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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 82 29
Rank change year-on-year +33 -53 +4
Permanent jobs citing C# 290 90 418
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 3.00% 2.61% 5.46%
As % of the Programming Languages category 18.90% 12.41% 21.14%
Number of salaries quoted 271 81 295
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £64,375 £63,750 £63,625
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £72,000
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 1,534 725 1,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 15.87% 21.01% 25.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,120 492 1,327
10th Percentile £33,675 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,375 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £81,900
England median annual salary £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +2.36% +1.60% -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 5 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 5 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 +25 93 £50,000 -21.57% 7
Bristol +1 66 £57,000 +6.54% 36
Devon +19 60 £55,000 +71.88% 10
Dorset +13 30 £47,500 +2.70% 4
Gloucestershire -47 21 £52,500 - 16
Wiltshire -5 19 £55,000 +23.60% 5
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 (2.76%) Confluence
2 4 (1.38%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.38%) WordPress
3 2 (0.69%) NServiceBus
4 1 (0.34%) Apache
4 1 (0.34%) JBoss
Applications
1 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 142 (48.97%) Azure
2 42 (14.48%) Power Platform
3 32 (11.03%) AWS
3 32 (11.03%) GitHub
4 29 (10.00%) GitHub Copilot
5 28 (9.66%) Azure AI
6 26 (8.97%) Microsoft 365
7 24 (8.28%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (5.17%) SaaS
9 5 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.72%) GCP
9 5 (1.72%) Google Play
9 5 (1.72%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.38%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.03%) Figma
12 2 (0.69%) Azure API Management
12 2 (0.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
13 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
13 1 (0.34%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.07%) Internet
2 4 (1.38%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.34%) Modbus
3 1 (0.34%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (16.21%) SQL Server
2 43 (14.83%) MongoDB
3 40 (13.79%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (5.17%) Power BI
5 14 (4.83%) Elasticsearch
6 9 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (2.76%) MySQL
8 7 (2.41%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (2.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.38%) OLAP
9 4 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.38%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (1.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.69%) 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 (10.00%) Git
2 18 (6.21%) JIRA
3 9 (3.10%) Visual Studio
4 8 (2.76%) Jenkins
5 7 (2.41%) MSI
6 6 (2.07%) TeamCity
7 5 (1.72%) NUnit
7 5 (1.72%) Postman
8 3 (1.03%) Rational DOORS
8 3 (1.03%) SoapUI
8 3 (1.03%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (1.03%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.69%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.69%) GitLab
9 2 (0.69%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.69%) Selenium
9 2 (0.69%) Subversion
9 2 (0.69%) TestRail
10 1 (0.34%) Claude Code
10 1 (0.34%) Vite
General
1 43 (14.83%) Social Skills
2 23 (7.93%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (6.90%) Finance
4 13 (4.48%) Electronics
4 13 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (3.45%) Advertising
5 10 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
5 10 (3.45%) Marketing
6 9 (3.10%) Aerospace
7 8 (2.76%) Military
8 7 (2.41%) Games
8 7 (2.41%) Local Government
9 6 (2.07%) Public Sector
10 5 (1.72%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.38%) Aviation
12 3 (1.03%) Avionics
12 3 (1.03%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.69%) Banking
13 2 (0.69%) Law
