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 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 27 16
Rank change year-on-year -46 -11 +3
Permanent jobs citing C# 1,866 3,464 6,786
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.75% 7.04% 9.09%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.65% 20.44% 24.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,630 2,288 6,132
10th Percentile £36,250 £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 £55,825 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.91% +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 12,735 16,949 27,639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.76% 34.45% 37.03%
Number of salaries quoted 9,078 10,058 22,747
10th Percentile £33,750 £38,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,869 £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 £83,250 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -

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 18 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 18 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 -44 1,713 £60,000 -7.69% 855
UK excluding London -51 1,251 £55,825 -2.91% 749
Work from Home -30 768 £60,000 -6.25% 514
London -21 502 £80,000 +6.67% 236
North of England -35 366 £62,500 +19.05% 193
South East -45 360 £55,000 -12.00% 250
Midlands -35 258 £52,500 -4.55% 107
North West -26 180 £62,500 +19.05% 115
East Midlands -22 131 £52,500 -4.55% 53
West Midlands -42 127 £50,000 -9.09% 54
Yorkshire -34 120 £65,000 +30.00% 42
South West -42 116 £55,000 -4.35% 79
East of England -67 89 £55,000 -16.93% 65
North East -14 66 £70,000 +16.67% 38
Scotland -78 45 £60,000 +34.83% 42
Wales -43 16 £45,000 -25.00% 20
Northern Ireland -29 9 £95,000 +61.70% 8
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 43 (2.30%) SharePoint
2 37 (1.98%) IIS
3 18 (0.96%) CMS
4 10 (0.54%) Kinematics
5 7 (0.38%) Confluence
6 6 (0.32%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.32%) Umbraco
7 5 (0.27%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.21%) NServiceBus
9 3 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.16%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.16%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.11%) nginx
10 2 (0.11%) Palantir Foundry
11 1 (0.054%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.054%) Kentico
Applications
1 11 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (0.48%) 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 (0.054%) S-PLUS
7 1 (0.054%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 45 (2.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (0.27%) Shopify
4 2 (0.11%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.11%) ION Anvil
4 2 (0.11%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.054%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.054%) Endur
5 1 (0.054%) Magento
5 1 (0.054%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.054%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 876 (46.95%) Azure
2 342 (18.33%) AWS
3 233 (12.49%) Azure DevOps
4 214 (11.47%) SaaS
5 189 (10.13%) Power Platform
6 128 (6.86%) Serverless
7 108 (5.79%) Power Automate
8 99 (5.31%) Dynamics 365
9 95 (5.09%) PowerApps
10 90 (4.82%) Azure Logic Apps
11 85 (4.56%) GCP
12 73 (3.91%) Azure Functions
13 69 (3.70%) GitHub
14 54 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
15 52 (2.79%) Azure Service Bus
16 39 (2.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 37 (1.98%) Entra ID
18 33 (1.77%) Azure AKS
19 29 (1.55%) Azure Monitor
20 28 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 33 (1.77%) Remote Desktop
2 13 (0.70%) TCP/IP
3 6 (0.32%) DNS
3 6 (0.32%) HTTP
3 6 (0.32%) Internet
4 5 (0.27%) DHCP
5 4 (0.21%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.21%) Firewall
5 4 (0.21%) SAN
6 3 (0.16%) Intranet
6 3 (0.16%) LTE
7 2 (0.11%) Broadband
7 2 (0.11%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (0.11%) FIX Connectivity
