C#
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring C# skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited C# over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | 37 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing C# | 1,073 | 2,046 | 2,860 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.59% | 4.66% | 5.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 10.59% | 15.40% | 15.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 783 | 1,414 | 2,147 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £450 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £501 | £565 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.42% | -1.74% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £723 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £784 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +1.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 88 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.32 | £46.25 | £45.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.75 | £61.25 | £52.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | - | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72.38 | £70.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.33% |
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 contract job vacancies requiring coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 10,130 | 13,283 | 18,779 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.86% | 30.27% | 33.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,872 | 9,316 | 13,490 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | £751 | £775 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 235 | 553 | 439 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.45 | £31.25 | £29.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.91 | £46.25 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £62.50 | £60.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +3.22% | +16.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £70.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.80 | £75.00 | £79.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.00 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.62% | +4.00% | +19.05% |
C#
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing C# as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
C#
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C#.
C#
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 20 June 2025.
C#
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C#.
C#
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C# over the 6 months to 20 June 2025.
C#
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C# within the UK over the 6 months to 20 June 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -26 | 938 | £518 | -10.00% | 6,110 |
| London | -19 | 642 | £625 | +4.17% | 2,384 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 406 | £525 | -6.25% | 3,360 |
| UK excluding London | -42 | 314 | £450 | -5.26% | 4,203 |
| South East | +14 | 99 | £475 | -9.52% | 1,106 |
| Midlands | -19 | 53 | £463 | -6.57% | 607 |
| North of England | -69 | 45 | £438 | -6.67% | 1,069 |
| Scotland | -9 | 36 | £500 | +17.65% | 317 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 35 | £450 | -14.29% | 338 |
| East of England | -10 | 34 | £451 | -5.00% | 481 |
| South West | -14 | 34 | £384 | -14.72% | 454 |
| North West | -42 | 27 | £425 | -10.53% | 591 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 18 | £475 | +2.70% | 338 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 16 | £490 | +15.29% | 266 |
| Wales | +1 | 12 | £353 | -10.33% | 122 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 6 | £325 | -43.48% | 93 |
C#
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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