.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 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 62 45
Rank change year-on-year -44 -17 -8
Contract jobs citing .NET 788 1,066 1,738
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.58% 3.46% 4.47%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.46% 15.90% 20.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 564 766 1,320
10th Percentile £350 £363 £375
25th Percentile £404 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.24% -3.05% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £675
90th Percentile £700 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 24
10th Percentile £58.60 £20.25 £46.22
25th Percentile £65.50 £20.63 £50.00
Median hourly rate £67.00 £22.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +197.78% -65.38% -
75th Percentile - £25.13 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.85 £25.95 -
UK median hourly rate £67.00 £25.60 £65.00
% change year-on-year +161.72% -60.62% -

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 6,879 6,706 8,525
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.52% 21.75% 21.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,629 4,266 6,219
10th Percentile £350 £360 £369
25th Percentile £413 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £673 £675
90th Percentile £725 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 102 175
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.25 £35.00
25th Percentile £43.00 £43.13 £46.18
Median hourly rate £58.75 £65.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.62% +23.81% -19.23%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £74.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £54.50
% change year-on-year -15.38% +19.27% -13.26%

.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 30 November 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 30 November 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 30 November 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 -40 465 £500 -12.28% 155
North of England -41 84 £488 -1.52% 136
South East -17 74 £450 -14.29% 230
East of England +33 63 £550 +83.33% 54
Midlands -47 50 £513 +2.50% 78
Yorkshire -16 46 £495 -6.60% 30
North West -26 36 £463 -0.54% 85
West Midlands -43 26 £491 -6.43% 41
East Midlands -11 24 £518 +15.00% 35
South West -26 19 £475 -9.52% 48
North East -15 2 £600 +71.43% 21
.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 38 (4.82%) Confluence
2 25 (3.17%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.16%) IIS
4 16 (2.03%) CMS
5 15 (1.90%) WebLogic
5 15 (1.90%) WebSphere
6 10 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
7 9 (1.14%) Apache
7 9 (1.14%) Sitecore CMS
8 8 (1.02%) Umbraco
9 7 (0.89%) HCL Notes
10 6 (0.76%) Headless CMS
11 5 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 4 (0.51%) Apache Spark
13 3 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
14 2 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
14 2 (0.25%) Camunda
14 2 (0.25%) Documentum
14 2 (0.25%) EPiServer
14 2 (0.25%) Moodle
Applications
1 27 (3.43%) 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 39 (4.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.14%) Advent Geneva
2 9 (1.14%) Aladdin
3 7 (0.89%) Fidessa
4 5 (0.63%) OpenText MBPM
4 5 (0.63%) Oracle BPM
5 4 (0.51%) Endur
5 4 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.51%) thinkFolio
5 4 (0.51%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.25%) Orchestrade
7 1 (0.13%) Eikon
7 1 (0.13%) ION Anvil
7 1 (0.13%) Maximo
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.13%) RMDS
Cloud Services
1 400 (50.76%) Azure
2 186 (23.60%) Azure DevOps
3 96 (12.18%) AWS
4 94 (11.93%) GitHub
5 93 (11.80%) Serverless
6 83 (10.53%) Power Platform
7 62 (7.87%) Azure Functions
