.NET Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring .NET skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 63 48
Rank change year-on-year -60 -15 -13
Contract jobs citing .NET 758 921 1,493
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.31% 3.51% 3.90%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.53% 15.69% 18.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 549 649 1,156
10th Percentile £368 £373 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £675
90th Percentile £713 £789 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 25
10th Percentile £56.18 £22.30 £21.56
25th Percentile £62.97 £23.88 £44.60
Median hourly rate £68.21 £26.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +157.40% -59.23% -0.76%
75th Percentile £73.86 £51.85 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.56 £67.05 -
UK median hourly rate £68.21 £26.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +157.40% -59.23% -0.76%

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 7,201 5,869 7,860
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.94% 22.37% 20.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,822 3,720 5,665
10th Percentile £358 £363 £356
25th Percentile £415 £430 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £658 £663
90th Percentile £737 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £513 £536 £535
% change year-on-year -4.38% +0.19% -6.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 76 184
10th Percentile £35.00 £26.38 £26.06
25th Percentile £48.13 £45.51 £46.11
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £68.38 £66.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £80.20 £76.03 £77.21
UK median hourly rate £62.75 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +0.40% +13.64% -15.38%

.NET
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing .NET relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

.NET job vacancy trend in England

.NET
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing .NET.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing .NET

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET in England over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for .NET in England

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing .NET.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing .NET

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing .NET in England over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for .NET in England

.NET
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 2 February 2026. 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 -46 463 £500 -13.04% 240
South East -16 85 £480 -4.00% 213
North of England -53 76 £475 -2.06% 171
East of England +6 44 £550 +17.02% 52
Midlands -77 44 £520 +4.00% 88
Yorkshire -42 38 £500 -4.76% 33
North West -39 33 £450 - 110
West Midlands -62 26 £503 -9.08% 38
South West -51 20 £475 -9.52% 54
East Midlands -24 18 £525 +16.67% 50
North East -18 5 £513 +42.36% 28
.NET
UK

