C# Contract Job Trends in Bristol

C#
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring C# skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 41 30
Rank change year-on-year -12 -11 -10
Contract jobs citing C# 29 19 54
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 2.30% 3.36% 5.09%
As % of the Programming Languages category 8.15% 10.33% 20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 17 20
10th Percentile £512 - £297
25th Percentile £520 £355 £317
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £544 £430 £430
Median % change year-on-year +26.45% - -16.71%
75th Percentile £570 £447 £488
90th Percentile £581 £526 £576
South West median daily rate £538 £430 £450
% change year-on-year +25.00% -4.44% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 1 11
10th Percentile £63.13 - -
25th Percentile - - £65.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year - -3.70% +3.05%
75th Percentile - - £85.00
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - - -0.76%

All Programming Languages
Bristol

C# falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 356 184 270
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 28.25% 32.57% 25.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 103 149
10th Percentile £350 £343 £300
25th Percentile £413 £363 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £430 £450
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -4.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £524 £550
90th Percentile £633 £616 £638
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 46 82
10th Percentile £60.00 £61.38 £52.50
25th Percentile - £65.00 £65.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% -5.00% +6.87%
75th Percentile £68.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £68.75 £68.75 £84.30
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £67.50 £67.50
% change year-on-year -3.70% - +3.85%

C#
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C# relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

C# job vacancy trend in Bristol

C#
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing C#.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing C#

C#
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing C#.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing C#

C#
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C# in Bristol over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for C# in Bristol

C#
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) Ethernet
1 5 (17.24%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (24.14%) GitLab
2 5 (17.24%) Eclipse
2 5 (17.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (17.24%) Military
2 2 (6.90%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (3.45%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.45%) Law
3 1 (3.45%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (82.76%) Software Engineer
2 14 (48.28%) C++ Software Engineer
3 10 (34.48%) C# Software Engineer
4 5 (17.24%) Applications Engineer
5 4 (13.79%) Developer
5 4 (13.79%) Lead
6 3 (10.34%) Lead Software Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) C# Developer
7 2 (6.90%) C++ Developer
7 2 (6.90%) Python Developer
8 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
8 1 (3.45%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (17.24%) Node.js
1 5 (17.24%) Web Services
2 4 (13.79%) .NET
3 1 (3.45%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 13 (44.83%) Algorithms
2 1 (3.45%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 8 (27.59%) Linux
2 5 (17.24%) Windows
3 3 (10.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (89.66%) Software Engineering
2 21 (72.41%) CI/CD
3 6 (20.69%) Virtual Environments
4 5 (17.24%) Agile
4 5 (17.24%) Continuous Delivery
4 5 (17.24%) Continuous Integration
4 5 (17.24%) Digital Twin
4 5 (17.24%) Synthetic Environment
4 5 (17.24%) TDD
4 5 (17.24%) Unit Testing
4 5 (17.24%) Validation
4 5 (17.24%) Verification and Validation
4 5 (17.24%) Visualisation
5 3 (10.34%) Containerisation
5 3 (10.34%) DevSecOps
5 3 (10.34%) Enterprise Architecture
5 3 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (10.34%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (6.90%) Machine Learning
6 2 (6.90%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 22 (75.86%) C++
2 13 (44.83%) Java
3 5 (17.24%) JavaScript
3 5 (17.24%) Python
4 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (31.03%) Security Cleared
2 8 (27.59%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.90%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 7 (24.14%) Docker
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft