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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 64 49
Rank change year-on-year -50 -15 -14
Contract jobs citing .NET 755 918 1,494
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.32% 3.49% 3.96%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.51% 15.63% 19.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 548 650 1,156
10th Percentile £363 £363 £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 £623 £650 £675
90th Percentile £704 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.64% -7.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 24
10th Percentile £56.18 £22.30 £21.36
25th Percentile £62.97 £23.88 £40.88
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 7,181 5,874 7,846
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.06% 22.35% 20.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,802 3,734 5,663
10th Percentile £356 £363 £358
25th Percentile £415 £430 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £626 £661 £663
90th Percentile £738 £788 £762
UK median daily rate £513 £535 £540
% change year-on-year -4.21% -0.93% -6.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 196 77 183
10th Percentile £34.00 £26.25 £26.80
25th Percentile £46.25 £46.18 £46.18
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £68.00 £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.80 £77.31
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +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 27 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 27 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 27 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 -45 459 £500 -13.04% 222
South East -18 84 £480 -4.00% 357
North of England -51 82 £475 -2.06% 223
East of England +13 44 £550 +15.18% 142
Yorkshire -28 43 £500 -4.76% 62
Midlands -81 41 £520 +4.00% 124
North West -39 34 £450 - 129
West Midlands -55 24 £504 -10.24% 47
South West -44 21 £475 -9.52% 114
East Midlands -28 17 £538 +19.44% 77
North East -19 5 £513 +42.36% 32
.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 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.84%) Confluence
3 21 (2.78%) CMS
4 18 (2.38%) IIS
5 15 (1.99%) Sitecore CMS
6 12 (1.59%) HCL Notes
7 9 (1.19%) Mendix
8 7 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
8 7 (0.93%) 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%) Sitefinity
13 1 (0.13%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (3.05%) 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 45 (5.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 16 (2.12%) 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
1 410 (54.30%) Azure
2 192 (25.43%) Azure DevOps
3 111 (14.70%) Serverless
4 110 (14.57%) GitHub
5 102 (13.51%) AWS
6 92 (12.19%) Power Platform
7 86 (11.39%) Azure Functions
8 75 (9.93%) Azure Logic Apps
9 66 (8.74%) Dynamics 365
10 62 (8.21%) Azure Service Bus
11 56 (7.42%) GitHub Actions
11 56 (7.42%) Power Automate
12 51 (6.75%) Azure AKS
13 50 (6.62%) PaaS
13 50 (6.62%) PowerApps
14 45 (5.96%) GCP
15 43 (5.70%) Azure Monitor
16 38 (5.03%) Entra ID
17 34 (4.50%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 30 (3.97%) 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
1 187 (24.77%) SQL Server
2 41 (5.43%) Oracle Database
3 40 (5.30%) Power BI
3 40 (5.30%) Relational Database
4 35 (4.64%) NoSQL
5 34 (4.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 32 (4.24%) PostgreSQL
7 30 (3.97%) MongoDB
8 19 (2.52%) MySQL
8 19 (2.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (1.19%) DB2
9 9 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (1.06%) Big Data
10 8 (1.06%) Redis
11 5 (0.66%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.66%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.66%) Metadata
12 4 (0.53%) Amazon Aurora
12 4 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.53%) DocumentDB
Development Applications
1 84 (11.13%) Git
2 62 (8.21%) JIRA
3 39 (5.17%) Jenkins
4 31 (4.11%) Selenium
5 25 (3.31%) Postman
6 22 (2.91%) Visual Studio
7 18 (2.38%) Cucumber
7 18 (2.38%) SpecFlow
8 14 (1.85%) GitLab
9 12 (1.59%) REST Assured
10 11 (1.46%) Bitbucket
10 11 (1.46%) Team Foundation Server
11 10 (1.32%) SonarQube
12 8 (1.06%) TeamCity
13 7 (0.93%) Cypress.io
13 7 (0.93%) TestRail
13 7 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
14 6 (0.79%) JMeter
15 5 (0.66%) NUnit
15 5 (0.66%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 210 (27.81%) Social Skills
2 183 (24.24%) Finance
3 102 (13.51%) Banking
4 72 (9.54%) Public Sector
5 56 (7.42%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (4.77%) Investment Banking
7 30 (3.97%) Front Office
8 24 (3.18%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (3.18%) 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 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (0.93%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (0.79%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.66%) Back Office
