.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 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 60 45
Rank change year-on-year -48 -15 -9
Contract jobs citing .NET 790 1,011 1,582
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.50% 3.51% 4.32%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.24% 16.06% 19.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 558 725 1,214
10th Percentile £363 £363 £363
25th Percentile £411 £425 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £511 £550
% change year-on-year -2.20% -7.05% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 20
10th Percentile £58.60 £20.25 £43.11
25th Percentile £65.50 £20.63 £57.50
Median hourly rate £67.00 £22.50 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +197.78% -66.67% +3.85%
75th Percentile - £25.13 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.85 £25.95 -
UK median hourly rate £67.00 £25.60 £70.00
% change year-on-year +161.72% -63.43% +7.69%

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 7,030 6,295 7,934
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.25% 21.87% 21.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,686 4,020 5,761
10th Percentile £351 £358 £363
25th Percentile £413 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.39%
75th Percentile £633 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £508 £543 £550
% change year-on-year -6.45% -1.36% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 77 165
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.25 £33.20
25th Percentile £44.01 £43.50 £46.18
Median hourly rate £57.75 £62.50 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +20.45% -20.17%
75th Percentile £66.88 £65.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £74.18 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £58.73 £62.50 £53.50
% change year-on-year -6.04% +16.82% -17.69%

.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 24 December 2025.

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 24 December 2025.

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 24 December 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 -41 465 £500 -10.51% 310
North of England -47 88 £481 -2.78% 299
South East -6 80 £450 -10.00% 345
East of England +25 59 £538 +36.94% 121
Yorkshire -13 52 £500 -6.76% 84
Midlands -67 48 £513 +2.50% 167
North West -37 34 £450 - 177
East Midlands -13 24 £520 +15.56% 83
West Midlands -48 24 £503 -4.29% 78
South West -36 19 £488 -7.14% 93
North East -16 2 £600 +66.67% 39
.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 31 (3.92%) SharePoint
2 27 (3.42%) Confluence
3 16 (2.03%) IIS
4 15 (1.90%) CMS
4 15 (1.90%) WebLogic
4 15 (1.90%) WebSphere
5 12 (1.52%) HCL Notes
6 9 (1.14%) Sitecore CMS
7 8 (1.01%) Apache
7 8 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
8 7 (0.89%) Umbraco
9 6 (0.76%) Headless CMS
9 6 (0.76%) Mendix
10 5 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 4 (0.51%) Apache Spark
12 2 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.25%) Documentum
12 2 (0.25%) EPiServer
12 2 (0.25%) Moodle
13 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 25 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.25%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.13%) Moqups
4 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 43 (5.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (1.52%) Endur
3 9 (1.14%) Advent Geneva
4 6 (0.76%) Aladdin
4 6 (0.76%) Fidessa
5 4 (0.51%) thinkFolio
6 2 (0.25%) Orchestrade
7 1 (0.13%) ION Anvil
7 1 (0.13%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 408 (51.65%) Azure
2 194 (24.56%) Azure DevOps
3 106 (13.42%) GitHub
4 105 (13.29%) Serverless
5 103 (13.04%) AWS
6 88 (11.14%) Power Platform
7 74 (9.37%) Azure Functions
8 72 (9.11%) Azure Logic Apps
9 61 (7.72%) Dynamics 365
10 58 (7.34%) GitHub Actions
