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 6 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 42 18
Rank change year-on-year -32 -24 +3
Permanent jobs citing C# 2,251 2,436 7,893
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.47% 5.60% 8.23%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.28% 17.42% 24.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,949 2,065 6,833
10th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +11.30% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +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 15,758 13,986 32,420
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.26% 32.17% 33.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,733 10,051 24,955
10th Percentile £35,404 £37,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,336 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -1.82%

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 6 May 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 6 May 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 -31 2,068 £62,500 -3.85% 840
UK excluding London -36 1,530 £60,000 +4.35% 660
Work from Home -14 826 £60,000 -6.25% 437
London -25 585 £82,500 +10.00% 263
South East -11 460 £60,000 - 222
North of England -13 418 £60,000 +9.09% 161
Midlands -41 278 £60,000 +9.09% 90
North West -2 213 £60,000 +14.29% 90
East of England -29 159 £60,000 -9.37% 84
South West -20 152 £55,000 - 71
East Midlands -12 140 £60,000 +9.09% 42
West Midlands -51 138 £60,000 +9.09% 48
Yorkshire -34 134 £62,500 +4.17% 40
North East -19 71 £70,000 +21.74% 31
Scotland -69 37 £60,000 +23.71% 25
Wales -42 28 £43,500 -33.08% 20
Northern Ireland -32 8 £95,000 - 4
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 65 (2.89%) SharePoint
2 22 (0.98%) CMS
3 19 (0.84%) IIS
4 11 (0.49%) Umbraco
5 8 (0.36%) Confluence
6 4 (0.18%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.18%) NServiceBus
7 3 (0.13%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.089%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.089%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.089%) JBoss
8 2 (0.089%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.089%) nginx
8 2 (0.089%) WordPress
9 1 (0.044%) Apache
9 1 (0.044%) Appian
9 1 (0.044%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 27 (1.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.18%) Simulink
3 4 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.089%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.089%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.089%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 32 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.13%) Magento
4 2 (0.089%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.089%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.044%) Endur
5 1 (0.044%) ION Anvil
5 1 (0.044%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.044%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.044%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.044%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.044%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.044%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 974 (43.27%) Azure
2 367 (16.30%) AWS
3 212 (9.42%) Azure DevOps
4 210 (9.33%) Power Platform
5 209 (9.28%) SaaS
6 134 (5.95%) Azure Logic Apps
7 131 (5.82%) Serverless
8 110 (4.89%) PowerApps
9 107 (4.75%) Power Automate
10 90 (4.00%) Dynamics 365
11 84 (3.73%) Microsoft 365
12 80 (3.55%) Azure Functions
13 67 (2.98%) Azure Service Bus
14 66 (2.93%) GitHub
15 60 (2.67%) GCP
16 49 (2.18%) Azure AKS
17 42 (1.87%) Azure Monitor
18 36 (1.60%) Azure Cosmos DB
19 32 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
20 25 (1.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (0.62%) Broadband
2 13 (0.58%) TCP/IP
3 10 (0.44%) DNS
3 10 (0.44%) Ethernet
4 7 (0.31%) HTTP
4 7 (0.31%) Internet
5 6 (0.27%) Intranet
6 5 (0.22%) Firewall
7 4 (0.18%) LTE
7 4 (0.18%) Modbus
8 3 (0.13%) DHCP
8 3 (0.13%) Network Security
8 3 (0.13%) SSL
9 2 (0.089%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.089%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.089%) FIX Connectivity
