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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 107 63 46
Rank change year-on-year -44 -17 -10
Contract jobs citing .NET 796 1,056 1,756
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.61% 3.40% 4.50%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.48% 15.69% 20.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 565 760 1,338
10th Percentile £356 £360 £375
25th Percentile £404 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £623 £650 £675
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 24
10th Percentile £58.60 £16.78 £46.22
25th Percentile £65.50 £17.99 £50.00
Median hourly rate £67.00 £20.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +235.00% -69.23% -
75th Percentile - £23.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.85 £25.20 -
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 6,934 6,732 8,578
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.75% 21.68% 21.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,670 4,299 6,246
10th Percentile £350 £356 £374
25th Percentile £413 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.82% - -4.51%
75th Percentile £631 £669 £675
90th Percentile £735 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £502 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -8.77% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 98 183
10th Percentile £30.80 £26.25 £36.37
25th Percentile £43.00 £41.56 £46.18
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £74.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £62.50 £55.25
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.12% -14.67%

.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 20 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 20 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 20 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 -43 476 £500 -13.04% 434
North of England -45 81 £489 -1.26% 288
South East -17 66 £450 -12.83% 253
East of England +21 62 £538 +79.17% 75
Midlands -37 54 £507 +1.30% 128
Yorkshire -25 45 £500 -5.66% 68
North West -28 34 £450 -5.26% 185
West Midlands -49 28 £491 -9.86% 76
East Midlands -12 26 £515 +15.73% 50
South West -34 23 £475 -5.94% 83
North East -17 2 £600 +71.43% 35
.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 (4.77%) Confluence
2 28 (3.52%) SharePoint
3 18 (2.26%) IIS
4 15 (1.88%) CMS
4 15 (1.88%) WebLogic
4 15 (1.88%) WebSphere
5 10 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (1.13%) Sitecore CMS
7 8 (1.01%) Apache
7 8 (1.01%) Umbraco
8 7 (0.88%) HCL Notes
9 6 (0.75%) Headless CMS
10 5 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 5 (0.63%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
12 2 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.25%) Camunda
12 2 (0.25%) Documentum
12 2 (0.25%) EPiServer
12 2 (0.25%) Moodle
Applications
1 34 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.25%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.13%) Moqups
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 44 (5.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.13%) Advent Geneva
2 9 (1.13%) Aladdin
3 7 (0.88%) Fidessa
4 6 (0.75%) OpenText MBPM
4 6 (0.75%) Oracle BPM
5 4 (0.50%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.50%) thinkFolio
5 4 (0.50%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.25%) Endur
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
1 399 (50.13%) Azure
2 183 (22.99%) Azure DevOps
3 96 (12.06%) AWS
4 95 (11.93%) GitHub
5 92 (11.56%) Power Platform
6 89 (11.18%) Serverless
7 63 (7.91%) Dynamics 365
8 61 (7.66%) Azure Functions
9 59 (7.41%) Azure Logic Apps
10 58 (7.29%) PowerApps
11 57 (7.16%) Power Automate
12 51 (6.41%) Azure Service Bus
13 49 (6.16%) GitHub Actions
