Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 16 April 2021

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for C# skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C# over the 6 months to 16 April 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

C#
UK > Northern Ireland
6 months to
16 Apr 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 9 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -7 0 +4
Permanent jobs citing C# 81 157 283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 22.07% 28.34% 36.66%
As % of the Programming Languages category 28.13% 42.90% 47.80%
Number of salaries quoted 58 102 186
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £31,625 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +2.41% +10.67%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +11.11%

C# is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for coding skills.

All Programming Languages
Northern Ireland
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 288 366 592
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 78.47% 66.06% 76.68%
Number of salaries quoted 185 256 361
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% - +8.97%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing C# as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for C# in Northern Ireland

C#
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing C# in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for C# in Northern Ireland

C#
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 16 April 2021.

Salary histogram for C# in Northern Ireland

C#
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 16 April 2021. 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
Job
Vacancies
County Antrim -6 71 £40,000 -5.88% 28
County Armagh +1 4 £37,500 -6.25%
County Londonderry +2 2 £32,500 -11.56% 1
C#
UK

For the 6 months to 16 April 2021, IT jobs citing C# also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northern Ireland region with a requirement for C#.

1 47 (58.02%) Software Engineering
2 41 (50.62%) Java
3 35 (43.21%) .NET
4 34 (41.98%) Agile Software Development
5 33 (40.74%) JavaScript
6 29 (35.80%) SQL
7 26 (32.10%) OO
8 25 (30.86%) Mentoring
9 23 (28.40%) C++
10 20 (24.69%) Windows
11 19 (23.46%) AngularJS
12 18 (22.22%) HTML
13 17 (20.99%) SQL Server
13 17 (20.99%) CSS
13 17 (20.99%) Computer Science
13 17 (20.99%) Test Automation
14 15 (18.52%) Azure
15 13 (16.05%) Electronics
16 12 (14.81%) Manufacturing
16 12 (14.81%) Python
16 12 (14.81%) Node.js
16 12 (14.81%) REST
16 12 (14.81%) Refactoring
17 11 (13.58%) .NET Framework
17 11 (13.58%) OOD
17 11 (13.58%) Scrum
17 11 (13.58%) Continuous Improvement
18 10 (12.35%) React
18 10 (12.35%) Requirements Gathering
18 10 (12.35%) Linux

C#
Co-occurring IT Skills in Northern Ireland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (1.23%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 15 (18.52%) Azure
2 3 (3.70%) AWS
2 3 (3.70%) GitHub
3 1 (1.23%) IBM Blueworks
3 1 (1.23%) PaaS
3 1 (1.23%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.23%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.64%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (20.99%) SQL Server
2 8 (9.88%) MySQL
3 6 (7.41%) NoSQL
4 5 (6.17%) MongoDB
4 5 (6.17%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (3.70%) RDBMS
5 3 (3.70%) Relational Database
6 1 (1.23%) Power BI
6 1 (1.23%) QlikView
6 1 (1.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (1.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (9.88%) Git (software)
2 6 (7.41%) Selenium
3 5 (6.17%) Team Foundation Server
4 3 (3.70%) JIRA
4 3 (3.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (3.70%) Visual Studio
5 2 (2.47%) Jenkins
6 1 (1.23%) Appium
6 1 (1.23%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (1.23%) Cucumber
6 1 (1.23%) Postman
6 1 (1.23%) Ranorex
6 1 (1.23%) SoapUI
6 1 (1.23%) SpecFlow
6 1 (1.23%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 13 (16.05%) Electronics
2 12 (14.81%) Manufacturing
3 5 (6.17%) Public Sector
4 2 (2.47%) Finance
5 1 (1.23%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 45 (55.56%) Developer
2 30 (37.04%) Software Developer
3 27 (33.33%) Software Engineer
4 8 (9.88%) Java Developer
5 7 (8.64%) Lead Developer
5 7 (8.64%) Lead Software Developer
5 7 (8.64%) Senior Developer
6 6 (7.41%) Senior Software Developer
7 3 (3.70%) Backend Developer
7 3 (3.70%) C# Software Engineer
8 2 (2.47%) .NET Developer
8 2 (2.47%) .NET Software Developer
8 2 (2.47%) Architect
8 2 (2.47%) Cloud Architect
8 2 (2.47%) Mobile Developer
8 2 (2.47%) Senior Software Engineer
9 1 (1.23%) Principal Software Engineer
9 1 (1.23%) Senior C# Developer
9 1 (1.23%) Software Tester
9 1 (1.23%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (43.21%) .NET
2 19 (23.46%) AngularJS
3 18 (22.22%) HTML
4 17 (20.99%) CSS
5 12 (14.81%) Node.js
5 12 (14.81%) REST
6 11 (13.58%) .NET Framework
7 10 (12.35%) React
8 8 (9.88%) ASP.NET
9 7 (8.64%) Vue.js
9 7 (8.64%) XML
10 6 (7.41%) Web Services
11 5 (6.17%) Ajax
11 5 (6.17%) JSON
11 5 (6.17%) Laravel
11 5 (6.17%) Middleware
11 5 (6.17%) SOAP
11 5 (6.17%) Symfony
11 5 (6.17%) XSLT
12 4 (4.94%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.17%) Data Centre
1 5 (6.17%) Smart City
2 4 (4.94%) Internet of Things
2 4 (4.94%) Mobile App
3 2 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (2.47%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (2.47%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (2.47%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (2.47%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.23%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.23%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.23%) Derivative
4 1 (1.23%) Robotics
4 1 (1.23%) User Experience
Operating Systems
1 20 (24.69%) Windows
2 10 (12.35%) Linux
3 1 (1.23%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (1.23%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (58.02%) Software Engineering
2 34 (41.98%) Agile Software Development
3 26 (32.10%) OO
4 25 (30.86%) Mentoring
5 17 (20.99%) Computer Science
5 17 (20.99%) Test Automation
6 12 (14.81%) Refactoring
7 11 (13.58%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (13.58%) OOD
7 11 (13.58%) Scrum
8 10 (12.35%) Physics
8 10 (12.35%) Requirements Gathering
9 8 (9.88%) MVC
9 8 (9.88%) User Stories
10 7 (8.64%) Data Engineering
10 7 (8.64%) DevOps
10 7 (8.64%) Front End Development
10 7 (8.64%) Microservices
10 7 (8.64%) Mobile Development
10 7 (8.64%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 41 (50.62%) Java
2 33 (40.74%) JavaScript
3 29 (35.80%) SQL
4 23 (28.40%) C++
5 12 (14.81%) Python
6 9 (11.11%) Go
7 8 (9.88%) TypeScript
8 5 (6.17%) PHP
8 5 (6.17%) PL/SQL
9 3 (3.70%) VB.NET
10 2 (2.47%) C
11 1 (1.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (12.35%) Degree
2 8 (9.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (8.64%) HNC
3 7 (8.64%) HND
4 3 (3.70%) Security Cleared
5 2 (2.47%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.23%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.70%) QA
2 2 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (2.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (11.11%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (7.41%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.17%) Oracle
2 5 (6.17%) Xamarin
3 4 (4.94%) Google
4 1 (1.23%) Blue Prism
4 1 (1.23%) Red Hat