.NET
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 39 (5.15%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.83%) Confluence
3 22 (2.90%) CMS
4 18 (2.37%) IIS
5 16 (2.11%) Sitecore CMS
6 12 (1.58%) HCL Notes
7 9 (1.19%) Mendix
8 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
8 7 (0.92%) Umbraco
9 6 (0.79%) Headless CMS
10 5 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 5 (0.66%) Apache
10 5 (0.66%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.40%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.26%) Documentum
12 2 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
12 2 (0.26%) SAS
13 1 (0.13%) Appian
13 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 22 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 47 (6.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (2.11%) Endur
3 9 (1.19%) Advent Geneva
4 3 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.26%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.13%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.13%) ION Anvil
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.13%) Orchestrade
6 1 (0.13%) PeopleSoft Financials
6 1 (0.13%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 414 (54.62%) Azure
2 194 (25.59%) Azure DevOps
3 112 (14.78%) GitHub
4 111 (14.64%) Serverless
5 104 (13.72%) AWS
6 94 (12.40%) Power Platform
7 87 (11.48%) Azure Functions
8 76 (10.03%) Azure Logic Apps
9 68 (8.97%) Dynamics 365
10 64 (8.44%) Azure Service Bus
11 58 (7.65%) Power Automate
12 57 (7.52%) GitHub Actions
13 51 (6.73%) Azure AKS
13 51 (6.73%) PowerApps
14 50 (6.60%) PaaS
15 45 (5.94%) GCP
16 44 (5.80%) Azure Monitor
17 39 (5.15%) Entra ID
18 34 (4.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
19 30 (3.96%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.85%) HTTP
1 14 (1.85%) Internet
2 8 (1.06%) Network Security
3 4 (0.53%) DNS
3 4 (0.53%) SSL
4 3 (0.40%) DHCP
4 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.26%) RTMP
5 2 (0.26%) S/MIME
6 1 (0.13%) Firewall
6 1 (0.13%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.13%) LAN
6 1 (0.13%) Skype
6 1 (0.13%) SMTP
6 1 (0.13%) VPN
6 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 196 (25.86%) SQL Server
2 44 (5.80%) Oracle Database
3 41 (5.41%) Power BI
4 37 (4.88%) NoSQL
4 37 (4.88%) Relational Database
5 35 (4.62%) Azure SQL Database
6 33 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
7 30 (3.96%) MongoDB
8 19 (2.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 18 (2.37%) MySQL
10 9 (1.19%) DB2
10 9 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (1.06%) Big Data
11 8 (1.06%) Redis
12 6 (0.79%) Metadata
13 5 (0.66%) Data Lake
13 5 (0.66%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.53%) Amazon Aurora
14 4 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
14 4 (0.53%) GIS
Development Applications
1 80 (10.55%) Git
2 65 (8.58%) JIRA
3 39 (5.15%) Jenkins
4 31 (4.09%) Selenium
5 25 (3.30%) Postman
6 24 (3.17%) Visual Studio
7 18 (2.37%) Cucumber
7 18 (2.37%) SpecFlow
8 14 (1.85%) GitLab
9 13 (1.72%) REST Assured
10 11 (1.45%) Bitbucket
10 11 (1.45%) Team Foundation Server
11 10 (1.32%) SonarQube
12 8 (1.06%) TeamCity
13 7 (0.92%) Cypress.io
13 7 (0.92%) TestRail
13 7 (0.92%) Visual Studio Code
14 6 (0.79%) JMeter
15 5 (0.66%) NUnit
16 4 (0.53%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 212 (27.97%) Social Skills
2 188 (24.80%) Finance
3 102 (13.46%) Banking
4 72 (9.50%) Public Sector
5 59 (7.78%) Analytical Skills
6 35 (4.62%) Investment Banking
7 30 (3.96%) Front Office
8 24 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (3.17%) Financial Institution
9 14 (1.85%) Marketing
10 8 (1.06%) Billing
10 8 (1.06%) Health Technology
10 8 (1.06%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.06%) Retail
11 7 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (0.79%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.66%) Back Office
13 5 (0.66%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 433 (57.12%) Developer
2 141 (18.60%) .NET Developer
3 130 (17.15%) C# Developer
4 100 (13.19%) Senior
5 73 (9.63%) Architect
6 69 (9.10%) Software Engineer
7 63 (8.31%) Full-Stack Developer
8 59 (7.78%) Senior Developer
9 56 (7.39%) Lead
10 46 (6.07%) Azure Developer
11 43 (5.67%) C# .NET Developer
12 37 (4.88%) Solutions Architect
13 29 (3.83%) Senior .NET Developer
14 28 (3.69%) Dynamics 365 Developer
15 23 (3.03%) .NET Software Engineer
15 23 (3.03%) Angular Developer
16 20 (2.64%) Technical Architect
17 19 (2.51%) DevOps Engineer
17 19 (2.51%) Software Developer
18 18 (2.37%) Azure Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (18.87%) .NET Framework
