.NET Software Developer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

.NET Software Developer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median .NET Software Developer daily rate in Cardiff is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Contract jobs requiring a .NET Software Developer 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 1.49% - 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% - 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
South Wales median daily rate £600 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title 252 161 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 96.99% 92.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 127 162
10th Percentile £282 £175 £143
25th Percentile £350 £281 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £490
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -18.37% +8.89%
75th Percentile £538 £480 £550
90th Percentile £675 £625 £614
South Wales median daily rate £425 £395 £450
% change year-on-year +7.59% -12.22% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 6 7
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.46
25th Percentile £12.21 £12.43 £12.00
Median hourly rate £13.11 £15.80 £18.57
Median % change year-on-year -17.03% -14.94% +2.82%
75th Percentile £19.75 £22.44 £21.67
90th Percentile £21.00 £23.75 -
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £20.35
% change year-on-year -5.56% +10.55% +12.20%

.NET Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '.NET Software Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

.NET Software Developer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

.NET Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for .NET Software Developer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for .NET Software Developer job vacancies in Cardiff

.NET Software Developer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 2 June 2026, .NET Software Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region featuring .NET Software Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) .NET
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) User Research

.NET Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared