C# Developer Job Trends in Manchester

C# Developer
North West > Manchester

The median C# Developer salary in Manchester is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 139 105
Rank change year-on-year -4 -34 +39
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Developer 6 28 51
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.26% 0.76% 2.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.80% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6 20 47
10th Percentile £45,625 £43,375 £39,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £50,031 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.92% +26.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £91,250 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile - £73,250 £67,500
North West median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £49,125
% change year-on-year +20.00% +1.78% -6.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 2,123 3,491 2,423
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.51% 94.66% 96.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,336 1,788 1,959
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -7.60% +8.23%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,850 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,825 £84,056
North West median annual salary £48,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 27 October 2025.

Salary histogram for C# Developer in Manchester

C# Developer
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# Developer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 27 October 2025. 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
Stockport +9 2 £48,750 -2.50%
C# Developer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, 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 6 (100.00%) C#
2 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
3 4 (66.67%) .NET
4 3 (50.00%) Agile
4 3 (50.00%) AWS
4 3 (50.00%) Azure
4 3 (50.00%) Coaching
4 3 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
4 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
4 3 (50.00%) People Management
4 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
4 3 (50.00%) SaaS
4 3 (50.00%) SQL
4 3 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (33.33%) Degree
5 2 (33.33%) Visual Studio
5 2 (33.33%) Visualisation
5 2 (33.33%) Windows
5 2 (33.33%) WinForms
6 1 (16.67%) .NET Core
6 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET
6 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (16.67%) Clean Code
6 1 (16.67%) CSS
6 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
6 1 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) AWS
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
1 3 (50.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Visual Studio
2 1 (16.67%) Git
General
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) .NET
2 2 (33.33%) WinForms
3 1 (16.67%) .NET Core
3 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET
3 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (16.67%) CSS
3 1 (16.67%) HTML
3 1 (16.67%) JSON
3 1 (16.67%) Razor View Engine
3 1 (16.67%) Web Services
3 1 (16.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Distributed Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineering
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Coaching
2 3 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (50.00%) People Management
2 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (33.33%) Visualisation
4 1 (16.67%) Clean Code
4 1 (16.67%) E-Commerce
4 1 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (16.67%) Microservices
4 1 (16.67%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) C#
2 3 (50.00%) SQL
3 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (33.33%) Degree