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 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 51 | 65 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -42 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,489 | 1,910 | 4,786 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.87% | 3.79% | 7.04% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.68% | 15.41% | 22.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,769 | 1,598 | 3,191 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £33,750 | £36,738 |
| 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 | £101,625 | £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 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,680 | 12,398 | 21,465 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.34% | 24.60% | 31.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,077 | 8,293 | 12,813 |
| 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 31 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 31 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 | +13 | 3,161 | £60,000 | - | 470 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 2,752 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 416 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 1,612 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 254 |
| South East | +19 | 783 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 89 |
| North of England | +31 | 683 | £60,000 | - | 115 |
| London | -31 | 622 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 106 |
| Midlands | 0 | 428 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 87 |
| East of England | +31 | 321 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 49 |
| North West | +35 | 302 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 62 |
| South West | +29 | 299 | £55,000 | - | 54 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 222 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 36 |
| North East | +12 | 206 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 21 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 206 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 51 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 175 | £56,250 | +2.27% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 115 | £35,000 | -44.00% | 3 |
| Wales | -33 | 65 | £55,000 | +13.40% | 16 |
| Scotland | +26 | 61 | £55,000 | -3.51% | 14 |
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 | 35.9% | 1,253 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 24.7% | 862 |
| 3 | Python | 16.9% | 588 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 14.9% | 521 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.7% | 340 |
| 6 | Java | 8.2% | 286 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.6% | 126 |
| 8 | C | 2.6% | 92 |
| 9 | T-SQL | 2.6% | 89 |
| 10 | PHP | 2.1% | 72 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.7% | 59 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 51 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.3% | 46 |
| 14 | Rust | 1.2% | 43 |
| 15 | Ruby | 0.8% | 28 |
| 16 | VBA | 0.7% | 26 |
| 17 | Bash | 0.7% | 24 |
| 18 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | R | 0.6% | 21 |
| 20 | MATLAB | 0.5% | 19 |