9 2 (0.089%) Hyperconnected
9 2 (0.089%) VPN
10 1 (0.044%) Profibus
10 1 (0.044%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 433 (19.24%) SQL Server
2 127 (5.64%) Power BI
3 102 (4.53%) Azure SQL Database
4 71 (3.15%) NoSQL
5 69 (3.07%) MongoDB
6 55 (2.44%) MySQL
7 52 (2.31%) Relational Database
8 49 (2.18%) PostgreSQL
9 37 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 35 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 20 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
12 14 (0.62%) Redis
13 12 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
13 12 (0.53%) Metadata
14 11 (0.49%) DB2
15 6 (0.27%) Data Lake
16 5 (0.22%) ClickHouse
16 5 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 4 (0.18%) GIS
17 4 (0.18%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 147 (6.53%) Git
2 63 (2.80%) Selenium
3 54 (2.40%) JIRA
3 54 (2.40%) Visual Studio
4 41 (1.82%) Postman
5 31 (1.38%) Team Foundation Server
6 28 (1.24%) WebDriver
7 27 (1.20%) SoapUI
8 23 (1.02%) SpecFlow
9 22 (0.98%) GitLab
10 21 (0.93%) Jenkins
10 21 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
11 18 (0.80%) TeamCity
12 15 (0.67%) Cypress.io
13 13 (0.58%) NUnit
14 11 (0.49%) Cucumber
15 9 (0.40%) LabVIEW
16 8 (0.36%) Moq
17 7 (0.31%) Balsamiq
17 7 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 444 (19.72%) Finance
2 337 (14.97%) Social Skills
3 122 (5.42%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (3.07%) Manufacturing
5 60 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (2.67%) Public Sector
6 56 (2.49%) Law
7 53 (2.35%) Front Office
8 47 (2.09%) Banking
9 43 (1.91%) Retail
10 40 (1.78%) Games
11 39 (1.73%) Electronics
12 33 (1.47%) Aerospace
13 30 (1.33%) Legal
14 27 (1.20%) Automotive
15 19 (0.84%) Advertising
15 19 (0.84%) Marketing
16 16 (0.71%) Investment Banking
17 15 (0.67%) Aviation
18 11 (0.49%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 1,160 (51.53%) Developer
2 506 (22.48%) Senior
3 473 (21.01%) Software Engineer
4 416 (18.48%) Software Developer
5 404 (17.95%) C# Developer
6 321 (14.26%) .NET Developer
7 252 (11.20%) Lead
8 250 (11.11%) Senior Developer
9 215 (9.55%) C# Software Engineer
10 169 (7.51%) Full-Stack Developer
11 161 (7.15%) C# Software Developer
11 161 (7.15%) Senior Software Engineer
12 158 (7.02%) C# .NET Developer
13 135 (6.00%) .NET Software Engineer
14 118 (5.24%) Graduate
15 103 (4.58%) Graduate Developer
16 101 (4.49%) Lead Developer
17 93 (4.13%) Graduate Software Developer
18 91 (4.04%) SQL Developer
19 82 (3.64%) .NET Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1,389 (61.71%) .NET
2 396 (17.59%) .NET Core
3 273 (12.13%) ASP.NET
4 255 (11.33%) React
5 193 (8.57%) HTML
6 189 (8.40%) CSS
7 184 (8.17%) .NET Framework
8 135 (6.00%) AngularJS
9 134 (5.95%) REST
10 122 (5.42%) RESTful
11 108 (4.80%) ASP.NET Core
12 104 (4.62%) Vue
13 93 (4.13%) Entity Framework
14 92 (4.09%) Node.js
15 91 (4.04%) Blazor
16 69 (3.07%) WPF
17 52 (2.31%) jQuery
17 52 (2.31%) Playwright
18 46 (2.04%) ASP.NET Web API
19 45 (2.00%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 130 (5.78%) Cloud Native
2 83 (3.69%) Distributed Systems
3 73 (3.24%) Product Ownership
4 63 (2.80%) Greenfield Project
5 54 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
6 49 (2.18%) Hedge funds
6 49 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
7 45 (2.00%) Algorithms
8 41 (1.82%) Low-Code
8 41 (1.82%) Mobile App
9 30 (1.33%) Virtual Team
10 25 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 23 (1.02%) Sports Betting
12 22 (0.98%) Legacy Code
13 21 (0.93%) Management Information System
14 19 (0.84%) Distributed Computing
15 18 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
15 18 (0.80%) Onboarding
15 18 (0.80%) Public Cloud
15 18 (0.80%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 105 (4.66%) Windows
2 85 (3.78%) Linux
3 19 (0.84%) Android
4 14 (0.62%) VMS
4 14 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.53%) Apple iOS
6 11 (0.49%) Unix
7 2 (0.089%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.089%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.089%) Solaris