8 59 (7.49%) Dynamics 365
9 56 (7.11%) PowerApps
10 53 (6.73%) Azure Logic Apps
11 52 (6.60%) Power Automate
12 51 (6.47%) GitHub Actions
13 49 (6.22%) Azure Service Bus
14 48 (6.09%) Azure AKS
15 47 (5.96%) PaaS
16 38 (4.82%) Azure Monitor
16 38 (4.82%) Entra ID
17 33 (4.19%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 30 (3.81%) GCP
19 24 (3.05%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.65%) Internet
2 10 (1.27%) HTTP
3 7 (0.89%) 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
6 2 (0.25%) X.509
7 1 (0.13%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.13%) Intranet
7 1 (0.13%) NAS
7 1 (0.13%) SAN
7 1 (0.13%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 175 (22.21%) SQL Server
2 40 (5.08%) Relational Database
3 37 (4.70%) NoSQL
4 36 (4.57%) Power BI
5 35 (4.44%) Oracle Database
6 28 (3.55%) MongoDB
7 27 (3.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 27 (3.43%) PostgreSQL
8 18 (2.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 16 (2.03%) MySQL
10 14 (1.78%) Big Data
11 12 (1.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (1.14%) DB2
13 8 (1.02%) Redis
14 4 (0.51%) Amazon Aurora
14 4 (0.51%) DocumentDB
14 4 (0.51%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.51%) Hadoop
15 3 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
15 3 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 88 (11.17%) Git
2 80 (10.15%) JIRA
3 31 (3.93%) Jenkins
4 27 (3.43%) Selenium
5 21 (2.66%) SpecFlow
6 20 (2.54%) Postman
6 20 (2.54%) Visual Studio
7 18 (2.28%) GitLab
8 16 (2.03%) Cucumber
9 14 (1.78%) Artifactory
10 13 (1.65%) Bitbucket
11 12 (1.52%) SonarQube
12 10 (1.27%) Team Foundation Server
13 9 (1.14%) TeamCity
14 8 (1.02%) Cypress.io
15 7 (0.89%) JMeter
16 6 (0.76%) NUnit
16 6 (0.76%) Octopus Deploy
17 5 (0.63%) REST Assured
18 4 (0.51%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 230 (29.19%) Social Skills
2 216 (27.41%) Finance
3 98 (12.44%) Banking
4 76 (9.64%) Public Sector
5 56 (7.11%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (4.70%) Investment Banking
7 36 (4.57%) Front Office
8 23 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (2.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (2.03%) Marketing
11 15 (1.90%) Financial Institution
12 10 (1.27%) Back Office
12 10 (1.27%) Retail
13 9 (1.14%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.76%) Legal
15 6 (0.76%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.63%) Billing
17 4 (0.51%) Retail Banking
17 4 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 449 (56.98%) Developer
2 169 (21.45%) .NET Developer
3 122 (15.48%) C# Developer
4 110 (13.96%) Senior
5 72 (9.14%) Software Engineer
6 69 (8.76%) Architect
7 64 (8.12%) Senior Developer
8 60 (7.61%) Full-Stack Developer
9 57 (7.23%) C# .NET Developer
9 57 (7.23%) Lead
10 41 (5.20%) Azure Developer
11 36 (4.57%) Solutions Architect
12 33 (4.19%) Angular Developer
13 28 (3.55%) Senior .NET Developer
14 27 (3.43%) Dynamics 365 Developer
15 23 (2.92%) Software Developer
16 22 (2.79%) .NET Software Engineer
16 22 (2.79%) Consultant
16 22 (2.79%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
17 21 (2.66%) C# WPF Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 171 (21.70%) .NET Framework
2 121 (15.36%) .NET Core
3 116 (14.72%) AngularJS
3 116 (14.72%) React
4 104 (13.20%) RESTful
5 95 (12.06%) HTML
6 93 (11.80%) REST
7 71 (9.01%) CSS
8 58 (7.36%) Node.js
9 56 (7.11%) ASP.NET
10 52 (6.60%) Entity Framework
11 48 (6.09%) WPF
12 41 (5.20%) Web Services
13 38 (4.82%) SOAP
14 37 (4.70%) ASP.NET Web API
14 37 (4.70%) Kafka
15 30 (3.81%) Middleware
16 28 (3.55%) Blazor
16 28 (3.55%) Playwright
17 23 (2.92%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 81 (10.28%) Cloud Native
2 36 (4.57%) Legacy Systems
