Hybrid/Remote .NET Job Trends

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring .NET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 26 18
Rank change year-on-year -23 -8 +1
Permanent jobs citing .NET 741 1,389 3,064
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.65% 8.75% 11.04%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 26.10% 27.88% 37.32%
Number of salaries quoted 650 990 2,844
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £49,000 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £88,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £63,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

.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 with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 2,839 4,982 8,211
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.80% 31.37% 29.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,131 3,228 7,144
10th Percentile £41,925 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,400 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,367 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.71% +8.80% -6.15%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £61,551
% change year-on-year -1.52% +7.23% -8.81%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing .NET and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

.NET job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing .NET.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing .NET

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing .NET over the 6 months to 7 February 2026.

.NET salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 18 (2.43%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.75%) JBoss
2 13 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (1.75%) WebSphere
3 9 (1.21%) IIS
4 6 (0.81%) ArcGIS
4 6 (0.81%) CMS
5 4 (0.54%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.54%) NServiceBus
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.40%) Confluence
6 3 (0.40%) nginx
6 3 (0.40%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.13%) Apache
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.13%) Kentico
7 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (0.40%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.27%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 25 (3.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.94%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.40%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.27%) ION Anvil
5 1 (0.13%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 445 (60.05%) Azure
2 185 (24.97%) AWS
3 154 (20.78%) SaaS
4 132 (17.81%) Azure DevOps
5 86 (11.61%) GitHub
6 67 (9.04%) GCP
7 54 (7.29%) Serverless
8 53 (7.15%) Power Platform
9 39 (5.26%) GitHub Actions
10 31 (4.18%) Entra ID
11 30 (4.05%) Dynamics 365
12 25 (3.37%) Azure Service Bus
13 24 (3.24%) Azure App Service
13 24 (3.24%) Power Automate
14 22 (2.97%) PowerApps
15 21 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
16 17 (2.29%) Azure Logic Apps
16 17 (2.29%) PaaS
17 16 (2.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 15 (2.02%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.21%) DNS
1 9 (1.21%) Firewall
2 8 (1.08%) DHCP
2 8 (1.08%) VPN
3 7 (0.94%) Internet
4 6 (0.81%) VoIP
5 4 (0.54%) HTTP
5 4 (0.54%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.27%) Intranet
7 1 (0.13%) AMQP
7 1 (0.13%) Hyperconnected
7 1 (0.13%) IPv6
7 1 (0.13%) MPLS
7 1 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 202 (27.26%) SQL Server
2 53 (7.15%) MongoDB
3 49 (6.61%) Azure SQL Database
4 41 (5.53%) NoSQL
5 36 (4.86%) MySQL
6 23 (3.10%) PostgreSQL
7 21 (2.83%) Power BI
8 20 (2.70%) Relational Database
9 18 (2.43%) Elasticsearch
10 16 (2.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (1.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 12 (1.62%) Redis
13 10 (1.35%) DynamoDB
14 8 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
15 5 (0.67%) GIS
15 5 (0.67%) NonStop SQL
16 4 (0.54%) QGIS
17 2 (0.27%) DB2
17 2 (0.27%) MariaDB
17 2 (0.27%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 59 (7.96%) Git
2 33 (4.45%) JIRA
3 32 (4.32%) Postman
3 32 (4.32%) Selenium
4 30 (4.05%) Team Foundation Server
5 28 (3.78%) SoapUI
6 27 (3.64%) WebDriver
7 17 (2.29%) Visual Studio
8 8 (1.08%) SpecFlow
9 7 (0.94%) git-flow
9 7 (0.94%) PowerBuilder
9 7 (0.94%) TeamCity
10 3 (0.40%) NUnit
11 2 (0.27%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
11 2 (0.27%) Snyk
11 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 2 (0.27%) Storybook
12 1 (0.13%) GitLab
12 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 227 (30.63%) Social Skills
2 162 (21.86%) Finance
3 39 (5.26%) Public Sector
4 34 (4.59%) Law
5 31 (4.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (4.05%) Analytical Skills
7 21 (2.83%) Banking
8 19 (2.56%) Marketing
9 13 (1.75%) Legal
10 12 (1.62%) Retail
11 11 (1.48%) Billing
12 10 (1.35%) Front Office
12 10 (1.35%) Games
13 6 (0.81%) Advertising
13 6 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (0.81%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.54%) Financial Institution
14 4 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.40%) Local Government
16 2 (0.27%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 434 (58.57%) Developer
