How much do C# developers earn?

The average C# developer salary is £62,114, based on expected salaries of C# developers looking for UK-based work on cord. The average salary range of mid-senior level C# developer positions in the UK is £45,437-£81,565. These insights break down the details of the salary expectations of 1,698 C# developers by years of experience, seniority, and chosen frameworks, as well as the salaries listed on 199 C# developer positions at different seniority levels.

C# developer salary expectations by years of experience

Up to 11 years' experience, C# developer salaries increase at an average of £3,738 per year from £34,500 to £75,615. Above 11 years' experience, they level out, and don't tend to exceed £79,000 on average. This suggests that, at 11 years or more in, years' experience is no longer the most decisive factor in a C# developer's salary expectations, and that they may need to change jobs in order to increase their earning potential above this level.

C# developer salary expectations by seniority

On average, UK-based C# developers expect the following salaries:

• Entry-level: £31,269

• Junior: £35,687

• Mid: £48,818

• Senior: £71,534

• Lead: £80,678

Lead C# Developers don't earn significantly more than the most experienced (in terms of years) C# developers do. To increase their earning potential above £80,000, it seems that C# developers may need to move into senior management or architecture, though further analysis would be required to confirm this.

C# developer salaries by framework and seniority

.NET salaries

.NET is the most popular framework among C# Developers, with 1,270 Engineers using the framework on cord in the last 12 months.

On the whole, the expected salaries of .NET developers are similar to those of the average C# Developer, probably thanks to the popularity of the framework.

ASP.NET salaries

491 C# developers listed ASP.NET as a skill in the past 12 months, making it the second most popular C# framework on cord.

Across all seniority levels, however, ASP.NET developers expect to earn less than the average C# developer.

Salary ranges of C# developer positions

Positions on cord are posted with a minimum salary level and a maximum salary level. The graph below shows the average values of these ranges, as well as the average mid-point. Average ranges are large for several reasons, including that definitions of seniorities vary across companies, and that positions can be posted with multiple seniorities (but only one salary range).

Among 199 UK-based C# developer positions, the average mid point of salaries listed were as follows:

• Entry-level: £33,750

• Junior: £45,114

• Mid: £56,068

• Senior: £66,546

• Lead: £73,950

Based on the expectations data above, C# developers tend to expect salaries within the mid-point ranges at entry, junior and mid level, but at senior and lead level they tend to expect salaries in line with the upper salary limits.

Key Insights

• The average C# developer salary is £62,114

• C# developer salaries increase at an average of £3,738 per year of experience from £34,500 to £75,615 over 11 years, after which years' experience stops being a decisive factor in C# developer earnings

• .NET is the most popular C# framework, and its practitioners have similar salary expectations to the average C# developer across all seniorities

• Entry-mid level C# developers expect to be paid around the mid-range of what companies are willing to offer. Senior and lead C# Developers expect to be paid near the maximum of these ranges

Data Disclaimer

Salary expectation data refers to 1,698 UK-based Back End or Full Stack engineers listing C# as a primary skill, looking for UK-based (On-site or Hybrid) work on cord between January - December 2021.

Position salary data refers to 199 UK-based Back End or Full Stack developer positions posted on cord between January - December 2021 listing C# as a required skill.

While data encompasses the whole of the UK, the majority of UK-based roles on cord are based in London, which makes the data more relevant to people considering work in London. Further information on regional salaries will be available soon.