.NET Developer Contract Job Trends

.NET Developer
UK

The median .NET Developer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 432 315 240
Rank change year-on-year -117 -75 -57
Contract jobs requiring a .NET Developer 228 232 436
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.45% 0.77% 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.83% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 184 360
10th Percentile £375 £343 £313
25th Percentile £425 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £489
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -2.81% -2.25%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £813 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £450 £414
% change year-on-year +2.22% +8.76% -8.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +30.00%
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +30.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 47,008 27,876 40,382
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.38% 92.16% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,552 17,889 25,942
10th Percentile £325 £288 £281
25th Percentile £415 £402 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,155 1,223 2,887
10th Percentile £15.38 £13.76 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.08 £17.31 £16.58
Median hourly rate £43.61 £26.45 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +64.86% -29.47% -12.79%
75th Percentile £67.50 £55.37 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.65 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -37.13% -

.NET Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '.NET Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

.NET Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

.NET Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for .NET Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for .NET Developer job vacancies in the UK

.NET Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET Developer over the 6 months to 26 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for .NET Developer in the UK

.NET Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for .NET Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for .NET Developer job vacancies in the UK

.NET Developer
Top 15 Contract Job 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 26 June 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
England -120 188 £548 +7.88% 190
UK excluding London -69 104 £460 +2.22% 151
London -110 87 £588 +12.44% 59
Work from Home -75 81 £525 - 166
North of England -44 32 £488 +16.42% 48
Midlands -44 27 £500 +59.74% 14
South East -51 26 £423 -11.05% 54
East Midlands +7 20 £563 +109.11% 5
Yorkshire -32 18 £588 +11.90% 12
North West -36 14 £450 +12.50% 21
South West -32 7 £450 -31.30% 9
West Midlands -55 7 £460 -7.07% 9
Wales -10 5 £525 -12.50% 3
Scotland -16 4 £394 -12.50% 5
East of England -26 4 - - 19

.NET Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 June 2026, .NET Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring .NET Developer in the job title.

1 228 (100.00%) .NET
2 169 (74.12%) C#
3 123 (53.95%) Azure
4 104 (45.61%) CI/CD
5 80 (35.09%) SQL
6 76 (33.33%) Agile
7 74 (32.46%) DevOps
7 74 (32.46%) SQL Server
8 50 (21.93%) .NET Framework
9 49 (21.49%) Microservices
9 49 (21.49%) Microsoft
10 48 (21.05%) RESTful
11 44 (19.30%) .NET Core
11 44 (19.30%) Full-Stack Development
12 42 (18.42%) AWS
12 42 (18.42%) Azure DevOps
13 41 (17.98%) ASP.NET
14 39 (17.11%) AngularJS
14 39 (17.11%) Security Cleared
15 37 (16.23%) SC Cleared
16 35 (15.35%) JavaScript
17 34 (14.91%) Kubernetes
17 34 (14.91%) React
17 34 (14.91%) REST
18 33 (14.47%) Docker
19 28 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
19 28 (12.28%) Python
19 28 (12.28%) Test Automation
20 26 (11.40%) Scrum
21 25 (10.96%) GitHub

