.NET Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for .NET skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited .NET over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 39 28
Rank change year-on-year -4 -11 +8
Contract jobs citing .NET 614 1,331 2,876
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 4.07% 5.30% 6.50%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.92% 21.00% 21.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 472 1,048 2,221
10th Percentile £313 £375 £373
25th Percentile £410 £417 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £688 £625
90th Percentile £700 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £524 £560 £538
% change year-on-year -6.39% +4.09% +13.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 37
10th Percentile - £22.50 £20.25
25th Percentile £20.77 £40.50 £35.00
Median hourly rate £41.64 £65.00 £46.67
Median % change year-on-year -35.95% +39.28% +4.29%
75th Percentile £63.75 £85.00 £55.75
90th Percentile £64.38 - £62.15
UK median hourly rate £58.91 £60.00 £48.75
% change year-on-year -1.83% +23.08% +14.71%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

.NET is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,628 6,337 13,079
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 24.03% 25.22% 29.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,546 4,711 9,657
10th Percentile £331 £395 £400
25th Percentile £429 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +13.40%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £788 £750 £731
UK median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.91% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 80 116
10th Percentile £24.68 £22.50 £21.00
25th Percentile - £43.60 £35.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £62.50 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.20% +27.55% +8.89%
75th Percentile £62.00 £75.00 £60.31
90th Percentile £72.50 £80.25 £67.65
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £49.65
% change year-on-year -26.92% +30.93% +10.32%

.NET
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing .NET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

.NET trend for jobs with a WFH option

.NET
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing .NET.

.NET daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing .NET over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

.NET daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing .NET.

.NET hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing .NET over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

