C# Job Trends in the South West

C#
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring C# skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 74 30
Rank change year-on-year +25 -44 +6
Permanent jobs citing C# 293 98 444
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 3.12% 2.82% 5.48%
As % of the Programming Languages category 19.30% 12.86% 21.48%
Number of salaries quoted 274 88 340
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £71,375
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

All Programming Languages
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,518 762 2,067
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 16.16% 21.96% 25.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,097 519 1,466
10th Percentile £34,200 £30,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £61,206
% change year-on-year +4.00% +2.11% -5.84%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

C# job vacancy trend in the South West

C#
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing C#.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing C#

C#
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing C# in the South West over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Salary histogram for C# in the South West

C#
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
Somerset +23 94 £50,000 -21.57% 6
Bristol +2 69 £57,000 +4.11% 34
Devon +13 60 £55,000 +48.15% 13
Dorset +12 30 £47,500 - 4
Gloucestershire -52 20 £52,500 - 30
Wiltshire -10 19 £55,000 +18.28% 4
C#
England

C#
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 8 (2.73%) Confluence
2 4 (1.37%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.37%) WordPress
3 2 (0.68%) NServiceBus
4 1 (0.34%) Apache
4 1 (0.34%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 142 (48.46%) Azure
2 42 (14.33%) Power Platform
3 32 (10.92%) GitHub
4 31 (10.58%) AWS
5 29 (9.90%) GitHub Copilot
6 28 (9.56%) Azure AI
7 26 (8.87%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (8.19%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (5.80%) SaaS
10 5 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.71%) GCP
10 5 (1.71%) Google Play
10 5 (1.71%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.37%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.02%) Figma
13 2 (0.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 1 (0.34%) Azure AKS
14 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
14 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
14 1 (0.34%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.05%) Internet
2 4 (1.37%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.34%) Modbus
3 1 (0.34%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (16.72%) SQL Server
2 43 (14.68%) MongoDB
3 40 (13.65%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (5.12%) Power BI
5 14 (4.78%) Elasticsearch
6 9 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (2.73%) MySQL
8 7 (2.39%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.37%) OLAP
9 4 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.68%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.34%) MariaDB
11 1 (0.34%) Power Query
11 1 (0.34%) Redis
11 1 (0.34%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.34%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 29 (9.90%) Git
2 19 (6.48%) JIRA
3 8 (2.73%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.39%) MSI
4 7 (2.39%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.71%) Postman
5 5 (1.71%) TeamCity
6 4 (1.37%) NUnit
7 3 (1.02%) Rational DOORS
7 3 (1.02%) SoapUI
7 3 (1.02%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (1.02%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.68%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.68%) GitLab
8 2 (0.68%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.68%) Selenium
8 2 (0.68%) Subversion
8 2 (0.68%) TestRail
9 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.34%) Maven
General
1 44 (15.02%) Social Skills
2 23 (7.85%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (7.17%) Finance
4 13 (4.44%) Electronics
4 13 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (3.41%) Advertising
5 10 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
5 10 (3.41%) Marketing
6 9 (3.07%) Aerospace
7 8 (2.73%) Military
8 7 (2.39%) Games
8 7 (2.39%) Local Government
9 6 (2.05%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.71%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.37%) Aviation