7 2 (0.11%) NAS
7 2 (0.11%) VLAN
8 1 (0.054%) Hyperconnected
8 1 (0.054%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.054%) SSL
8 1 (0.054%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 361 (19.35%) SQL Server
2 94 (5.04%) Power BI
3 78 (4.18%) Relational Database
4 70 (3.75%) NoSQL
5 61 (3.27%) Azure SQL Database
6 59 (3.16%) MongoDB
6 59 (3.16%) MySQL
7 44 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
8 42 (2.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 38 (2.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 24 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
11 19 (1.02%) Redis
12 18 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
13 11 (0.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (0.38%) DynamoDB
15 6 (0.32%) DB2
16 5 (0.27%) Big Data
16 5 (0.27%) GIS
16 5 (0.27%) Oracle Database
17 4 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 127 (6.81%) Git
2 72 (3.86%) Selenium
3 66 (3.54%) Visual Studio
4 64 (3.43%) JIRA
5 47 (2.52%) Postman
6 38 (2.04%) WebDriver
7 35 (1.88%) Team Foundation Server
8 30 (1.61%) SoapUI
9 29 (1.55%) Jenkins
10 23 (1.23%) SpecFlow
11 16 (0.86%) Cypress.io
12 14 (0.75%) TeamCity
13 13 (0.70%) GitLab
13 13 (0.70%) NUnit
14 9 (0.48%) Bitbucket
14 9 (0.48%) LabVIEW
15 8 (0.43%) REST Assured
16 7 (0.38%) Balsamiq
16 7 (0.38%) JMeter
16 7 (0.38%) PowerBuilder
General
1 432 (23.15%) Social Skills
2 333 (17.85%) Finance
3 119 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (4.50%) Law
5 77 (4.13%) Public Sector
6 60 (3.22%) Retail
7 56 (3.00%) Manufacturing
8 55 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 44 (2.36%) Banking
10 43 (2.30%) Front Office
11 39 (2.09%) Electronics
12 32 (1.71%) Games
13 31 (1.66%) Legal
14 29 (1.55%) Marketing
15 17 (0.91%) Aerospace
15 17 (0.91%) Military
16 16 (0.86%) Aviation
16 16 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
16 16 (0.86%) Telecoms
17 13 (0.70%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 911 (48.82%) Developer
2 419 (22.45%) Senior
3 321 (17.20%) Software Engineer
4 270 (14.47%) Software Developer
5 258 (13.83%) C# Developer
6 235 (12.59%) .NET Developer
7 216 (11.58%) Senior Developer
8 198 (10.61%) Lead
9 150 (8.04%) Full-Stack Developer
10 110 (5.89%) C# Software Engineer
11 103 (5.52%) Senior Software Engineer
12 95 (5.09%) .NET Software Engineer
13 87 (4.66%) C# .NET Developer
14 75 (4.02%) C# Software Developer
15 69 (3.70%) Analyst
16 65 (3.48%) Lead Developer
17 63 (3.38%) Architect
18 62 (3.32%) Support Engineer
19 61 (3.27%) Senior Software Developer
20 60 (3.22%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1,138 (60.99%) .NET
2 322 (17.26%) .NET Core
3 265 (14.20%) React
4 224 (12.00%) ASP.NET
5 187 (10.02%) HTML
6 183 (9.81%) .NET Framework
7 168 (9.00%) CSS
8 159 (8.52%) AngularJS
9 134 (7.18%) REST
10 97 (5.20%) RESTful
11 89 (4.77%) Entity Framework
12 73 (3.91%) Vue
13 68 (3.64%) Blazor
14 56 (3.00%) ASP.NET MVC
15 54 (2.89%) ASP.NET Core
16 53 (2.84%) Node.js
17 51 (2.73%) ASP.NET Web API
18 46 (2.47%) WPF
19 45 (2.41%) SOAP
20 41 (2.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 119 (6.38%) Cloud Native
2 73 (3.91%) Onboarding
3 69 (3.70%) Product Ownership
4 68 (3.64%) Distributed Systems
5 52 (2.79%) Enterprise Software
6 49 (2.63%) Greenfield Project
7 42 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
8 40 (2.14%) Low-Code
9 34 (1.82%) Algorithms
10 33 (1.77%) Mobile App
11 31 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
12 26 (1.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 25 (1.34%) Hedge funds
14 19 (1.02%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 18 (0.96%) Client/Server
15 18 (0.96%) Derivative
16 16 (0.86%) Robotics
17 15 (0.80%) Sports Betting
18 14 (0.75%) AI Agents
19 13 (0.70%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 94 (5.04%) Windows
2 70 (3.75%) Linux
3 23 (1.23%) Android