.NET hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

.NET
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (4.23%) CMS
2 20 (3.26%) Umbraco
3 14 (2.28%) IIS
4 7 (1.14%) Confluence
5 6 (0.98%) Apache
5 6 (0.98%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.98%) WordPress
6 5 (0.81%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.81%) WebSphere
7 4 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.49%) BizTalk Server
8 3 (0.49%) Kentico
8 3 (0.49%) Sitecore CMS
8 3 (0.49%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.33%) EPiServer
9 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.33%) NServiceBus
9 2 (0.33%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 8 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (0.49%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.16%) InVision
4 1 (0.16%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 15 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.30%) Endur
3 2 (0.33%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.33%) SAP GTS
3 2 (0.33%) Shopify
4 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.16%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 1 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 329 (53.58%) Azure
2 140 (22.80%) Azure DevOps
3 78 (12.70%) AWS
4 49 (7.98%) Azure Service Bus
5 40 (6.51%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 38 (6.19%) Power Platform
7 34 (5.54%) Entra ID
7 34 (5.54%) Serverless
8 27 (4.40%) Dynamics 365
8 27 (4.40%) PaaS
9 25 (4.07%) Azure Functions
10 22 (3.58%) Azure Logic Apps
11 20 (3.26%) Azure API Management
12 17 (2.77%) Azure Monitor
12 17 (2.77%) PowerApps
13 15 (2.44%) SaaS
14 14 (2.28%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (2.12%) IaaS
16 12 (1.95%) Power Automate
17 11 (1.79%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.79%) DNS
2 8 (1.30%) Network Security
3 5 (0.81%) Intranet
3 5 (0.81%) VPN
4 4 (0.65%) DHCP
4 4 (0.65%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.49%) FTP
5 3 (0.49%) HTTP
6 2 (0.33%) Internet
6 2 (0.33%) SAN
6 2 (0.33%) SSL
7 1 (0.16%) BGP
7 1 (0.16%) BIG-IP
7 1 (0.16%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 1 (0.16%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 1 (0.16%) Firewall
7 1 (0.16%) MPLS
7 1 (0.16%) MQTT
7 1 (0.16%) OSPF
7 1 (0.16%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 166 (27.04%) SQL Server
2 26 (4.23%) Azure SQL Database
3 23 (3.75%) Relational Database
4 22 (3.58%) MySQL
5 18 (2.93%) NoSQL
6 17 (2.77%) Power BI
7 14 (2.28%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (2.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (1.47%) Elasticsearch
9 9 (1.47%) MongoDB
10 8 (1.30%) Data Lake
10 8 (1.30%) GIS
10 8 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (1.14%) Redis
12 6 (0.98%) DB2
12 6 (0.98%) DynamoDB
13 5 (0.81%) RDBMS
14 4 (0.65%) Big Data
14 4 (0.65%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 66 (10.75%) Git
2 42 (6.84%) Visual Studio
3 24 (3.91%) SpecFlow
4 15 (2.44%) Selenium
5 14 (2.28%) Jenkins
6 13 (2.12%) JIRA
6 13 (2.12%) Team Foundation Server
7 12 (1.95%) Postman
8 11 (1.79%) TeamCity
9 10 (1.63%) NUnit
10 8 (1.30%) Cypress.io
10 8 (1.30%) WebDriver
11 7 (1.14%) Cucumber
11 7 (1.14%) Moq
12 6 (0.98%) Subversion
13 5 (0.81%) MSI
13 5 (0.81%) WiX
14 4 (0.65%) Artifactory
14 4 (0.65%) Bitbucket
14 4 (0.65%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 119 (19.38%) Finance
2 108 (17.59%) Social Skills
3 80 (13.03%) Public Sector
4 32 (5.21%) Banking
4 32 (5.21%) Front Office
5 19 (3.09%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (2.61%) Investment Banking
7 15 (2.44%) Back Office
8 13 (2.12%) Manufacturing
9 11 (1.79%) Local Government
9 11 (1.79%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.63%) Law
11 9 (1.47%) Marketing
12 8 (1.30%) Electronics
13 7 (1.14%) Financial Institution
13 7 (1.14%) Tech for Good
14 6 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 3 (0.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 413 (67.26%) Developer
2 172 (28.01%) .NET Developer
3 109 (17.75%) C# Developer
4 100 (16.29%) Senior
5 77 (12.54%) Senior Developer
6 68 (11.07%) Full Stack Developer
7 57 (9.28%) Azure Developer
8 48 (7.82%) C# .NET Developer
9 46 (7.49%) Architect
10 45 (7.33%) Software Developer
11 39 (6.35%) Lead
12 24 (3.91%) Full Stack .NET Developer
12 24 (3.91%) Software Engineer
13 23 (3.75%) Lead Developer
14 21 (3.42%) React Developer
14 21 (3.42%) Senior C# Developer
14 21 (3.42%) Technical Architect
15 20 (3.26%) Senior .NET Developer
16 19 (3.09%) Analyst
