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 31 August 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 452 609 586
Rank change year-on-year +157 -23 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Engineer 310 42 179
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.096% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.11% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 284 36 139
10th Percentile £45,000 £44,875 £37,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £57,188 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £76,750 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.31% +27.92% -14.29%
75th Percentile £90,000 £80,250 £74,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £81,875 £96,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £75,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.91% +25.83% -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 91,316 39,687 67,806
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.93% 90.46% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 64,438 24,066 43,918
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,000 £75,000 £73,575
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 31 August 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 31 August 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 +93 131 £65,000 +30.00% 8
North of England -21 73 £85,000 +24.09% 5
London -10 42 £80,000 +12.28% 14
East of England - 40 £70,000 - 3
North East -28 35 £100,000 +53.85% 3
Yorkshire -28 24 £50,000 -30.80% 1
Midlands -24 18 £57,500 -26.28% 4
North West -2 14 £50,000 -23.08% 1
West Midlands -19 10 £70,000 +14.29% 3
South West -63 9 £53,500 -35.15%
East Midlands -23 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 31 August 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.

1 310 (100.00%) C#
2 300 (96.77%) Software Engineering
3 154 (49.68%) .NET
4 63 (20.32%) Azure
4 63 (20.32%) Full-Stack Development
5 62 (20.00%) Degree
6 58 (18.71%) AWS
7 57 (18.39%) SQL
8 50 (16.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 43 (13.87%) Agile
9 43 (13.87%) C++
10 37 (11.94%) Python
11 29 (9.35%) Fintech
11 29 (9.35%) SaaS
12 28 (9.03%) SDLC
12 28 (9.03%) Vue
13 26 (8.39%) WPF
14 24 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
14 24 (7.74%) CSS
15 23 (7.42%) CI/CD
15 23 (7.42%) Computer Science
15 23 (7.42%) Microservices
16 22 (7.10%) DevOps
16 22 (7.10%) JavaScript
17 21 (6.77%) HTML
18 20 (6.45%) CQRS
18 20 (6.45%) PHP
18 20 (6.45%) Product Vision
18 20 (6.45%) Resource Allocation
19 19 (6.13%) TypeScript

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:

Cloud Services
1 63 (20.32%) Azure
2 58 (18.71%) AWS
3 29 (9.35%) SaaS
4 11 (3.55%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.90%) PaaS
6 3 (0.97%) Azure AKS
6 3 (0.97%) Azure Functions
6 3 (0.97%) Serverless
7 2 (0.65%) Anthropic Claude
7 2 (0.65%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (0.65%) GitHub
8 1 (0.32%) Azure API Management
8 1 (0.32%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.32%) Azure Machine Learning
8 1 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.32%) GCP
8 1 (0.32%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.32%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.48%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.58%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.97%) MySQL
4 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (1.29%) GitLab
2 3 (0.97%) Git
3 2 (0.65%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.32%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.32%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (0.32%) LabVIEW
General
1 42 (13.55%) Finance
2 33 (10.65%) Manufacturing
3 20 (6.45%) Social Skills
4 16 (5.16%) Electronics
5 10 (3.23%) Games
6 6 (1.94%) Aerospace
6 6 (1.94%) Automotive
7 2 (0.65%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (0.65%) Banking
7 2 (0.65%) Front Office
7 2 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (0.65%) Law
7 2 (0.65%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.32%) Back Office
8 1 (0.32%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 154 (49.68%) .NET
2 28 (9.03%) Vue
3 26 (8.39%) WPF
4 24 (7.74%) CSS
5 21 (6.77%) HTML
6 18 (5.81%) React
7 15 (4.84%) .NET Core
8 12 (3.87%) ASP.NET
9 7 (2.26%) Blazor
10 6 (1.94%) Django
11 5 (1.61%) RESTful
12 4 (1.29%) Terraform
13 3 (0.97%) AngularJS
13 3 (0.97%) ASP.NET Core
13 3 (0.97%) jQuery
14 1 (0.32%) REST
14 1 (0.32%) SignalR
14 1 (0.32%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.77%) Distributed Computing
2 9 (2.90%) Hedge funds
3 7 (2.26%) Algorithms
3 7 (2.26%) Client/Server
3 7 (2.26%) Fixed Income
4 5 (1.61%) e-Learning
5 4 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.29%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.29%) Online Games
6 3 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (0.97%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.65%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.32%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.32%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.32%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.32%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.32%) Life Science
8 1 (0.32%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.32%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.94%) Linux
2 4 (1.29%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (96.77%) Software Engineering
2 63 (20.32%) Full-Stack Development
3 43 (13.87%) Agile
4 29 (9.35%) Fintech
5 28 (9.03%) SDLC
6 24 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (7.42%) CI/CD
7 23 (7.42%) Computer Science
7 23 (7.42%) Microservices
8 22 (7.10%) DevOps
9 20 (6.45%) CQRS
9 20 (6.45%) Product Vision
9 20 (6.45%) Resource Allocation
10 18 (5.81%) TDD
11 17 (5.48%) Design Patterns
12 16 (5.16%) Machine Learning
13 15 (4.84%) AI
13 15 (4.84%) Problem-Solving
14 14 (4.52%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
14 14 (4.52%) Finite Element Analysis
Programming Languages
1 310 (100.00%) C#
2 57 (18.39%) SQL
3 43 (13.87%) C++
4 37 (11.94%) Python
5 22 (7.10%) JavaScript
6 20 (6.45%) PHP
7 19 (6.13%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.94%) Delphi
9 3 (0.97%) C
9 3 (0.97%) Java
10 2 (0.65%) Julia
11 1 (0.32%) Rust
Qualifications
1 62 (20.00%) Degree
2 50 (16.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (4.52%) Master's Degree
3 14 (4.52%) PhD
4 6 (1.94%) Azure Certification
5 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.65%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.87%) QA
System Software
1 6 (1.94%) Docker
2 2 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (0.65%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (3.55%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (3.55%) Microsoft
2 8 (2.58%) Salesforce
3 4 (1.29%) Xamarin
4 2 (0.65%) Oracle
5 1 (0.32%) Bloomberg
5 1 (0.32%) Google
5 1 (0.32%) Reuters