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 30 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 77 30
Rank change year-on-year +30 -47 +5
Permanent jobs citing C# 295 96 427
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 3.11% 2.75% 5.42%
As % of the Programming Languages category 19.34% 12.68% 21.19%
Number of salaries quoted 276 86 315
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £71,250
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 1,525 757 2,015
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 16.09% 21.72% 25.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,103 518 1,393
10th Percentile £33,900 £30,525 £33,750
25th Percentile £43,750 £38,563 £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 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £81,450
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -3.85%

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 30 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 30 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 +28 94 £50,000 -28.57% 5
Bristol +3 69 £57,000 +4.59% 22
Devon +18 61 £55,000 +48.15% 10
Dorset +13 30 £47,500 - 3
Gloucestershire -50 21 £52,500 - 13
Wiltshire -10 19 £55,000 +18.28% 3
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 (2.71%) Confluence
2 4 (1.36%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.36%) 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
1 144 (48.81%) Azure
2 42 (14.24%) Power Platform
3 32 (10.85%) GitHub
4 31 (10.51%) AWS
5 29 (9.83%) GitHub Copilot
6 28 (9.49%) Azure AI
7 26 (8.81%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (8.14%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (5.76%) SaaS
10 5 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.69%) GCP
10 5 (1.69%) Google Play
10 5 (1.69%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.36%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.02%) Figma
13 2 (0.68%) Azure API Management
13 2 (0.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 1 (0.34%) Anthropic Claude
14 1 (0.34%) Azure AKS
14 1 (0.34%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.03%) Internet
2 4 (1.36%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.34%) Modbus
3 1 (0.34%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (16.95%) SQL Server
2 43 (14.58%) MongoDB
3 40 (13.56%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (5.08%) Power BI
5 14 (4.75%) Elasticsearch
6 9 (3.05%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (2.71%) MySQL
8 7 (2.37%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (2.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.36%) OLAP
9 4 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (1.36%) 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 (9.83%) Git
2 19 (6.44%) JIRA
3 8 (2.71%) Jenkins
3 8 (2.71%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.37%) MSI
5 5 (1.69%) Postman
5 5 (1.69%) TeamCity
6 4 (1.36%) 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%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
General
1 44 (14.92%) Social Skills
2 23 (7.80%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (7.12%) Finance
4 13 (4.41%) Electronics
4 13 (4.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (3.39%) Advertising
5 10 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
5 10 (3.39%) Marketing
6 9 (3.05%) Aerospace
7 8 (2.71%) Military
8 7 (2.37%) Games
8 7 (2.37%) Local Government
9 6 (2.03%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.69%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.36%) 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
1 131 (44.41%) Developer
2 73 (24.75%) Software Engineer
3 60 (20.34%) .NET Developer
4 59 (20.00%) Senior
5 41 (13.90%) Software Developer
6 29 (9.83%) Senior Software Engineer
7 26 (8.81%) Architect
7 26 (8.81%) Lead
7 26 (8.81%) Senior Developer
7 26 (8.81%) Solutions Architect
8 21 (7.12%) Analyst
9 15 (5.08%) Team Leader
10 14 (4.75%) Graduate
11 12 (4.07%) Support Analyst
12 11 (3.73%) .NET Software Developer
12 11 (3.73%) Support Team Leader
13 10 (3.39%) Graduate Developer
13 10 (3.39%) Graduate Software Developer
14 9 (3.05%) Software Analyst
14 9 (3.05%) Software Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (50.85%) .NET
2 76 (25.76%) .NET Core
3 59 (20.00%) ASP.NET
4 55 (18.64%) HTML
5 54 (18.31%) WPF
6 51 (17.29%) CSS
7 47 (15.93%) ASP.NET Core
8 42 (14.24%) .NET Framework
9 33 (11.19%) React
9 33 (11.19%) Vue
10 31 (10.51%) RESTful
11 27 (9.15%) Blazor
12 26 (8.81%) AngularJS
12 26 (8.81%) ML.NET
13 15 (5.08%) MFC
13 15 (5.08%) Node.js
13 15 (5.08%) REST
14 14 (4.75%) Web Services
14 14 (4.75%) XML
15 13 (4.41%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.51%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (6.78%) Cloud Native
3 14 (4.75%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.73%) Mobile App
5 10 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.39%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.37%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.37%) NHS
7 6 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.03%) Robotics
7 6 (2.03%) Vector Graphics
8 5 (1.69%) Digital TV
8 5 (1.69%) iPhone
8 5 (1.69%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.36%) Embedded Systems
10 3 (1.02%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.02%) PKI
10 3 (1.02%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.68%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.68%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 41 (13.90%) Windows
2 14 (4.75%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.41%) Android
4 9 (3.05%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.37%) Linux
6 6 (2.03%) 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
1 116 (39.32%) Agile
2 96 (32.54%) Software Engineering
3 95 (32.20%) CI/CD
4 70 (23.73%) AI
5 68 (23.05%) Full-Stack Development
6 60 (20.34%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (17.29%) Microservices
8 47 (15.93%) Machine Learning
8 47 (15.93%) Mentoring
9 41 (13.90%) DevOps
10 30 (10.17%) Software Architecture
10 30 (10.17%) Test Automation
11 28 (9.49%) LLM
12 25 (8.47%) SOLID
13 24 (8.14%) Computer Science
13 24 (8.14%) Containerisation
13 24 (8.14%) SDLC
14 23 (7.80%) Continuous Improvement
15 21 (7.12%) Scrum
16 19 (6.44%) API Design
Programming Languages
1 136 (46.10%) SQL
2 77 (26.10%) JavaScript
3 59 (20.00%) Python
4 39 (13.22%) C++
5 27 (9.15%) TypeScript
6 23 (7.80%) Java
7 13 (4.41%) PHP
8 8 (2.71%) T-SQL
9 7 (2.37%) Bicep
10 5 (1.69%) C
11 4 (1.36%) COBOL
11 4 (1.36%) 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 (12.20%) Degree
2 23 (7.80%) Security Cleared
3 19 (6.44%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (6.44%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.37%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (2.03%) 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 (9.49%) QA
2 11 (3.73%) Accessibility
3 8 (2.71%) WCAG
4 7 (2.37%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.37%) NCSC
5 3 (1.02%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 55 (18.64%) Docker
2 2 (0.68%) Firmware
3 1 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 55 (18.64%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.02%) Ansible
Vendors
1 116 (39.32%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.75%) Google
3 10 (3.39%) 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