C# Software Engineer
UK
The median C# Software Engineer salary in the UK is £64,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
10 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
597 |
577 |
544 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-20 |
-33 |
+172 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a C# Software Engineer |
57 |
165 |
167 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK |
0.10% |
0.27% |
0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
0.28% |
0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
53 |
110 |
156 |
| 10th Percentile |
£43,500 |
£35,000 |
£43,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£40,688 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,500 |
£58,750 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.79% |
-16.07% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£84,063 |
£100,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£95,500 |
- |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-4.55% |
-9.84% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title |
50,704 |
58,391 |
48,070 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.90% |
94.00% |
95.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
31,404 |
32,367 |
37,457 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£32,500 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£58,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.17% |
-3.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£95,000 |
£97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.52% |
- |
- |
C# Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'C# Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
C# Software Engineer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for C# Software Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
C# Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C# Software Engineer over the 6 months to 10 December 2025.
C# Software Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 December 2025. 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 |
| UK excluding London |
+7 |
49 |
£60,000 |
+14.29% |
42 |
| England |
+5 |
48 |
£60,000 |
-7.69% |
44 |
| North of England |
+9 |
17 |
£55,000 |
-19.12% |
12 |
| Work from Home |
+55 |
15 |
£65,000 |
+10.64% |
26 |
| Yorkshire |
-7 |
12 |
£45,000 |
-33.82% |
5 |
| South West |
+17 |
9 |
£60,000 |
+50.94% |
1 |
| South East |
+34 |
8 |
£57,500 |
-8.00% |
14 |
| London |
+47 |
7 |
£90,000 |
- |
7 |
| Scotland |
-8 |
6 |
£80,000 |
+100.00% |
5 |
| Midlands |
+13 |
4 |
£68,750 |
+52.78% |
3 |
| East Midlands |
0 |
4 |
£68,750 |
+57.14% |
3 |
| North West |
+30 |
3 |
£65,000 |
+13.04% |
3 |
| East of England |
+18 |
3 |
£81,250 |
+50.46% |
10 |
| Wales |
+6 |
2 |
£54,250 |
-9.58% |
|
| North East |
+2 |
2 |
£77,500 |
-3.13% |
4 |
C# Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2025, C# Software Engineer 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 featuring C# Software Engineer in the job title.
C# Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