2 121 (15.96%) React
3 109 (14.38%) .NET Core
4 98 (12.93%) RESTful
5 92 (12.14%) AngularJS
6 89 (11.74%) REST
7 69 (9.10%) HTML
8 66 (8.71%) ASP.NET
9 53 (6.99%) CSS
10 41 (5.41%) Node.js
11 39 (5.15%) WPF
12 35 (4.62%) Entity Framework
13 28 (3.69%) Playwright
14 27 (3.56%) OAuth
15 26 (3.43%) ASP.NET Web API
15 26 (3.43%) SOAP
15 26 (3.43%) Web Services
16 25 (3.30%) JSON
16 25 (3.30%) Kafka
17 24 (3.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (11.48%) Cloud Native
2 36 (4.75%) Legacy Systems
3 28 (3.69%) Product Ownership
4 26 (3.43%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (2.77%) Distributed Systems
6 16 (2.11%) Virtual Team
7 15 (1.98%) NHS
8 14 (1.85%) Algorithms
8 14 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
8 14 (1.85%) Low-Code
9 13 (1.72%) Mobile App
10 12 (1.58%) AI Agents
10 12 (1.58%) Credit Risk
11 11 (1.45%) Derivative
11 11 (1.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
12 10 (1.32%) Market Risk
12 10 (1.32%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.19%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 74 (9.76%) Windows
2 24 (3.17%) Linux
2 24 (3.17%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.79%) Android
3 6 (0.79%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.40%) Unix
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (40.24%) DevOps
2 280 (36.94%) CI/CD
3 257 (33.91%) Agile
4 164 (21.64%) Problem-Solving
5 156 (20.58%) Microservices
6 135 (17.81%) Software Engineering
7 132 (17.41%) Full-Stack Development
8 116 (15.30%) Test Automation
9 112 (14.78%) AI
10 78 (10.29%) Scrum
11 73 (9.63%) Containerisation
12 60 (7.92%) Continuous Improvement
13 59 (7.78%) Unit Testing
14 58 (7.65%) Business Intelligence
14 58 (7.65%) Mentoring
14 58 (7.65%) Migration
15 56 (7.39%) Clean Code
15 56 (7.39%) Infrastructure as Code
16 54 (7.12%) CRM
17 53 (6.99%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 510 (67.28%) C#
2 329 (43.40%) SQL
3 173 (22.82%) JavaScript
4 154 (20.32%) Python
5 96 (12.66%) Java
6 75 (9.89%) TypeScript
7 56 (7.39%) PL/SQL
8 41 (5.41%) T-SQL
9 29 (3.83%) PowerShell
10 26 (3.43%) Bicep
11 24 (3.17%) PHP
12 16 (2.11%) C++
12 16 (2.11%) VB
12 16 (2.11%) VB.NET
12 16 (2.11%) VBA
13 12 (1.58%) Bash
14 10 (1.32%) Formula Language
14 10 (1.32%) LotusScript
15 8 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
16 7 (0.92%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 96 (12.66%) Security Cleared
2 71 (9.37%) Degree
3 70 (9.23%) SC Cleared
4 36 (4.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (2.90%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.58%) DV Cleared
7 12 (1.58%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 9 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.92%) CISSP
11 5 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (0.66%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.66%) CCSP
11 5 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.53%) ISEB
13 3 (0.40%) CBAP
13 3 (0.40%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.40%) OSCP
13 3 (0.40%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (10.03%) QA
2 21 (2.77%) NIST
3 17 (2.24%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.24%) EU AI Act
4 12 (1.58%) GDPR
5 10 (1.32%) WCAG
6 8 (1.06%) HL7
7 7 (0.92%) PCI DSS
8 6 (0.79%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.40%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.40%) MiFID
11 2 (0.26%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.26%) PSD2
12 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.13%) EMIR
12 1 (0.13%) NCSC
12 1 (0.13%) SEPA
12 1 (0.13%) TARGET2
System Software
1 106 (13.98%) Docker
2 32 (4.22%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.13%) KVM
6 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 93 (12.27%) Kubernetes
2 75 (9.89%) Terraform
3 9 (1.19%) Grafana
4 7 (0.92%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.40%) Ansible
7 2 (0.26%) Argo
8 1 (0.13%) Control-M
8 1 (0.13%) Kibana
8 1 (0.13%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Identity Management
8 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 218 (28.76%) Microsoft
2 106 (13.98%) Oracle
3 30 (3.96%) Citrix
4 26 (3.43%) OpenAI
5 23 (3.03%) Sitecore
6 20 (2.64%) Databricks
7 16 (2.11%) Foundry
8 13 (1.72%) Google
9 12 (1.58%) Lotus
10 11 (1.45%) SAP
10 11 (1.45%) UiPath
11 9 (1.19%) Advent
11 9 (1.19%) Kofax
11 9 (1.19%) OpenLink
11 9 (1.19%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.79%) Brio
12 6 (0.79%) DocuSign
12 6 (0.79%) Salesforce
13 5 (0.66%) Rapid7
13 5 (0.66%) Xamarin