engineering
6 12 (13.19%) OOP
7 7 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (6.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (6.59%) SDLC
8 6 (6.59%) TDD
9 5 (5.49%) Product Vision
9 5 (5.49%) Resource Allocation
10 4 (4.40%) Collaborative Culture
10 4 (4.40%) CQRS
10 4 (4.40%) Dependency Injection
10 4 (4.40%) Microservices
10 4 (4.40%) Migration
10 4 (4.40%) RAD
11 2 (2.20%) Biometrics
11 2 (2.20%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 91 (100.00%) C#
2 39 (42.86%) SQL
3 31 (34.07%) PHP
4 14 (15.38%) Java
5 13 (14.29%) C++
6 10 (10.99%) JavaScript
7 3 (3.30%) TypeScript
8 2 (2.20%) Delphi
8 2 (2.20%) XAML
Qualifications
1 12 (13.19%) Computer Science Degree
1 12 (13.19%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (1.10%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (9.89%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.30%) Xamarin
3 1 (1.10%) IBM
3 1 (1.10%) ION Trading
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