.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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 66 46
Rank change year-on-year -52 -20 -12
Contract jobs citing .NET 753 919 1,481
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.38% 3.43% 4.11%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.74% 15.64% 19.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 553 655 1,143
10th Percentile £363 £363 £363
25th Percentile £413 £422 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £639 £675
90th Percentile £700 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £550
% change year-on-year -1.96% -7.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 22
10th Percentile £52.00 £22.30 £23.15
25th Percentile £61.00 £23.88 £47.07
Median hourly rate £67.50 £26.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +154.72% -59.23% -
75th Percentile £71.07 £51.85 £70.00
90th Percentile £72.98 £67.05 -
UK median hourly rate £67.50 £26.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +154.72% -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 7,013 5,877 7,674
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.16% 21.94% 21.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,686 3,757 5,546
10th Percentile £356 £360 £363
25th Percentile £413 £430 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.36% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £670
90th Percentile £738 £788 £751
UK median daily rate £510 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -5.12% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 70 164
10th Percentile £33.00 £26.25 £28.87
25th Percentile £44.88 £43.13 £46.18
Median hourly rate £57.75 £62.50 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +16.82% -17.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.43 £75.10 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £62.50 £54.53
% change year-on-year -4.00% +14.62% -16.11%

.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 14 January 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 14 January 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 14 January 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 -46 451 £500 -10.71% 188
North of England -41 88 £475 -3.55% 207
South East -10 80 £469 -10.76% 299
Yorkshire -19 50 £500 -7.96% 55
Midlands -60 48 £515 +3.00% 102
East of England +8 38 £550 +20.88% 110
North West -35 33 £450 - 121
East Midlands -19 24 £520 +15.56% 57
West Midlands -56 24 £492 -8.13% 44
South West -49 19 £488 -7.14% 92
North East -16 5 £513 +42.36% 31
.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 (5.18%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.45%) Confluence
3 17 (2.26%) IIS
4 15 (1.99%) HCL Notes
5 14 (1.86%) CMS
6 9 (1.20%) Mendix
6 9 (1.20%) Sitecore CMS
7 7 (0.93%) Apache
7 7 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.93%) Umbraco
8 6 (0.80%) Headless CMS
9 5 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.53%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.40%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.27%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.27%) Documentum
12 2 (0.27%) Moodle
12 2 (0.27%) WebLogic
12 2 (0.27%) WebSphere
13 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 24 (3.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.13%) Moqups
4 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 46 (6.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.86%) Endur
3 9 (1.20%) Advent Geneva
4 3 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.27%) Aladdin
5 2 (0.27%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.13%) ION Anvil
6 1 (0.13%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.13%) Orchestrade
6 1 (0.13%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 404 (53.65%) Azure
2 194 (25.76%) Azure DevOps
3 112 (14.87%) Serverless
4 110 (14.61%) GitHub
5 99 (13.15%) AWS
6 96 (12.75%) Power Platform
7 86 (11.42%) Azure Functions
8 73 (9.69%) Azure Logic Apps
9 67 (8.90%) Dynamics 365
10 59 (7.84%) Power Automate
11 58 (7.70%) Azure Service Bus
11 58 (7.70%) GitHub Actions
12 56 (7.44%) PowerApps
13 52 (6.91%) Azure AKS
14 47 (6.24%) PaaS
15 43 (5.71%) Azure Monitor
15 43 (5.71%) GCP
16 38 (5.05%) Entra ID
17 34 (4.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 28 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.99%) HTTP
2 14 (1.86%) Internet
3 8 (1.06%) Network Security
4 4 (0.53%) DNS
4 4 (0.53%) SSL
5 3 (0.40%) DHCP
5 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.27%) S/MIME
7 1 (0.13%) Firewall
7 1 (0.13%) HTTPS
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
1 184 (24.44%) SQL Server
2 44 (5.84%) Power BI
3 43 (5.71%) Oracle Database
3 43 (5.71%) Relational Database
4 36 (4.78%) NoSQL
5 34 (4.52%) MongoDB
5 34 (4.52%) PostgreSQL
6 31 (4.12%) Azure SQL Database
7 20 (2.66%) MySQL
8 19 (2.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 12 (1.59%) Big Data
10 10 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (1.20%) DB2
12 8 (1.06%) Redis
13 5 (0.66%) DynamoDB
13 5 (0.66%) Tableau
14 4 (0.53%) Amazon Aurora
14 4 (0.53%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.53%) Hadoop
14 4 (0.53%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 93 (12.35%) Git
2 65 (8.63%) JIRA
3 39 (5.18%) Jenkins
4 32 (4.25%) Selenium
5 25 (3.32%) Postman
6 22 (2.92%) Visual Studio
7 20 (2.66%) Cucumber
8 18 (2.39%) SpecFlow
9 16 (2.12%) GitLab
10 12 (1.59%) Bitbucket
10 12 (1.59%) REST Assured
10 12 (1.59%) Team Foundation Server
11 11 (1.46%) TeamCity
12 10 (1.33%) SonarQube
13 8 (1.06%) Cypress.io
13 8 (1.06%) Visual Studio Code
14 7 (0.93%) JMeter
15 6 (0.80%) Artifactory
15 6 (0.80%) TestRail
16 5 (0.66%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 206 (27.36%) Social Skills
2 197 (26.16%) Finance
3 100 (13.28%) Banking
4 76 (10.09%) Public Sector
5 46 (6.11%) Analytical Skills
6 33 (4.38%) Investment Banking
7 30 (3.98%) Front Office
8 24 (3.19%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (3.19%) Financial Institution
9 14 (1.86%) Marketing
10 10 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.06%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.06%) Retail
12 7 (0.93%) Back Office
12 7 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (0.80%) Billing
13 6 (0.80%) Health Technology
14 4 (0.53%) Retail Banking
15 3 (0.40%) Automotive
15 3 (0.40%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 438 (58.17%) Developer
2 150 (19.92%) .NET Developer
3 127 (16.87%) C# Developer
4 101 (13.41%) Senior
5 70 (9.30%) Software Engineer
6 60 (7.97%) Architect
7 59 (7.84%) Senior Developer
8 57 (7.57%) Full-Stack Developer
9 56 (7.44%) Lead
10 50 (6.64%) C# .NET Developer
11 44 (5.84%) Azure Developer
12 30 (3.98%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 30 (3.98%) Solutions Architect
13 26 (3.45%) Senior .NET Developer
14 24 (3.19%) .NET Software Engineer
14 24 (3.19%) Angular Developer
15 21 (2.79%) DevOps Engineer
15 21 (2.79%) Software Developer
16 20 (2.66%) Senior C# Developer
17 19 (2.52%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 137 (18.19%) .NET Framework
2 107 (14.21%) React
3 103 (13.68%) .NET Core
4 95 (12.62%) RESTful
5 89 (11.82%) AngularJS
6 78 (10.36%) REST
7 72 (9.56%) HTML
8 56 (7.44%) CSS
9 55 (7.30%) ASP.NET
10 41 (5.44%) WPF
11 37 (4.91%) Node.js
12 34 (4.52%) ASP.NET Web API
12 34 (4.52%) Entity Framework
13 33 (4.38%) Kafka
14 27 (3.59%) Web Services
15 26 (3.45%) JSON
15 26 (3.45%) Playwright
15 26 (3.45%) SOAP
16 25 (3.32%) OAuth
17 22 (2.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 87 (11.55%) Cloud Native
2 39 (5.18%) Legacy Systems
3 25 (3.32%) Product Ownership
4 21 (2.79%) Distributed Systems
4 21 (2.79%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (2.12%) Low-Code
5 16 (2.12%) NHS
5 16 (2.12%) Virtual Team
6 15 (1.99%) Algorithms
