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 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 71 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -47 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,488 | 1,842 | 4,873 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.90% | 3.77% | 7.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.63% | 15.37% | 22.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,800 | 1,541 | 3,234 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,000 | £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 requiring coding skills.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,724 | 11,984 | 21,813 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.59% | 24.54% | 31.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,206 | 7,986 | 13,055 |
| 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 | £83,750 | £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 20 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 20 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +16 | 3,176 | £60,130 | -2.23% | 1,690 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 2,734 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 1,117 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 1,613 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 869 |
| South East | +28 | 795 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 248 |
| North of England | +32 | 666 | £60,000 | - | 306 |
| London | -29 | 641 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 664 |
| Midlands | -2 | 428 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 164 |
| East of England | +40 | 330 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 160 |
| North West | +39 | 300 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 161 |
| South West | +35 | 292 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 92 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 222 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 93 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 206 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 71 |
| North East | +6 | 196 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 52 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 170 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 96 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 114 | £35,000 | -44.00% | 40 |
| Scotland | +33 | 56 | £55,000 | -13.39% | 72 |
| Wales | -43 | 56 | £53,171 | +9.63% | 51 |
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 | 36.8% | 1,283 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 24.9% | 867 |
| 3 | Python | 16.9% | 588 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 15.1% | 526 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.7% | 337 |
| 6 | Java | 8.3% | 288 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.7% | 130 |
| 8 | PHP | 2.6% | 89 |
| 9 | C | 2.5% | 87 |
| 10 | T-SQL | 2.4% | 83 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.6% | 56 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 52 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.3% | 47 |
| 14 | Rust | 1.0% | 34 |
| 15 | VBA | 0.8% | 29 |
| 16 | Bash | 0.7% | 25 |
| 16 | Ruby | 0.7% | 25 |
| 18 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | R | 0.5% | 19 |
| 20 | MATLAB | 0.5% | 18 |