.NET Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring .NET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 48 25
Rank change year-on-year -23 -23 0
Permanent jobs citing .NET 1,555 1,480 5,253
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.37% 5.19% 7.66%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 30.80% 30.59% 38.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,413 1,108 4,554
10th Percentile £40,000 £35,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -4.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK excluding London

.NET 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 5,048 4,838 13,731
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 7.70% 16.97% 20.02%
Number of salaries quoted 3,947 3,494 10,301
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,100 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.66% +10.17% -11.11%

.NET
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing .NET relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

.NET job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

.NET
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing .NET.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing .NET

.NET
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing .NET in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for .NET in the UK excluding London

.NET
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
South East +2 532 £60,000 - 159
North of England -30 447 £60,000 +4.35% 146
North West -24 237 £62,500 +8.70% 79
Midlands -38 234 £55,000 +2.44% 72
South West +3 153 £55,000 -2.22% 39
Yorkshire -33 123 £60,000 +3.45% 38
East of England -12 118 £67,500 +28.57% 53
West Midlands -50 118 £55,000 - 36
East Midlands +3 116 £64,500 +22.86% 36
North East -17 87 £65,000 +18.18% 30
Scotland -24 60 £60,000 +20.00% 14
Wales -41 20 £45,000 -30.77% 16
Northern Ireland -33 1 - - 3
Channel Islands - 1 £90,000 -
.NET
UK

