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 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 83 28
Rank change year-on-year +34 -55 +1
Permanent jobs citing C# 287 87 417
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.81% 2.50% 5.60%
As % of the Programming Languages category 18.41% 12.10% 21.46%
Number of salaries quoted 266 78 265
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,050 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,250 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £72,500
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 1,559 719 1,943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.25% 20.65% 26.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,135 490 1,217
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £82,500
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 21 September 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 21 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
Somerset +27 90 £50,000 -17.70% 12
Bristol -5 67 £57,000 +1.33% 42
Devon +15 61 £55,000 +96.43% 9
Dorset +14 30 £47,500 - 5
Wiltshire -12 19 £55,000 +29.41% 6
Gloucestershire -54 19 £52,500 - 33
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 (2.79%) Confluence
2 5 (1.74%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.39%) WordPress
4 2 (0.70%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.35%) Apache
5 1 (0.35%) JBoss
Applications
1 4 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 141 (49.13%) Azure
2 43 (14.98%) Power Platform
3 34 (11.85%) AWS
4 30 (10.45%) GitHub
5 29 (10.10%) Azure AI
6 27 (9.41%) GitHub Copilot
6 27 (9.41%) Microsoft 365
7 23 (8.01%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (5.23%) SaaS
9 6 (2.09%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.74%) GCP
10 5 (1.74%) Google Play
10 5 (1.74%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.05%) Figma
12 2 (0.70%) Azure API Management
12 2 (0.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 2 (0.70%) Snowflake
13 1 (0.35%) Anthropic Claude
13 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.09%) Internet
2 4 (1.39%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.35%) Modbus
3 1 (0.35%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (17.07%) SQL Server
2 41 (14.29%) MongoDB
3 38 (13.24%) Azure SQL Database
4 16 (5.57%) Power BI
5 13 (4.53%) Elasticsearch
6 9 (3.14%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (2.44%) Geospatial Data
7 7 (2.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (2.09%) MySQL
9 4 (1.39%) OLAP
9 4 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.39%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (1.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (1.05%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.35%) MariaDB
11 1 (0.35%) Power Query
11 1 (0.35%) Redis
11 1 (0.35%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.35%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 29 (10.10%) Git
2 18 (6.27%) JIRA
3 11 (3.83%) Visual Studio
4 9 (3.14%) Jenkins
5 8 (2.79%) TeamCity
6 7 (2.44%) MSI
7 6 (2.09%) NUnit
8 5 (1.74%) Postman
9 3 (1.05%) GitLab
9 3 (1.05%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (1.05%) SoapUI
9 3 (1.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (1.05%) Subversion
9 3 (1.05%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.70%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.70%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.70%) Selenium
10 2 (0.70%) TestRail
11 1 (0.35%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.35%) Vite
General
1 45 (15.68%) Social Skills
2 23 (8.01%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (6.97%) Finance
4 13 (4.53%) Electronics
4 13 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
6 9 (3.14%) Advertising
6 9 (3.14%) Aerospace
6 9 (3.14%) Marketing
7 8 (2.79%) Military
8 7 (2.44%) Games
8 7 (2.44%) Local Government
9 6 (2.09%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.74%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.39%) Aviation
12 3 (1.05%) Avionics
12 3 (1.05%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.70%) Banking
13 2 (0.70%) Law