12 3 (1.02%) Avionics
12 3 (1.02%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.68%) Banking
13 2 (0.68%) Law
13 2 (0.68%) Retail
Job Titles
1 130 (44.37%) Developer
2 72 (24.57%) Software Engineer
3 59 (20.14%) .NET Developer
3 59 (20.14%) Senior
4 42 (14.33%) Software Developer
5 29 (9.90%) Senior Software Engineer
6 26 (8.87%) Architect
6 26 (8.87%) Lead
6 26 (8.87%) Senior Developer
6 26 (8.87%) Solutions Architect
7 21 (7.17%) Analyst
8 15 (5.12%) Team Leader
9 13 (4.44%) Graduate
10 12 (4.10%) Support Analyst
11 11 (3.75%) .NET Software Developer
11 11 (3.75%) Support Team Leader
12 10 (3.41%) Graduate Developer
12 10 (3.41%) Graduate Software Developer
13 9 (3.07%) Software Analyst
13 9 (3.07%) Software Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 149 (50.85%) .NET
2 75 (25.60%) .NET Core
3 59 (20.14%) ASP.NET
4 55 (18.77%) HTML
5 54 (18.43%) WPF
6 51 (17.41%) CSS
7 47 (16.04%) ASP.NET Core
8 42 (14.33%) .NET Framework
9 33 (11.26%) React
9 33 (11.26%) Vue
10 30 (10.24%) RESTful
11 27 (9.22%) AngularJS
11 27 (9.22%) Blazor
12 26 (8.87%) ML.NET
13 16 (5.46%) REST
14 15 (5.12%) MFC
14 15 (5.12%) Node.js
15 14 (4.78%) Web Services
15 14 (4.78%) XML
16 13 (4.44%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.58%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (6.83%) Cloud Native
3 14 (4.78%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.75%) Mobile App
5 10 (3.41%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.41%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.39%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.39%) NHS
7 6 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.05%) Robotics
7 6 (2.05%) Vector Graphics
8 5 (1.71%) Digital TV
8 5 (1.71%) iPhone
8 5 (1.71%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.37%) Embedded Systems
10 3 (1.02%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.02%) PKI
10 3 (1.02%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.68%) Security Posture
12 1 (0.34%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 41 (13.99%) Windows
2 14 (4.78%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.44%) Android
4 9 (3.07%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.39%) Linux
6 6 (2.05%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.02%) Unix
8 2 (0.68%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.34%) CentOS
9 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (39.25%) Agile
2 95 (32.42%) CI/CD
2 95 (32.42%) Software Engineering
3 70 (23.89%) AI
4 68 (23.21%) Full-Stack Development
5 60 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (17.41%) Microservices
7 47 (16.04%) Machine Learning
7 47 (16.04%) Mentoring
8 41 (13.99%) DevOps
9 30 (10.24%) Software Architecture
9 30 (10.24%) Test Automation
10 28 (9.56%) LLM
11 25 (8.53%) SOLID
12 24 (8.19%) Containerisation
12 24 (8.19%) SDLC
13 23 (7.85%) Computer Science
13 23 (7.85%) Continuous Improvement
14 21 (7.17%) Scrum
15 19 (6.48%) API Design
Programming Languages
1 134 (45.73%) SQL
2 78 (26.62%) JavaScript
3 59 (20.14%) Python
4 39 (13.31%) C++
5 28 (9.56%) TypeScript
6 23 (7.85%) Java
7 12 (4.10%) PHP
8 8 (2.73%) T-SQL
9 7 (2.39%) Bicep
10 5 (1.71%) C
11 4 (1.37%) COBOL
11 4 (1.37%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (1.02%) Ada
12 3 (1.02%) Ada 95
12 3 (1.02%) Go
12 3 (1.02%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.02%) Rust
12 3 (1.02%) VB
12 3 (1.02%) VB.NET
12 3 (1.02%) VBA
Qualifications
1 36 (12.29%) Degree
2 23 (7.85%) Security Cleared
3 19 (6.48%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (6.48%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (2.05%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.68%) HNC
6 2 (0.68%) HND
6 2 (0.68%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.56%) QA
2 11 (3.75%) Accessibility
3 8 (2.73%) WCAG
4 7 (2.39%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.39%) NCSC
5 3 (1.02%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 55 (18.77%) Docker
2 2 (0.68%) Firmware
3 1 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 55 (18.77%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.02%) Ansible
Vendors
1 114 (38.91%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.78%) Google
3 10 (3.41%) Facebook
4 3 (1.02%) Oracle
5 2 (0.68%) Keysight
5 2 (0.68%) MuleSoft
6 1 (0.34%) Atlassian
6 1 (0.34%) Cisco
6 1 (0.34%) Foundry
6 1 (0.34%) OpenAI
6 1 (0.34%) TOWER Software