.NET
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 41 (2.64%) SharePoint
2 20 (1.29%) IIS
3 15 (0.96%) ColdFusion
4 10 (0.64%) CMS
5 8 (0.51%) Confluence
6 7 (0.45%) Umbraco
7 5 (0.32%) WebSphere
8 4 (0.26%) GeoServer
9 3 (0.19%) Apache
9 3 (0.19%) nginx
9 3 (0.19%) NServiceBus
9 3 (0.19%) WebSphere Application Server
9 3 (0.19%) WordPress
10 2 (0.13%) JBoss
10 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
11 1 (0.064%) Appian
11 1 (0.064%) Drupal
11 1 (0.064%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.064%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 12 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.19%) Magento
3 1 (0.064%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.064%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.064%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.064%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 602 (38.71%) Azure
2 225 (14.47%) SaaS
3 217 (13.95%) AWS
4 166 (10.68%) Azure DevOps
5 96 (6.17%) GitHub
6 87 (5.59%) Power Platform
7 61 (3.92%) Serverless
8 56 (3.60%) Power Automate
9 52 (3.34%) Microsoft 365
10 50 (3.22%) PowerApps
11 41 (2.64%) Azure Logic Apps
12 34 (2.19%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 33 (2.12%) Azure AI
13 33 (2.12%) GitHub Copilot
14 30 (1.93%) Azure Functions
14 30 (1.93%) GitHub Actions
15 28 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
15 28 (1.80%) GCP
16 25 (1.61%) Azure AKS
16 25 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 26 (1.67%) Internet
2 3 (0.19%) Firewall
3 2 (0.13%) DNS
3 2 (0.13%) Hyperconnected
3 2 (0.13%) Intranet
3 2 (0.13%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.064%) AMQP
4 1 (0.064%) DHCP
4 1 (0.064%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.064%) LTE
4 1 (0.064%) Modbus
4 1 (0.064%) MPLS
4 1 (0.064%) NetScaler
4 1 (0.064%) RS-232
4 1 (0.064%) SSL
4 1 (0.064%) VoIP
4 1 (0.064%) VPN
4 1 (0.064%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 320 (20.58%) SQL Server
2 121 (7.78%) Azure SQL Database
3 88 (5.66%) MongoDB
4 72 (4.63%) Power BI
5 64 (4.12%) NoSQL
6 37 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
7 28 (1.80%) Elasticsearch
8 21 (1.35%) MySQL
9 19 (1.22%) Relational Database
10 17 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 15 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 11 (0.71%) DynamoDB
12 11 (0.71%) Redis
13 9 (0.58%) GIS
14 5 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.32%) Data Lake
14 5 (0.32%) Metadata
15 4 (0.26%) Crystal Reports
15 4 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
15 4 (0.26%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 93 (5.98%) Git
2 41 (2.64%) JIRA
3 34 (2.19%) Visual Studio
4 33 (2.12%) Postman
5 29 (1.86%) Selenium
6 25 (1.61%) Team Foundation Server
7 22 (1.41%) SoapUI
8 16 (1.03%) WebDriver
9 11 (0.71%) NUnit
10 10 (0.64%) Jenkins
11 8 (0.51%) Moq
12 7 (0.45%) SpecFlow
12 7 (0.45%) Visual Studio Code
13 6 (0.39%) Cypress.io
13 6 (0.39%) GitLab
14 5 (0.32%) Claude Code
14 5 (0.32%) JMeter
14 5 (0.32%) LabVIEW
14 5 (0.32%) MSTest
15 4 (0.26%) REST Assured
General
1 215 (13.83%) Social Skills
2 153 (9.84%) Finance
3 65 (4.18%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (2.77%) Public Sector
5 32 (2.06%) Retail
6 28 (1.80%) Games
7 27 (1.74%) Manufacturing
8 23 (1.48%) Automotive
9 20 (1.29%) Law
10 19 (1.22%) Aerospace
10 19 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (1.03%) Electronics
12 14 (0.90%) Advertising
12 14 (0.90%) Aviation
13 12 (0.77%) Marketing
14 8 (0.51%) Back Office
14 8 (0.51%) Military
15 6 (0.39%) Banking
15 6 (0.39%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.39%) Legal
Job Titles
1 979 (62.96%) Developer
2 474 (30.48%) .NET Developer
3 351 (22.57%) Senior
4 314 (20.19%) Software Developer
5 264 (16.98%) Software Engineer
6 191 (12.28%) Senior Developer
7 170 (10.93%) Lead
8 155 (9.97%) C# Developer
9 148 (9.52%) Full-Stack Developer
10 124 (7.97%) .NET Software Engineer
11 111 (7.14%) C# .NET Developer
12 109 (7.01%) .NET Software Developer
13 98 (6.30%) Senior Software Engineer
14 96 (6.17%) Senior .NET Developer
15 78 (5.02%) Lead Developer
16 73 (4.69%) C# Software Engineer
17 66 (4.24%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
18 57 (3.67%) Web Developer
19 56 (3.60%) Applications Developer
19 56 (3.60%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 395 (25.40%) .NET Core
