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 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 64 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -41 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,388 | 1,959 | 4,740 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.75% | 3.70% | 6.97% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.09% | 16.34% | 22.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,643 | 1,644 | 3,142 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £33,575 | £36,739 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £101,250 | £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 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing coding skills | 18,729 | 11,991 | 21,477 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.18% | 22.63% | 31.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,889 | 8,576 | 12,741 |
| 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 | £84,999 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £108,750 | £108,750 |
| 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 14 November 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 14 November 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 | +11 | 3,049 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 1,787 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 2,666 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 1,167 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,526 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 886 |
| South East | +14 | 735 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 282 |
| North of England | +13 | 669 | £60,000 | - | 315 |
| London | -35 | 603 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 679 |
| Midlands | -8 | 423 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 166 |
| East of England | +27 | 310 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 151 |
| North West | -5 | 286 | £57,722 | -7.64% | 166 |
| South West | +15 | 284 | £55,000 | - | 96 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 218 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 104 |
| North East | +13 | 207 | £80,000 | +52.38% | 46 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 205 | £60,000 | +28.34% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 176 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 103 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 117 | £42,500 | -32.00% | 48 |
| Scotland | +28 | 67 | £57,722 | -1.33% | 78 |
| Wales | -37 | 64 | £55,000 | +13.40% | 41 |
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 | 32.8% | 1,111 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 23.5% | 795 |
| 3 | Python | 17.9% | 607 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 14.2% | 482 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.7% | 328 |
| 6 | Java | 8.1% | 273 |
| 7 | PowerShell | 3.8% | 129 |
| 8 | C | 2.8% | 94 |
| 9 | T-SQL | 2.7% | 90 |
| 10 | PHP | 2.2% | 75 |
| 11 | Bicep | 1.7% | 56 |
| 12 | Go | 1.5% | 52 |
| 13 | Rust | 1.5% | 50 |
| 13 | VB.NET | 1.5% | 50 |
| 15 | Ruby | 0.9% | 30 |
| 16 | VBA | 0.8% | 26 |
| 17 | Bash | 0.7% | 23 |
| 17 | Delphi | 0.7% | 23 |
| 19 | Apex Code | 0.6% | 20 |
| 20 | R | 0.6% | 19 |