7 2 (0.089%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.089%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.089%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.089%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.044%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 717 (31.85%) Software Engineering
2 624 (27.72%) Agile
3 447 (19.86%) CI/CD
4 439 (19.50%) Full-Stack Development
5 438 (19.46%) DevOps
6 294 (13.06%) Problem-Solving
7 270 (11.99%) Mentoring
8 261 (11.59%) Microservices
9 248 (11.02%) Computer Science
10 246 (10.93%) Continuous Improvement
11 211 (9.37%) Test Automation
12 199 (8.84%) AI
13 182 (8.09%) SDLC
14 141 (6.26%) MVC
15 136 (6.04%) Scrum
16 133 (5.91%) Business Intelligence
16 133 (5.91%) Containerisation
17 116 (5.15%) Infrastructure as Code
18 106 (4.71%) Analytics
19 105 (4.66%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 676 (30.03%) SQL
2 449 (19.95%) JavaScript
3 376 (16.70%) Python
4 281 (12.48%) TypeScript
5 247 (10.97%) Java
6 230 (10.22%) C++
7 108 (4.80%) PHP
8 94 (4.18%) PowerShell
9 49 (2.18%) C
10 39 (1.73%) T-SQL
11 32 (1.42%) Bash
12 30 (1.33%) Go
13 29 (1.29%) Bicep
14 26 (1.16%) VB.NET
15 24 (1.07%) VBA
16 22 (0.98%) Scala
17 19 (0.84%) F#
17 19 (0.84%) Rust
18 17 (0.76%) Haskell
19 15 (0.67%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 327 (14.53%) Degree
2 166 (7.37%) Computer Science Degree
3 118 (5.24%) Security Cleared
4 67 (2.98%) SC Cleared
5 45 (2.00%) Azure Certification
6 44 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 41 (1.82%) ISTQB
8 38 (1.69%) Master's Degree
9 29 (1.29%) AWS Certification
10 22 (0.98%) PhD
11 20 (0.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 18 (0.80%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
13 17 (0.76%) TOGAF Certification
14 14 (0.62%) DV Cleared
15 10 (0.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 9 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
17 8 (0.36%) CREST Certified
17 8 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
18 7 (0.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
19 5 (0.22%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (5.91%) QA
2 41 (1.82%) Accessibility
3 19 (0.84%) Data Quality
4 14 (0.62%) GDPR
5 13 (0.58%) ISO 9001
5 13 (0.58%) WCAG
6 12 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (0.49%) SLA
8 5 (0.22%) IEC 61131
9 3 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.13%) EMIR
10 2 (0.089%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.089%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.089%) ITGC
11 1 (0.044%) HL7
11 1 (0.044%) ISO/IEC 14443
11 1 (0.044%) ISO/IEC 7816
11 1 (0.044%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.044%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 184 (8.17%) Docker
2 22 (0.98%) Firmware
3 15 (0.67%) Active Directory
4 10 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.36%) KVM
6 5 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.089%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.044%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.044%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.044%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.044%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 158 (7.02%) Kubernetes
2 108 (4.80%) Terraform
3 36 (1.60%) Grafana
4 12 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 11 (0.49%) Ansible
6 7 (0.31%) Kibana
7 6 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.13%) Nmap
9 2 (0.089%) MIIS
9 2 (0.089%) MOM
10 1 (0.044%) Control-M
10 1 (0.044%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.044%) HP Fortify
10 1 (0.044%) Nessus
10 1 (0.044%) Netcool
10 1 (0.044%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 448 (19.90%) Microsoft
2 42 (1.87%) Oracle
3 33 (1.47%) Google
4 25 (1.11%) Adobe
5 13 (0.58%) VMware
6 12 (0.53%) Databricks
6 12 (0.53%) OpenAI
7 11 (0.49%) CrowdStrike
7 11 (0.49%) ServiceNow
7 11 (0.49%) Xamarin
8 8 (0.36%) Facebook
9 7 (0.31%) iManage
10 6 (0.27%) Dynatrace
10 6 (0.27%) SAP
11 5 (0.22%) Allen-Bradley
11 5 (0.22%) Apple
11 5 (0.22%) Blue Prism
11 5 (0.22%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.22%) Siemens
11 5 (0.22%) Splunk