.NET Software Developer Job Trends

.NET Software Developer
UK

The median .NET Software Developer salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 695 620 533
Rank change year-on-year -75 -87 +39
Permanent jobs requiring a .NET Software Developer 109 55 264
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.095% 0.11% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.12% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 105 54 258
10th Percentile £38,750 £45,375 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £55,625 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £112,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -53.33% +125.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £143,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,000 - £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £112,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -55.56% +125.00% -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 107,455 44,314 74,420
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 89.66% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 73,770 26,055 44,614
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.53% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -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 18 September 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 18 September 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 -50 106 £51,250 -54.44% 16
UK excluding London -71 100 £50,000 -55.56% 13
North of England -31 42 £50,000 -16.67% 3
South East -29 35 £55,000 -60.00% 3
Work from Home -33 32 £55,000 -51.11% 7
North West +4 19 £60,000 +50.00% 3
Yorkshire -34 15 £50,000 -16.67%
London -61 10 £85,000 -24.44% 4
Midlands -37 9 £52,500 +5.53% 3
North East -63 8 £85,000 -26.09%
South West -83 8 £42,500 -28.57%
East Midlands -38 5 £50,000 -3.85% 2
East of England - 5 £47,500 - 2
West Midlands -41 4 £55,000 +15.79% 1
Wales -69 1 £55,000 +32.53% 2

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

For the 6 months to 18 September 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.

1 109 (100.00%) .NET
2 83 (76.15%) C#
3 59 (54.13%) Software Engineering
4 41 (37.61%) Full-Stack Development
5 36 (33.03%) Azure
5 36 (33.03%) SDLC
6 35 (32.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 35 (32.11%) CSS
6 35 (32.11%) HTML
7 34 (31.19%) SQL Server
8 33 (30.28%) SQL
9 28 (25.69%) .NET Core
9 28 (25.69%) AWS
9 28 (25.69%) Vue
10 25 (22.94%) CI/CD
11 22 (20.18%) Agile
12 21 (19.27%) SaaS
13 20 (18.35%) CQRS
13 20 (18.35%) Microservices
13 20 (18.35%) Product Vision
13 20 (18.35%) Resource Allocation
14 19 (17.43%) JavaScript
15 17 (15.60%) .NET Framework
15 17 (15.60%) Degree
15 17 (15.60%) Git
15 17 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
16 16 (14.68%) Microsoft
17 15 (13.76%) ASP.NET
17 15 (13.76%) DevOps
18 14 (12.84%) Clean Code

.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 (2.75%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.92%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 36 (33.03%) Azure
2 28 (25.69%) AWS
3 21 (19.27%) SaaS
4 7 (6.42%) GitHub
5 6 (5.50%) Azure Functions
5 6 (5.50%) Serverless
6 5 (4.59%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (4.59%) Azure Service Bus
7 4 (3.67%) Azure Cognitive Search
7 4 (3.67%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (3.67%) Azure Table
7 4 (3.67%) GitHub Actions
7 4 (3.67%) PaaS
8 3 (2.75%) Power Platform
9 2 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.83%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.83%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.92%) Azure AKS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (31.19%) SQL Server
2 12 (11.01%) Relational Database
3 9 (8.26%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (3.67%) MySQL
5 2 (1.83%) SQLite
6 1 (0.92%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (15.60%) Git
General
1 20 (18.35%) Social Skills
2 13 (11.93%) Finance
3 8 (7.34%) Automotive
4 7 (6.42%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.59%) Public Sector
6 3 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.75%) Law
6 3 (2.75%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.92%) Advertising
7 1 (0.92%) Legal
7 1 (0.92%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (100.00%) .NET
2 35 (32.11%) CSS
2 35 (32.11%) HTML
3 28 (25.69%) .NET Core
3 28 (25.69%) Vue
4 17 (15.60%) .NET Framework
5 15 (13.76%) ASP.NET
6 12 (11.01%) React
7 10 (9.17%) Entity Framework
7 10 (9.17%) RESTful
8 8 (7.34%) AngularJS
8 8 (7.34%) ASP.NET Core
9 6 (5.50%) JSON
10 4 (3.67%) ASP.NET MVC
10 4 (3.67%) ASP.NET Web API
10 4 (3.67%) CSS3
10 4 (3.67%) HTML5
10 4 (3.67%) LINQ
10 4 (3.67%) Next.js
10 4 (3.67%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.59%) Cloud Native
2 4 (3.67%) Distributed Systems
2 4 (3.67%) Hedge funds
2 4 (3.67%) Robotics
3 2 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (1.83%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (1.83%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (1.83%) Low-Code
3 2 (1.83%) Mobile App
3 2 (1.83%) Product Ownership
3 2 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.92%) Algorithms
4 1 (0.92%) e-Learning
4 1 (0.92%) IoT
4 1 (0.92%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.83%) Windows
2 1 (0.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (54.13%) Software Engineering
2 41 (37.61%) Full-Stack Development
3 36 (33.03%) SDLC
4 35 (32.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 25 (22.94%) CI/CD
6 22 (20.18%) Agile
7 20 (18.35%) CQRS
7 20 (18.35%) Microservices
7 20 (18.35%) Product Vision
7 20 (18.35%) Resource Allocation
8 17 (15.60%) Problem-Solving
9 15 (13.76%) DevOps
10 14 (12.84%) Clean Code
10 14 (12.84%) Computer Science
11 13 (11.93%) AI
12 9 (8.26%) API Integration
12 9 (8.26%) API Management
13 8 (7.34%) Roadmaps
13 8 (7.34%) Scrum
13 8 (7.34%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 83 (76.15%) C#
2 33 (30.28%) SQL
3 19 (17.43%) JavaScript
4 9 (8.26%) Python
5 3 (2.75%) VB.NET
6 2 (1.83%) C
6 2 (1.83%) Dart
6 2 (1.83%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.92%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.92%) R
7 1 (0.92%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 17 (15.60%) Degree
2 9 (8.26%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (5.50%) Security Cleared
4 5 (4.59%) Azure Certification
4 5 (4.59%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (4.59%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.75%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.34%) GDPR
2 4 (3.67%) QA
3 1 (0.92%) Accessibility
System Software
1 10 (9.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (5.50%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (14.68%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.50%) Sage
3 5 (4.59%) Oracle
4 3 (2.75%) DevExpress
5 2 (1.83%) Telerik