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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 70 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -46 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,497 | 1,854 | 4,869 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.91% | 3.78% | 7.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.76% | 15.37% | 22.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,800 | 1,551 | 3,231 |
| 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 | £56,566 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.07% | +2.85% | - |
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 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,636 | 12,065 | 21,808 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.51% | 24.57% | 31.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,194 | 8,031 | 13,053 |
| 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 21 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 21 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 | 3,183 | £60,000 | -3.23% | 1,721 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 2,745 | £60,000 | +6.07% | 1,127 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 1,616 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 885 |
| South East | +30 | 794 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 246 |
| North of England | +37 | 667 | £59,000 | -1.67% | 311 |
| London | -30 | 642 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 686 |
| Midlands | +1 | 430 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 171 |
| East of England | +37 | 330 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 156 |
| North West | +44 | 301 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 162 |
| South West | +36 | 298 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 91 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 223 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 95 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 207 | £60,000 | +15.38% | 76 |
| North East | +8 | 197 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 169 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 98 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 114 | £35,000 | -44.00% | 41 |
| Wales | -37 | 59 | £53,171 | +9.63% | 54 |
| Scotland | +30 | 56 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 72 |
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% | 1,288 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 24.7% | 864 |
| 3 | Python | 16.8% | 587 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 15.0% | 526 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.7% | 340 |
| 6 | Java | 8.3% | 289 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.7% | 129 |
| 8 | PHP | 2.5% | 88 |
| 9 | C | 2.5% | 87 |
| 10 | T-SQL | 2.4% | 84 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.6% | 56 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 53 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.3% | 46 |
| 14 | Rust | 1.0% | 35 |
| 15 | VBA | 0.8% | 29 |
| 16 | Ruby | 0.8% | 27 |
| 17 | Bash | 0.7% | 25 |
| 18 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | R | 0.5% | 19 |
| 20 | MATLAB | 0.5% | 18 |