17 18 (2.93%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 113 (18.40%) .NET Framework
2 110 (17.92%) .NET Core
3 107 (17.43%) ASP.NET
4 87 (14.17%) AngularJS
5 79 (12.87%) React
6 69 (11.24%) CSS
7 64 (10.42%) HTML
8 58 (9.45%) REST
9 55 (8.96%) XML
10 47 (7.65%) Entity Framework
11 43 (7.00%) Web Services
12 26 (4.23%) ASP.NET Core
12 26 (4.23%) jQuery
12 26 (4.23%) RESTful
13 24 (3.91%) Node.js
13 24 (3.91%) Vue
14 23 (3.75%) ASP.NET Web API
14 23 (3.75%) JSON
15 22 (3.58%) ASP.NET MVC
16 20 (3.26%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 34 (5.54%) Product Ownership
2 17 (2.77%) Mobile App
3 16 (2.61%) Greenfield Project
4 15 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (2.28%) Derivative
6 11 (1.79%) Cloud Native
7 10 (1.63%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.47%) Legacy Applications
8 9 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.30%) Equities
9 8 (1.30%) Hedge funds
9 8 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.14%) Client/Server
10 7 (1.14%) Data Structures
10 7 (1.14%) Fixed Income
11 6 (0.98%) Public Cloud
11 6 (0.98%) Reinsurance
11 6 (0.98%) Wiki
12 5 (0.81%) Web 2.0
Operating Systems
1 48 (7.82%) Windows
2 22 (3.58%) Linux
3 17 (2.77%) Windows Server
4 13 (2.12%) Android
5 11 (1.79%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.49%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.33%) Unix
7 2 (0.33%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.16%) Debian
8 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (31.92%) DevOps
2 182 (29.64%) Agile
3 101 (16.45%) Full Stack Development
4 93 (15.15%) CI/CD
5 81 (13.19%) MVC
6 69 (11.24%) Microservices
7 68 (11.07%) Software Engineering
8 64 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
9 62 (10.10%) TDD
10 61 (9.93%) OO
10 61 (9.93%) Scrum
11 51 (8.31%) Test Automation
12 45 (7.33%) Unit Testing
13 44 (7.17%) Design Patterns
13 44 (7.17%) SOLID
14 43 (7.00%) Migration
15 38 (6.19%) SDLC
16 36 (5.86%) Clean Code
17 34 (5.54%) User Experience
18 32 (5.21%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 432 (70.36%) C#
2 177 (28.83%) SQL
3 122 (19.87%) JavaScript
4 79 (12.87%) PowerShell
5 48 (7.82%) Java
5 48 (7.82%) Python
6 41 (6.68%) TypeScript
7 36 (5.86%) Bicep
8 27 (4.40%) C++
9 24 (3.91%) VB.NET
10 19 (3.09%) T-SQL
11 15 (2.44%) VBA
12 14 (2.28%) Ruby
13 9 (1.47%) C
13 9 (1.47%) VB
14 8 (1.30%) PL/SQL
15 6 (0.98%) PHP
16 4 (0.65%) Bash
16 4 (0.65%) F#
16 4 (0.65%) Go
Qualifications
1 52 (8.47%) Security Cleared
2 49 (7.98%) Degree
3 39 (6.35%) SC Cleared
4 18 (2.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (0.81%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.49%) CISSP
8 3 (0.49%) HNC
8 3 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.49%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.49%) SANS
9 2 (0.33%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.33%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.33%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.16%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.16%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (5.05%) QA
2 24 (3.91%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.63%) WCAG
4 3 (0.49%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.49%) GDPR
4 3 (0.49%) GRC
4 3 (0.49%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.33%) SLA
6 1 (0.16%) HL7
6 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.16%) MiFID
System Software
1 45 (7.33%) Active Directory
2 31 (5.05%) Docker
3 11 (1.79%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.81%) vSphere
6 4 (0.65%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.33%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.16%) GridGain
8 1 (0.16%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 32 (5.21%) Terraform
2 27 (4.40%) Kubernetes
3 13 (2.12%) Ansible
4 6 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.65%) BladeLogic
5 4 (0.65%) ITRS Geneos
6 3 (0.49%) PowerCLI
7 2 (0.33%) Puppet
7 2 (0.33%) SCOM
7 2 (0.33%) WSUS
8 1 (0.16%) Kibana
8 1 (0.16%) logstash
8 1 (0.16%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.16%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 140 (22.80%) Microsoft
2 39 (6.35%) Oracle
3 18 (2.93%) SAP
4 13 (2.12%) Xamarin
5 9 (1.47%) Databricks
6 8 (1.30%) MuleSoft
6 8 (1.30%) OpenLink
6 8 (1.30%) VMware
7 7 (1.14%) Salesforce
8 6 (0.98%) Sitecore
9 5 (0.81%) Citrix
9 5 (0.81%) Google
10 4 (0.65%) Altiris
10 4 (0.65%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.49%) Adobe
11 3 (0.49%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.49%) CyberArk
11 3 (0.49%) Dell
11 3 (0.49%) HP
12 2 (0.33%) Blue Prism