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 15 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 47 18
Rank change year-on-year -21 -29 +3
Permanent jobs citing C# 2,419 2,325 7,911
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.66% 5.34% 8.20%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.12% 16.67% 24.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2,106 1,974 6,840
10th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,688 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -3.51%

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 16,003 13,944 32,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.60% 32.04% 33.59%
Number of salaries quoted 10,964 9,705 24,890
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -1.82%

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 15 May 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 15 May 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 -16 2,233 £60,000 -7.69% 850
UK excluding London -21 1,683 £57,500 - 675
Work from Home -8 921 £57,500 -11.54% 482
London -21 597 £82,500 +10.00% 257
South East +4 518 £60,000 - 222
North of England +5 459 £60,000 +9.09% 183
Midlands -38 292 £60,000 +9.09% 87
North West +35 235 £60,000 +14.29% 105
East of England -16 183 £60,000 -9.37% 81
South West -12 167 £55,000 - 67
East Midlands +4 147 £55,000 - 49
West Midlands -52 145 £60,000 +9.09% 38
Yorkshire -25 138 £60,000 - 42
North East -14 86 £65,000 +13.04% 37
Scotland -43 37 £60,000 +33.33% 26
Wales -39 28 £45,000 -30.77% 19
Northern Ireland -30 7 £95,000 - 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 66 (2.73%) SharePoint
2 25 (1.03%) IIS
3 24 (0.99%) CMS
4 11 (0.45%) Confluence
4 11 (0.45%) Umbraco
5 7 (0.29%) SharePoint Server
6 4 (0.17%) Apache
6 4 (0.17%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.17%) NServiceBus
6 4 (0.17%) WordPress
7 3 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.12%) Headless CMS
7 3 (0.12%) JBoss
8 2 (0.083%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.083%) nginx
9 1 (0.041%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.041%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.041%) Appian
9 1 (0.041%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.041%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 29 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (0.37%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.21%) Simulink
4 4 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.083%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.083%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.041%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.041%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 34 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.12%) Magento
4 2 (0.083%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.041%) Endur
5 1 (0.041%) ION Anvil
5 1 (0.041%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.041%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.041%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.041%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.041%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.041%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.041%) Shopify
5 1 (0.041%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 1,102 (45.56%) Azure
2 390 (16.12%) AWS
3 265 (10.95%) Azure DevOps
4 216 (8.93%) Power Platform
5 209 (8.64%) SaaS
6 140 (5.79%) Azure Logic Apps
7 134 (5.54%) Serverless
8 111 (4.59%) PowerApps
9 109 (4.51%) Power Automate
10 106 (4.38%) GitHub
11 92 (3.80%) Dynamics 365
12 91 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
13 85 (3.51%) Azure Functions
14 71 (2.94%) Azure Service Bus
15 61 (2.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 60 (2.48%) GCP
17 58 (2.40%) Azure AI
18 54 (2.23%) GitHub Copilot
19 50 (2.07%) Azure AKS
19 50 (2.07%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 20 (0.83%) Internet
2 14 (0.58%) Broadband
2 14 (0.58%) TCP/IP
3 11 (0.45%) DNS
4 10 (0.41%) Ethernet
5 7 (0.29%) Firewall
6 6 (0.25%) HTTP
6 6 (0.25%) Intranet
7 5 (0.21%) LTE
8 4 (0.17%) DHCP
8 4 (0.17%) Modbus
9 3 (0.12%) Hyperconnected
9 3 (0.12%) Network Security
