C# Developer Job Trends in Manchester

C# Developer
North West > Manchester

The median C# Developer salary in Manchester is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 April 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 132 122
Rank change year-on-year -9 -10 +36
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Developer 17 14 80
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.37% 0.70% 1.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.74% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 17 13 77
10th Percentile £24,600 £30,550 £40,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £75,000
North West median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% -12.50%

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 4,167 1,889 4,397
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 94.07% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,980 1,262 3,591
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,075 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,966 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.06% +7.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,250 £87,725 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -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 6 April 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 6 April 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 17 (100.00%) C#
2 10 (58.82%) Azure
3 8 (47.06%) .NET
3 8 (47.06%) Mentoring
4 7 (41.18%) AWS
4 7 (41.18%) SaaS
4 7 (41.18%) Software Engineering
4 7 (41.18%) Technical Leadership
5 6 (35.29%) Agile
5 6 (35.29%) Coaching
5 6 (35.29%) Design Patterns
5 6 (35.29%) Full-Stack Development
5 6 (35.29%) Microservices
6 5 (29.41%) Architectural Patterns
6 5 (29.41%) Conflict Resolution
6 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (29.41%) React
7 3 (17.65%) Computer Science
7 3 (17.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (17.65%) Degree
7 3 (17.65%) MVC
7 3 (17.65%) PHP
7 3 (17.65%) SQL Server
8 2 (11.76%) API Development
8 2 (11.76%) API Integration
8 2 (11.76%) Clean Code
8 2 (11.76%) Linux
8 2 (11.76%) OOP
8 2 (11.76%) SQL
9 1 (5.88%) Bash

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 10 (58.82%) Azure
2 7 (41.18%) AWS
2 7 (41.18%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (17.65%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (11.76%) Banking
2 1 (5.88%) Advertising
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Retail
2 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (47.06%) .NET
2 5 (29.41%) React
3 1 (5.88%) CSS
3 1 (5.88%) jQuery
3 1 (5.88%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Product Ownership
2 5 (29.41%) Distributed Systems
3 2 (11.76%) Digital Signage
3 2 (11.76%) IoT
3 2 (11.76%) Mobile App
3 2 (11.76%) Smart City
4 1 (5.88%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (5.88%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (5.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Mentoring
2 7 (41.18%) Software Engineering
2 7 (41.18%) Technical Leadership
3 6 (35.29%) Agile
3 6 (35.29%) Coaching
3 6 (35.29%) Design Patterns
3 6 (35.29%) Full-Stack Development
3 6 (35.29%) Microservices
4 5 (29.41%) Architectural Patterns
4 5 (29.41%) Conflict Resolution
4 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (17.65%) Computer Science
5 3 (17.65%) MVC
6 2 (11.76%) API Development
6 2 (11.76%) API Integration
6 2 (11.76%) Clean Code
6 2 (11.76%) OOP
7 1 (5.88%) Code Quality
7 1 (5.88%) Performance Optimisation
7 1 (5.88%) Product Strategy
Programming Languages
1 17 (100.00%) C#
2 3 (17.65%) PHP
3 2 (11.76%) SQL
4 1 (5.88%) Bash
4 1 (5.88%) C++
4 1 (5.88%) Java
4 1 (5.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft