.NET Contracts in England

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring .NET skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited .NET over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 54 44
Rank change year-on-year -17 -10 -12
Contract jobs citing .NET 827 1,347 2,455
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.40% 3.62% 4.87%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 15.16% 17.93% 21.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 659 1,035 1,899
10th Percentile £363 £325 £390
25th Percentile £425 £425 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -6.52% +4.55%
75th Percentile £700 £650 £700
90th Percentile £825 £738 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £565
% change year-on-year - -7.08% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 15 18
10th Percentile £21.33 £20.77 £27.75
25th Percentile £21.46 £27.00 £39.88
Median hourly rate £23.41 £58.91 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.26% +7.10% +13.40%
75th Percentile £51.17 £75.00 £81.88
90th Percentile £66.78 £85.00 £87.58
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £58.91 £60.00
% change year-on-year -54.16% -1.83% +26.09%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

.NET falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 5,454 7,511 11,676
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.39% 20.19% 23.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,783 5,341 8,633
10th Percentile £368 £350 £400
25th Percentile £425 £430 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -2.22% -
75th Percentile £669 £675 £688
90th Percentile £800 £775 £798
UK median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 218 138
10th Percentile £30.13 £22.27 £28.73
25th Percentile £51.25 £43.00 £48.88
Median hourly rate £65.00 £46.18 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.75% -28.95% +32.65%
75th Percentile £68.19 £65.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £82.19 £75.00 £80.08
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £46.18 £65.00
% change year-on-year +40.75% -28.95% +32.65%

.NET
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing .NET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for .NET in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing .NET in England.

Daily rate trend for .NET in England

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for .NET in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing .NET in England.

Hourly rate trend for .NET in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing .NET in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for .NET in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
London -18 554 £600 +4.35% 502
North of England -13 70 £425 - 388
South East +12 69 £494 -1.25% 334
Midlands +17 56 £490 +9.50% 247
North West -3 45 £413 -8.33% 227
South West -3 38 £525 -4.98% 115
West Midlands +9 33 £500 +2.56% 141
Yorkshire -5 22 £475 +18.75% 101
East Midlands +9 19 £495 +20.73% 95
East of England +7 12 £481 +1.32% 134
North East -5 3 £370 +33.33% 67
.NET
UK