13 5 (0.66%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 434 (57.48%) Developer
2 145 (19.21%) .NET Developer
3 128 (16.95%) C# Developer
4 98 (12.98%) Senior
5 68 (9.01%) Architect
6 66 (8.74%) Software Engineer
7 63 (8.34%) Full-Stack Developer
8 58 (7.68%) Senior Developer
9 57 (7.55%) Lead
10 47 (6.23%) Azure Developer
11 45 (5.96%) C# .NET Developer
12 34 (4.50%) Solutions Architect
13 28 (3.71%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 28 (3.71%) Senior .NET Developer
14 23 (3.05%) .NET Software Engineer
14 23 (3.05%) Angular Developer
15 19 (2.52%) DevOps Engineer
15 19 (2.52%) Technical Architect
16 18 (2.38%) Senior C# Developer
16 18 (2.38%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 138 (18.28%) .NET Framework
2 115 (15.23%) React
3 105 (13.91%) .NET Core
4 98 (12.98%) RESTful
5 91 (12.05%) AngularJS
6 86 (11.39%) REST
7 71 (9.40%) HTML
8 64 (8.48%) ASP.NET
9 53 (7.02%) CSS
10 40 (5.30%) Node.js
10 40 (5.30%) WPF
11 33 (4.37%) Entity Framework
12 28 (3.71%) ASP.NET Web API
13 27 (3.58%) Kafka
13 27 (3.58%) OAuth
13 27 (3.58%) Playwright
14 26 (3.44%) SOAP
15 25 (3.31%) JSON
15 25 (3.31%) Web Services
16 24 (3.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 86 (11.39%) Cloud Native
2 35 (4.64%) Legacy Systems
3 26 (3.44%) Product Ownership
4 23 (3.05%) Enterprise Software
5 21 (2.78%) Distributed Systems
6 15 (1.99%) Low-Code
6 15 (1.99%) NHS
6 15 (1.99%) Virtual Team
7 14 (1.85%) Algorithms
8 13 (1.72%) Mobile App
9 12 (1.59%) Credit Risk
9 12 (1.59%) Derivative
9 12 (1.59%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.46%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.32%) Market Risk
11 10 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
12 9 (1.19%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 74 (9.80%) Windows
2 24 (3.18%) Linux
3 23 (3.05%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.79%) Android
4 6 (0.79%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.40%) Unix
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 297 (39.34%) DevOps
2 277 (36.69%) CI/CD
3 262 (34.70%) Agile
4 162 (21.46%) Problem-Solving
5 155 (20.53%) Microservices
6 134 (17.75%) Full-Stack Development
7 131 (17.35%) Software Engineering
8 116 (15.36%) Test Automation
9 105 (13.91%) AI
10 77 (10.20%) Scrum
11 71 (9.40%) Containerisation
12 60 (7.95%) Continuous Improvement
13 59 (7.81%) Migration
14 58 (7.68%) Mentoring
15 56 (7.42%) Business Intelligence
15 56 (7.42%) Clean Code
15 56 (7.42%) TDD
15 56 (7.42%) Unit Testing
16 54 (7.15%) Infrastructure as Code
17 52 (6.89%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 507 (67.15%) C#
2 325 (43.05%) SQL
3 176 (23.31%) JavaScript
4 148 (19.60%) Python
5 98 (12.98%) Java
6 69 (9.14%) TypeScript
7 55 (7.28%) PL/SQL
8 40 (5.30%) T-SQL
9 29 (3.84%) PowerShell
10 26 (3.44%) Bicep
11 24 (3.18%) PHP
12 17 (2.25%) VB
12 17 (2.25%) VB.NET
12 17 (2.25%) VBA
13 16 (2.12%) C++
14 12 (1.59%) Bash
15 10 (1.32%) Formula Language
15 10 (1.32%) LotusScript
16 8 (1.06%) Kusto Query Language
17 7 (0.93%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 97 (12.85%) Security Cleared
2 70 (9.27%) Degree
2 70 (9.27%) SC Cleared
3 37 (4.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (2.78%) Azure Certification
5 15 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (1.59%) DV Cleared
6 12 (1.59%) Master's Degree
7 11 (1.46%) MCP
8 9 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.93%) CISSP
10 5 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (0.66%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.66%) CCSP
10 5 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.53%) ISEB
12 3 (0.40%) CBAP
12 3 (0.40%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.40%) SANS
12 3 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (9.67%) QA
2 21 (2.78%) NIST
3 19 (2.52%) Accessibility
4 17 (2.25%) EU AI Act
5 11 (1.46%) GDPR
5 11 (1.46%) WCAG
6 8 (1.06%) HL7
7 7 (0.93%) 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 1 (0.13%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.13%) DICOM
11 1 (0.13%) EMIR
11 1 (0.13%) GRC
11 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.13%) SLA
System Software
1 106 (14.04%) Docker
2 32 (4.24%) 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 92 (12.19%) Kubernetes
2 73 (9.67%) Terraform
3 9 (1.19%) Grafana
4 7 (0.93%) 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%) Oracle Identity Management
8 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 216 (28.61%) Microsoft
2 103 (13.64%) Oracle
3 28 (3.71%) Citrix
4 26 (3.44%) OpenAI
5 22 (2.91%) Sitecore
6 20 (2.65%) Databricks
7 16 (2.12%) Foundry
8 14 (1.85%) Google
9 12 (1.59%) Lotus
10 11 (1.46%) SAP
10 11 (1.46%) 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%) OutSystems
13 5 (0.66%) Xamarin