11 55 (6.96%) Power Automate
12 54 (6.84%) PowerApps
13 52 (6.58%) Azure AKS
13 52 (6.58%) Azure Service Bus
14 47 (5.95%) PaaS
15 42 (5.32%) Azure Monitor
16 41 (5.19%) GCP
17 39 (4.94%) Entra ID
18 36 (4.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
19 26 (3.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.90%) HTTP
2 14 (1.77%) Internet
3 8 (1.01%) Network Security
4 4 (0.51%) DNS
4 4 (0.51%) SSL
5 3 (0.38%) DHCP
5 3 (0.38%) Firewall
5 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.25%) S/MIME
7 1 (0.13%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.13%) Intranet
7 1 (0.13%) LAN
7 1 (0.13%) NAS
7 1 (0.13%) SAN
7 1 (0.13%) Skype
7 1 (0.13%) SMTP
7 1 (0.13%) VPN
7 1 (0.13%) WAN
7 1 (0.13%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 185 (23.42%) SQL Server
2 42 (5.32%) Relational Database
3 41 (5.19%) Power BI
4 40 (5.06%) NoSQL
4 40 (5.06%) Oracle Database
5 34 (4.30%) PostgreSQL
6 32 (4.05%) MongoDB
7 25 (3.16%) Azure SQL Database
8 22 (2.78%) MySQL
8 22 (2.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 13 (1.65%) Big Data
9 13 (1.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.14%) DB2
11 8 (1.01%) Redis
12 5 (0.63%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.63%) Tableau
13 4 (0.51%) Amazon Aurora
13 4 (0.51%) DocumentDB
13 4 (0.51%) Hadoop
14 3 (0.38%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 90 (11.39%) Git
2 75 (9.49%) JIRA
3 39 (4.94%) Jenkins
4 32 (4.05%) Selenium
5 25 (3.16%) Postman
6 23 (2.91%) GitLab
7 20 (2.53%) Cucumber
7 20 (2.53%) Visual Studio
8 19 (2.41%) SpecFlow
9 13 (1.65%) Artifactory
10 12 (1.52%) Bitbucket
10 12 (1.52%) REST Assured
10 12 (1.52%) Team Foundation Server
11 11 (1.39%) TeamCity
12 10 (1.27%) SonarQube
13 9 (1.14%) Cypress.io
14 7 (0.89%) JMeter
15 6 (0.76%) Octopus Deploy
15 6 (0.76%) TestRail
16 5 (0.63%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 222 (28.10%) Social Skills
2 202 (25.57%) Finance
3 105 (13.29%) Banking
4 73 (9.24%) Public Sector
5 49 (6.20%) Analytical Skills
6 38 (4.81%) Investment Banking
7 35 (4.43%) Front Office
8 23 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (2.66%) Financial Institution
10 15 (1.90%) Marketing
11 12 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.01%) Back Office
12 8 (1.01%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.01%) Retail
13 7 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.76%) Health Technology
15 5 (0.63%) Billing
16 4 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.51%) Publishing
16 4 (0.51%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 452 (57.22%) Developer
2 166 (21.01%) .NET Developer
3 124 (15.70%) C# Developer
4 107 (13.54%) Senior
5 72 (9.11%) Software Engineer
6 67 (8.48%) Architect
7 64 (8.10%) Full-Stack Developer
7 64 (8.10%) Senior Developer
8 56 (7.09%) Lead
9 54 (6.84%) C# .NET Developer
10 47 (5.95%) Azure Developer
11 31 (3.92%) Solutions Architect
12 29 (3.67%) Angular Developer
13 28 (3.54%) Senior .NET Developer
14 27 (3.42%) Dynamics 365 Developer
15 25 (3.16%) .NET Software Engineer
16 24 (3.04%) Software Developer
17 23 (2.91%) Consultant
18 22 (2.78%) DevOps Engineer
18 22 (2.78%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (19.11%) .NET Framework
2 117 (14.81%) .NET Core
3 112 (14.18%) React
4 104 (13.16%) AngularJS
5 99 (12.53%) RESTful
6 97 (12.28%) HTML
7 79 (10.00%) REST
8 68 (8.61%) CSS
9 58 (7.34%) Node.js
10 54 (6.84%) ASP.NET
11 44 (5.57%) WPF
12 38 (4.81%) Entity Framework
13 35 (4.43%) Kafka
14 34 (4.30%) ASP.NET Web API
15 31 (3.92%) Web Services
16 30 (3.80%) Middleware
17 29 (3.67%) SOAP
18 28 (3.54%) Blazor
18 28 (3.54%) Playwright
19 23 (2.91%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 84 (10.63%) Cloud Native
2 38 (4.81%) Legacy Systems
3 30 (3.80%) Distributed Systems
3 30 (3.80%) Product Ownership
4 23 (2.91%) Algorithms
5 21 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
6 18 (2.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 17 (2.15%) Greenfield Project
7 17 (2.15%) Virtual Team
8 16 (2.03%) NHS
9 15 (1.90%) Derivative
9 15 (1.90%) Management Information System
10 14 (1.77%) Fixed Income
10 14 (1.77%) Hedge funds
11 13 (1.65%) Low-Code
11 13 (1.65%) Mobile App
12 11 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
12 11 (1.39%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.39%) Onboarding
13 10 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 70 (8.86%) Windows
2 27 (3.42%) Linux
3 19 (2.41%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.89%) Android
4 7 (0.89%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 312 (39.49%) DevOps
2 299 (37.85%) Agile
3 284 (35.95%) CI/CD
4 179 (22.66%) Microservices
5 164 (20.76%) Problem-Solving
6 148 (18.73%) Full-Stack Development
7 141 (17.85%) Software Engineering
8 122 (15.44%) Test Automation
9 94 (11.90%) AI
10 82 (10.38%) Containerisation
11 80 (10.13%) Scrum
12 68 (8.61%) TDD
13 65 (8.23%) Migration
14 64 (8.10%) Clean Code
15 63 (7.97%) Computer Science
16 60 (7.59%) SDLC
17 59 (7.47%) Mentoring
18 57 (7.22%) Business Intelligence
18 57 (7.22%) Continuous Improvement
19 55 (6.96%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 528 (66.84%) C#
2 321 (40.63%) SQL
3 184 (23.29%) JavaScript
4 130 (16.46%) Python
5 116 (14.68%) Java
6 74 (9.37%) TypeScript
7 52 (6.58%) PL/SQL
8 46 (5.82%) PHP
9 39 (4.94%) C++
9 39 (4.94%) T-SQL
10 31 (3.92%) Bicep
10 31 (3.92%) PowerShell
11 22 (2.78%) VB.NET
12 21 (2.66%) VB
13 19 (2.41%) VBA
14 17 (2.15%) C
15 14 (1.77%) Bash
16 8 (1.01%) Kusto Query Language
17 7 (0.89%) Formula Language
17 7 (0.89%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 93 (11.77%) Security Cleared
2 72 (9.11%) SC Cleared
3 70 (8.86%) Degree
4 42 (5.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.53%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (1.90%) DV Cleared
8 14 (1.77%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.39%) MCP
10 9 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.76%) CISSP
12 5 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.51%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.51%) ISEB
14 3 (0.38%) CBAP
14 3 (0.38%) CCSP
14 3 (0.38%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
15 2 (0.25%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (9.75%) QA
2 24 (3.04%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.15%) EU AI Act
3 17 (2.15%) NIST
4 12 (1.52%) WCAG
5 10 (1.27%) GDPR
5 10 (1.27%) HL7
6 8 (1.01%) MiFID
7 6 (0.76%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.63%) HIPAA
8 5 (0.63%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.51%) EMIR
9 4 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.25%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) COBIT
11 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.13%) DICOM
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.13%) PSD2
System Software
1 115 (14.56%) Docker
2 32 (4.05%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) KVM
6 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 99 (12.53%) Kubernetes
2 73 (9.24%) Terraform
3 8 (1.01%) Grafana
4 7 (0.89%) Ansible
4 7 (0.89%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.25%) Argo
7 1 (0.13%) Kibana
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Identity Management
7 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 226 (28.61%) Microsoft
2 97 (12.28%) Oracle
3 23 (2.91%) Citrix
4 22 (2.78%) OpenAI
5 17 (2.15%) Databricks
6 16 (2.03%) Foundry
7 15 (1.90%) Dynatrace
8 13 (1.65%) Sitecore
9 12 (1.52%) Lotus
9 12 (1.52%) UiPath
10 11 (1.39%) SAP
10 11 (1.39%) ServiceNow
11 9 (1.14%) Advent
11 9 (1.14%) Salesforce
12 8 (1.01%) GoldenSource
12 8 (1.01%) Google
12 8 (1.01%) OpenLink
13 7 (0.89%) Brio
14 6 (0.76%) Kofax
14 6 (0.76%) VMware