14 1 (0.35%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 123 (42.86%) Developer
2 72 (25.09%) Software Engineer
3 57 (19.86%) Senior
4 54 (18.82%) .NET Developer
5 35 (12.20%) Software Developer
6 28 (9.76%) Lead
6 28 (9.76%) Senior Software Engineer
7 26 (9.06%) Architect
7 26 (9.06%) Solutions Architect
8 24 (8.36%) Senior Developer
9 20 (6.97%) Analyst
10 16 (5.57%) Team Leader
11 13 (4.53%) Graduate
12 12 (4.18%) Support Analyst
13 11 (3.83%) C# Software Engineer
13 11 (3.83%) Full-Stack Developer
13 11 (3.83%) Support Team Leader
14 9 (3.14%) Graduate Developer
14 9 (3.14%) Graduate Software Developer
14 9 (3.14%) Software Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (50.17%) .NET
2 72 (25.09%) .NET Core
3 55 (19.16%) ASP.NET
3 55 (19.16%) HTML
4 53 (18.47%) WPF
5 52 (18.12%) CSS
6 45 (15.68%) ASP.NET Core
7 44 (15.33%) .NET Framework
8 32 (11.15%) React
8 32 (11.15%) Vue
9 30 (10.45%) RESTful
10 29 (10.10%) AngularJS
11 26 (9.06%) Blazor
12 25 (8.71%) ML.NET
13 15 (5.23%) Entity Framework
13 15 (5.23%) MFC
13 15 (5.23%) Node.js
14 14 (4.88%) REST
14 14 (4.88%) XML
15 13 (4.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.80%) Legacy Systems
2 21 (7.32%) Cloud Native
3 15 (5.23%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.83%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (3.83%) Mobile App
5 10 (3.48%) Onboarding
6 8 (2.79%) NHS
7 7 (2.44%) Driving Licence
8 6 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (2.09%) Robotics
8 6 (2.09%) Vector Graphics
9 5 (1.74%) Digital TV
9 5 (1.74%) iPhone
9 5 (1.74%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.39%) Embedded Systems
11 3 (1.05%) AI Agents
11 3 (1.05%) Data Centre
11 3 (1.05%) PKI
11 3 (1.05%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.70%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 41 (14.29%) Windows
2 14 (4.88%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.53%) Android
4 8 (2.79%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.44%) Linux
6 6 (2.09%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.05%) Unix
8 2 (0.70%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.35%) CentOS
9 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (37.98%) Agile
2 96 (33.45%) CI/CD
3 95 (33.10%) Software Engineering
4 72 (25.09%) AI
5 68 (23.69%) Full-Stack Development
6 61 (21.25%) Problem-Solving
7 50 (17.42%) Microservices
8 48 (16.72%) Mentoring
9 46 (16.03%) Machine Learning
10 42 (14.63%) DevOps
11 32 (11.15%) Software Architecture
12 30 (10.45%) LLM
12 30 (10.45%) Test Automation
13 24 (8.36%) Continuous Improvement
13 24 (8.36%) SDLC
13 24 (8.36%) SOLID
14 22 (7.67%) Computer Science
15 21 (7.32%) Containerisation
16 20 (6.97%) Scrum
17 18 (6.27%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 130 (45.30%) SQL
2 72 (25.09%) JavaScript
3 60 (20.91%) Python
4 40 (13.94%) C++
5 27 (9.41%) TypeScript
6 23 (8.01%) Java
7 11 (3.83%) PHP
8 8 (2.79%) Bicep
8 8 (2.79%) T-SQL
9 6 (2.09%) C
10 4 (1.39%) COBOL
10 4 (1.39%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (1.05%) Ada
11 3 (1.05%) Ada 95
11 3 (1.05%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.05%) Rust
11 3 (1.05%) VB
11 3 (1.05%) VB.NET
11 3 (1.05%) VBA
12 2 (0.70%) XAML
Qualifications
1 34 (11.85%) Degree
2 23 (8.01%) Security Cleared
3 19 (6.62%) SC Cleared
4 18 (6.27%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.09%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.70%) HNC
7 2 (0.70%) HND
8 1 (0.35%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.35%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.76%) QA
2 11 (3.83%) Accessibility
3 8 (2.79%) WCAG
4 7 (2.44%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.44%) NCSC
5 3 (1.05%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 50 (17.42%) Docker
2 2 (0.70%) Firmware
3 1 (0.35%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 49 (17.07%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.05%) Ansible
Vendors
1 117 (40.77%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.53%) Google
3 9 (3.14%) Facebook
4 2 (0.70%) Foundry
4 2 (0.70%) Keysight
4 2 (0.70%) OpenAI
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle
5 1 (0.35%) Atlassian
5 1 (0.35%) Cisco
5 1 (0.35%) TOWER Software