.NET Core Contracts in England

.NET Core
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for .NET Core skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited .NET Core over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 253 233 197
Rank change year-on-year -20 -36 -49
Contract jobs citing .NET Core 339 553 1,060
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.93% 1.15% 1.51%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.53% 4.99% 5.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 244 409 907
10th Percentile £399 £413 £400
25th Percentile £463 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £700
90th Percentile £788 £806 £763
UK median daily rate £545 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 15
10th Percentile £47.61 £49.30 -
25th Percentile £54.85 £50.50 £48.50
Median hourly rate £80.00 £55.00 £55.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.45% -0.90% +54.17%
75th Percentile £85.00 £57.50 £62.88
90th Percentile £87.00 - £64.44
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £55.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +45.45% -8.33% +66.67%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

.NET Core is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,485 11,072 18,893
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 20.57% 22.98% 26.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,308 8,225 14,183
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £431 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £560 £568
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% -1.32% +13.50%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £675
90th Percentile £788 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 132 215
10th Percentile £22.50 £26.18 £23.50
25th Percentile £43.00 £51.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £66.25 £75.00 £67.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.25 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% +11.11%

.NET Core
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing .NET Core as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for .NET Core in England

.NET Core
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing .NET Core in England.

Daily rate trend for .NET Core in England

.NET Core
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET Core in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for .NET Core in England

.NET Core
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing .NET Core in England.

Hourly rate trend for .NET Core in England

.NET Core
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing .NET Core in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for .NET Core in England

.NET Core
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 Core within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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 +9 248 £575 -11.54% 117
South West +37 37 £700 +64.71% 33
North of England -16 20 £408 -22.38% 121
South East +3 17 £473 -15.55% 52
North West -9 13 £475 -13.64% 74
Midlands +3 8 £525 +23.53% 68
Yorkshire +10 7 £300 -37.66% 34
East Midlands -1 5 £538 +26.47% 34
West Midlands +16 3 £400 -14.67% 34
East of England +4 2 £475 - 20
.NET Core
UK