2 204 (27.53%) Senior
3 173 (23.35%) .NET Developer
4 118 (15.92%) Software Developer
5 111 (14.98%) Software Engineer
6 86 (11.61%) Senior Developer
7 82 (11.07%) Lead
8 81 (10.93%) C# Developer
9 60 (8.10%) Full-Stack Developer
10 55 (7.42%) Senior Software Engineer
11 49 (6.61%) .NET Software Developer
11 49 (6.61%) .NET Software Engineer
12 46 (6.21%) Lead Developer
13 35 (4.72%) Architect
13 35 (4.72%) Engineering Manager
14 30 (4.05%) Senior Software Developer
15 29 (3.91%) Applications Developer
16 26 (3.51%) Analyst
16 26 (3.51%) Azure Developer
16 26 (3.51%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 169 (22.81%) .NET Core
2 165 (22.27%) React
3 123 (16.60%) ASP.NET
4 112 (15.11%) HTML
5 111 (14.98%) .NET Framework
6 95 (12.82%) AngularJS
7 94 (12.69%) CSS
8 77 (10.39%) RESTful
9 67 (9.04%) Entity Framework
10 63 (8.50%) REST
11 62 (8.37%) ASP.NET Web API
12 54 (7.29%) SOAP
13 49 (6.61%) Vue
14 45 (6.07%) Blazor
15 39 (5.26%) ASP.NET MVC
16 37 (4.99%) ASP.NET Core
17 34 (4.59%) Node.js
18 29 (3.91%) Middleware
19 25 (3.37%) jQuery
20 23 (3.10%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 78 (10.53%) Cloud Native
2 59 (7.96%) Product Ownership
3 34 (4.59%) Distributed Systems
4 26 (3.51%) Mobile App
5 25 (3.37%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.02%) Virtual Team
7 13 (1.75%) DataPower
7 13 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.48%) Legacy Applications
8 11 (1.48%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 9 (1.21%) Client/Server
10 8 (1.08%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (0.94%) AI Agents
11 7 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (0.94%) IoT
11 7 (0.94%) Management Information System
11 7 (0.94%) Sports Betting
12 6 (0.81%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 40 (5.40%) Windows
2 15 (2.02%) Linux
3 12 (1.62%) Android
4 11 (1.48%) Apple iOS
5 9 (1.21%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.08%) VMS
7 6 (0.81%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.81%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.54%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.13%) Fedora
9 1 (0.13%) Unix
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (50.61%) Agile
2 239 (32.25%) DevOps
3 231 (31.17%) Software Engineering
4 201 (27.13%) CI/CD
5 194 (26.18%) Full-Stack Development
6 191 (25.78%) Microservices
7 152 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
8 143 (19.30%) Problem-Solving
9 128 (17.27%) Mentoring
10 101 (13.63%) Scrum
11 98 (13.23%) MVC
12 94 (12.69%) AI
13 86 (11.61%) SDLC
14 80 (10.80%) Clean Code
15 75 (10.12%) Roadmaps
16 73 (9.85%) Containerisation
17 64 (8.64%) Code Quality
18 63 (8.50%) Front End Development
19 60 (8.10%) TDD
20 59 (7.96%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 497 (67.07%) C#
2 266 (35.90%) SQL
3 207 (27.94%) JavaScript
4 126 (17.00%) TypeScript
5 93 (12.55%) Java
6 62 (8.37%) Python
7 17 (2.29%) PHP
7 17 (2.29%) VB.NET
8 15 (2.02%) Bicep
8 15 (2.02%) C++
9 13 (1.75%) Apex Code
10 12 (1.62%) T-SQL
11 9 (1.21%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.21%) PowerShell
12 8 (1.08%) VBA
13 5 (0.67%) Go
14 4 (0.54%) Kotlin
14 4 (0.54%) Swift
15 3 (0.40%) Erlang
15 3 (0.40%) Scala
Qualifications
1 128 (17.27%) Degree
2 49 (6.61%) Computer Science Degree
3 42 (5.67%) Security Cleared
4 41 (5.53%) SC Cleared
5 29 (3.91%) ISTQB
6 25 (3.37%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 18 (2.43%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (1.35%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.08%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.67%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.54%) ISEB
12 4 (0.54%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.40%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.27%) AWS Certified Developer
14 2 (0.27%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.27%) PhD
15 1 (0.13%) ITIL Certification
15 1 (0.13%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (9.72%) QA
2 29 (3.91%) Accessibility
3 11 (1.48%) WCAG
4 7 (0.94%) GDPR
5 5 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.40%) SLA
7 2 (0.27%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.27%) GRC
8 1 (0.13%) HL7
8 1 (0.13%) IFRS
8 1 (0.13%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.13%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 81 (10.93%) Docker
2 25 (3.37%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.27%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.27%) vSphere
4 1 (0.13%) HDFS
4 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 69 (9.31%) Kubernetes
2 55 (7.42%) Terraform
3 17 (2.29%) Grafana
4 15 (2.02%) Prometheus
5 7 (0.94%) Ansible
6 6 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.13%) Argo
7 1 (0.13%) CASB
7 1 (0.13%) Control-M
7 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 181 (24.43%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.10%) Salesforce
3 15 (2.02%) Oracle
4 13 (1.75%) MuleSoft
5 12 (1.62%) Google
6 10 (1.35%) Xamarin
7 8 (1.08%) New Relic
8 7 (0.94%) Apple
8 7 (0.94%) Guidewire
8 7 (0.94%) Syncfusion
8 7 (0.94%) Telerik
9 6 (0.81%) Datto
9 6 (0.81%) DevExpress
9 6 (0.81%) Facebook
9 6 (0.81%) Freshdesk
10 5 (0.67%) ESRI
10 5 (0.67%) Red Hat
10 5 (0.67%) Sage
10 5 (0.67%) YouTube
10 5 (0.67%) Zoho