C# Job Trends

C#
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring C# skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 29 17
Rank change year-on-year -43 -12 +2
Permanent jobs citing C# 1,883 3,264 6,853
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.69% 6.91% 9.04%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.53% 20.06% 24.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,644 2,265 6,169
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -

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 requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 12,957 16,269 28,023
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.50% 34.42% 36.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,199 10,065 22,859
10th Percentile £33,750 £38,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +5.50% -0.91%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing C# relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

C# job vacancy trend in the UK

C#
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing C#.

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 February 2026.

Salary histogram for C# in the UK

C#
Top 18 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 February 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -42 1,727 £60,000 -7.69% 789
UK excluding London -50 1,258 £57,500 - 668
Work from Home -30 755 £60,000 -7.69% 437
London -22 509 £80,000 +6.67% 235
South East -43 371 £55,000 -12.00% 234
North of England -29 359 £65,000 +23.81% 174
Midlands -40 257 £52,500 -4.55% 79
North West -28 175 £62,500 +22.81% 95
East Midlands -24 135 £52,750 -4.09% 34
South West -37 122 £55,000 -4.35% 80
West Midlands -49 122 £52,500 -8.70% 45
Yorkshire -30 121 £65,000 +30.00% 56
East of England -70 87 £55,000 -16.93% 65
North East -10 63 £70,000 +16.67% 28
Scotland -78 45 £60,000 +34.83% 32
Wales -41 16 £45,000 -25.00% 13
Northern Ireland -30 9 £95,000 +61.70% 5
Channel Islands - 1 £90,000 -

C#
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:

