.NET Software Developer Job Trends

.NET Software Developer
UK

The median .NET Software Developer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 716 618 533
Rank change year-on-year -98 -85 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a .NET Software Developer 102 48 244
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.086% 0.097% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% 0.11% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 99 47 238
10th Percentile £39,750 £45,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £60,625 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £112,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -51.11% +125.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £68,750 £143,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,000 - £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £112,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -53.33% +125.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 109,799 44,474 69,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 89.76% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 74,691 25,606 40,305
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £35,718 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,566 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.11% -6.87% -4.76%

.NET Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

.NET Software Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

.NET Software Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for .NET Software Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for .NET Software Developer job vacancies in the UK

.NET Software Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing .NET Software Developer over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for .NET Software Developer in the UK

.NET Software Developer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 October 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
England -78 95 £55,000 -51.11% 26
UK excluding London -84 92 £52,500 -53.33% 22
North of England -29 37 £60,000 +50.00% 7
South East -33 33 £55,000 -60.00% 5
Work from Home -51 25 £53,750 -52.22% 19
North West -13 18 £62,500 +56.25% 3
Yorkshire - 11 £40,000 - 3
London -74 9 £85,000 -24.44% 9
North East - 8 £85,000 - 1
Midlands -50 7 £50,000 +0.50% 3
South West -74 6 £42,500 -28.57%
East Midlands -26 5 £50,000 -3.85%
East of England - 5 £47,500 - 2
Wales -63 4 £55,000 +32.53% 3
West Midlands -33 2 £48,750 +2.63% 3

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

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, .NET Software Developer 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 permanent job ads featuring .NET Software Developer in the job title.

1 102 (100.00%) .NET
2 73 (71.57%) C#
3 52 (50.98%) Software Engineering
4 34 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
5 33 (32.35%) SQL Server
6 32 (31.37%) Azure
7 28 (27.45%) SDLC
8 27 (26.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 27 (26.47%) CSS
8 27 (26.47%) HTML
9 26 (25.49%) SQL
10 25 (24.51%) .NET Core
11 23 (22.55%) CI/CD
12 21 (20.59%) Agile
12 21 (20.59%) Vue
13 20 (19.61%) AWS
13 20 (19.61%) JavaScript
14 18 (17.65%) Git
15 17 (16.67%) .NET Framework
15 17 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
16 15 (14.71%) Degree
16 15 (14.71%) Microsoft
17 14 (13.73%) ASP.NET
17 14 (13.73%) Clean Code
17 14 (13.73%) DevOps
18 13 (12.75%) AI
18 13 (12.75%) React
18 13 (12.75%) SaaS
19 12 (11.76%) Computer Science
19 12 (11.76%) CQRS

.NET Software 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (2.94%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.98%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 32 (31.37%) Azure
2 20 (19.61%) AWS
3 13 (12.75%) SaaS
4 6 (5.88%) Azure Functions
4 6 (5.88%) GitHub
4 6 (5.88%) Serverless
5 5 (4.90%) Azure Monitor
5 5 (4.90%) Azure Service Bus
6 4 (3.92%) Azure Cognitive Search
6 4 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (3.92%) Azure Table
6 4 (3.92%) GitHub Actions
6 4 (3.92%) PaaS
7 3 (2.94%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.96%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.96%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.96%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.98%) Azure AKS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (32.35%) SQL Server
2 12 (11.76%) Relational Database
3 9 (8.82%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (3.92%) MySQL
5 2 (1.96%) SQLite
6 1 (0.98%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (17.65%) Git
General
1 20 (19.61%) Social Skills
2 14 (13.73%) Finance
3 8 (7.84%) Automotive
4 7 (6.86%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (3.92%) Public Sector
6 3 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.94%) Law
6 3 (2.94%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.98%) Advertising
7 1 (0.98%) Legal
7 1 (0.98%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (100.00%) .NET
2 27 (26.47%) CSS
2 27 (26.47%) HTML
3 25 (24.51%) .NET Core
4 21 (20.59%) Vue
5 17 (16.67%) .NET Framework
6 14 (13.73%) ASP.NET
7 13 (12.75%) React
8 11 (10.78%) Entity Framework
9 9 (8.82%) AngularJS
9 9 (8.82%) ASP.NET Core
10 7 (6.86%) RESTful
11 6 (5.88%) JSON
12 4 (3.92%) ASP.NET MVC
12 4 (3.92%) CSS3
12 4 (3.92%) HTML5
12 4 (3.92%) LINQ
12 4 (3.92%) Next.js
12 4 (3.92%) REST
12 4 (3.92%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.90%) Cloud Native
1 5 (4.90%) Robotics
2 4 (3.92%) Distributed Systems
2 4 (3.92%) Hedge funds
3 3 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (1.96%) Legacy Applications
4 2 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.96%) Low-Code
4 2 (1.96%) Mobile App
4 2 (1.96%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.98%) Algorithms
5 1 (0.98%) e-Learning
5 1 (0.98%) IoT
5 1 (0.98%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.96%) Windows
2 1 (0.98%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (50.98%) Software Engineering
2 34 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 28 (27.45%) SDLC
4 27 (26.47%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (22.55%) CI/CD
6 21 (20.59%) Agile
7 17 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (13.73%) Clean Code
8 14 (13.73%) DevOps
9 13 (12.75%) AI
10 12 (11.76%) Computer Science
10 12 (11.76%) CQRS
10 12 (11.76%) Microservices
10 12 (11.76%) Product Vision
10 12 (11.76%) Resource Allocation
11 9 (8.82%) API Management
12 8 (7.84%) API Integration
12 8 (7.84%) Roadmaps
12 8 (7.84%) Scrum
12 8 (7.84%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 73 (71.57%) C#
2 26 (25.49%) SQL
3 20 (19.61%) JavaScript
4 10 (9.80%) Python
5 3 (2.94%) VB.NET
6 2 (1.96%) C
6 2 (1.96%) Dart
6 2 (1.96%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.98%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.98%) R
7 1 (0.98%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (14.71%) Degree
2 7 (6.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (5.88%) Security Cleared
4 5 (4.90%) Azure Certification
4 5 (4.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (4.90%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.94%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.84%) GDPR
2 4 (3.92%) QA
3 1 (0.98%) Accessibility
System Software
1 8 (7.84%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (3.92%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 15 (14.71%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.90%) Oracle
2 5 (4.90%) Sage
3 3 (2.94%) DevExpress
4 2 (1.96%) Telerik