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 17 August 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 445 615 597
Rank change year-on-year +170 -18 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Engineer 308 40 173
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.091% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.10% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 282 35 143
10th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £37,950
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,875 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £77,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +29.17% -14.29%
75th Percentile £85,000 £80,250 £71,625
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,250 £100,000
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 89,225 39,845 68,510
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 90.60% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 62,704 24,052 46,480
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 £76,019 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £56,350 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.45% - -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 17 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 17 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 +78 127 £65,000 +18.18% 11
North of England -1 74 £60,000 -21.05% 8
London -11 44 £80,000 +12.28% 20
East of England +20 40 £70,000 +27.27% 8
North East -34 31 £100,000 +53.85% 6
Yorkshire -14 28 £50,000 -34.85% 2
Midlands -15 18 £57,500 -25.81%
North West -8 15 £50,000 -29.08%
West Midlands -9 10 £70,000 +14.29%
South West -67 9 £53,500 -35.15% 2
East Midlands -17 8 £26,000 -66.88%
C# Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 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.

1 308 (100.00%) C#
2 298 (96.75%) Software Engineering
3 158 (51.30%) .NET
4 67 (21.75%) Azure
5 65 (21.10%) Full-Stack Development
6 62 (20.13%) Degree
7 59 (19.16%) AWS
8 57 (18.51%) SQL
9 50 (16.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 43 (13.96%) C++
11 42 (13.64%) Agile
12 37 (12.01%) Python
13 33 (10.71%) SaaS
14 30 (9.74%) SDLC
15 29 (9.42%) Vue
16 28 (9.09%) Fintech
17 26 (8.44%) Continuous Improvement
17 26 (8.44%) CSS
18 25 (8.12%) Microservices
19 23 (7.47%) CI/CD
19 23 (7.47%) Computer Science
19 23 (7.47%) HTML
20 22 (7.14%) CQRS
20 22 (7.14%) DevOps
20 22 (7.14%) Product Vision
20 22 (7.14%) Resource Allocation
20 22 (7.14%) WPF
21 21 (6.82%) JavaScript
22 20 (6.49%) PHP
23 19 (6.17%) TDD

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 67 (21.75%) Azure
2 59 (19.16%) AWS
3 33 (10.71%) SaaS
4 11 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.92%) 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 (5.52%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.97%) MySQL
4 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (1.30%) 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 43 (13.96%) Finance
2 29 (9.42%) Manufacturing
3 19 (6.17%) Social Skills
4 12 (3.90%) Electronics
5 10 (3.25%) Games
6 5 (1.62%) Aerospace
6 5 (1.62%) 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
1 158 (51.30%) .NET
2 29 (9.42%) Vue
3 26 (8.44%) CSS
4 23 (7.47%) HTML
5 22 (7.14%) WPF
6 18 (5.84%) React
7 16 (5.19%) .NET Core
8 12 (3.90%) ASP.NET
9 7 (2.27%) Blazor
10 5 (1.62%) Django
10 5 (1.62%) RESTful
11 3 (0.97%) AngularJS
11 3 (0.97%) ASP.NET Core
11 3 (0.97%) jQuery
12 1 (0.32%) REST
12 1 (0.32%) SignalR
12 1 (0.32%) WinUI
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.49%) Distributed Computing
2 10 (3.25%) Hedge funds
3 7 (2.27%) Algorithms
3 7 (2.27%) Client/Server
3 7 (2.27%) Fixed Income
4 5 (1.62%) e-Learning
5 4 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.30%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.30%) 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%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.32%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.32%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.32%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.32%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.32%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.62%) Linux
2 4 (1.30%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 298 (96.75%) Software Engineering
2 65 (21.10%) Full-Stack Development
3 42 (13.64%) Agile
4 30 (9.74%) SDLC
5 28 (9.09%) Fintech
6 26 (8.44%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (8.12%) Microservices
8 23 (7.47%) CI/CD
8 23 (7.47%) Computer Science
9 22 (7.14%) CQRS
9 22 (7.14%) DevOps
9 22 (7.14%) Product Vision
9 22 (7.14%) Resource Allocation
10 19 (6.17%) TDD
11 16 (5.19%) Design Patterns
12 15 (4.87%) AI
12 15 (4.87%) Machine Learning
12 15 (4.87%) Problem-Solving
13 13 (4.22%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
13 13 (4.22%) Finite Element Analysis
Programming Languages
1 308 (100.00%) C#
2 57 (18.51%) SQL
3 43 (13.96%) C++
4 37 (12.01%) Python
5 21 (6.82%) JavaScript
6 20 (6.49%) PHP
7 18 (5.84%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.95%) Delphi
9 3 (0.97%) C
9 3 (0.97%) Java
10 2 (0.65%) Julia
11 1 (0.32%) Rust
Qualifications
1 62 (20.13%) Degree
2 50 (16.23%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (4.22%) Master's Degree
3 13 (4.22%) PhD
4 6 (1.95%) Azure Certification
5 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.65%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.90%) QA
System Software
1 6 (1.95%) Docker
2 2 (0.65%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (0.65%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (3.25%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.30%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (4.22%) Microsoft
2 8 (2.60%) Salesforce
3 4 (1.30%) Xamarin
4 2 (0.65%) Oracle
5 1 (0.32%) Bloomberg
5 1 (0.32%) Google
5 1 (0.32%) Reuters