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 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 65 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | -41 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,493 | 1,887 | 4,795 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.88% | 3.82% | 7.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.68% | 15.42% | 22.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,785 | 1,577 | 3,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £33,900 | £36,738 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £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 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
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 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,698 | 12,237 | 21,523 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.39% | 24.75% | 31.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,153 | 8,188 | 12,848 |
| 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 | £82,500 | £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 28 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 28 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 | 3,171 | £60,000 | - | 456 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 2,744 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 396 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 1,614 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 249 |
| South East | +17 | 786 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 75 |
| North of England | +26 | 680 | £60,000 | - | 122 |
| London | -30 | 634 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 108 |
| Midlands | +2 | 425 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 75 |
| East of England | +39 | 324 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 45 |
| North West | +32 | 303 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 64 |
| South West | +30 | 297 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 58 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 221 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 37 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 204 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 38 |
| North East | +9 | 203 | £75,000 | +46.34% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 174 | £55,000 | - | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 114 | £35,000 | -44.00% | 2 |
| Wales | -34 | 63 | £55,000 | +13.40% | 15 |
| Scotland | +25 | 58 | £55,000 | -7.95% | 15 |
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 | 36.5% | 1,276 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 24.8% | 865 |
| 3 | Python | 16.8% | 586 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 15.0% | 525 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.8% | 342 |
| 6 | Java | 8.4% | 293 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.6% | 127 |
| 8 | C | 2.6% | 92 |
| 9 | T-SQL | 2.5% | 88 |
| 10 | PHP | 2.3% | 79 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.7% | 58 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 51 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.3% | 47 |
| 14 | Rust | 1.1% | 40 |
| 15 | Ruby | 0.8% | 28 |
| 16 | VBA | 0.8% | 27 |
| 17 | Bash | 0.7% | 25 |
| 18 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | R | 0.6% | 21 |
| 20 | MATLAB | 0.5% | 19 |