.NET
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 27 (3.26%) SharePoint
2 23 (2.78%) IIS
3 13 (1.57%) Apache
4 12 (1.45%) Umbraco
5 11 (1.33%) BizTalk Server
6 9 (1.09%) CMS
7 8 (0.97%) Confluence
7 8 (0.97%) GemFire
7 8 (0.97%) Oracle Coherence
7 8 (0.97%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.48%) Drupal
8 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.48%) nginx
9 3 (0.36%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.12%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.12%) Appian
11 1 (0.12%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
11 1 (0.12%) MQSeries
Applications
1 36 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.60%) InfoPath
4 3 (0.36%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 39 (4.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.73%) Endur
3 3 (0.36%) Infor CloudSuite
3 3 (0.36%) Magento
3 3 (0.36%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.24%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.24%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.12%) FastStats
5 1 (0.12%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.12%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 357 (43.17%) Azure
2 153 (18.50%) AWS
3 121 (14.63%) Azure DevOps
4 76 (9.19%) Power Platform
5 65 (7.86%) Serverless
6 59 (7.13%) Dynamics 365
7 48 (5.80%) Power Automate
8 46 (5.56%) Azure Functions
9 43 (5.20%) PowerApps
10 38 (4.59%) Azure Logic Apps
11 34 (4.11%) Azure Service Bus
11 34 (4.11%) GCP
12 27 (3.26%) GitHub
13 25 (3.02%) Entra ID
14 24 (2.90%) Azure Monitor
15 23 (2.78%) SaaS
16 22 (2.66%) Azure Data Factory
17 20 (2.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 19 (2.30%) Azure AKS
19 17 (2.06%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.14%) DNS
2 24 (2.90%) Firewall
3 16 (1.93%) HTTP
4 14 (1.69%) TCP/IP
5 13 (1.57%) Kerberos
6 12 (1.45%) Internet
7 9 (1.09%) SSL
8 8 (0.97%) FTP
9 7 (0.85%) SMTP
10 5 (0.60%) Network Security
11 3 (0.36%) Skype
12 2 (0.24%) DHCP
12 2 (0.24%) Intrusion Detection
13 1 (0.12%) Intranet
13 1 (0.12%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 180 (21.77%) SQL Server
2 54 (6.53%) Relational Database
3 43 (5.20%) PostgreSQL
4 41 (4.96%) MongoDB
5 38 (4.59%) NoSQL
6 37 (4.47%) Oracle Database
7 36 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 33 (3.99%) Power BI
9 27 (3.26%) MySQL
10 25 (3.02%) Azure SQL Database
11 16 (1.93%) Amazon RDS
11 16 (1.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (0.97%) Big Data
12 8 (0.97%) Elasticsearch
12 8 (0.97%) Redis
13 6 (0.73%) RDBMS
14 5 (0.60%) DynamoDB
15 4 (0.48%) Data Lake
15 4 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
15 4 (0.48%) GIS
Development Applications
1 86 (10.40%) Git
2 52 (6.29%) Jenkins
3 41 (4.96%) JIRA
4 23 (2.78%) Bitbucket
5 16 (1.93%) Selenium
5 16 (1.93%) TeamCity
5 16 (1.93%) Visual Studio
6 14 (1.69%) NUnit
7 11 (1.33%) Postman
8 10 (1.21%) Cypress.io
9 9 (1.09%) SonarQube
10 8 (0.97%) Babel
10 8 (0.97%) GitLab
10 8 (0.97%) webpack
11 7 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
12 6 (0.73%) SpecFlow
13 5 (0.60%) Ant
13 5 (0.60%) Cucumber
14 4 (0.48%) HP UFT
14 4 (0.48%) JUnit
General
1 218 (26.36%) Social Skills
2 190 (22.97%) Finance
3 127 (15.36%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (13.18%) Banking
5 69 (8.34%) Front Office
6 67 (8.10%) Public Sector
7 55 (6.65%) Investment Banking
8 28 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (2.66%) Back Office
10 18 (2.18%) Marketing
11 15 (1.81%) Telecoms
12 14 (1.69%) Retail
13 13 (1.57%) Electronics
13 13 (1.57%) Manufacturing
14 12 (1.45%) Legal
15 11 (1.33%) Aerospace
16 10 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 10 (1.21%) Presentation Skills
17 8 (0.97%) Billing
17 8 (0.97%) Law
Job Titles
1 499 (60.34%) Developer
2 193 (23.34%) .NET Developer
3 174 (21.04%) C# Developer
4 105 (12.70%) Senior
5 90 (10.88%) C# .NET Developer
6 75 (9.07%) Architect
6 75 (9.07%) Lead
7 68 (8.22%) Senior Developer
8 66 (7.98%) Full-Stack Developer
9 62 (7.50%) Software Engineer
10 44 (5.32%) Solutions Architect
11 33 (3.99%) Azure Engineer
11 33 (3.99%) Python Developer
11 33 (3.99%) WPF Developer
12 32 (3.87%) C# WPF Developer
13 31 (3.75%) React Developer
14 30 (3.63%) Senior .NET Developer
15 28 (3.39%) Technical Leader
16 26 (3.14%) Azure Developer
16 26 (3.14%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 168 (20.31%) .NET Framework
2 153 (18.50%) .NET Core
3 134 (16.20%) HTML
4 124 (14.99%) CSS
5 123 (14.87%) React
6 121 (14.63%) ASP.NET
7 110 (13.30%) AngularJS
8 58 (7.01%) WCF
9 57 (6.89%) WPF
10 55 (6.65%) ASP.NET Web API
10 55 (6.65%) Entity Framework
10 55 (6.65%) Web Services
