.NET Developer Contracts

.NET Developer
UK

The median .NET Developer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 170 141
Rank change year-on-year -68 -29 +1
Contract jobs requiring a .NET Developer 447 915 1,753
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 1.53% 1.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% 1.62% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 366 754 1,456
10th Percentile £306 £364 £363
25th Percentile £364 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £623
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -21.05% +5.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 9 7
10th Percentile - £34.80 £45.55
25th Percentile - £45.00 £52.25
Median hourly rate - £50.00 £62.15
Median % change year-on-year - -19.55% +80.14%
75th Percentile - £67.50 £62.88
90th Percentile - £85.55 £63.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £52.50 £62.15
% change year-on-year - -15.53% +82.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 40,172 56,583 84,829
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 94.61% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,161 39,538 59,512
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.93% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,642 1,585 2,099
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.27 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.38% +95.65% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.55%

.NET Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured .NET Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for .NET Developer in the UK

.NET Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for .NET Developer in the UK

.NET Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET Developer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for .NET Developer in the UK

.NET Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for .NET Developer in the UK

.NET Developer
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England -63 373 £500 -4.76% 425
London -10 258 £588 +3.98% 114
Work from Home -54 174 £444 -7.79% 394
UK excluding London -76 137 £375 -21.05% 339
North of England -52 40 £350 -26.32% 103
South East +11 25 £470 +3.01% 82
Scotland +21 23 £394 -17.11% 13
North West -41 22 £388 -18.42% 57
Midlands -7 19 £363 +0.69% 62
Yorkshire -2 15 £350 -30.00% 32
South West -13 13 £350 -36.36% 38
East Midlands +6 11 £350 +6.06% 29
East of England +16 8 £350 +3.70% 32
West Midlands +14 8 £375 -11.76% 33
Wales +9 8 £425 - 18
North East +10 3 £375 -18.92% 17
Northern Ireland +8 2 - - 5

.NET Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, .NET Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring .NET Developer in the job title.

1 447 (100.00%) .NET
2 360 (80.54%) C#
3 216 (48.32%) Azure
4 149 (33.33%) SQL
5 137 (30.65%) SQL Server
5 137 (30.65%) DevOps
6 134 (29.98%) .NET Core
7 131 (29.31%) Finance
8 117 (26.17%) Full Stack Development
9 112 (25.06%) Agile
10 107 (23.94%) JavaScript
11 99 (22.15%) React
12 94 (21.03%) .NET Framework
13 92 (20.58%) ASP.NET
14 90 (20.13%) AWS
15 84 (18.79%) AngularJS
16 77 (17.23%) Azure DevOps
17 65 (14.54%) Software Engineering
17 65 (14.54%) Microsoft
18 63 (14.09%) TDD
19 60 (13.42%) MVC
20 56 (12.53%) Microservices
21 51 (11.41%) QA
22 50 (11.19%) Oracle
23 47 (10.51%) Social Skills
24 46 (10.29%) CI/CD
24 46 (10.29%) Fintech
24 46 (10.29%) TypeScript
25 44 (9.84%) Front Office
26 43 (9.62%) HTML