14 47 (5.90%) PaaS
15 44 (5.53%) Azure AKS
16 37 (4.65%) Azure Monitor
17 36 (4.52%) Entra ID
18 31 (3.89%) GCP
19 29 (3.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
20 24 (3.02%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.76%) Internet
2 9 (1.13%) HTTP
3 6 (0.75%) Network Security
4 4 (0.50%) SSL
5 3 (0.38%) DNS
5 3 (0.38%) Firewall
6 2 (0.25%) DHCP
6 2 (0.25%) S/MIME
6 2 (0.25%) TCP/IP
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
1 184 (23.12%) SQL Server
2 42 (5.28%) Relational Database
3 39 (4.90%) Power BI
4 38 (4.77%) NoSQL
5 37 (4.65%) Oracle Database
6 29 (3.64%) MongoDB
7 23 (2.89%) Azure SQL Database
7 23 (2.89%) PostgreSQL
8 22 (2.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 17 (2.14%) MySQL
10 13 (1.63%) Big Data
11 11 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (1.26%) DB2
13 8 (1.01%) Redis
14 4 (0.50%) Amazon Aurora
14 4 (0.50%) DocumentDB
14 4 (0.50%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.50%) Hadoop
15 3 (0.38%) RDBMS
15 3 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 90 (11.31%) Git
2 83 (10.43%) JIRA
3 27 (3.39%) Jenkins
4 26 (3.27%) Selenium
5 23 (2.89%) Visual Studio
6 22 (2.76%) SpecFlow
7 21 (2.64%) GitLab
8 19 (2.39%) Postman
9 16 (2.01%) Cucumber
10 15 (1.88%) Bitbucket
11 14 (1.76%) Artifactory
12 12 (1.51%) SonarQube
13 9 (1.13%) Team Foundation Server
13 9 (1.13%) TeamCity
14 7 (0.88%) Cypress.io
14 7 (0.88%) JMeter
15 6 (0.75%) NUnit
15 6 (0.75%) Octopus Deploy
16 5 (0.63%) REST Assured
16 5 (0.63%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 238 (29.90%) Social Skills
2 226 (28.39%) Finance
3 102 (12.81%) Banking
4 71 (8.92%) Public Sector
5 66 (8.29%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (5.03%) Front Office
7 38 (4.77%) Investment Banking
8 25 (3.14%) Documentation Skills
9 22 (2.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (2.01%) Marketing
11 13 (1.63%) Financial Institution
12 10 (1.26%) Back Office
12 10 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
12 10 (1.26%) Retail
13 8 (1.01%) Manufacturing
14 7 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.63%) Billing
15 5 (0.63%) Legal
15 5 (0.63%) Local Government
15 5 (0.63%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 468 (58.79%) Developer
2 169 (21.23%) .NET Developer
3 129 (16.21%) C# Developer
4 107 (13.44%) Senior
5 69 (8.67%) Senior Developer
6 65 (8.17%) Architect
6 65 (8.17%) Software Engineer
7 64 (8.04%) Full-Stack Developer
8 60 (7.54%) C# .NET Developer
9 59 (7.41%) Lead
10 41 (5.15%) Azure Developer
11 35 (4.40%) Angular Developer
11 35 (4.40%) Solutions Architect
12 30 (3.77%) Senior .NET Developer
13 28 (3.52%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 25 (3.14%) C# WPF Developer
14 25 (3.14%) WPF Developer
15 24 (3.02%) Software Developer
16 23 (2.89%) Consultant
17 22 (2.76%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 181 (22.74%) .NET Framework
2 121 (15.20%) .NET Core
3 117 (14.70%) AngularJS
4 113 (14.20%) React
5 106 (13.32%) RESTful
6 104 (13.07%) HTML
7 96 (12.06%) REST
8 81 (10.18%) CSS
9 67 (8.42%) ASP.NET
10 60 (7.54%) Node.js
11 55 (6.91%) Entity Framework
12 53 (6.66%) WPF
13 44 (5.53%) Web Services
14 36 (4.52%) Kafka
14 36 (4.52%) SOAP
15 35 (4.40%) ASP.NET Web API
16 29 (3.64%) Blazor
16 29 (3.64%) Middleware
17 28 (3.52%) Playwright
18 25 (3.14%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 80 (10.05%) Cloud Native
2 36 (4.52%) Legacy Systems
3 31 (3.89%) Product Ownership
4 26 (3.27%) Greenfield Project
5 25 (3.14%) Distributed Systems
5 25 (3.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 25 (3.14%) Mobile App
6 23 (2.89%) Algorithms
7 19 (2.39%) Enterprise Software
8 17 (2.14%) Fixed Income
9 15 (1.88%) Derivative
9 15 (1.88%) Management Information System
