.NET Framework Contract Job Trends

Microsoft .NET Framework
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring .NET Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 424 327 270
Rank change year-on-year -97 -57 +36
Contract jobs citing .NET Framework 247 236 352
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.47% 0.72% 0.85%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.42% 3.20% 3.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 177 240
10th Percentile £400 £378 £325
25th Percentile £415 £390 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.52%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £668 £675 £705
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 9 6
10th Percentile £48.51 £25.93 £17.99
25th Percentile £51.08 £27.00 £33.75
Median hourly rate £56.50 £66.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.39% -17.50% +60.00%
75th Percentile £59.50 £67.00 £85.00
90th Percentile - - £87.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.50 £67.00 £80.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -16.25% +60.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

.NET Framework 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 10,224 7,364 8,876
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 19.39% 22.60% 21.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,669 4,969 6,075
10th Percentile £363 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £543
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -5.99% -1.36%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 268 154 260
10th Percentile £29.72 £30.08 £22.73
25th Percentile £49.20 £38.16 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £75.00 £67.38 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.71 £74.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £66.25 £62.50 £58.30
% change year-on-year +6.00% +7.20% -0.87%

.NET Framework
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing .NET Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

.NET Framework job vacancy trend in the UK

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing .NET Framework.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing .NET Framework

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET Framework over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for .NET Framework in the UK

.NET Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing .NET Framework.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing .NET Framework

.NET Framework
Top 14 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 Framework within the UK over the 6 months to 21 July 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 -75 217 £475 - 83
London -79 126 £515 +8.42% 29
UK excluding London -78 99 £450 -5.26% 62
Work from Home -66 61 £475 -3.80% 39
South West -8 32 £438 -27.08% 8
South East -64 23 £500 +5.26% 19
North of England -72 15 £454 +3.77% 15
Scotland -13 13 £444 -6.63% 2
Midlands -44 13 £463 +1.37% 12
West Midlands -48 11 £463 -21.54% 8
Yorkshire -48 10 £454 +23.12% 5
North West -51 5 £588 +23.68% 6
East of England -34 3 £345 -31.00% 6
East Midlands -14 2 £488 +55.75% 4