4 17 (0.91%) Apple iOS
5 16 (0.86%) Unix
6 11 (0.59%) Windows Server
7 8 (0.43%) VMS
8 4 (0.21%) Solaris
9 3 (0.16%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.11%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.11%) Nucleus RTOS
10 2 (0.11%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.054%) AIX
11 1 (0.054%) Fedora
11 1 (0.054%) Kali Linux
11 1 (0.054%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 589 (31.56%) Agile
2 584 (31.30%) Software Engineering
3 439 (23.53%) DevOps
4 413 (22.13%) CI/CD
5 375 (20.10%) Full-Stack Development
6 368 (19.72%) Problem-Solving
7 290 (15.54%) Mentoring
8 283 (15.17%) Continuous Improvement
9 269 (14.42%) Microservices
10 197 (10.56%) Computer Science
11 160 (8.57%) AI
12 159 (8.52%) SDLC
13 153 (8.20%) Test Automation
14 145 (7.77%) Scrum
15 127 (6.81%) MVC
16 119 (6.38%) Containerisation
17 114 (6.11%) CRM
18 113 (6.06%) Migration
19 105 (5.63%) Business Intelligence
20 104 (5.57%) OO
Programming Languages
1 613 (32.85%) SQL
2 443 (23.74%) JavaScript
3 318 (17.04%) Python
4 237 (12.70%) Java
5 229 (12.27%) TypeScript
6 157 (8.41%) C++
7 101 (5.41%) PowerShell
8 67 (3.59%) PHP
9 56 (3.00%) C
10 42 (2.25%) T-SQL
11 28 (1.50%) VB.NET
12 23 (1.23%) Bash
13 21 (1.13%) Go
14 20 (1.07%) Rust
15 19 (1.02%) Bicep
16 16 (0.86%) Delphi
17 14 (0.75%) VBA
18 12 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
18 12 (0.64%) PL/SQL
19 11 (0.59%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 286 (15.33%) Degree
2 139 (7.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 133 (7.13%) Security Cleared
4 79 (4.23%) SC Cleared
5 65 (3.48%) Microsoft Certification
6 54 (2.89%) Azure Certification
7 46 (2.47%) ISTQB
8 39 (2.09%) AWS Certification
9 37 (1.98%) Master's Degree
10 29 (1.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 27 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
12 25 (1.34%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
13 23 (1.23%) DV Cleared
14 21 (1.13%) PhD
15 16 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
16 9 (0.48%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
17 8 (0.43%) ISEB
18 7 (0.38%) CREST Certified
19 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
20 5 (0.27%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 176 (9.43%) QA
2 36 (1.93%) Accessibility
3 20 (1.07%) GDPR
4 17 (0.91%) Data Quality
5 12 (0.64%) WCAG
6 11 (0.59%) ISO 9001
7 9 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.27%) SLA
9 4 (0.21%) SEPA
10 2 (0.11%) EMIR
10 2 (0.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.11%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.054%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.054%) HL7
11 1 (0.054%) IFRS
11 1 (0.054%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.054%) ITGC
11 1 (0.054%) SOC 2
System Software
1 169 (9.06%) Docker
2 23 (1.23%) Active Directory
3 22 (1.18%) Firmware
4 9 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
4 9 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.32%) KVM
6 2 (0.11%) vSphere
7 1 (0.054%) HDFS
7 1 (0.054%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.054%) Squid
7 1 (0.054%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 146 (7.82%) Kubernetes
2 94 (5.04%) Terraform
3 26 (1.39%) Grafana
4 14 (0.75%) Ansible
5 9 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
6 8 (0.43%) 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 (0.054%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.054%) Nessus
9 1 (0.054%) WMI
Vendors
1 408 (21.86%) Microsoft
2 48 (2.57%) Oracle
3 32 (1.71%) Google
4 21 (1.13%) Xamarin
5 17 (0.91%) SAP
6 16 (0.86%) Guidewire
7 14 (0.75%) Palantir
8 12 (0.64%) Sage
9 11 (0.59%) Databricks
10 10 (0.54%) VMware
11 9 (0.48%) MuleSoft
12 8 (0.43%) Dataiku
13 7 (0.38%) Adobe
13 7 (0.38%) Dynatrace
13 7 (0.38%) IBM
13 7 (0.38%) Infor
13 7 (0.38%) OpenAI
13 7 (0.38%) ServiceNow
14 6 (0.32%) Epicor
14 6 (0.32%) Telerik