9 15 (1.88%) Virtual Team
10 13 (1.63%) Hedge funds
11 12 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
12 11 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.26%) Data Structures
13 10 (1.26%) NHS
13 10 (1.26%) Onboarding
14 9 (1.13%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 68 (8.54%) Windows
2 18 (2.26%) Linux
3 12 (1.51%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.01%) Android
4 8 (1.01%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.13%) Unix
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Embedded Compact
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (40.20%) Agile
2 306 (38.44%) DevOps
3 255 (32.04%) CI/CD
4 184 (23.12%) Problem-Solving
5 176 (22.11%) Microservices
6 146 (18.34%) Full-Stack Development
7 141 (17.71%) Software Engineering
8 111 (13.94%) Test Automation
9 99 (12.44%) Scrum
10 78 (9.80%) Containerisation
11 74 (9.30%) AI
12 71 (8.92%) Clean Code
13 67 (8.42%) Mentoring
13 67 (8.42%) SDLC
14 66 (8.29%) TDD
15 65 (8.17%) Design Patterns
16 62 (7.79%) Computer Science
17 57 (7.16%) Business Intelligence
18 54 (6.78%) Continuous Improvement
19 53 (6.66%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 544 (68.34%) C#
2 306 (38.44%) SQL
3 202 (25.38%) JavaScript
4 123 (15.45%) Python
5 118 (14.82%) Java
6 79 (9.92%) TypeScript
7 48 (6.03%) PL/SQL
8 38 (4.77%) C++
8 38 (4.77%) PHP
8 38 (4.77%) T-SQL
9 34 (4.27%) PowerShell
10 32 (4.02%) VB.NET
11 26 (3.27%) VBA
12 25 (3.14%) VB
13 24 (3.02%) Bicep
14 17 (2.14%) Bash
14 17 (2.14%) C
15 9 (1.13%) Ruby
16 8 (1.01%) Kusto Query Language
17 5 (0.63%) X++
Qualifications
1 84 (10.55%) Security Cleared
2 66 (8.29%) Degree
3 65 (8.17%) SC Cleared
4 36 (4.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (2.01%) Azure Certification
6 15 (1.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.76%) DV Cleared
7 14 (1.76%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.38%) MCP
9 6 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.75%) CISSP
10 5 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.50%) PMP
12 3 (0.38%) CBAP
12 3 (0.38%) CCSP
12 3 (0.38%) ISEB
13 2 (0.25%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.25%) CEH
13 2 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (9.30%) QA
2 24 (3.02%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.14%) EU AI Act
3 17 (2.14%) NIST
4 11 (1.38%) GDPR
5 10 (1.26%) WCAG
6 9 (1.13%) MiFID
7 6 (0.75%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.63%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.63%) EMIR
8 5 (0.63%) HIPAA
8 5 (0.63%) HL7
9 4 (0.50%) COBIT
10 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.38%) NCSC
11 2 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.13%) DICOM
12 1 (0.13%) GRC
12 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.13%) SLA
System Software
1 100 (12.56%) Docker
2 27 (3.39%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.13%) KVM
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 87 (10.93%) Kubernetes
2 73 (9.17%) Terraform
3 7 (0.88%) Ansible
3 7 (0.88%) Grafana
3 7 (0.88%) Prometheus
4 6 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.13%) Argo
5 1 (0.13%) Control-M
5 1 (0.13%) Istio
5 1 (0.13%) Kibana
5 1 (0.13%) MIIS
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Identity Management
5 1 (0.13%) Rancher
Vendors
1 225 (28.27%) Microsoft
2 96 (12.06%) Oracle
3 19 (2.39%) Citrix
4 18 (2.26%) Databricks
5 17 (2.14%) ServiceNow
5 17 (2.14%) UiPath
6 15 (1.88%) Dynatrace
6 15 (1.88%) OpenAI
7 14 (1.76%) Foundry
8 13 (1.63%) Sitecore
9 12 (1.51%) Salesforce
9 12 (1.51%) SAP
10 9 (1.13%) Advent
10 9 (1.13%) Google
11 8 (1.01%) GoldenSource
12 7 (0.88%) Brio
12 7 (0.88%) Lotus
12 7 (0.88%) OpenText
13 6 (0.75%) Adobe
13 6 (0.75%) DocuSign