9 3 (0.12%) VPN
10 2 (0.083%) Cisco ASA
10 2 (0.083%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.083%) FIX Connectivity
10 2 (0.083%) HTTPS
10 2 (0.083%) SSL
11 1 (0.041%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 446 (18.44%) SQL Server
2 203 (8.39%) Azure SQL Database
3 162 (6.70%) MongoDB
4 127 (5.25%) Power BI
5 72 (2.98%) NoSQL
6 61 (2.52%) Relational Database
7 57 (2.36%) MySQL
8 50 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
9 49 (2.03%) Elasticsearch
10 35 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 35 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 14 (0.58%) Redis
12 11 (0.45%) DB2
12 11 (0.45%) Metadata
13 9 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.29%) Data Lake
15 6 (0.25%) GIS
16 5 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
17 4 (0.17%) Amazon Athena
17 4 (0.17%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 173 (7.15%) Git
2 61 (2.52%) Selenium
3 59 (2.44%) JIRA
4 56 (2.32%) Visual Studio
5 41 (1.69%) Postman
6 31 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
7 29 (1.20%) GitLab
8 28 (1.16%) WebDriver
9 27 (1.12%) SoapUI
10 24 (0.99%) Jenkins
11 23 (0.95%) SpecFlow
12 22 (0.91%) Visual Studio Code
13 19 (0.79%) TeamCity
14 14 (0.58%) Cypress.io
15 13 (0.54%) NUnit
16 12 (0.50%) Cucumber
17 9 (0.37%) LabVIEW
18 8 (0.33%) Moq
19 7 (0.29%) Bitbucket
19 7 (0.29%) MSTest
General
1 473 (19.55%) Finance
2 351 (14.51%) Social Skills
3 126 (5.21%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (3.06%) Manufacturing
5 67 (2.77%) Public Sector
6 60 (2.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 55 (2.27%) Games
8 53 (2.19%) Banking
9 51 (2.11%) Law
9 51 (2.11%) Retail
10 50 (2.07%) Front Office
11 45 (1.86%) Electronics
12 38 (1.57%) Aerospace
13 33 (1.36%) Legal
14 30 (1.24%) Automotive
15 27 (1.12%) Advertising
16 25 (1.03%) Marketing
17 15 (0.62%) Aviation
17 15 (0.62%) Investment Banking
18 12 (0.50%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 1,289 (53.29%) Developer
2 521 (21.54%) Senior
3 499 (20.63%) Software Engineer
4 427 (17.65%) Software Developer
5 424 (17.53%) .NET Developer
6 414 (17.11%) C# Developer
7 260 (10.75%) Senior Developer
8 258 (10.67%) Lead
9 235 (9.71%) C# Software Engineer
10 172 (7.11%) C# Software Developer
11 171 (7.07%) Full-Stack Developer
11 171 (7.07%) Senior Software Engineer
12 164 (6.78%) C# .NET Developer
13 145 (5.99%) .NET Software Engineer
14 120 (4.96%) Graduate
15 103 (4.26%) Graduate Developer
15 103 (4.26%) Lead Developer
16 94 (3.89%) Graduate Software Developer
17 92 (3.80%) .NET Software Developer
18 91 (3.76%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1,537 (63.54%) .NET
2 494 (20.42%) .NET Core
3 386 (15.96%) ASP.NET
4 293 (12.11%) React
5 239 (9.88%) HTML
6 238 (9.84%) CSS
7 221 (9.14%) ASP.NET Core
8 191 (7.90%) .NET Framework
9 170 (7.03%) AngularJS
10 157 (6.49%) RESTful
11 146 (6.04%) REST
12 142 (5.87%) Entity Framework
12 142 (5.87%) Vue
13 134 (5.54%) Blazor
14 126 (5.21%) Node.js
15 86 (3.56%) ASP.NET Web API
16 74 (3.06%) WPF
17 55 (2.27%) jQuery
18 52 (2.15%) Playwright
19 50 (2.07%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 145 (5.99%) Cloud Native
2 84 (3.47%) Distributed Systems
3 81 (3.35%) Greenfield Project
4 73 (3.02%) Product Ownership
5 65 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
6 59 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
7 52 (2.15%) Hedge funds
8 47 (1.94%) Algorithms
8 47 (1.94%) Mobile App
9 41 (1.69%) Low-Code
10 29 (1.20%) Virtual Team
11 25 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 23 (0.95%) Legacy Applications
12 23 (0.95%) Legacy Code
12 23 (0.95%) Management Information System
12 23 (0.95%) Sports Betting
13 19 (0.79%) Onboarding
13 19 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
14 18 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
14 18 (0.74%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 114 (4.71%) Windows
2 92 (3.80%) Linux
3 26 (1.07%) Android
4 18 (0.74%) Windows Server
5 14 (0.58%) VMS
6 13 (0.54%) Apple iOS
7 12 (0.50%) Unix
8 3 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.12%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.12%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.083%) Kali Linux
