C# Job Trends
C#
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing C# skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 69 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -45 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,487 | 1,868 | 4,817 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.88% | 3.78% | 7.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.68% | 15.39% | 22.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,780 | 1,560 | 3,208 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £34,000 | £36,738 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,938 | £47,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £102,500 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,498 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.11% | +0.91% | - |
All Programming Languages
UK
C# falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing coding skills.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,663 | 12,136 | 21,619 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.43% | 24.58% | 31.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,147 | 8,106 | 12,929 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,250 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
C# Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C# relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
C# Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C#.
C# Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
C# Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the UK over the 6 months to 26 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +14 | 3,169 | £60,000 | - | 444 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 2,742 | £60,000 | +8.11% | 376 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 1,610 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 266 |
| South East | +24 | 784 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 75 |
| North of England | +25 | 675 | £60,000 | - | 116 |
| London | -24 | 633 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 116 |
| Midlands | +3 | 429 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 75 |
| East of England | +40 | 329 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 37 |
| North West | +36 | 303 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 63 |
| South West | +32 | 297 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 53 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 223 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 40 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 206 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 35 |
| North East | +8 | 201 | £75,000 | +46.34% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 171 | £55,000 | - | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 114 | £35,000 | -44.00% | 1 |
| Wales | -42 | 60 | £55,000 | +13.40% | 17 |
| Scotland | +28 | 57 | £55,000 | -7.95% | 13 |
C# Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 36.6% | 1,275 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 24.8% | 866 |
| 3 | Python | 16.7% | 583 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 15.0% | 524 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.8% | 343 |
| 6 | Java | 8.4% | 293 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.7% | 129 |
| 8 | C | 2.6% | 91 |
| 9 | T-SQL | 2.5% | 86 |
| 10 | PHP | 2.3% | 79 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.7% | 58 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 52 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.3% | 47 |
| 14 | Rust | 1.1% | 40 |
| 15 | Ruby | 0.8% | 28 |
| 15 | VBA | 0.8% | 28 |
| 17 | Bash | 0.7% | 26 |
| 18 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | R | 0.6% | 21 |
| 20 | MATLAB | 0.5% | 19 |