.NET Framework Job Trends in Dorset

Microsoft .NET Framework
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring .NET Framework skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - 93
Rank change year-on-year - - -42
Permanent jobs citing .NET Framework 3 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.45% - 0.66%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.52% - 3.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £42,875 - £49,375
25th Percentile £43,438 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 - £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +42.11%
75th Percentile £48,438 - £87,500
90th Percentile £48,625 - £91,250
South West median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% +3.45% +16.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Dorset

.NET Framework falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 46 37 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 6.86% 16.37% 22.02%
Number of salaries quoted 16 28 224
10th Percentile £29,750 £40,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,625 £43,750 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £51,563 £57,813 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,900 £63,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

.NET Framework
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

.NET Framework job vacancy trend in Dorset

.NET Framework
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing .NET Framework.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing .NET Framework

.NET Framework
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Poole - 2 £46,250 -
.NET Framework
South West

.NET Framework
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Figma
1 2 (66.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Git
2 1 (33.33%) Visual Studio
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) .NET
2 2 (66.67%) .NET Core
2 2 (66.67%) CSS
2 2 (66.67%) Entity Framework
2 2 (66.67%) HTML
2 2 (66.67%) React
2 2 (66.67%) RESTful
3 1 (33.33%) WinForms
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Front End Development
1 2 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (66.67%) MVC
1 2 (66.67%) SDLC
1 2 (66.67%) TDD
1 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
1 2 (66.67%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Deployment
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) Degree