C# Job Trends in the North of England

C#
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring C# skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 81 15
Rank change year-on-year +12 -66 +15
Permanent jobs citing C# 496 328 1,618
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.47% 4.13% 8.87%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.39% 12.55% 31.45%
Number of salaries quoted 459 266 1,413
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,125 £72,188 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%

All Programming Languages
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,222 2,614 5,144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.03% 32.89% 28.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,402 1,366 4,297
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,799 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £88,488 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

C# job vacancy trend in the North of England

C#
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing C#.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing C#

C#
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# in the North of England over the 6 months to 2 June 2026.

Salary histogram for C# in the North of England

C#
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
North West +41 256 £60,000 +15.67% 121
Yorkshire -14 141 £55,000 -19.71% 39
North East -8 99 £65,000 +13.04% 46
C#
England

C#
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 9 (1.81%) CMS
2 7 (1.41%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.21%) SharePoint Server
4 4 (0.81%) IIS
4 4 (0.81%) WordPress
5 2 (0.40%) nginx
5 2 (0.40%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.20%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.20%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 10 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.81%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.60%) Magento
4 2 (0.40%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 239 (48.19%) Azure
2 83 (16.73%) AWS
3 58 (11.69%) SaaS
4 52 (10.48%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (6.85%) Power Platform
6 30 (6.05%) Power Automate
6 30 (6.05%) Serverless
7 29 (5.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 24 (4.84%) PowerApps
9 21 (4.23%) Dynamics 365
10 18 (3.63%) Azure Service Bus
11 17 (3.43%) Azure Logic Apps
12 16 (3.23%) Azure Functions
13 15 (3.02%) GitHub
14 14 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
15 10 (2.02%) Azure AI
16 9 (1.81%) Azure AKS
16 9 (1.81%) GCP
17 8 (1.61%) GitHub Copilot
18 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.60%) HTTPS
2 2 (0.40%) HTTP
2 2 (0.40%) Internet
2 2 (0.40%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.20%) Broadband
3 1 (0.20%) VoIP
3 1 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (18.95%) SQL Server
2 41 (8.27%) Azure SQL Database
3 32 (6.45%) MongoDB
4 23 (4.64%) Power BI
5 21 (4.23%) NoSQL
6 15 (3.02%) Relational Database
7 14 (2.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (1.81%) MySQL
9 8 (1.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 7 (1.41%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.60%) ClickHouse
11 3 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.60%) Redis
12 2 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.40%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.40%) NonStop SQL
12 2 (0.40%) Power Query
13 1 (0.20%) Metadata
13 1 (0.20%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 30 (6.05%) Git
2 8 (1.61%) JIRA
3 5 (1.01%) GitLab
4 4 (0.81%) Claude Code
4 4 (0.81%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.60%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.40%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.40%) MSTest
6 2 (0.40%) NUnit
6 2 (0.40%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.40%) Postman
6 2 (0.40%) Selenium
6 2 (0.40%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.40%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.40%) TestRail
7 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.20%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.20%) REST Assured
General
1 61 (12.30%) Finance
2 54 (10.89%) Social Skills
3 31 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (3.83%) Games
5 14 (2.82%) Banking
6 13 (2.62%) Retail
7 12 (2.42%) Public Sector
8 8 (1.61%) Manufacturing
8 8 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.41%) Legal
10 5 (1.01%) Agriculture
10 5 (1.01%) Automotive
10 5 (1.01%) Back Office
10 5 (1.01%) Law
11 4 (0.81%) Advertising
11 4 (0.81%) Marketing
12 3 (0.60%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.60%) Electronics
