C# Software Engineer Job Trends in England

C# Software Engineer
UK > England

The median C# Software Engineer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 September 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 453 599 560
Rank change year-on-year +146 -39 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Engineer 329 40 192
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.093% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.10% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 296 35 133
10th Percentile £45,000 £47,100 £36,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £77,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +19.23% -10.34%
75th Percentile £90,000 £80,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £76,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.47% +26.67% -20.00%

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 95,470 38,817 65,430
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 90.40% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 67,143 23,294 39,359
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,773 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.68% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%

C# Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

C# Software Engineer job vacancy trend in England

C# Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

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

C# Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 21 September 2026.

Salary histogram for C# Software Engineer in England

C# Software Engineer
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 Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 21 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
South East +76 142 £65,000 - 18
North of England -19 73 £92,500 +35.04% 10
East of England - 49 £60,000 - 24
London -36 39 £80,000 -11.11% 46
North East -25 37 £100,000 +53.85% 2
Yorkshire -33 21 £50,000 -27.01% 3
Midlands -43 17 £45,000 -42.68% 3
North West -22 15 £50,000 -23.08% 5
South West -61 11 £53,500 -35.15% 11
West Midlands -40 9 £70,000 -6.67% 2
East Midlands -30 8 £26,000 -66.88% 1
C# Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 21 September 2026, C# Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 329 (100.00%) C#
2 319 (96.96%) Software Engineering
3 151 (45.90%) .NET
4 66 (20.06%) Degree
5 64 (19.45%) Azure
6 61 (18.54%) AWS
7 59 (17.93%) Full-Stack Development
8 55 (16.72%) SQL
9 54 (16.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 52 (15.81%) C++
11 46 (13.98%) Agile
12 44 (13.37%) Python
13 32 (9.73%) Fintech
13 32 (9.73%) WPF
14 27 (8.21%) SaaS
14 27 (8.21%) SDLC
15 26 (7.90%) CI/CD
16 25 (7.60%) Vue
17 24 (7.29%) Computer Science
18 23 (6.99%) DevOps
19 22 (6.69%) Microservices
20 21 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
20 21 (6.38%) CSS
20 21 (6.38%) JavaScript
21 20 (6.08%) PHP
22 19 (5.78%) AI
22 19 (5.78%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
22 19 (5.78%) Finite Element Analysis
22 19 (5.78%) React
23 18 (5.47%) Design Patterns

C# Software Engineer 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 1 (0.30%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 64 (19.45%) Azure
2 61 (18.54%) AWS
3 27 (8.21%) SaaS
4 12 (3.65%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.74%) PaaS
6 3 (0.91%) Azure AKS
6 3 (0.91%) Azure Functions
6 3 (0.91%) GitHub
6 3 (0.91%) Serverless
7 2 (0.61%) Anthropic Claude
7 2 (0.61%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.30%) Azure API Management
8 1 (0.30%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.30%) Azure Machine Learning
8 1 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.30%) GCP
8 1 (0.30%) GitHub Copilot
8 1 (0.30%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.30%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.30%) Ethernet
1 1 (0.30%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.17%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.43%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.91%) MySQL
4 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.30%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (1.22%) GitLab
2 3 (0.91%) Git
3 2 (0.61%) Claude Code
3 2 (0.61%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.61%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.30%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (0.30%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
General
1 42 (12.77%) Finance
2 40 (12.16%) Manufacturing
3 22 (6.69%) Social Skills
4 21 (6.38%) Electronics
5 10 (3.04%) Games
6 8 (2.43%) Aerospace
7 7 (2.13%) Automotive
8 3 (0.91%) Agriculture
8 3 (0.91%) Law
9 2 (0.61%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (0.61%) Banking
9 2 (0.61%) Front Office
9 2 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.61%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.30%) Back Office
10 1 (0.30%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.30%) Military
10 1 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.30%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (45.90%) .NET
2 32 (9.73%) WPF
3 25 (7.60%) Vue
4 21 (6.38%) CSS
5 19 (5.78%) React
6 18 (5.47%) HTML
7 15 (4.56%) .NET Core
8 12 (3.65%) ASP.NET
9 7 (2.13%) Blazor
10 6 (1.82%) Django
11 5 (1.52%) RESTful
11 5 (1.52%) Terraform
12 4 (1.22%) AngularJS
13 3 (0.91%) ASP.NET Core
13 3 (0.91%) jQuery
14 1 (0.30%) Node.js
14 1 (0.30%) Qt
14 1 (0.30%) REST
14 1 (0.30%) Web Services
14 1 (0.30%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.90%) Distributed Computing
2 11 (3.34%) Hedge funds
3 7 (2.13%) Client/Server
4 6 (1.82%) Algorithms
4 6 (1.82%) Fixed Income
5 5 (1.52%) e-Learning
6 4 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.22%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.22%) Online Games
6 4 (1.22%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.91%) Cloud Native
7 3 (0.91%) Distributed Systems
7 3 (0.91%) Reinsurance
7 3 (0.91%) Robotics
8 1 (0.30%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.30%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.30%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.30%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.30%) Life Science
8 1 (0.30%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.13%) Linux
2 4 (1.22%) Android
3 2 (0.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (96.96%) Software Engineering
2 59 (17.93%) Full-Stack Development
3 46 (13.98%) Agile
4 32 (9.73%) Fintech
5 27 (8.21%) SDLC
6 26 (7.90%) CI/CD
7 24 (7.29%) Computer Science
8 23 (6.99%) DevOps
9 22 (6.69%) Microservices
10 21 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (5.78%) AI
11 19 (5.78%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
11 19 (5.78%) Finite Element Analysis
12 18 (5.47%) Design Patterns
12 18 (5.47%) TDD
13 17 (5.17%) CQRS
13 17 (5.17%) Product Vision
13 17 (5.17%) Resource Allocation
14 16 (4.86%) Machine Learning
14 16 (4.86%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 329 (100.00%) C#
2 55 (16.72%) SQL
3 52 (15.81%) C++
4 44 (13.37%) Python
5 21 (6.38%) JavaScript
6 20 (6.08%) PHP
7 17 (5.17%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.82%) Delphi
9 3 (0.91%) C
9 3 (0.91%) Java
10 2 (0.61%) Julia
11 1 (0.30%) Rust
Qualifications
1 66 (20.06%) Degree
2 54 (16.41%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (4.26%) Master's Degree
3 14 (4.26%) PhD
4 6 (1.82%) Azure Certification
5 3 (0.91%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.30%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.65%) QA
System Software
1 7 (2.13%) Docker
2 2 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (0.61%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (3.65%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 12 (3.65%) Microsoft
2 8 (2.43%) Salesforce
3 4 (1.22%) Xamarin
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle
5 1 (0.30%) Bloomberg
5 1 (0.30%) Google
5 1 (0.30%) Reuters