9 2 (0.083%) Solaris
9 2 (0.083%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.083%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 744 (30.76%) Software Engineering
2 719 (29.72%) Agile
3 559 (23.11%) Full-Stack Development
4 512 (21.17%) CI/CD
5 494 (20.42%) DevOps
6 319 (13.19%) Problem-Solving
7 296 (12.24%) Microservices
8 280 (11.58%) Mentoring
9 263 (10.87%) AI
10 256 (10.58%) Computer Science
10 256 (10.58%) Continuous Improvement
11 222 (9.18%) Test Automation
12 197 (8.14%) SDLC
13 151 (6.24%) Scrum
14 135 (5.58%) Business Intelligence
15 134 (5.54%) Containerisation
15 134 (5.54%) Machine Learning
15 134 (5.54%) MVC
16 122 (5.04%) Infrastructure as Code
17 118 (4.88%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 789 (32.62%) SQL
2 498 (20.59%) JavaScript
3 399 (16.49%) Python
4 308 (12.73%) TypeScript
5 263 (10.87%) Java
6 259 (10.71%) C++
7 108 (4.46%) PHP
8 94 (3.89%) PowerShell
9 56 (2.32%) C
10 40 (1.65%) T-SQL
11 31 (1.28%) Bash
11 31 (1.28%) Bicep
12 29 (1.20%) Go
13 26 (1.07%) VB.NET
14 23 (0.95%) VBA
15 21 (0.87%) Scala
16 19 (0.79%) F#
16 19 (0.79%) Rust
17 17 (0.70%) Haskell
18 16 (0.66%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 346 (14.30%) Degree
2 169 (6.99%) Computer Science Degree
3 123 (5.08%) Security Cleared
4 70 (2.89%) SC Cleared
5 44 (1.82%) Azure Certification
6 43 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 40 (1.65%) ISTQB
7 40 (1.65%) Master's Degree
8 25 (1.03%) AWS Certification
9 23 (0.95%) PhD
10 18 (0.74%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 16 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 14 (0.58%) DV Cleared
13 13 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
14 11 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
15 10 (0.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 8 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
17 7 (0.29%) Microsoft Certified Professional
18 6 (0.25%) CREST Certified
18 6 (0.25%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (5.46%) QA
2 42 (1.74%) Accessibility
3 20 (0.83%) Data Quality
4 18 (0.74%) GDPR
5 14 (0.58%) ISO 9001
5 14 (0.58%) WCAG
6 12 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (0.45%) SLA
8 5 (0.21%) IEC 61131
9 3 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 14443
9 3 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 7816
10 2 (0.083%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.083%) EMIR
10 2 (0.083%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.083%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.083%) ITGC
11 1 (0.041%) HL7
11 1 (0.041%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.041%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 226 (9.34%) Docker
2 23 (0.95%) Firmware
3 17 (0.70%) Active Directory
4 10 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.29%) KVM
6 6 (0.25%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.083%) vSphere
9 1 (0.041%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.041%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.041%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.041%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 195 (8.06%) Kubernetes
2 118 (4.88%) Terraform
3 36 (1.49%) Grafana
4 12 (0.50%) Ansible
5 11 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (0.29%) Kibana
7 6 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.083%) Control-M
8 2 (0.083%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.083%) MIIS
8 2 (0.083%) MOM
8 2 (0.083%) Nmap
9 1 (0.041%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.041%) Nessus
9 1 (0.041%) Netcool
9 1 (0.041%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 570 (23.56%) Microsoft
2 46 (1.90%) Oracle
3 43 (1.78%) Google
4 26 (1.07%) Adobe
5 20 (0.83%) Facebook
6 16 (0.66%) OpenAI
7 14 (0.58%) VMware
8 12 (0.50%) Xamarin
9 11 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
9 11 (0.45%) Databricks
9 11 (0.45%) ServiceNow
10 9 (0.37%) iManage
11 8 (0.33%) Apple
11 8 (0.33%) Salesforce
12 7 (0.29%) Intapp
12 7 (0.29%) Splunk
13 6 (0.25%) Aderant
13 6 (0.25%) Dynatrace
13 6 (0.25%) Yahoo!
13 6 (0.25%) YouTube