C# Developer Job Trends in the South East

C# Developer
England > South East

The median C# Developer salary in the South East is £51,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 September 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 259 172
Rank change year-on-year +17 -87 -51
Permanent jobs requiring a C# Developer 85 37 185
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.47% 0.41% 1.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.46% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 70 36 148
10th Percentile £40,000 £30,625 £38,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £54,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.07% -9.58% +2.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,500 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 17,128 8,121 12,456
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.82% 89.40% 95.81%
Number of salaries quoted 12,212 4,458 7,532
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,835
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -1.64% -7.57%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £58,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.45% - -8.33%

C# Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

C# Developer job vacancy trend in the South East

C# Developer
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for C# Developer job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for C# Developer job vacancies in the South East

C# Developer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# Developer in the South East over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for C# Developer in the South East

C# Developer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# Developer within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 September 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
Thames Valley +40 42 £47,500 -20.83% 2
Surrey -1 30 £60,000 +11.63% 7
Oxfordshire -15 18 £44,500 -31.54% 1
Berkshire +31 12 £50,000 -9.09% 1
Buckinghamshire +10 12 £51,500 +28.75%
Isle of Wight - 6 £45,000 -
Kent -16 5 £25,000 -37.50% 2
Hampshire -53 1 £60,000 +10.60%
West Sussex - 1 £49,750 -
C# Developer
England

C# Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 9 September 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 South East region featuring C# Developer in the job title.

1 85 (100.00%) C#
2 69 (81.18%) .NET
3 31 (36.47%) Full-Stack Development
4 30 (35.29%) CSS
5 28 (32.94%) HTML
5 28 (32.94%) Software Engineering
6 27 (31.76%) Azure
7 22 (25.88%) SQL Server
8 21 (24.71%) SQL
9 18 (21.18%) ASP.NET
9 18 (21.18%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (20.00%) SaaS
11 16 (18.82%) AWS
11 16 (18.82%) JavaScript
11 16 (18.82%) Microservices
12 15 (17.65%) Agile
12 15 (17.65%) SDLC
13 14 (16.47%) Vue
14 13 (15.29%) .NET Framework
14 13 (15.29%) Entity Framework
14 13 (15.29%) Web Development
15 12 (14.12%) Clean Code
15 12 (14.12%) CQRS
15 12 (14.12%) jQuery
15 12 (14.12%) Product Vision
15 12 (14.12%) Resource Allocation
16 11 (12.94%) MySQL
16 11 (12.94%) Problem-Solving
16 11 (12.94%) React
17 10 (11.76%) .NET Core

C# Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (2.35%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (3.53%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 27 (31.76%) Azure
2 17 (20.00%) SaaS
3 16 (18.82%) AWS
4 7 (8.24%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.53%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (2.35%) Anthropic Claude
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (25.88%) SQL Server
2 11 (12.94%) MySQL
3 8 (9.41%) Relational Database
4 6 (7.06%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (11.76%) Git
2 4 (4.71%) Visual Studio
3 2 (2.35%) Claude Code
3 2 (2.35%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (2.35%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 8 (9.41%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (8.24%) Public Sector
3 6 (7.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (7.06%) Law
4 5 (5.88%) Electronics
4 5 (5.88%) Finance
4 5 (5.88%) Manufacturing
5 4 (4.71%) Games
5 4 (4.71%) Retail
5 4 (4.71%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (81.18%) .NET
2 30 (35.29%) CSS
3 28 (32.94%) HTML
4 18 (21.18%) ASP.NET
5 14 (16.47%) Vue
6 13 (15.29%) .NET Framework
6 13 (15.29%) Entity Framework
7 12 (14.12%) jQuery
8 11 (12.94%) React
9 10 (11.76%) .NET Core
9 10 (11.76%) AngularJS
10 9 (10.59%) ASP.NET Core
11 8 (9.41%) REST
12 5 (5.88%) ASP.NET MVC
13 3 (3.53%) Blazor
13 3 (3.53%) WinForms
14 2 (2.35%) ASP.NET Web API
14 2 (2.35%) ASP.NET Web Forms
14 2 (2.35%) LESS
15 1 (1.18%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.53%) Distributed Systems
1 3 (3.53%) Low-Code
2 2 (2.35%) Mobile App
2 2 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.18%) AI Agents
3 1 (1.18%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.18%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.18%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (36.47%) Full-Stack Development
2 28 (32.94%) Software Engineering
3 18 (21.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (18.82%) Microservices
5 15 (17.65%) Agile
5 15 (17.65%) SDLC
6 13 (15.29%) Web Development
7 12 (14.12%) Clean Code
7 12 (14.12%) CQRS
7 12 (14.12%) Product Vision
7 12 (14.12%) Resource Allocation
8 11 (12.94%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (11.76%) OO
10 9 (10.59%) Code Quality
10 9 (10.59%) MVC
11 8 (9.41%) OOP
12 7 (8.24%) DevOps
12 7 (8.24%) Project Management
12 7 (8.24%) Test Automation
13 6 (7.06%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 85 (100.00%) C#
2 21 (24.71%) SQL
3 16 (18.82%) JavaScript
4 5 (5.88%) TypeScript
5 3 (3.53%) PHP
6 2 (2.35%) C++
6 2 (2.35%) Java
6 2 (2.35%) VB.NET
7 1 (1.18%) Python
7 1 (1.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (11.76%) Degree
2 6 (7.06%) Master's Degree
2 6 (7.06%) SC Cleared
2 6 (7.06%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.35%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 7 (8.24%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.35%) OpenAI
2 2 (2.35%) Oracle