13 2 (0.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 129 (44.48%) Developer
2 72 (24.83%) Software Engineer
3 58 (20.00%) .NET Developer
3 58 (20.00%) Senior
4 38 (13.10%) Software Developer
5 28 (9.66%) Senior Software Engineer
6 26 (8.97%) Architect
6 26 (8.97%) Lead
6 26 (8.97%) Senior Developer
6 26 (8.97%) Solutions Architect
7 20 (6.90%) Analyst
8 15 (5.17%) Team Leader
9 13 (4.48%) Graduate
10 12 (4.14%) Support Analyst
11 11 (3.79%) Support Team Leader
12 10 (3.45%) Full-Stack Developer
13 9 (3.10%) .NET Software Developer
13 9 (3.10%) Graduate Developer
13 9 (3.10%) Graduate Software Developer
13 9 (3.10%) Software Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 146 (50.34%) .NET
2 75 (25.86%) .NET Core
3 58 (20.00%) ASP.NET
4 56 (19.31%) HTML
5 54 (18.62%) WPF
6 52 (17.93%) CSS
7 47 (16.21%) ASP.NET Core
8 42 (14.48%) .NET Framework
9 33 (11.38%) Vue
10 32 (11.03%) React
11 30 (10.34%) RESTful
12 27 (9.31%) AngularJS
12 27 (9.31%) Blazor
13 26 (8.97%) ML.NET
14 15 (5.17%) MFC
14 15 (5.17%) Node.js
15 14 (4.83%) Web Services
15 14 (4.83%) XML
16 13 (4.48%) Entity Framework
16 13 (4.48%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.69%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (6.90%) Cloud Native
3 14 (4.83%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (3.79%) Mobile App
5 10 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.45%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.41%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.41%) NHS
7 6 (2.07%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.07%) Robotics
7 6 (2.07%) Vector Graphics
8 5 (1.72%) Digital TV
8 5 (1.72%) iPhone
8 5 (1.72%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.38%) Embedded Systems
10 3 (1.03%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.03%) PKI
10 3 (1.03%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.69%) Low-Code
11 2 (0.69%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 41 (14.14%) Windows
2 14 (4.83%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.48%) Android
4 9 (3.10%) Apple iOS
5 7 (2.41%) Linux
6 6 (2.07%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.03%) Unix
8 2 (0.69%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.34%) CentOS
9 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (38.97%) Agile
2 94 (32.41%) CI/CD
2 94 (32.41%) Software Engineering
3 70 (24.14%) AI
4 68 (23.45%) Full-Stack Development
5 59 (20.34%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (17.59%) Microservices
7 47 (16.21%) Machine Learning
8 46 (15.86%) Mentoring
9 41 (14.14%) DevOps
10 30 (10.34%) Software Architecture
11 29 (10.00%) Test Automation
12 28 (9.66%) LLM
13 25 (8.62%) SOLID
14 24 (8.28%) SDLC
15 22 (7.59%) Computer Science
15 22 (7.59%) Containerisation
15 22 (7.59%) Continuous Improvement
16 21 (7.24%) Scrum
17 18 (6.21%) API Design
Programming Languages
1 134 (46.21%) SQL
2 75 (25.86%) JavaScript
3 59 (20.34%) Python
4 39 (13.45%) C++
5 27 (9.31%) TypeScript
6 23 (7.93%) Java
7 12 (4.14%) PHP
8 8 (2.76%) T-SQL
9 7 (2.41%) Bicep
10 5 (1.72%) C
11 4 (1.38%) COBOL
11 4 (1.38%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (1.03%) Ada
12 3 (1.03%) Ada 95
12 3 (1.03%) Go
12 3 (1.03%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.03%) Rust
12 3 (1.03%) VB
12 3 (1.03%) VB.NET
12 3 (1.03%) VBA
Qualifications
1 35 (12.07%) Degree
2 23 (7.93%) Security Cleared
3 19 (6.55%) SC Cleared
4 18 (6.21%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.07%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.69%) HNC
7 2 (0.69%) HND
7 2 (0.69%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (9.31%) QA
2 11 (3.79%) Accessibility
3 8 (2.76%) WCAG
4 7 (2.41%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.41%) NCSC
5 3 (1.03%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 53 (18.28%) Docker
2 2 (0.69%) Firmware
3 1 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 53 (18.28%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.03%) Ansible
Vendors
1 116 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.83%) Google
3 10 (3.45%) Facebook
4 3 (1.03%) Oracle
5 2 (0.69%) Keysight
5 2 (0.69%) 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