11 54 (6.53%) RESTful
12 50 (6.05%) Kafka
13 47 (5.68%) REST
14 41 (4.96%) JSON
15 39 (4.72%) Node.js
16 32 (3.87%) ASP.NET Core
17 31 (3.75%) HTML5
18 26 (3.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (4.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 35 (4.23%) Product Ownership
3 28 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
4 27 (3.26%) Cloud Native
5 22 (2.66%) Legacy Applications
6 19 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
7 17 (2.06%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.06%) PKI
8 16 (1.93%) Legacy Systems
9 15 (1.81%) Data Centre
10 14 (1.69%) Replication
11 13 (1.57%) Algorithms
12 12 (1.45%) Low-Code
13 11 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (1.33%) Fixed Income
13 11 (1.33%) Market Risk
13 11 (1.33%) Onboarding
14 10 (1.21%) Derivative
15 9 (1.09%) Public Cloud
15 9 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 93 (11.25%) Windows
2 23 (2.78%) Linux
3 18 (2.18%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.85%) Apple iOS
4 7 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.60%) Android
5 5 (0.60%) Unix
6 3 (0.36%) CentOS
7 2 (0.24%) AIX
8 1 (0.12%) SUSE
8 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (33.62%) Agile
2 274 (33.13%) DevOps
3 205 (24.79%) CI/CD
4 135 (16.32%) Full-Stack Development
5 133 (16.08%) Software Engineering
6 129 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
7 118 (14.27%) Microservices
8 101 (12.21%) Test Automation
9 82 (9.92%) TDD
10 77 (9.31%) OO
11 72 (8.71%) Continuous Improvement
12 63 (7.62%) SDLC
13 57 (6.89%) Scrum
14 56 (6.77%) Containerisation
15 55 (6.65%) Design Patterns
16 53 (6.41%) Computer Science
17 51 (6.17%) Business Intelligence
17 51 (6.17%) CRM
17 51 (6.17%) MVC
18 47 (5.68%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 569 (68.80%) C#
2 328 (39.66%) SQL
3 247 (29.87%) JavaScript
4 129 (15.60%) Python
5 119 (14.39%) Java
6 97 (11.73%) TypeScript
7 69 (8.34%) PowerShell
8 55 (6.65%) PL/SQL
9 45 (5.44%) C++
10 44 (5.32%) T-SQL
11 34 (4.11%) VBA
12 33 (3.99%) VB
13 24 (2.90%) VB.NET
14 22 (2.66%) Bicep
15 19 (2.30%) PHP
16 11 (1.33%) RPG
16 11 (1.33%) RPG IV
17 10 (1.21%) Ruby
18 8 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
19 7 (0.85%) F#
Qualifications
1 93 (11.25%) Security Cleared
2 71 (8.59%) SC Cleared
3 61 (7.38%) Degree
4 24 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (1.81%) Azure Certification
6 13 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.45%) Numerate Degree
8 11 (1.33%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.73%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.60%) MCPD
11 5 (0.60%) MCSD
12 4 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.24%) CEH
13 2 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.24%) CISSP
13 2 (0.24%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.24%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.24%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 2 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (6.05%) QA
2 13 (1.57%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.21%) PCI DSS
4 7 (0.85%) Government Security Classifications
5 6 (0.73%) EMIR
5 6 (0.73%) MiFID
6 5 (0.60%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.36%) GDPR
8 3 (0.36%) WCAG
9 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.24%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.12%) HL7
10 1 (0.12%) NCSC
10 1 (0.12%) SEPA
System Software
1 111 (13.42%) Docker
2 30 (3.63%) Active Directory
3 8 (0.97%) GridGain
3 8 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.48%) vSphere
5 3 (0.36%) vCloud
5 3 (0.36%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 132 (15.96%) Kubernetes
2 53 (6.41%) Terraform
3 29 (3.51%) Ansible
4 12 (1.45%) Grafana
5 9 (1.09%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.97%) Kibana
7 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.36%) SCOM
7 3 (0.36%) WMI
8 2 (0.24%) CA Wily
8 2 (0.24%) Puppet
8 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.12%) Control-M
9 1 (0.12%) OPNET
9 1 (0.12%) Perfmon
9 1 (0.12%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.12%) QRadar
9 1 (0.12%) Rancher
9 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 175 (21.16%) Microsoft
2 119 (14.39%) Oracle
3 22 (2.66%) Google
4 21 (2.54%) SAP
5 19 (2.30%) Databricks
6 15 (1.81%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.45%) Citrix
7 12 (1.45%) VMware
8 11 (1.33%) OutSystems
9 9 (1.09%) AppDynamics
9 9 (1.09%) OpenAI
9 9 (1.09%) Virgin Media
10 8 (0.97%) MuleSoft
11 7 (0.85%) IBM
11 7 (0.85%) Splunk
12 6 (0.73%) Bloomberg
12 6 (0.73%) Cisco
12 6 (0.73%) Salesforce
13 5 (0.60%) OpenLink
13 5 (0.60%) TIBCO