.NET Framework
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 33 (13.36%) IIS
2 22 (8.91%) SharePoint
3 16 (6.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (5.67%) Confluence
5 10 (4.05%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (2.02%) Appian
6 5 (2.02%) Camunda
7 3 (1.21%) CMS
8 2 (0.81%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.40%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 16 (6.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.81%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.40%) InDesign
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.02%) OpenText MBPM
1 5 (2.02%) Oracle BPM
2 4 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.62%) Findur
3 2 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.40%) Endur
4 1 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.40%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 133 (53.85%) Azure
2 64 (25.91%) Azure DevOps
3 44 (17.81%) GitHub
4 27 (10.93%) Entra ID
5 26 (10.53%) AWS
5 26 (10.53%) Azure Monitor
5 26 (10.53%) GitHub Actions
6 23 (9.31%) Azure Service Bus
7 20 (8.10%) Azure Key Vault
7 20 (8.10%) PaaS
8 19 (7.69%) Azure App Service
9 15 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
10 11 (4.45%) Azure AKS
10 11 (4.45%) Azure WebJobs
10 11 (4.45%) Serverless
11 8 (3.24%) Azure Functions
12 7 (2.83%) Power Platform
12 7 (2.83%) SaaS
13 6 (2.43%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (2.43%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.26%) Internet
2 9 (3.64%) HTTP
3 6 (2.43%) 3GPP
4 4 (1.62%) RTCP
4 4 (1.62%) RTP
4 4 (1.62%) XCAP
5 2 (0.81%) Intranet
5 2 (0.81%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.40%) DHCP
6 1 (0.40%) DNS
6 1 (0.40%) Firewall
6 1 (0.40%) LAN
6 1 (0.40%) SMTP
6 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.40%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.40%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (48.18%) SQL Server
2 36 (14.57%) Oracle Database
3 24 (9.72%) Relational Database
4 14 (5.67%) Azure SQL Database
5 13 (5.26%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (3.24%) Geospatial Data
7 7 (2.83%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (2.43%) NoSQL
8 6 (2.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.62%) MySQL
9 4 (1.62%) Power BI
10 3 (1.21%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (1.21%) DocumentDB
10 3 (1.21%) MongoDB
10 3 (1.21%) Redis
11 2 (0.81%) ClickHouse
11 2 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.81%) RDBMS
12 1 (0.40%) GIS
12 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 39 (15.79%) Git
2 24 (9.72%) JIRA
3 21 (8.50%) Visual Studio
4 12 (4.86%) NUnit
5 11 (4.45%) MSI
6 5 (2.02%) MSTest
7 4 (1.62%) GitLab
7 4 (1.62%) Jasmine
7 4 (1.62%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.62%) JetBrains Rider
7 4 (1.62%) Karma Test Runner
7 4 (1.62%) Oracle Forms
7 4 (1.62%) Postman
8 3 (1.21%) Bitbucket
8 3 (1.21%) SpecFlow
8 3 (1.21%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.81%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.81%) JMeter
9 2 (0.81%) Moq
9 2 (0.81%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 60 (24.29%) Finance
2 53 (21.46%) Social Skills
3 24 (9.72%) Banking
4 20 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 4 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (1.62%) Retail
6 4 (1.62%) Telecoms
7 3 (1.21%) Automotive
7 3 (1.21%) Front Office
7 3 (1.21%) Investment Banking
7 3 (1.21%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.21%) Police
8 2 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.40%) Military
9 1 (0.40%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 160 (64.78%) Developer
2 66 (26.72%) C# Developer
3 62 (25.10%) .NET Developer
4 37 (14.98%) Architect
5 26 (10.53%) C# .NET Developer
5 26 (10.53%) Senior
6 25 (10.12%) Full-Stack Developer
7 24 (9.72%) Solutions Architect
8 20 (8.10%) Senior Developer
9 18 (7.29%) Lead
10 16 (6.48%) Azure Developer
11 13 (5.26%) Software Engineer
12 11 (4.45%) Software Developer
13 10 (4.05%) Azure Engineer
13 10 (4.05%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
14 9 (3.64%) Applications Architect
14 9 (3.64%) Applications Developer
14 9 (3.64%) Microsoft 365 Developer
14 9 (3.64%) Senior .NET Developer
15 8 (3.24%) Site Reliability Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 247 (100.00%) .NET
2 61 (24.70%) .NET Core
3 58 (23.48%) REST
4 56 (22.67%) Entity Framework
5 55 (22.27%) ASP.NET
6 47 (19.03%) React
7 35 (14.17%) CSS
8 33 (13.36%) RESTful
9 32 (12.96%) HTML
10 28 (11.34%) XML
11 26 (10.53%) AngularJS
12 24 (9.72%) ASP.NET Web API
12 24 (9.72%) WPF
13 23 (9.31%) Web Services
14 22 (8.91%) SOAP
15 17 (6.88%) WinForms
16 15 (6.07%) ASP.NET Core
17 13 (5.26%) ASP.NET MVC
18 12 (4.86%) CSS3
18 12 (4.86%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 42 (17.00%) Cloud Native
2 28 (11.34%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (5.26%) Product Ownership
4 12 (4.86%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (4.86%) Legacy Code
4 12 (4.86%) Onboarding
5 10 (4.05%) AI Agents
5 10 (4.05%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (3.64%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (3.64%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (2.43%) PKI
7 6 (2.43%) Wiki
8 5 (2.02%) Data Structures
8 5 (2.02%) LIMS
9 4 (1.62%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.62%) Management Information System
10 3 (1.21%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.81%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.81%) Media Streaming
Operating Systems
1 65 (26.32%) Windows
2 29 (11.74%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.21%) Linux
4 2 (0.81%) Unix
5 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (53.44%) DevOps
2 104 (42.11%) Agile
3 91 (36.84%) CI/CD
4 56 (22.67%) AI
5 54 (21.86%) OOP
6 46 (18.62%) Scrum
6 46 (18.62%) Unit Testing
7 44 (17.81%) Microservices
8 42 (17.00%) Migration
8 42 (17.00%) SDLC
9 41 (16.60%) Software Engineering
10 40 (16.19%) Full-Stack Development
10 40 (16.19%) Test Automation
11 36 (14.57%) Disaster Recovery
12 32 (12.96%) Data Analysis
13 30 (12.15%) OO
14 26 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
14 26 (10.53%) Root Cause Analysis
15 24 (9.72%) MVC
15 24 (9.72%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 209 (84.62%) C#
2 101 (40.89%) SQL
3 49 (19.84%) JavaScript
4 43 (17.41%) TypeScript
5 40 (16.19%) T-SQL
6 37 (14.98%) PL/SQL
7 34 (13.77%) PowerShell
8 29 (11.74%) Python
9 16 (6.48%) Bicep
10 14 (5.67%) VBA
11 12 (4.86%) VB
12 11 (4.45%) Kusto Query Language
13 6 (2.43%) VB.NET
14 4 (1.62%) Java
15 3 (1.21%) C++
16 2 (0.81%) XAML
16 2 (0.81%) XPath
17 1 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 1 (0.40%) VB6
17 1 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 63 (25.51%) Security Cleared
2 54 (21.86%) SC Cleared
3 35 (14.17%) Degree
4 6 (2.43%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (2.02%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.62%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 2 (0.81%) PhD
8 1 (0.40%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.40%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 1 (0.40%) CISSP
8 1 (0.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.40%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.40%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.40%) MBA
8 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (20.24%) QA
2 12 (4.86%) Accessibility
3 11 (4.45%) WCAG
4 9 (3.64%) NCSC
5 5 (2.02%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 5 (2.02%) GMP
5 5 (2.02%) GxP
5 5 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 4 (1.62%) SLA
7 1 (0.40%) GDPR
System Software
1 44 (17.81%) Docker
2 10 (4.05%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 34 (13.77%) Kubernetes
2 26 (10.53%) Terraform
3 4 (1.62%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 78 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 65 (26.32%) Oracle
3 34 (13.77%) Citrix
4 6 (2.43%) BeyondTrust
4 6 (2.43%) Okta
5 5 (2.02%) OpenText
6 4 (1.62%) OpenLink
7 3 (1.21%) Google
7 3 (1.21%) Sitecore
8 2 (0.81%) Databricks
8 2 (0.81%) IBM
8 2 (0.81%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.40%) Adobe
9 1 (0.40%) BMC
9 1 (0.40%) Dynatrace
9 1 (0.40%) F5
9 1 (0.40%) Remedy
9 1 (0.40%) SAP
9 1 (0.40%) Telerik
9 1 (0.40%) UiPath