13 2 (0.40%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.40%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 276 (55.65%) Developer
2 119 (23.99%) Senior
3 115 (23.19%) Software Engineer
4 111 (22.38%) Software Developer
5 108 (21.77%) .NET Developer
6 101 (20.36%) C# Developer
7 72 (14.52%) Senior Developer
8 69 (13.91%) C# Software Developer
9 67 (13.51%) Lead
10 54 (10.89%) C# Software Engineer
11 44 (8.87%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 41 (8.27%) C# .NET Developer
13 40 (8.06%) Senior Software Developer
13 40 (8.06%) Senior Software Engineer
14 38 (7.66%) Lead Developer
15 36 (7.26%) Senior C# Developer
16 35 (7.06%) .NET Software Developer
17 34 (6.85%) Full-Stack Developer
18 31 (6.25%) .NET Software Engineer
19 23 (4.64%) Senior C# Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 324 (65.32%) .NET
2 120 (24.19%) .NET Core
3 82 (16.53%) ASP.NET
4 70 (14.11%) React
5 53 (10.69%) Vue
6 47 (9.48%) CSS
7 45 (9.07%) HTML
8 39 (7.86%) AngularJS
8 39 (7.86%) RESTful
9 36 (7.26%) .NET Framework
9 36 (7.26%) ASP.NET Core
9 36 (7.26%) REST
10 31 (6.25%) Entity Framework
11 19 (3.83%) ASP.NET Web API
12 18 (3.63%) Blazor
13 16 (3.23%) Node.js
14 13 (2.62%) LINQ
15 9 (1.81%) Flutter
15 9 (1.81%) ML.NET
16 8 (1.61%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.65%) Cloud Native
2 26 (5.24%) Enterprise Software
3 22 (4.44%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (4.44%) Mobile App
4 20 (4.03%) Greenfield Project
4 20 (4.03%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (3.02%) Hedge funds
6 13 (2.62%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.42%) Legacy Code
8 8 (1.61%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.41%) Client/Server
9 7 (1.41%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (1.01%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.01%) Social Network
11 4 (0.81%) Algorithms
11 4 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.81%) Contactless
11 4 (0.81%) Driving Licence
11 4 (0.81%) Java Card
11 4 (0.81%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.61%) Windows
2 7 (1.41%) Android
3 6 (1.21%) Linux
4 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (33.67%) Software Engineering
2 138 (27.82%) Agile
3 133 (26.81%) Full-Stack Development
4 105 (21.17%) CI/CD
5 90 (18.15%) DevOps
6 80 (16.13%) Microservices
7 79 (15.93%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (15.12%) Mentoring
9 67 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
10 61 (12.30%) AI
11 47 (9.48%) SDLC
12 39 (7.86%) Computer Science
12 39 (7.86%) TDD
13 33 (6.65%) Business Intelligence
14 32 (6.45%) Test Automation
15 31 (6.25%) Fintech
16 30 (6.05%) Technical Leadership
17 28 (5.65%) Scrum
18 26 (5.24%) Roadmaps
19 24 (4.84%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 159 (32.06%) SQL
2 117 (23.59%) JavaScript
3 66 (13.31%) Python
4 63 (12.70%) Java
5 55 (11.09%) TypeScript
6 22 (4.44%) C++
7 19 (3.83%) PHP
8 9 (1.81%) PowerShell
8 9 (1.81%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.61%) Go
10 7 (1.41%) Bash
11 6 (1.21%) Bicep
12 3 (0.60%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.40%) C
13 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.40%) Embedded C
14 1 (0.20%) Kusto Query Language
14 1 (0.20%) Objective-C
14 1 (0.20%) Swift
14 1 (0.20%) VB
Qualifications
1 45 (9.07%) Degree
2 27 (5.44%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (1.61%) AWS Certification
3 8 (1.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
3 8 (1.61%) Azure Certification
3 8 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (1.61%) TOGAF Certification
4 4 (0.81%) DBS Check
5 3 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.45%) QA
2 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 14443
2 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 7816
2 4 (0.81%) SLA
3 3 (0.60%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.40%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.20%) GDPR
5 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 36 (7.26%) Docker
2 3 (0.60%) Firmware
3 2 (0.40%) Embedded Firmware
3 2 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (6.85%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.63%) Terraform
3 3 (0.60%) Grafana
4 2 (0.40%) Ansible
4 2 (0.40%) Control-M
4 2 (0.40%) Docker Swarm
Vendors
1 119 (23.99%) Microsoft
2 6 (1.21%) OpenAI
3 5 (1.01%) Google
3 5 (1.01%) Xamarin
4 4 (0.81%) Facebook
5 3 (0.60%) Splunk
6 2 (0.40%) Adyen
6 2 (0.40%) Apple
6 2 (0.40%) Atlassian
6 2 (0.40%) Foundry
6 2 (0.40%) Sony
6 2 (0.40%) VMware
6 2 (0.40%) Yahoo!
7 1 (0.20%) Databricks
7 1 (0.20%) Optimizely
7 1 (0.20%) Sage
7 1 (0.20%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.20%) WooCommerce