C# Job Trends in Lancashire

C#
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring C# skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 99 19
Rank change year-on-year +37 -80 +14
Permanent jobs citing C# 31 11 90
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 1.90% 1.00% 7.32%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.66% 1.65% 28.57%
Number of salaries quoted 31 11 64
10th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,060 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,890 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.08% +13.09% -10.00%
75th Percentile £74,985 £53,093 £57,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £53,500 £65,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £50,890 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.90% -7.47% -4.35%

All Programming Languages
Lancashire

C# falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 198 666 315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 12.15% 60.44% 25.63%
Number of salaries quoted 128 87 249
10th Percentile £33,375 £35,750 £30,850
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% -3.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,082 £53,093 £65,000
90th Percentile £74,985 £58,943 £80,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C# relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

C# job vacancy trend in Lancashire

C#
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing C#.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing C#

C#
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# in Lancashire over the 6 months to 22 May 2026.

Salary histogram for C# in Lancashire

C#
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 22 May 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
Preston - 15 £70,000 - 5
Blackburn -2 6 £43,750 -12.60% 2
Blackpool - 3 £69,305 -
Carnforth - 2 £55,000 - 1
Lancaster -9 1 £42,500 -16.49% 1
C#
North West

C#
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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 4 (12.90%) IIS
2 3 (9.68%) CMS
2 3 (9.68%) SharePoint Server
2 3 (9.68%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 20 (64.52%) Azure
2 9 (29.03%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (16.13%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 4 (12.90%) AWS
4 4 (12.90%) Azure AI
5 3 (9.68%) Azure Monitor
5 3 (9.68%) Power Automate
6 1 (3.23%) Firebase
6 1 (3.23%) GitHub
6 1 (3.23%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.68%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (32.26%) SQL Server
2 9 (29.03%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (12.90%) MongoDB
4 3 (9.68%) MySQL
4 3 (9.68%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (22.58%) Git
2 3 (9.68%) GitLab
General
1 8 (25.81%) Banking
2 3 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (9.68%) Finance
2 3 (9.68%) Legal
2 3 (9.68%) Marketing
2 3 (9.68%) Public Sector
2 3 (9.68%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 25 (80.65%) Developer
2 12 (38.71%) Senior
3 11 (35.48%) .NET Developer
4 9 (29.03%) Senior Developer
4 9 (29.03%) Senior Software Developer
4 9 (29.03%) Software Developer
5 8 (25.81%) C# Developer
5 8 (25.81%) C# Software Developer
5 8 (25.81%) Senior C# Developer
5 8 (25.81%) Senior C# Software Developer
6 5 (16.13%) Full-Stack Developer
7 4 (12.90%) Azure Developer
7 4 (12.90%) Lead
7 4 (12.90%) Lead .NET Developer
7 4 (12.90%) Lead Developer
8 3 (9.68%) Programmer
8 3 (9.68%) Senior Software Engineer
8 3 (9.68%) Software Engineer
9 2 (6.45%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
9 2 (6.45%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (64.52%) .NET
2 14 (45.16%) .NET Core
3 10 (32.26%) ASP.NET
4 8 (25.81%) CSS
4 8 (25.81%) Entity Framework
4 8 (25.81%) HTML
5 7 (22.58%) React
6 6 (19.35%) AngularJS
6 6 (19.35%) ASP.NET Core
6 6 (19.35%) REST
6 6 (19.35%) RESTful
6 6 (19.35%) Vue
7 5 (16.13%) ASP.NET Web API
7 5 (16.13%) LINQ
8 4 (12.90%) JSON
8 4 (12.90%) ML.NET
9 3 (9.68%) .NET Framework
9 3 (9.68%) ADO.NET
9 3 (9.68%) Middleware
9 3 (9.68%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.68%) Contactless
1 3 (9.68%) Driving Licence
1 3 (9.68%) EMV
1 3 (9.68%) Java Card
1 3 (9.68%) Legacy Applications
1 3 (9.68%) Legacy Systems
1 3 (9.68%) Smartcard
1 3 (9.68%) Social Network
2 2 (6.45%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.23%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (48.39%) Full-Stack Development
2 10 (32.26%) API Integration
2 10 (32.26%) DevOps
3 8 (25.81%) API Development
3 8 (25.81%) CI/CD
4 7 (22.58%) Agile
4 7 (22.58%) AI
5 6 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (19.35%) Webhook
6 5 (16.13%) Multithreading
7 4 (12.90%) Machine Learning
7 4 (12.90%) MVC
7 4 (12.90%) OO
7 4 (12.90%) SDLC
8 3 (9.68%) Coaching
8 3 (9.68%) Kalman Filter
8 3 (9.68%) Mentoring
8 3 (9.68%) Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (9.68%) Responsive Web Design
8 3 (9.68%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 17 (54.84%) JavaScript
2 13 (41.94%) SQL
3 9 (29.03%) C++
4 6 (19.35%) Java
5 3 (9.68%) Python
6 2 (6.45%) TypeScript
7 1 (3.23%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 3 (9.68%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (9.68%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 14443
1 3 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 7816
1 3 (9.68%) QA
System Software
1 4 (12.90%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.68%) OpenAI
2 3 (9.68%) Splunk