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 31 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 31 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 46 | 57 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -35 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing C# | 3,405 | 2,079 | 5,654 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 3.10% | 4.15% | 6.95% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 18.36% | 15.22% | 22.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,895 | 1,719 | 4,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £37,500 | £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% | -4.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,125 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £88,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | -2.34% |
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 | 18,547 | 13,660 | 24,772 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.87% | 27.26% | 30.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,191 | 8,941 | 16,585 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £33,750 | £36,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,250 | £46,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £84,500 | £83,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £103,750 |
| 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 31 August 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 31 August 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 |
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| England | +7 | 3,111 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 1,064 |
| UK excluding London | +18 | 2,620 | £57,500 | - | 738 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,538 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 600 |
| South East | +20 | 760 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 222 |
| London | -20 | 659 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 465 |
| North of England | +37 | 641 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 186 |
| Midlands | +1 | 414 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 106 |
| East of England | +33 | 321 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 89 |
| North West | +50 | 298 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 99 |
| South West | +27 | 293 | £53,000 | +0.95% | 77 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 217 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 40 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 197 | £55,000 | - | 65 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 175 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 42 |
| North East | -2 | 168 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 47 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 116 | £50,000 | -10.31% | 22 |
| Wales | -55 | 46 | £51,619 | +3.24% | 21 |
| Scotland | -18 | 31 | £52,500 | -18.60% | 31 |
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:
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