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 11 October 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 680 601 533
Rank change year-on-year -79 -68 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Developer 92 34 210
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.088% 0.079% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.087% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 87 32 199
10th Percentile £24,000 £42,050 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,688 £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 £85,000 £73,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +20.00% -9.09%

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 96,332 38,980 61,684
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 90.58% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 67,219 23,193 35,285
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% -1.79% -6.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,015 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.44% -2.73% -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 11 October 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 11 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -33 39 £75,000 -14.29%
North West -1 25 £75,000 -14.29%
South East -26 24 £50,000 -16.67% 4
Midlands -47 13 £24,000 -52.94% 4
East Midlands -24 11 £24,000 -63.08%
London -48 10 £90,000 +35.85% 8
Yorkshire -36 9 £50,000 -43.66%
East of England -39 7 £25,000 -40.48% 1
North East - 5 £100,000 -
West Midlands -52 2 £42,500 -10.53% 4
C# Software Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 11 October 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 92 (100.00%) C#
2 44 (47.83%) .NET
3 29 (31.52%) Azure
3 29 (31.52%) SQL
4 25 (27.17%) Agile
5 23 (25.00%) CSS
6 20 (21.74%) HTML
6 20 (21.74%) Software Engineering
7 17 (18.48%) AWS
7 17 (18.48%) Full-Stack Development
7 17 (18.48%) SQL Server
8 16 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (16.30%) Computer Science
9 15 (16.30%) PHP
10 14 (15.22%) API Development
10 14 (15.22%) SDLC
11 13 (14.13%) .NET Core
11 13 (14.13%) .NET Framework
12 11 (11.96%) CI/CD
12 11 (11.96%) Fintech
12 11 (11.96%) Microservices
13 10 (10.87%) CQRS
13 10 (10.87%) Degree
13 10 (10.87%) Product Vision
13 10 (10.87%) Resource Allocation
13 10 (10.87%) SaaS
13 10 (10.87%) Vue
14 9 (9.78%) JavaScript
14 9 (9.78%) Relational Database
15 8 (8.70%) Entity Framework

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 (3.26%) IIS
2 1 (1.09%) govService
2 1 (1.09%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 29 (31.52%) Azure
2 17 (18.48%) AWS
3 10 (10.87%) SaaS
4 5 (5.43%) Azure Service Bus
5 4 (4.35%) Azure Cognitive Search
5 4 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (4.35%) Azure Table
5 4 (4.35%) PaaS
6 3 (3.26%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (2.17%) Serverless
8 1 (1.09%) Anthropic Claude
8 1 (1.09%) Azure Functions
8 1 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (1.09%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.26%) HTTPS
2 1 (1.09%) Diameter Protocol
2 1 (1.09%) FTP
2 1 (1.09%) HTTP
2 1 (1.09%) RTP
2 1 (1.09%) RTSP
2 1 (1.09%) SCTP
2 1 (1.09%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (1.09%) SS7
2 1 (1.09%) VoIP
2 1 (1.09%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (18.48%) SQL Server
2 9 (9.78%) Relational Database
3 8 (8.70%) MySQL
4 4 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (2.17%) SQLite
6 1 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 8 (8.70%) Git
2 3 (3.26%) GitLab
3 1 (1.09%) Claude Code
3 1 (1.09%) Oracle Forms
General
1 22 (23.91%) Finance
2 14 (15.22%) Banking
3 8 (8.70%) Social Skills
4 7 (7.61%) Manufacturing
5 5 (5.43%) Electronics
6 4 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (4.35%) Law
6 4 (4.35%) Public Sector
7 3 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.09%) Front Office
8 1 (1.09%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (47.83%) .NET
2 23 (25.00%) CSS
3 20 (21.74%) HTML
4 13 (14.13%) .NET Core
4 13 (14.13%) .NET Framework
5 10 (10.87%) Vue
6 8 (8.70%) Entity Framework
6 8 (8.70%) JSON
7 7 (7.61%) LINQ
7 7 (7.61%) React
8 5 (5.43%) Next.js
9 4 (4.35%) AngularJS
9 4 (4.35%) ASP.NET
9 4 (4.35%) ASP.NET MVC
9 4 (4.35%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (4.35%) jQuery
9 4 (4.35%) Terraform
9 4 (4.35%) WPF
10 3 (3.26%) ADO.NET
10 3 (3.26%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.43%) Distributed Systems
1 5 (5.43%) Hedge funds
2 2 (2.17%) IoT
2 2 (2.17%) Product Ownership
2 2 (2.17%) Virtual Team
3 1 (1.09%) CUDA
3 1 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.09%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (27.17%) Agile
2 20 (21.74%) Software Engineering
3 17 (18.48%) Full-Stack Development
4 16 (17.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (16.30%) Computer Science
6 14 (15.22%) API Development
6 14 (15.22%) SDLC
7 11 (11.96%) CI/CD
7 11 (11.96%) Fintech
7 11 (11.96%) Microservices
8 10 (10.87%) CQRS
8 10 (10.87%) Product Vision
8 10 (10.87%) Resource Allocation
9 8 (8.70%) Mentoring
9 8 (8.70%) MVC
10 7 (7.61%) OOP
11 6 (6.52%) DevOps
11 6 (6.52%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (6.52%) Scrum
12 5 (5.43%) OO
Programming Languages
1 92 (100.00%) C#
2 29 (31.52%) SQL
3 15 (16.30%) PHP
4 9 (9.78%) JavaScript
5 7 (7.61%) C++
6 4 (4.35%) Java
6 4 (4.35%) Python
7 1 (1.09%) MATLAB
7 1 (1.09%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (10.87%) Degree
2 7 (7.61%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (5.43%) SC Cleared
3 5 (5.43%) Security Cleared
4 3 (3.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.61%) QA
System Software
1 3 (3.26%) Docker
Vendors
1 6 (6.52%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.26%) Splunk
3 2 (2.17%) DevExpress
3 2 (2.17%) Telerik
4 1 (1.09%) Granicus
4 1 (1.09%) Oracle