.NET Core
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 27 (7.96%) Confluence
2 22 (6.49%) CMS
3 10 (2.95%) BizTalk Server
4 6 (1.77%) Umbraco
5 3 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.88%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.88%) IIS
5 3 (0.88%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.59%) Apache
7 1 (0.29%) EPiServer
7 1 (0.29%) Kentico
7 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.29%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 6 (1.77%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.29%) Aareon QL
2 1 (0.29%) MIS ActiveH
2 1 (0.29%) OPENHousing
Cloud Services
1 211 (62.24%) Azure
2 123 (36.28%) Azure DevOps
3 80 (23.60%) AWS
4 74 (21.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 72 (21.24%) Azure Service Bus
6 40 (11.80%) Azure Monitor
7 35 (10.32%) Entra ID
7 35 (10.32%) Serverless
8 27 (7.96%) GCP
9 25 (7.37%) Azure Functions
10 19 (5.60%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (5.60%) Azure Pipelines
11 18 (5.31%) AWS Lambda
12 12 (3.54%) GitHub
13 11 (3.24%) Azure Storage
13 11 (3.24%) NuGet
13 11 (3.24%) PaaS
14 10 (2.95%) Azure AKS
14 10 (2.95%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (2.95%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.06%) FTP
2 6 (1.77%) HTTP
3 2 (0.59%) Firewall
3 2 (0.59%) SSL
4 1 (0.29%) DHCP
4 1 (0.29%) DNS
4 1 (0.29%) Internet
4 1 (0.29%) Software-Defined Networking
4 1 (0.29%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 140 (41.30%) SQL Server
2 31 (9.14%) NoSQL
3 26 (7.67%) Azure SQL Database
4 18 (5.31%) Redis
5 16 (4.72%) MongoDB
6 15 (4.42%) PostgreSQL
7 10 (2.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.47%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (1.47%) SQLite
10 4 (1.18%) Big Data
11 3 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.88%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.88%) MySQL
11 3 (0.88%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.59%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.59%) RavenDB
13 1 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
13 1 (0.29%) Data Lake
13 1 (0.29%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 75 (22.12%) Git
2 32 (9.44%) JIRA
3 28 (8.26%) Bitbucket
4 26 (7.67%) TeamCity
5 25 (7.37%) Jenkins
6 24 (7.08%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 18 (5.31%) NUnit
8 12 (3.54%) Selenium
9 11 (3.24%) Cucumber
10 10 (2.95%) Moq
11 9 (2.65%) Octopus Deploy
11 9 (2.65%) Visual Studio
12 8 (2.36%) Jasmine
12 8 (2.36%) SonarQube
12 8 (2.36%) SpecFlow
13 5 (1.47%) Checkstyle
14 4 (1.18%) JMeter
14 4 (1.18%) webpack
15 3 (0.88%) Postman
15 3 (0.88%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 59 (17.40%) Social Skills
2 54 (15.93%) Finance
3 39 (11.50%) Back Office
4 36 (10.62%) Front Office
5 32 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (9.14%) Public Sector
7 18 (5.31%) Aerospace
7 18 (5.31%) Banking
8 8 (2.36%) Investment Banking
8 8 (2.36%) Local Government
8 8 (2.36%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (0.88%) Automotive
11 2 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.59%) Games
11 2 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.59%) Law
12 1 (0.29%) Aviation
12 1 (0.29%) Legal
12 1 (0.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 241 (71.09%) Developer
2 101 (29.79%) .NET Developer
3 74 (21.83%) Senior
4 67 (19.76%) C# Developer
5 62 (18.29%) Senior Developer
6 48 (14.16%) Software Engineer
7 40 (11.80%) Backend Developer
8 38 (11.21%) Full Stack Developer
9 36 (10.62%) C# .NET Developer
10 34 (10.03%) Lead
11 29 (8.55%) Senior Backend Developer
12 26 (7.67%) .NET Software Engineer
12 26 (7.67%) Azure Developer
13 21 (6.19%) Finance Manager
14 19 (5.60%) .NET Software Developer
14 19 (5.60%) Architect
14 19 (5.60%) Software Developer
15 17 (5.01%) Developer/Software Engineer
15 17 (5.01%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 17 (5.01%) Full Stack .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 339 (100.00%) .NET
2 106 (31.27%) React
3 60 (17.70%) ASP.NET
4 55 (16.22%) CSS
5 53 (15.63%) .NET Framework
6 48 (14.16%) AngularJS
6 48 (14.16%) HTML
7 42 (12.39%) XML
8 30 (8.85%) REST
9 29 (8.55%) Blazor
9 29 (8.55%) RESTful
10 27 (7.96%) jQuery
11 25 (7.37%) ASP.NET Core
12 24 (7.08%) Kafka
13 21 (6.19%) ASP.NET Web API
14 20 (5.90%) Entity Framework
15 19 (5.60%) YAML
16 18 (5.31%) ASP.NET MVC
17 15 (4.42%) Redux
18 12 (3.54%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.44%) Product Ownership
2 26 (7.67%) Fixed Income
3 23 (6.78%) Greenfield Project
4 21 (6.19%) Equities
4 21 (6.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 20 (5.90%) Hedge funds
6 19 (5.60%) Cloud Native
7 15 (4.42%) Derivative
8 13 (3.83%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (3.83%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (2.06%) Algorithms
9 7 (2.06%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.77%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.18%) Mobile Payment
11 4 (1.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 3 (0.88%) Contactless
13 2 (0.59%) Public Cloud
13 2 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
13 2 (0.59%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 31 (9.14%) Linux
2 16 (4.72%) Windows
3 3 (0.88%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.59%) VMS
5 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (51.92%) Agile
2 167 (49.26%) DevOps
3 108 (31.86%) OO
4 107 (31.56%) CI/CD
5 104 (30.68%) TDD
6 77 (22.71%) Software Engineering
7 70 (20.65%) Full Stack Development
7 70 (20.65%) Microservices
8 57 (16.81%) Scrum
9 56 (16.52%) OOD
10 52 (15.34%) API Management
11 51 (15.04%) Clean Code
12 49 (14.45%) MVC
13 45 (13.27%) Continuous Integration
14 43 (12.68%) Problem-Solving
15 39 (11.50%) Test Automation
16 34 (10.03%) B2C
17 32 (9.44%) OOP
18 31 (9.14%) Deployment Automation
18 31 (9.14%) Front End Development
Programming Languages
1 263 (77.58%) C#
2 109 (32.15%) JavaScript
3 103 (30.38%) SQL
4 83 (24.48%) Bicep
5 68 (20.06%) TypeScript
6 67 (19.76%) PowerShell
7 56 (16.52%) Python
8 23 (6.78%) T-SQL
9 21 (6.19%) C++
9 21 (6.19%) PL/SQL
10 10 (2.95%) Go
11 9 (2.65%) Java
12 7 (2.06%) Bash
13 3 (0.88%) C
13 3 (0.88%) Perl
14 1 (0.29%) R
14 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 43 (12.68%) Security Cleared
2 33 (9.73%) SC Cleared
3 18 (5.31%) Degree
4 10 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.36%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.77%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.88%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.59%) HND
9 1 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.29%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.08%) Accessibility
1 24 (7.08%) WCAG
2 21 (6.19%) QA
3 5 (1.47%) MiFID
4 4 (1.18%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 1 (0.29%) GDPR
6 1 (0.29%) HL7
System Software
1 73 (21.53%) Active Directory
2 28 (8.26%) Docker
3 3 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.59%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 41 (12.09%) Kubernetes
2 24 (7.08%) Terraform
3 23 (6.78%) Ansible
3 23 (6.78%) PowerCLI
4 7 (2.06%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.59%) Puppet
6 1 (0.29%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.29%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 105 (30.97%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.08%) Atlassian
2 24 (7.08%) Oracle
3 22 (6.49%) Dell
3 22 (6.49%) HP
4 10 (2.95%) MuleSoft
4 10 (2.95%) TIBCO
5 6 (1.77%) NEC
6 4 (1.18%) Optimizely
7 3 (0.88%) SAP
7 3 (0.88%) VMware
8 2 (0.59%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.29%) Aareon
9 1 (0.29%) Capita
9 1 (0.29%) Cerner
9 1 (0.29%) Civica
9 1 (0.29%) Google
9 1 (0.29%) IBM
9 1 (0.29%) Nintex