2 289 (18.59%) ASP.NET
3 201 (12.93%) HTML
4 190 (12.22%) React
5 184 (11.83%) CSS
6 167 (10.74%) .NET Framework
7 149 (9.58%) ASP.NET Core
8 140 (9.00%) AngularJS
9 116 (7.46%) RESTful
10 109 (7.01%) Entity Framework
11 102 (6.56%) Vue
12 97 (6.24%) REST
13 89 (5.72%) Node.js
14 81 (5.21%) Blazor
15 50 (3.22%) ASP.NET Web API
16 45 (2.89%) jQuery
17 38 (2.44%) SOAP
18 30 (1.93%) JSON
18 30 (1.93%) ML.NET
19 29 (1.86%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 81 (5.21%) Cloud Native
2 71 (4.57%) Mobile App
3 57 (3.67%) Greenfield Project
4 49 (3.15%) Product Ownership
5 34 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
6 29 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
7 28 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
8 22 (1.41%) Legacy Code
9 17 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 14 (0.90%) Algorithms
10 14 (0.90%) PropTech
11 13 (0.84%) Hedge funds
11 13 (0.84%) Onboarding
12 12 (0.77%) Sports Betting
13 10 (0.64%) Legacy Applications
13 10 (0.64%) Low-Code
13 10 (0.64%) Management Information System
14 9 (0.58%) Renewable Energy
15 8 (0.51%) Social Network
15 8 (0.51%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 35 (2.25%) Windows
2 17 (1.09%) Android
3 16 (1.03%) Linux
4 11 (0.71%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.39%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.19%) VMS
7 2 (0.13%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.064%) Unix
8 1 (0.064%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 424 (27.27%) Software Engineering
2 407 (26.17%) Agile
3 406 (26.11%) Full-Stack Development
4 303 (19.49%) CI/CD
5 285 (18.33%) DevOps
6 176 (11.32%) Microservices
7 165 (10.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 157 (10.10%) Problem-Solving
9 154 (9.90%) AI
10 140 (9.00%) SDLC
11 120 (7.72%) Mentoring
12 104 (6.69%) Clean Code
13 103 (6.62%) Containerisation
14 94 (6.05%) Scrum
15 84 (5.40%) Technical Leadership
16 83 (5.34%) MVC
17 82 (5.27%) Business Intelligence
17 82 (5.27%) TDD
18 79 (5.08%) Test Automation
19 74 (4.76%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1,036 (66.62%) C#
2 482 (31.00%) SQL
3 283 (18.20%) JavaScript
4 154 (9.90%) TypeScript
5 117 (7.52%) Python
6 100 (6.43%) Java
7 54 (3.47%) C++
8 44 (2.83%) PHP
8 44 (2.83%) PowerShell
9 32 (2.06%) T-SQL
10 19 (1.22%) Bash
11 16 (1.03%) VB
12 15 (0.96%) C
13 14 (0.90%) Bicep
13 14 (0.90%) VB.NET
14 10 (0.64%) Apex Code
14 10 (0.64%) VBA
15 7 (0.45%) Go
15 7 (0.45%) XAML
16 6 (0.39%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 144 (9.26%) Degree
2 62 (3.99%) Security Cleared
3 59 (3.79%) SC Cleared
4 51 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (1.16%) ISTQB
6 16 (1.03%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 14 (0.90%) AWS Certification
8 13 (0.84%) Azure Certification
9 11 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.51%) AWS Certified Developer
11 5 (0.32%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.19%) PhD
14 2 (0.13%) CSQA
15 1 (0.064%) BPSS Clearance
15 1 (0.064%) HND
15 1 (0.064%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (4.69%) QA
2 37 (2.38%) Accessibility
3 16 (1.03%) GDPR
4 12 (0.77%) WCAG
5 11 (0.71%) Data Quality
6 9 (0.58%) ISO 9001
7 5 (0.32%) SLA
8 4 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.064%) HL7
10 1 (0.064%) NCSC
System Software
1 143 (9.20%) Docker
2 9 (0.58%) Firmware
3 4 (0.26%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.064%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.064%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 122 (7.85%) Kubernetes
2 67 (4.31%) Terraform
3 11 (0.71%) Grafana
4 7 (0.45%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.19%) Ansible
6 2 (0.13%) MIIS
7 1 (0.064%) CASB
7 1 (0.064%) Consul
7 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.064%) Packer
7 1 (0.064%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.064%) Puppet
Vendors
1 304 (19.55%) Microsoft
2 24 (1.54%) Adobe
3 22 (1.41%) Xamarin
4 18 (1.16%) Google
4 18 (1.16%) Oracle
5 13 (0.84%) Facebook
6 11 (0.71%) CrowdStrike
6 11 (0.71%) OpenAI
7 10 (0.64%) Salesforce
8 6 (0.39%) MuleSoft
8 6 (0.39%) ServiceNow
9 5 (0.32%) Apple
9 5 (0.32%) Databricks
9 5 (0.32%) DevExpress
9 5 (0.32%) Sage
9 5 (0.32%) YouTube
10 4 (0.26%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.26%) SYSPRO
11 3 (0.19%) Foundry
11 3 (0.19%) Yahoo!