.NET Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 5 (2.19%) Confluence
2 4 (1.75%) IIS
2 4 (1.75%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.32%) Apache Superset
3 3 (1.32%) CMS
4 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.44%) ColdFusion
5 1 (0.44%) Umbraco
Applications
1 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.44%) Endur
1 1 (0.44%) NEC Housing
1 1 (0.44%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 123 (53.95%) Azure
2 42 (18.42%) AWS
2 42 (18.42%) Azure DevOps
3 25 (10.96%) GitHub
4 22 (9.65%) Serverless
5 21 (9.21%) Azure Service Bus
6 14 (6.14%) Azure Functions
7 13 (5.70%) Power Platform
8 12 (5.26%) GitHub Actions
9 10 (4.39%) GCP
10 8 (3.51%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 8 (3.51%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (3.07%) Azure AKS
12 6 (2.63%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (2.63%) Entra ID
13 5 (2.19%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (2.19%) Power Automate
14 4 (1.75%) Amazon EKS
14 4 (1.75%) Cloud Functions
14 4 (1.75%) Cloud Run
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (32.46%) SQL Server
2 22 (9.65%) Relational Database
3 16 (7.02%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (4.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 10 (4.39%) Power BI
6 6 (2.63%) Redis
7 4 (1.75%) BigQuery
7 4 (1.75%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.32%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.32%) DocumentDB
8 3 (1.32%) Metabase
8 3 (1.32%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.32%) MS Access
8 3 (1.32%) Oracle Database
8 3 (1.32%) Parquet
8 3 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.44%) MySQL
10 1 (0.44%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 20 (8.77%) Git
2 13 (5.70%) NUnit
3 11 (4.82%) Jenkins
4 9 (3.95%) Visual Studio
5 8 (3.51%) MSTest
6 6 (2.63%) SpecFlow
7 5 (2.19%) GitLab
7 5 (2.19%) JIRA
8 4 (1.75%) TeamCity
9 3 (1.32%) Jasmine
9 3 (1.32%) Karma Test Runner
9 3 (1.32%) Octopus Deploy
10 2 (0.88%) Moq
10 2 (0.88%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.88%) Selenium
10 2 (0.88%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.88%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.88%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.44%) Postman
11 1 (0.44%) Serilog
General
1 43 (18.86%) Finance
2 29 (12.72%) Social Skills
3 26 (11.40%) Public Sector
4 19 (8.33%) Banking
5 13 (5.70%) Front Office
6 11 (4.82%) Investment Banking
7 7 (3.07%) Analytical Skills
8 4 (1.75%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.75%) Legal
9 3 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.88%) Automotive
10 2 (0.88%) Back Office
10 2 (0.88%) Health Technology
10 2 (0.88%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.44%) Dutch Language
11 1 (0.44%) Military
11 1 (0.44%) Police
11 1 (0.44%) Prime Brokerage
11 1 (0.44%) Retail
11 1 (0.44%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 228 (100.00%) .NET
2 50 (21.93%) .NET Framework
3 48 (21.05%) RESTful
4 44 (19.30%) .NET Core
5 41 (17.98%) ASP.NET
6 39 (17.11%) AngularJS
7 34 (14.91%) React
7 34 (14.91%) REST
8 24 (10.53%) HTML
9 20 (8.77%) Entity Framework
10 17 (7.46%) ASP.NET Web API
11 13 (5.70%) ASP.NET Core
12 12 (5.26%) CSS
13 11 (4.82%) Web Services
14 10 (4.39%) ASP.NET MVC
14 10 (4.39%) RabbitMQ
15 9 (3.95%) Kafka
15 9 (3.95%) WPF
16 8 (3.51%) OAuth
16 8 (3.51%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.46%) Cloud Native
2 13 (5.70%) Distributed Systems
3 11 (4.82%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (4.39%) Product Ownership
5 7 (3.07%) AI Agents
5 7 (3.07%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.75%) Fixed Income
7 3 (1.32%) Derivative
7 3 (1.32%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.32%) IoT
7 3 (1.32%) Legacy Applications
7 3 (1.32%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.32%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.88%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.88%) Wiki
9 1 (0.44%) Credit Risk
9 1 (0.44%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.44%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.51%) Windows
2 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (45.61%) CI/CD
2 76 (33.33%) Agile
3 74 (32.46%) DevOps
4 49 (21.49%) Microservices
5 44 (19.30%) Full-Stack Development
6 28 (12.28%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (12.28%) Test Automation
7 26 (11.40%) Scrum
8 23 (10.09%) Unit Testing
9 20 (8.77%) AI
9 20 (8.77%) TDD
10 18 (7.89%) Containerisation
10 18 (7.89%) SOLID
11 17 (7.46%) Design Patterns
11 17 (7.46%) MVC
11 17 (7.46%) Software Engineering
12 16 (7.02%) Event-Driven
13 15 (6.58%) Performance Tuning
14 14 (6.14%) Clean Code
14 14 (6.14%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 169 (74.12%) C#
2 80 (35.09%) SQL
3 35 (15.35%) JavaScript
4 28 (12.28%) Python
5 23 (10.09%) TypeScript
6 19 (8.33%) T-SQL
7 9 (3.95%) PL/SQL
8 6 (2.63%) VB.NET
9 5 (2.19%) Java
10 4 (1.75%) Bicep
10 4 (1.75%) VBA
11 3 (1.32%) MATLAB
11 3 (1.32%) PowerShell
11 3 (1.32%) Rust
11 3 (1.32%) VBScript
12 2 (0.88%) C++
12 2 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.88%) XAML
13 1 (0.44%) Bash
13 1 (0.44%) Swift
Qualifications
1 39 (17.11%) Security Cleared
2 37 (16.23%) SC Cleared
3 9 (3.95%) Degree
4 5 (2.19%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (0.88%) Master's Degree
5 2 (0.88%) PhD
6 1 (0.44%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.44%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.14%) QA
2 4 (1.75%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.88%) WCAG
4 1 (0.44%) Basel III
4 1 (0.44%) NCSC
System Software
1 33 (14.47%) Docker
2 4 (1.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 34 (14.91%) Kubernetes
2 21 (9.21%) Terraform
3 4 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.32%) Ansible
Vendors
1 49 (21.49%) Microsoft
2 24 (10.53%) Oracle
3 7 (3.07%) Google
4 6 (2.63%) Citrix
5 3 (1.32%) Centrify
5 3 (1.32%) CyberArk
5 3 (1.32%) Xamarin
6 2 (0.88%) ION Trading
6 2 (0.88%) OpenAI
6 2 (0.88%) SAP
7 1 (0.44%) Adobe
7 1 (0.44%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.44%) NEC
7 1 (0.44%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.44%) Xero