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 28 September 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 457 598 570
Rank change year-on-year +141 -28 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Engineer 327 37 190
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.086% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.095% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 292 32 123
10th Percentile £45,000 £44,400 £35,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £76,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.31% +18.08% -7.14%
75th Percentile £90,000 £80,250 £83,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,275 £95,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £72,250 £61,250
% change year-on-year -3.11% +17.96% -18.33%

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 96,200 38,934 64,354
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.01% 90.45% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 67,618 23,126 37,606
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,522 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.22% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £58,598 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.54% - -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 28 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 28 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 +75 138 £65,000 - 13
North of England -13 71 £100,000 +49.81% 11
East of England - 50 £60,000 - 22
London -12 41 £85,000 -5.56% 21
North East -32 36 £100,000 +53.85% 4
Yorkshire -21 21 £50,000 -27.01% 1
Midlands -39 16 £45,000 -42.68% 6
North West -26 14 £50,000 -23.08% 6
South West -71 13 £53,500 -35.15% 8
East Midlands -34 8 £26,000 -66.88% 4
West Midlands - 8 £57,500 - 2
C# Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 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.

1 327 (100.00%) C#
2 320 (97.86%) Software Engineering
3 155 (47.40%) .NET
4 63 (19.27%) Azure
5 62 (18.96%) Degree
6 58 (17.74%) AWS
6 58 (17.74%) Full-Stack Development
7 57 (17.43%) SQL
8 50 (15.29%) Computer Science Degree
9 48 (14.68%) C++
10 47 (14.37%) Agile
11 40 (12.23%) Python
12 32 (9.79%) Fintech
13 31 (9.48%) WPF
14 27 (8.26%) CI/CD
15 26 (7.95%) SDLC
16 25 (7.65%) SaaS
17 24 (7.34%) Computer Science
18 23 (7.03%) DevOps
18 23 (7.03%) Vue
19 22 (6.73%) Microservices
20 20 (6.12%) AI
20 20 (6.12%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
20 20 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
20 20 (6.12%) Finite Element Analysis
20 20 (6.12%) PHP
20 20 (6.12%) React
21 19 (5.81%) CSS
21 19 (5.81%) JavaScript
22 17 (5.20%) SQL Server

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 (0.31%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 63 (19.27%) Azure
2 58 (17.74%) AWS
3 25 (7.65%) SaaS
4 12 (3.67%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.75%) PaaS
6 6 (1.83%) GitHub
7 4 (1.22%) Serverless
8 3 (0.92%) Anthropic Claude
8 3 (0.92%) Azure AKS
8 3 (0.92%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.61%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.61%) GitHub Copilot
10 1 (0.31%) Amazon ECS
10 1 (0.31%) Amazon SQS
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (0.31%) Datadog
10 1 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.31%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.31%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.31%) Ethernet
1 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.20%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.92%) MySQL
4 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.31%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.31%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.31%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (1.53%) GitLab
2 3 (0.92%) Claude Code
2 3 (0.92%) Git
3 2 (0.61%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.61%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.31%) Eclipse RCP
4 1 (0.31%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
General
1 45 (13.76%) Finance
2 38 (11.62%) Manufacturing
3 22 (6.73%) Social Skills
4 21 (6.42%) Electronics
5 9 (2.75%) Games
6 7 (2.14%) Aerospace
7 6 (1.83%) Automotive
8 4 (1.22%) Agriculture
9 3 (0.92%) Law
10 2 (0.61%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (0.61%) Banking
10 2 (0.61%) Front Office
10 2 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.61%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.31%) Back Office
11 1 (0.31%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.31%) Military
11 1 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.31%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 155 (47.40%) .NET
2 31 (9.48%) WPF
3 23 (7.03%) Vue
4 20 (6.12%) React
5 19 (5.81%) CSS
6 16 (4.89%) .NET Core
6 16 (4.89%) HTML
7 12 (3.67%) ASP.NET
8 6 (1.83%) Blazor
9 5 (1.53%) AngularJS
9 5 (1.53%) Django
9 5 (1.53%) RESTful
10 4 (1.22%) Terraform
11 3 (0.92%) ASP.NET Core
11 3 (0.92%) jQuery
12 2 (0.61%) REST
13 1 (0.31%) GraphQL
13 1 (0.31%) Node.js
13 1 (0.31%) Qt
13 1 (0.31%) SignalR
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.34%) Distributed Computing
2 11 (3.36%) Hedge funds
3 7 (2.14%) Client/Server
4 6 (1.83%) Fixed Income
5 5 (1.53%) Algorithms
5 5 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (1.53%) e-Learning
6 4 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.22%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.22%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.22%) Robotics
7 3 (0.92%) Cloud Native
7 3 (0.92%) Online Games
7 3 (0.92%) Reinsurance
8 1 (0.31%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.31%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.31%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.31%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.31%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.31%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.83%) Linux
2 4 (1.22%) Android
3 2 (0.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (97.86%) Software Engineering
2 58 (17.74%) Full-Stack Development
3 47 (14.37%) Agile
4 32 (9.79%) Fintech
5 27 (8.26%) CI/CD
6 26 (7.95%) SDLC
7 24 (7.34%) Computer Science
8 23 (7.03%) DevOps
9 22 (6.73%) Microservices
10 20 (6.12%) AI
10 20 (6.12%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
10 20 (6.12%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (6.12%) Finite Element Analysis
11 16 (4.89%) Design Patterns
11 16 (4.89%) TDD
12 15 (4.59%) CQRS
12 15 (4.59%) Problem-Solving
12 15 (4.59%) Product Vision
12 15 (4.59%) Resource Allocation
13 14 (4.28%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 327 (100.00%) C#
2 57 (17.43%) SQL
3 48 (14.68%) C++
4 40 (12.23%) Python
5 20 (6.12%) PHP
6 19 (5.81%) JavaScript
7 15 (4.59%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.83%) Delphi
9 3 (0.92%) C
9 3 (0.92%) Java
10 2 (0.61%) Julia
11 1 (0.31%) Rust
Qualifications
1 62 (18.96%) Degree
2 50 (15.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (3.67%) Master's Degree
3 12 (3.67%) PhD
4 6 (1.83%) Azure Certification
5 3 (0.92%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.31%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.36%) QA
System Software
1 8 (2.45%) Docker
2 2 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (0.61%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (3.36%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.31%) Grafana
Vendors
1 12 (3.67%) Microsoft
2 8 (2.45%) Salesforce
3 4 (1.22%) Xamarin
4 2 (0.61%) Oracle
5 1 (0.31%) Bloomberg
5 1 (0.31%) Google
5 1 (0.31%) Reuters