.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 1 June 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 590 619 576
Rank change year-on-year +29 -43 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a .NET Software Developer 132 51 340
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.12% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.13% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 131 49 331
10th Percentile £45,000 £31,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £46,875 £37,500 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

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 87,195 39,235 96,338
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.47% 89.39% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 58,141 22,113 70,235
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,378
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.90% +1.93% -6.54%

.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 1 June 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 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +45 130 £55,000 +3.77% 4
UK excluding London +32 116 £55,000 +10.00% 4
North of England +5 49 £60,000 +12.15% 4
Work from Home +46 42 £55,000 +69.23% 3
South East +13 36 £55,000 -8.33%
Yorkshire -28 27 £50,000 -16.67%
London -9 21 £85,000 +54.55%
North West +8 20 £60,000 +26.32% 2
South West -41 16 £43,750 -10.71%
Midlands -25 8 £50,000 +5.26%
East of England -21 5 £55,000 +3.77%
West Midlands -24 4 £90,000 +89.47%
East Midlands - 4 £50,000 -
North East -44 2 £67,500 -41.30% 2
Wales - 2 £45,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 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.

1 132 (100.00%) .NET
2 97 (73.48%) C#
3 60 (45.45%) Software Engineering
4 46 (34.85%) Full-Stack Development
5 39 (29.55%) SQL
6 37 (28.03%) SaaS
7 36 (27.27%) Azure
8 33 (25.00%) HTML
9 32 (24.24%) AWS
9 32 (24.24%) CSS
10 31 (23.48%) Continuous Improvement
10 31 (23.48%) SDLC
10 31 (23.48%) Vue
11 29 (21.97%) .NET Core
12 26 (19.70%) SQL Server
13 25 (18.94%) Agile
13 25 (18.94%) CI/CD
13 25 (18.94%) Product Vision
13 25 (18.94%) Resource Allocation
14 24 (18.18%) CQRS
14 24 (18.18%) Microservices
15 18 (13.64%) Microsoft
16 15 (11.36%) ASP.NET
17 14 (10.61%) .NET Framework
17 14 (10.61%) Computer Science
18 13 (9.85%) Degree
18 13 (9.85%) Docker
19 12 (9.09%) AI
19 12 (9.09%) DevOps
20 11 (8.33%) JavaScript

.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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.76%) IIS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.76%) Payment Gateway
1 1 (0.76%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 37 (28.03%) SaaS
2 36 (27.27%) Azure
3 32 (24.24%) AWS
4 7 (5.30%) Serverless
5 6 (4.55%) Azure Functions
5 6 (4.55%) GitHub
6 5 (3.79%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (3.79%) Azure Service Bus
7 4 (3.03%) Azure Cognitive Search
7 4 (3.03%) Azure Table
7 4 (3.03%) GitHub Actions
7 4 (3.03%) PaaS
8 1 (0.76%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.76%) Azure App Service
8 1 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.76%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.76%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.76%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (19.70%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.79%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.76%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 7 (5.30%) Git
2 1 (0.76%) Postman
2 1 (0.76%) SpecFlow
General
1 15 (11.36%) Finance
2 9 (6.82%) Social Skills
3 8 (6.06%) Automotive
4 7 (5.30%) Manufacturing
5 2 (1.52%) Banking
5 2 (1.52%) Investment Banking
5 2 (1.52%) Legal
6 1 (0.76%) Advertising
6 1 (0.76%) Front Office
6 1 (0.76%) Law
6 1 (0.76%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (100.00%) .NET
2 33 (25.00%) HTML
3 32 (24.24%) CSS
4 31 (23.48%) Vue
5 29 (21.97%) .NET Core
6 15 (11.36%) ASP.NET
7 14 (10.61%) .NET Framework
8 11 (8.33%) RESTful
9 8 (6.06%) React
10 6 (4.55%) Blazor
10 6 (4.55%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (3.79%) ASP.NET Core
11 5 (3.79%) JSON
12 4 (3.03%) ASP.NET Web API
12 4 (3.03%) LINQ
12 4 (3.03%) Next.js
13 2 (1.52%) HTML5
13 2 (1.52%) KnockoutJS
13 2 (1.52%) XML
14 1 (0.76%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.79%) Cloud Native
2 4 (3.03%) Hedge funds
3 1 (0.76%) Derivative
3 1 (0.76%) Fixed Income
3 1 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (0.76%) Robotics
3 1 (0.76%) Sports Betting
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (45.45%) Software Engineering
2 46 (34.85%) Full-Stack Development
3 31 (23.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 31 (23.48%) SDLC
4 25 (18.94%) Agile
4 25 (18.94%) CI/CD
4 25 (18.94%) Product Vision
4 25 (18.94%) Resource Allocation
5 24 (18.18%) CQRS
5 24 (18.18%) Microservices
6 14 (10.61%) Computer Science
7 12 (9.09%) AI
7 12 (9.09%) DevOps
8 9 (6.82%) API Design
8 9 (6.82%) API Management
9 8 (6.06%) API Integration
9 8 (6.06%) Containerisation
9 8 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (4.55%) Roadmaps
10 6 (4.55%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 97 (73.48%) C#
2 39 (29.55%) SQL
3 11 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 5 (3.79%) Python
5 3 (2.27%) TypeScript
6 2 (1.52%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.76%) C++
7 1 (0.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (9.85%) Degree
2 8 (6.06%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (3.79%) Azure Certification
3 5 (3.79%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.79%) GDPR
2 1 (0.76%) QA
System Software
1 13 (9.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (6.06%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.03%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 5 (3.79%) Oracle
3 4 (3.03%) Sage
4 1 (0.76%) DevExpress
4 1 (0.76%) IBM
4 1 (0.76%) Xamarin