Application Platforms
1 45 (2.39%) SharePoint
2 33 (1.75%) IIS
3 19 (1.01%) CMS
4 8 (0.42%) Kinematics
5 7 (0.37%) Umbraco
6 6 (0.32%) ArcGIS
7 5 (0.27%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.27%) NServiceBus
8 4 (0.21%) Confluence
9 3 (0.16%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.11%) nginx
10 2 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.053%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.053%) Kentico
Applications
1 13 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (0.53%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.21%) Simulink
5 3 (0.16%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.11%) CINEMA 4D
7 1 (0.053%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 44 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (0.27%) Shopify
4 3 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.11%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 2 (0.11%) ION Anvil
6 1 (0.053%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.053%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.053%) Endur
6 1 (0.053%) Magento
6 1 (0.053%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.053%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 868 (46.10%) Azure
2 339 (18.00%) AWS
3 221 (11.74%) SaaS
4 219 (11.63%) Azure DevOps
5 192 (10.20%) Power Platform
6 126 (6.69%) Serverless
7 101 (5.36%) Power Automate
8 100 (5.31%) Dynamics 365
9 92 (4.89%) Azure Logic Apps
9 92 (4.89%) PowerApps
10 80 (4.25%) GCP
11 73 (3.88%) Azure Functions
12 66 (3.51%) GitHub
13 55 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
14 52 (2.76%) Azure Service Bus
15 36 (1.91%) Azure AKS
15 36 (1.91%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 32 (1.70%) Entra ID
17 30 (1.59%) Azure Monitor
18 27 (1.43%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 30 (1.59%) Remote Desktop
2 12 (0.64%) TCP/IP
3 7 (0.37%) DNS
4 6 (0.32%) DHCP
4 6 (0.32%) HTTP
4 6 (0.32%) Internet
5 4 (0.21%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.21%) Firewall
5 4 (0.21%) SAN
6 3 (0.16%) Broadband
6 3 (0.16%) Intranet
6 3 (0.16%) LTE
7 2 (0.11%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (0.11%) FIX Connectivity
7 2 (0.11%) NAS
7 2 (0.11%) VLAN
8 1 (0.053%) Hyperconnected
8 1 (0.053%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.053%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.053%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 364 (19.33%) SQL Server
2 97 (5.15%) Power BI
3 81 (4.30%) Relational Database
4 73 (3.88%) NoSQL
5 60 (3.19%) MySQL
6 56 (2.97%) Azure SQL Database
7 52 (2.76%) MongoDB
8 45 (2.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 42 (2.23%) PostgreSQL
10 40 (2.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 24 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
12 21 (1.12%) Redis
13 15 (0.80%) Elasticsearch
14 11 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 7 (0.37%) DB2
15 7 (0.37%) DynamoDB
16 5 (0.27%) GIS
17 4 (0.21%) Big Data
17 4 (0.21%) Oracle Database
17 4 (0.21%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 122 (6.48%) Git
2 69 (3.66%) Selenium
3 62 (3.29%) Visual Studio
4 58 (3.08%) JIRA
5 41 (2.18%) Postman
6 37 (1.96%) WebDriver
7 33 (1.75%) Team Foundation Server
8 28 (1.49%) Jenkins
8 28 (1.49%) SoapUI
9 24 (1.27%) SpecFlow
10 16 (0.85%) Cypress.io
11 14 (0.74%) GitLab
11 14 (0.74%) TeamCity
12 13 (0.69%) NUnit
13 9 (0.48%) Bitbucket
13 9 (0.48%) LabVIEW
14 7 (0.37%) Balsamiq
14 7 (0.37%) PowerBuilder
14 7 (0.37%) REST Assured
15 6 (0.32%) Cucumber
General
1 411 (21.83%) Social Skills
2 337 (17.90%) Finance
3 118 (6.27%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (4.67%) Law
5 78 (4.14%) Public Sector
6 58 (3.08%) Manufacturing
7 56 (2.97%) Retail
8 55 (2.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 46 (2.44%) Banking
10 43 (2.28%) Front Office
11 39 (2.07%) Electronics
12 33 (1.75%) Games
13 32 (1.70%) Legal
14 29 (1.54%) Marketing
15 17 (0.90%) Aerospace
15 17 (0.90%) Military
16 16 (0.85%) Aviation
16 16 (0.85%) Telecoms
17 15 (0.80%) Organisational Skills
18 13 (0.69%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 936 (49.71%) Developer
2 418 (22.20%) Senior
3 327 (17.37%) Software Engineer
4 291 (15.45%) Software Developer
5 285 (15.14%) C# Developer
6 245 (13.01%) .NET Developer
7 220 (11.68%) Senior Developer
8 194 (10.30%) Lead
9 161 (8.55%) Full-Stack Developer
10 112 (5.95%) C# Software Engineer
11 105 (5.58%) Senior Software Engineer
12 102 (5.42%) C# .NET Developer
13 101 (5.36%) .NET Software Engineer
14 87 (4.62%) C# Software Developer
15 68 (3.61%) Analyst
16 65 (3.45%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
16 65 (3.45%) Lead Developer
17 64 (3.40%) Senior Software Developer
18 63 (3.35%) Architect
19 60 (3.19%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1,158 (61.50%) .NET
2 330 (17.53%) .NET Core
3 257 (13.65%) React
4 217 (11.52%) ASP.NET
5 186 (9.88%) HTML
6 175 (9.29%) .NET Framework
