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 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 52 | 58 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | -34 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,436 | 1,932 | 4,747 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.82% | 3.85% | 7.01% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.47% | 15.90% | 22.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,709 | 1,615 | 3,156 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,400 | £32,500 | £36,494 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,000 | £46,250 | £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 | £100,750 | £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 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,605 | 12,150 | 21,377 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.28% | 24.24% | 31.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,969 | 8,380 | 12,693 |
| 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 | £108,750 |
| 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 5 November 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 5 November 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 | +7 | 3,105 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 769 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 2,715 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 598 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,582 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 445 |
| South East | +11 | 764 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 181 |
| North of England | +21 | 681 | £60,000 | - | 163 |
| London | -31 | 605 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 278 |
| Midlands | -7 | 421 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 87 |
| East of England | +16 | 317 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 78 |
| North West | +16 | 299 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 82 |
| South West | +24 | 292 | £55,000 | +0.92% | 63 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 218 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 46 |
| North East | +14 | 207 | £75,000 | +42.86% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 203 | £60,000 | +28.34% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 175 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 116 | £35,000 | -37.78% | 1 |
| Wales | -38 | 64 | £55,000 | +13.40% | 14 |
| Scotland | +20 | 63 | £55,000 | -3.51% | 19 |
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 | 35.3% | 1,212 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 24.4% | 837 |
| 3 | Python | 17.4% | 598 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 14.6% | 503 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.9% | 339 |
| 6 | Java | 8.3% | 285 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.7% | 127 |
| 8 | C | 2.8% | 95 |
| 9 | T-SQL | 2.6% | 90 |
| 10 | PHP | 2.1% | 71 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.7% | 58 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 51 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.4% | 48 |
| 14 | Rust | 1.3% | 46 |
| 15 | Ruby | 0.8% | 29 |
| 16 | VBA | 0.7% | 25 |
| 17 | Bash | 0.7% | 23 |
| 17 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | R | 0.6% | 21 |
| 20 | MATLAB | 0.6% | 19 |