.NET Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 18 (4.03%) CMS
2 7 (1.57%) Umbraco
3 6 (1.34%) NServiceBus
4 4 (0.89%) IIS
5 3 (0.67%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.67%) Kentico
5 3 (0.67%) SharePoint
6 2 (0.45%) Confluence
6 2 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.22%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (4.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.22%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 4 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.67%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.45%) SAP GTS
4 1 (0.22%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.22%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.22%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.22%) OPENHousing
Cloud Services
1 216 (48.32%) Azure
2 90 (20.13%) AWS
3 77 (17.23%) Azure DevOps
4 37 (8.28%) GCP
5 26 (5.82%) Serverless
6 21 (4.70%) Azure Service Bus
7 15 (3.36%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 10 (2.24%) AWS Lambda
8 10 (2.24%) Azure Functions
9 7 (1.57%) Azure API Management
9 7 (1.57%) Azure Logic Apps
9 7 (1.57%) Azure Monitor
9 7 (1.57%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.57%) NuGet
10 6 (1.34%) Azure AKS
10 6 (1.34%) Azure App Service
10 6 (1.34%) GitHub
10 6 (1.34%) PaaS
11 5 (1.12%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.12%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.45%) FTP
2 1 (0.22%) CTI
2 1 (0.22%) HTTP
2 1 (0.22%) Internet
2 1 (0.22%) Intranet
2 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.22%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 137 (30.65%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.47%) Oracle Database
2 20 (4.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 17 (3.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (3.36%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.91%) Relational Database
6 10 (2.24%) NoSQL
7 7 (1.57%) MySQL
8 5 (1.12%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.89%) DynamoDB
9 4 (0.89%) Redis
10 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.67%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 2 (0.45%) DTS
12 1 (0.22%) Amazon Aurora
12 1 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
12 1 (0.22%) Metadata
12 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 36 (8.05%) Git
2 17 (3.80%) Visual Studio
3 14 (3.13%) SpecFlow
3 14 (3.13%) TeamCity
4 11 (2.46%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.46%) NUnit
4 11 (2.46%) Octopus Deploy
5 10 (2.24%) JIRA
5 10 (2.24%) Team Foundation Server
6 6 (1.34%) Jasmine
6 6 (1.34%) Selenium
7 5 (1.12%) GitLab
8 4 (0.89%) webpack
9 2 (0.45%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.45%) Karma Test Runner
9 2 (0.45%) Mocha
9 2 (0.45%) Moq
9 2 (0.45%) Postman
10 1 (0.22%) MSTest
10 1 (0.22%) WebDriver
General
1 131 (29.31%) Finance
2 47 (10.51%) Social Skills
3 44 (9.84%) Front Office
4 39 (8.72%) Public Sector
5 32 (7.16%) Banking
6 25 (5.59%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (3.58%) Back Office
8 14 (3.13%) Investment Banking
9 11 (2.46%) Manufacturing
10 10 (2.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.24%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.57%) Electronics
11 7 (1.57%) Law
11 7 (1.57%) Marketing
12 3 (0.67%) Automotive
12 3 (0.67%) Local Government
13 2 (0.45%) Agriculture
13 2 (0.45%) Legal
13 2 (0.45%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.45%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 447 (100.00%) .NET
2 134 (29.98%) .NET Core
3 99 (22.15%) React
4 94 (21.03%) .NET Framework
5 92 (20.58%) ASP.NET
6 84 (18.79%) AngularJS
7 43 (9.62%) HTML
8 41 (9.17%) CSS
9 39 (8.72%) Entity Framework
10 28 (6.26%) Redux
11 26 (5.82%) REST
12 24 (5.37%) ASP.NET Core
13 23 (5.15%) RESTful
13 23 (5.15%) Vue
14 20 (4.47%) ASP.NET Web API
14 20 (4.47%) Blazor
15 18 (4.03%) Web Services
16 16 (3.58%) Kafka
17 15 (3.36%) WPF
18 14 (3.13%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.28%) Hedge funds
2 36 (8.05%) Fixed Income
3 34 (7.61%) Equities
3 34 (7.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 28 (6.26%) Derivative
5 23 (5.15%) Product Ownership
6 18 (4.03%) Greenfield Project
7 16 (3.58%) Legacy Applications
8 13 (2.91%) Wiki
9 7 (1.57%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.34%) NHS
10 6 (1.34%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 5 (1.12%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.89%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
13 3 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.67%) IoT
13 3 (0.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.13%) Windows
2 2 (0.45%) Linux
3 1 (0.22%) Android
3 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.22%) Unix
3 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (30.65%) DevOps
2 117 (26.17%) Full Stack Development
3 112 (25.06%) Agile
4 65 (14.54%) Software Engineering
5 63 (14.09%) TDD
6 60 (13.42%) MVC
7 56 (12.53%) Microservices
8 46 (10.29%) CI/CD
8 46 (10.29%) Fintech
9 40 (8.95%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (8.28%) Asset Management
11 32 (7.16%) User Experience
12 31 (6.94%) Scrum
13 30 (6.71%) Unit Testing
14 27 (6.04%) OO
15 26 (5.82%) Code Quality
15 26 (5.82%) Investment Management
16 24 (5.37%) Design Patterns
17 22 (4.92%) Continuous Integration
18 18 (4.03%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 360 (80.54%) C#
2 149 (33.33%) SQL
3 107 (23.94%) JavaScript
4 46 (10.29%) TypeScript
5 40 (8.95%) PL/SQL
6 30 (6.71%) T-SQL
7 28 (6.26%) VB.NET
8 26 (5.82%) PowerShell
9 21 (4.70%) VBA
10 18 (4.03%) VB
11 16 (3.58%) Python
12 12 (2.68%) Java
13 8 (1.79%) Bicep
14 4 (0.89%) C
14 4 (0.89%) C++
15 3 (0.67%) MATLAB
16 1 (0.22%) Embedded C++
16 1 (0.22%) Perl
16 1 (0.22%) PHP
16 1 (0.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 22 (4.92%) Degree
2 19 (4.25%) Security Cleared
3 17 (3.80%) SC Cleared
4 7 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (0.45%) Azure Certification
5 2 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (11.41%) QA
2 10 (2.24%) Accessibility
3 9 (2.01%) MiFID
4 4 (0.89%) EMIR
4 4 (0.89%) WCAG
5 3 (0.67%) Disclosure Scotland
5 3 (0.67%) Dodd-Frank
6 2 (0.45%) GDPR
7 1 (0.22%) HL7
System Software
1 10 (2.24%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.01%) Docker
3 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (5.37%) Terraform
2 15 (3.36%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.67%) Ansible
Vendors
1 65 (14.54%) Microsoft
2 50 (11.19%) Oracle
3 15 (3.36%) Citrix
4 9 (2.01%) SAP
5 8 (1.79%) Salesforce
6 6 (1.34%) Optimizely
7 3 (0.67%) Murex
7 3 (0.67%) NEC
7 3 (0.67%) Sitecore
7 3 (0.67%) Xamarin
8 2 (0.45%) Google
8 2 (0.45%) IBM
8 2 (0.45%) Virgin Media
9 1 (0.22%) Aareon
9 1 (0.22%) Capita
9 1 (0.22%) Cerner
9 1 (0.22%) Civica
9 1 (0.22%) MuleSoft
9 1 (0.22%) Okta
9 1 (0.22%) Splunk