7 168 (8.92%) CSS
8 150 (7.97%) AngularJS
9 132 (7.01%) REST
10 95 (5.05%) RESTful
11 84 (4.46%) Entity Framework
12 70 (3.72%) Vue
13 66 (3.51%) Blazor
14 53 (2.81%) ASP.NET Core
15 52 (2.76%) Node.js
16 47 (2.50%) ASP.NET MVC
16 47 (2.50%) XML
17 44 (2.34%) WPF
18 43 (2.28%) ASP.NET Web API
19 42 (2.23%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 117 (6.21%) Cloud Native
2 72 (3.82%) Distributed Systems
3 66 (3.51%) Product Ownership
4 65 (3.45%) Onboarding
5 52 (2.76%) Greenfield Project
6 50 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
7 42 (2.23%) Legacy Systems
8 40 (2.12%) Low-Code
9 35 (1.86%) Mobile App
10 33 (1.75%) Algorithms
11 29 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
12 28 (1.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 28 (1.49%) Hedge funds
13 19 (1.01%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 18 (0.96%) Client/Server
15 17 (0.90%) Derivative
15 17 (0.90%) Sports Betting
16 14 (0.74%) AI Agents
16 14 (0.74%) Robotics
17 13 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 90 (4.78%) Windows
2 67 (3.56%) Linux
3 23 (1.22%) Android
4 18 (0.96%) Apple iOS
5 16 (0.85%) Unix
6 11 (0.58%) VMS
7 9 (0.48%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.16%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.11%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.11%) Nucleus RTOS
9 2 (0.11%) Solaris
9 2 (0.11%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.053%) Fedora
10 1 (0.053%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 595 (31.60%) Software Engineering
2 576 (30.59%) Agile
3 434 (23.05%) DevOps
4 408 (21.67%) CI/CD
5 382 (20.29%) Full-Stack Development
6 348 (18.48%) Problem-Solving
7 279 (14.82%) Mentoring
8 278 (14.76%) Continuous Improvement
9 261 (13.86%) Microservices
10 192 (10.20%) Computer Science
11 166 (8.82%) AI
12 164 (8.71%) SDLC
13 145 (7.70%) Test Automation
14 141 (7.49%) Scrum
15 122 (6.48%) MVC
16 120 (6.37%) Containerisation
17 111 (5.89%) Migration
18 108 (5.74%) Business Intelligence
19 107 (5.68%) CRM
20 103 (5.47%) OO
Programming Languages
1 603 (32.02%) SQL
2 435 (23.10%) JavaScript
3 312 (16.57%) Python
4 240 (12.75%) TypeScript
5 232 (12.32%) Java
6 158 (8.39%) C++
7 91 (4.83%) PowerShell
8 59 (3.13%) PHP
9 53 (2.81%) C
10 41 (2.18%) T-SQL
11 29 (1.54%) VB.NET
12 23 (1.22%) Go
12 23 (1.22%) Rust
13 21 (1.12%) Bash
14 17 (0.90%) Delphi
14 17 (0.90%) VBA
15 15 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
16 14 (0.74%) Bicep
16 14 (0.74%) PL/SQL
17 12 (0.64%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 279 (14.82%) Degree
2 131 (6.96%) Computer Science Degree
2 131 (6.96%) Security Cleared
3 79 (4.20%) SC Cleared
4 64 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 50 (2.66%) Azure Certification
6 45 (2.39%) ISTQB
7 37 (1.96%) AWS Certification
8 34 (1.81%) Master's Degree
9 28 (1.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 26 (1.38%) TOGAF Certification
11 24 (1.27%) DV Cleared
12 23 (1.22%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
13 21 (1.12%) PhD
14 16 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
15 9 (0.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 8 (0.42%) ISEB
17 7 (0.37%) CREST Certified
18 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
19 5 (0.27%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (8.98%) QA
2 33 (1.75%) Accessibility
3 19 (1.01%) GDPR
4 18 (0.96%) Data Quality
5 11 (0.58%) ISO 9001
5 11 (0.58%) WCAG
6 8 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.37%) SLA
8 3 (0.16%) EMIR
8 3 (0.16%) SEPA
9 2 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.11%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.053%) HL7
10 1 (0.053%) IFRS
10 1 (0.053%) ITGC
10 1 (0.053%) SOC 2
System Software
1 173 (9.19%) Docker
2 23 (1.22%) Active Directory
3 19 (1.01%) Firmware
4 9 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (0.32%) KVM
7 2 (0.11%) vSphere
8 1 (0.053%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.053%) Squid
8 1 (0.053%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.053%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 144 (7.65%) Kubernetes
2 86 (4.57%) Terraform
3 27 (1.43%) Grafana
4 13 (0.69%) Ansible
5 9 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.42%) Kibana
7 3 (0.16%) HP ALM
7 3 (0.16%) Nmap
8 2 (0.11%) Control-M
8 2 (0.11%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.11%) MOM
8 2 (0.11%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.053%) Nessus
9 1 (0.053%) Netcool
9 1 (0.053%) WMI
Vendors
1 392 (20.82%) Microsoft
2 49 (2.60%) Oracle
3 31 (1.65%) Google
4 21 (1.12%) Xamarin
5 17 (0.90%) SAP
6 14 (0.74%) Palantir
7 13 (0.69%) Guidewire
8 12 (0.64%) Databricks
8 12 (0.64%) Sage
9 11 (0.58%) VMware
10 10 (0.53%) OpenAI
11 9 (0.48%) MuleSoft
12 8 (0.42%) Dataiku
13 7 (0.37%) Adobe
13 7 (0.37%) IBM
13 7 (0.37%) iManage
13 7 (0.37%) Infor
14 6 (0.32%) Epicor
14 6 (0.32%) Foundry
14 6 (0.32%) IFS