6 15 (1.99%) Management Information System
7 13 (1.73%) Mobile App
8 12 (1.59%) Derivative
8 12 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (1.46%) Credit Risk
9 11 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (1.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 10 (1.33%) Market Risk
10 10 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.06%) Fixed Income
11 8 (1.06%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 72 (9.56%) Windows
2 22 (2.92%) Linux
2 22 (2.92%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.93%) Android
3 7 (0.93%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.13%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 298 (39.58%) DevOps
2 274 (36.39%) Agile
3 271 (35.99%) CI/CD
4 159 (21.12%) Problem-Solving
5 157 (20.85%) Microservices
6 136 (18.06%) Software Engineering
7 131 (17.40%) Full-Stack Development
8 125 (16.60%) Test Automation
9 96 (12.75%) AI
10 75 (9.96%) Containerisation
11 73 (9.69%) Scrum
12 67 (8.90%) Migration
13 61 (8.10%) Business Intelligence
14 60 (7.97%) Mentoring
15 57 (7.57%) Clean Code
15 57 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
15 57 (7.57%) TDD
16 56 (7.44%) Unit Testing
17 55 (7.30%) Computer Science
18 52 (6.91%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 512 (67.99%) C#
2 322 (42.76%) SQL
3 180 (23.90%) JavaScript
4 132 (17.53%) Python
5 96 (12.75%) Java
6 65 (8.63%) TypeScript
7 56 (7.44%) PL/SQL
8 41 (5.44%) T-SQL
9 31 (4.12%) PHP
10 30 (3.98%) PowerShell
11 28 (3.72%) Bicep
12 20 (2.66%) C++
12 20 (2.66%) VB.NET
13 19 (2.52%) VB
14 18 (2.39%) VBA
15 12 (1.59%) Bash
16 10 (1.33%) Formula Language
16 10 (1.33%) LotusScript
17 8 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
18 5 (0.66%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 94 (12.48%) Security Cleared
2 72 (9.56%) SC Cleared
3 71 (9.43%) Degree
4 40 (5.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (2.79%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.86%) DV Cleared
7 14 (1.86%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.46%) MCP
9 9 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.53%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.53%) CISSP
10 4 (0.53%) ISEB
11 3 (0.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.40%) CBAP
11 3 (0.40%) CCSP
11 3 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.40%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.13%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (9.96%) QA
2 26 (3.45%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.26%) EU AI Act
3 17 (2.26%) NIST
4 13 (1.73%) WCAG
5 10 (1.33%) HL7
6 7 (0.93%) GDPR
7 6 (0.80%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.53%) MiFID
9 3 (0.40%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.27%) EMIR
11 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.13%) GRC
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.13%) NCSC
11 1 (0.13%) PSD2
11 1 (0.13%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 110 (14.61%) Docker
2 32 (4.25%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.13%) KVM
6 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 94 (12.48%) Kubernetes
2 75 (9.96%) Terraform
3 9 (1.20%) Grafana
4 7 (0.93%) Ansible
4 7 (0.93%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.27%) Argo
7 1 (0.13%) Kibana
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Identity Management
7 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 224 (29.75%) Microsoft
2 102 (13.55%) Oracle
3 27 (3.59%) Citrix
4 24 (3.19%) OpenAI
5 19 (2.52%) Databricks
6 15 (1.99%) Foundry
6 15 (1.99%) Lotus
6 15 (1.99%) Sitecore
7 12 (1.59%) UiPath
8 11 (1.46%) SAP
9 10 (1.33%) Google
10 9 (1.20%) Advent
10 9 (1.20%) Kofax
10 9 (1.20%) OpenLink
10 9 (1.20%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.06%) GoldenSource
12 6 (0.80%) Adobe
12 6 (0.80%) Brio
12 6 (0.80%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.80%) VMware