.NET Software Developer Job Trends

.NET Software Developer
UK

The median .NET Software Developer salary in the UK is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 September 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 703 615 530
Rank change year-on-year -88 -85 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a .NET Software Developer 105 53 257
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.089% 0.11% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.12% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 102 52 251
10th Percentile £38,750 £46,475 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £56,875 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £112,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -52.22% +125.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £143,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,625 - £75,000
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 109,253 44,520 72,425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 89.71% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 74,753 26,003 42,216
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,750
25th Percentile £40,625 £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 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £93,750
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 27 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 27 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 -65 99 £50,000 -55.56% 18
UK excluding London -65 95 £50,000 -55.56% 18
North of England -20 40 £55,000 -8.33% 4
South East -40 32 £55,000 -60.00% 5
Work from Home -52 26 £52,500 -53.33% 13
North West -9 19 £60,000 +50.00% 2
Yorkshire -23 13 £40,000 -33.33% 2
London -61 9 £85,000 -24.44% 5
North East -57 8 £85,000 -26.09%
South West -80 8 £42,500 -28.57%
Midlands -47 7 £50,000 +0.50% 3
East Midlands -33 5 £50,000 -3.85%
East of England - 5 £47,500 - 1
Wales -69 3 £55,000 +32.53% 3
West Midlands -40 2 £48,750 +2.63% 3

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

For the 6 months to 27 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.

1 105 (100.00%) .NET
2 76 (72.38%) C#
3 55 (52.38%) Software Engineering
4 36 (34.29%) Full-Stack Development
5 35 (33.33%) Azure
6 34 (32.38%) SQL Server
7 31 (29.52%) SDLC
8 30 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
9 29 (27.62%) CSS
9 29 (27.62%) HTML
9 29 (27.62%) SQL
10 28 (26.67%) .NET Core
11 24 (22.86%) CI/CD
12 23 (21.90%) AWS
12 23 (21.90%) Vue
13 21 (20.00%) Agile
14 18 (17.14%) JavaScript
15 17 (16.19%) .NET Framework
15 17 (16.19%) Degree
15 17 (16.19%) Git
15 17 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
16 16 (15.24%) Microsoft
16 16 (15.24%) SaaS
17 15 (14.29%) ASP.NET
17 15 (14.29%) CQRS
17 15 (14.29%) Microservices
17 15 (14.29%) Product Vision
17 15 (14.29%) Resource Allocation
18 14 (13.33%) Clean Code
18 14 (13.33%) Computer Science

.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 (2.86%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.95%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 35 (33.33%) Azure
2 23 (21.90%) AWS
3 16 (15.24%) SaaS
4 6 (5.71%) Azure Functions
4 6 (5.71%) GitHub
4 6 (5.71%) Serverless
5 5 (4.76%) Azure Monitor
5 5 (4.76%) Azure Service Bus
6 4 (3.81%) Azure Cognitive Search
6 4 (3.81%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (3.81%) Azure Table
6 4 (3.81%) GitHub Actions
6 4 (3.81%) PaaS
7 3 (2.86%) Power Platform
8 2 (1.90%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (1.90%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.90%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.95%) Azure AKS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (32.38%) SQL Server
2 12 (11.43%) Relational Database
3 9 (8.57%) PostgreSQL
4 4 (3.81%) MySQL
5 2 (1.90%) SQLite
6 1 (0.95%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 17 (16.19%) Git
General
1 20 (19.05%) Social Skills
2 12 (11.43%) Finance
3 8 (7.62%) Automotive
4 7 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (3.81%) Public Sector
6 3 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.86%) Law
6 3 (2.86%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.95%) Advertising
7 1 (0.95%) Legal
7 1 (0.95%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (100.00%) .NET
2 29 (27.62%) CSS
2 29 (27.62%) HTML
3 28 (26.67%) .NET Core
4 23 (21.90%) Vue
5 17 (16.19%) .NET Framework
6 15 (14.29%) ASP.NET
7 12 (11.43%) React
8 10 (9.52%) Entity Framework
9 9 (8.57%) RESTful
10 8 (7.62%) AngularJS
10 8 (7.62%) ASP.NET Core
11 6 (5.71%) JSON
12 4 (3.81%) ASP.NET MVC
12 4 (3.81%) ASP.NET Web API
12 4 (3.81%) CSS3
12 4 (3.81%) HTML5
12 4 (3.81%) LINQ
12 4 (3.81%) Next.js
12 4 (3.81%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.76%) Cloud Native
1 5 (4.76%) Robotics
2 4 (3.81%) Distributed Systems
2 4 (3.81%) Hedge funds
3 3 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (1.90%) Legacy Applications
4 2 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.90%) Low-Code
4 2 (1.90%) Mobile App
4 2 (1.90%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.95%) Algorithms
5 1 (0.95%) e-Learning
5 1 (0.95%) IoT
5 1 (0.95%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.90%) Windows
2 1 (0.95%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (52.38%) Software Engineering
2 36 (34.29%) Full-Stack Development
3 31 (29.52%) SDLC
4 30 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (22.86%) CI/CD
6 21 (20.00%) Agile
7 17 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
8 15 (14.29%) CQRS
8 15 (14.29%) Microservices
8 15 (14.29%) Product Vision
8 15 (14.29%) Resource Allocation
9 14 (13.33%) Clean Code
9 14 (13.33%) Computer Science
9 14 (13.33%) DevOps
10 13 (12.38%) AI
11 9 (8.57%) API Integration
11 9 (8.57%) API Management
12 8 (7.62%) OOP
12 8 (7.62%) Roadmaps
12 8 (7.62%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 76 (72.38%) C#
2 29 (27.62%) SQL
3 18 (17.14%) JavaScript
4 10 (9.52%) Python
5 3 (2.86%) VB.NET
6 2 (1.90%) C
6 2 (1.90%) Dart
6 2 (1.90%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.95%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.95%) R
7 1 (0.95%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 17 (16.19%) Degree
2 9 (8.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (5.71%) Security Cleared
4 5 (4.76%) Azure Certification
4 5 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (4.76%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.86%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.62%) GDPR
2 4 (3.81%) QA
3 1 (0.95%) Accessibility
System Software
1 10 (9.52%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (5.71%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (15.24%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.71%) Sage
3 5 (4.76%) Oracle
4 3 (2.86%) DevExpress
5 2 (1.90%) Telerik