3 30 (3.81%) Product Ownership
4 28 (3.55%) Distributed Systems
5 25 (3.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 24 (3.05%) Greenfield Project
6 24 (3.05%) Mobile App
7 23 (2.92%) Algorithms
8 21 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (2.16%) Fixed Income
10 16 (2.03%) Virtual Team
11 15 (1.90%) Derivative
11 15 (1.90%) Management Information System
12 13 (1.65%) Hedge funds
13 12 (1.52%) NHS
14 11 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
14 11 (1.40%) Onboarding
14 11 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
15 10 (1.27%) Data Structures
16 8 (1.02%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 70 (8.88%) Windows
2 22 (2.79%) Linux
3 16 (2.03%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.89%) Android
4 7 (0.89%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 318 (40.36%) Agile
2 299 (37.94%) DevOps
3 260 (32.99%) CI/CD
4 178 (22.59%) Microservices
5 172 (21.83%) Problem-Solving
6 144 (18.27%) Software Engineering
7 143 (18.15%) Full-Stack Development
8 107 (13.58%) Test Automation
9 97 (12.31%) Scrum
10 82 (10.41%) Containerisation
11 80 (10.15%) AI
12 69 (8.76%) SDLC
13 66 (8.38%) Clean Code
13 66 (8.38%) Mentoring
14 65 (8.25%) Computer Science
15 63 (7.99%) TDD
16 59 (7.49%) Design Patterns
17 56 (7.11%) Business Intelligence
18 55 (6.98%) Migration
19 52 (6.60%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 533 (67.64%) C#
2 300 (38.07%) SQL
3 191 (24.24%) JavaScript
4 127 (16.12%) Python
5 121 (15.36%) Java
6 79 (10.03%) TypeScript
7 48 (6.09%) PL/SQL
8 45 (5.71%) PHP
9 39 (4.95%) C++
10 38 (4.82%) T-SQL
11 31 (3.93%) PowerShell
12 27 (3.43%) VB.NET
13 26 (3.30%) Bicep
14 23 (2.92%) VB
15 22 (2.79%) VBA
16 17 (2.16%) Bash
16 17 (2.16%) C
17 9 (1.14%) Ruby
18 8 (1.02%) Kusto Query Language
19 5 (0.63%) X++
Qualifications
1 89 (11.29%) Security Cleared
2 71 (9.01%) Degree
3 69 (8.76%) SC Cleared
4 39 (4.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (2.03%) Azure Certification
6 15 (1.90%) DV Cleared
7 14 (1.78%) Master's Degree
7 14 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (1.40%) MCP
9 6 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.76%) CISSP
10 5 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.51%) ISEB
12 3 (0.38%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.38%) CBAP
12 3 (0.38%) CCSP
12 3 (0.38%) PMP
13 2 (0.25%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (9.52%) QA
2 23 (2.92%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.16%) EU AI Act
3 17 (2.16%) NIST
4 12 (1.52%) GDPR
5 10 (1.27%) WCAG
6 9 (1.14%) MiFID
7 7 (0.89%) HL7
8 6 (0.76%) Data Quality
9 5 (0.63%) EMIR
9 5 (0.63%) HIPAA
9 5 (0.63%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.51%) COBIT
11 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.38%) NCSC
12 2 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
13 1 (0.13%) DICOM
13 1 (0.13%) GRC
13 1 (0.13%) SLA
13 1 (0.13%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 109 (13.83%) Docker
2 30 (3.81%) 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 88 (11.17%) Kubernetes
2 72 (9.14%) Terraform
3 7 (0.89%) Ansible
4 6 (0.76%) Grafana
4 6 (0.76%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) Kibana
6 1 (0.13%) MIIS
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Identity Management
6 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 230 (29.19%) Microsoft
2 90 (11.42%) Oracle
3 21 (2.66%) Citrix
4 19 (2.41%) Databricks
4 19 (2.41%) OpenAI
5 18 (2.28%) ServiceNow
6 15 (1.90%) Dynatrace
6 15 (1.90%) Foundry
7 13 (1.65%) Salesforce
7 13 (1.65%) Sitecore
7 13 (1.65%) UiPath
8 12 (1.52%) SAP
9 9 (1.14%) Advent
9 9 (1.14%) Google
10 8 (1.02%) Brio
10 8 (1.02%) GoldenSource
11 7 (0.89%) Lotus
12 6 (0.76%) Adobe
12 6 (0.76%) OpenText
12 6 (0.76%) VMware