C# Job Trends
C#
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs citing C# skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | 68 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -44 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,492 | 1,871 | 4,798 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.88% | 3.79% | 7.05% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.68% | 15.41% | 22.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,783 | 1,563 | 3,194 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £33,750 | £36,738 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,000 | £46,875 | £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 citing coding skills.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,692 | 12,139 | 21,527 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.42% | 24.59% | 31.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,166 | 8,109 | 12,852 |
| 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 | £83,250 | £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 27 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 27 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +15 | 3,173 | £60,261 | +0.43% | 471 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 2,742 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 407 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 1,616 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 285 |
| South East | +24 | 784 | £61,250 | +6.52% | 82 |
| North of England | +32 | 678 | £60,000 | - | 126 |
| London | -26 | 635 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 113 |
| Midlands | +2 | 429 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 77 |
| East of England | +38 | 327 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 44 |
| North West | +38 | 303 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 68 |
| South West | +27 | 296 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 59 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 224 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 39 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 205 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 38 |
| North East | +14 | 203 | £75,000 | +46.34% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 172 | £55,000 | - | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 114 | £35,000 | -44.00% | 2 |
| Wales | -38 | 60 | £55,000 | +13.40% | 15 |
| Scotland | +27 | 57 | £55,000 | -7.95% | 15 |
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 | 36.7% | 1,281 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 24.8% | 866 |
| 3 | Python | 16.8% | 587 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 15.0% | 525 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.8% | 342 |
| 6 | Java | 8.4% | 294 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.7% | 130 |
| 8 | C | 2.6% | 92 |
| 9 | T-SQL | 2.5% | 87 |
| 10 | PHP | 2.3% | 79 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.7% | 58 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 51 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.3% | 47 |
| 14 | Rust | 1.1% | 40 |
| 15 | Ruby | 0.8% | 29 |
| 16 | VBA | 0.8% | 27 |
| 17 | Bash | 0.7% | 26 |
| 18 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | R | 0.6% | 21 |
| 20 | MATLAB | 0.5% | 19 |