C# Developer Job Trends in Manchester

C# Developer
North West > Manchester

The median C# Developer salary in Manchester is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 150 139
Rank change year-on-year -21 -11 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Developer 12 13 58
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.18% 0.52% 1.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.56% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 12 12 55
10th Percentile £24,100 £35,375 £43,750
25th Percentile £49,375 £47,188 £45,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +19.05% +5.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,188 £66,875
90th Percentile - £91,250 £72,500
North West median annual salary £75,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +30.43% +15.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 6,318 2,301 4,295
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 95.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4,968 1,386 2,977
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -7.60%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £89,375 £83,275
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

C# Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

C# Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

C# Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for C# Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for C# Developer job vacancies in Manchester

C# Developer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# Developer in Manchester over the 6 months to 4 August 2026.

Salary histogram for C# Developer in Manchester

C# Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, C# Developer 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 Manchester region featuring C# Developer in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) C#
2 5 (41.67%) Azure
3 4 (33.33%) API Development
3 4 (33.33%) MVC
4 3 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (25.00%) Degree
4 3 (25.00%) PHP
4 3 (25.00%) SQL Server
5 2 (16.67%) .NET
5 2 (16.67%) Agile
5 2 (16.67%) API Integration
5 2 (16.67%) CI/CD
5 2 (16.67%) Clean Code
5 2 (16.67%) CSS
5 2 (16.67%) Mentoring
5 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (16.67%) SQL
6 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET
6 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (8.33%) AWS
6 1 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (8.33%) Azure Functions
6 1 (8.33%) Azure Service Bus
6 1 (8.33%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (8.33%) C++
6 1 (8.33%) Coaching
6 1 (8.33%) Code Quality
6 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Engineering
6 1 (8.33%) Continuous Delivery

C# Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 5 (41.67%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) AWS
2 1 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (8.33%) Azure Functions
2 1 (8.33%) Azure Service Bus
2 1 (8.33%) SaaS
2 1 (8.33%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (8.33%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (8.33%) PostgreSQL
General
1 4 (33.33%) Banking
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) .NET
1 2 (16.67%) CSS
2 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET
2 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET MVC
2 1 (8.33%) HTML
2 1 (8.33%) jQuery
2 1 (8.33%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (8.33%) Product Ownership
2 1 (8.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) API Development
1 4 (33.33%) MVC
2 3 (25.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (16.67%) Agile
3 2 (16.67%) API Integration
3 2 (16.67%) CI/CD
3 2 (16.67%) Clean Code
3 2 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (8.33%) Coaching
4 1 (8.33%) Code Quality
4 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Design Patterns
4 1 (8.33%) Product Strategy
4 1 (8.33%) Roadmaps
4 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (8.33%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (8.33%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (8.33%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 12 (100.00%) C#
2 3 (25.00%) PHP
3 2 (16.67%) SQL
4 1 (8.33%) C++
4 1 (8.33%) Java
4 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 1 (8.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft