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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 26 16
Rank change year-on-year -26 -10 +3
Permanent jobs citing .NET 723 1,224 3,251
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.37% 8.71% 10.88%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 24.65% 26.50% 38.13%
Number of salaries quoted 636 997 3,001
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £39,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £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 £71,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -

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 2,933 4,619 8,526
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.72% 32.87% 28.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,141 3,353 7,394
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £39,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,225 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.93% +10.38% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.52% +10.00% -11.11%

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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 9 March 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 16 (2.21%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.80%) JBoss
2 13 (1.80%) WebSphere
3 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.24%) IIS
5 7 (0.97%) CMS
6 5 (0.69%) ArcGIS
6 5 (0.69%) NServiceBus
7 4 (0.55%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.55%) Oracle Spatial
7 4 (0.55%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.41%) nginx
9 1 (0.14%) Apache
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.14%) Kentico
9 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (0.41%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 20 (2.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.97%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.28%) ION Anvil
4 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.14%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 377 (52.14%) Azure
2 152 (21.02%) AWS
3 139 (19.23%) SaaS
4 122 (16.87%) Azure DevOps
5 80 (11.07%) GitHub
6 48 (6.64%) Serverless
7 45 (6.22%) Power Platform
8 43 (5.95%) GCP
9 33 (4.56%) GitHub Actions
10 28 (3.87%) Dynamics 365
11 26 (3.60%) Entra ID
12 25 (3.46%) Azure Service Bus
13 22 (3.04%) Azure App Service
14 20 (2.77%) Azure AKS
14 20 (2.77%) Microsoft 365
15 19 (2.63%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 19 (2.63%) Power Automate
16 18 (2.49%) Azure Logic Apps
16 18 (2.49%) PowerApps
17 17 (2.35%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.24%) Firewall
2 7 (0.97%) DNS
3 6 (0.83%) DHCP
3 6 (0.83%) Internet
4 5 (0.69%) VPN
5 4 (0.55%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.55%) VoIP
6 3 (0.41%) HTTP
7 2 (0.28%) Intranet
7 2 (0.28%) Modbus
8 1 (0.14%) AMQP
8 1 (0.14%) Hyperconnected
8 1 (0.14%) IPv6
8 1 (0.14%) MPLS
8 1 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 200 (27.66%) SQL Server
2 45 (6.22%) NoSQL
3 35 (4.84%) MongoDB
4 31 (4.29%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (3.46%) MySQL
6 24 (3.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 23 (3.18%) Relational Database
8 21 (2.90%) PostgreSQL
8 21 (2.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 18 (2.49%) Power BI
10 14 (1.94%) Redis
11 10 (1.38%) DynamoDB
11 10 (1.38%) Elasticsearch
12 8 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
12 8 (1.11%) DB2
13 5 (0.69%) GIS
14 4 (0.55%) QGIS
15 3 (0.41%) Data Lake
16 2 (0.28%) NonStop SQL
16 2 (0.28%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 51 (7.05%) Git
2 36 (4.98%) Selenium
3 31 (4.29%) JIRA
4 30 (4.15%) Postman
5 29 (4.01%) Team Foundation Server
6 28 (3.87%) WebDriver
7 26 (3.60%) SoapUI
8 15 (2.07%) Visual Studio
9 12 (1.66%) SpecFlow
10 7 (0.97%) git-flow
10 7 (0.97%) PowerBuilder
11 6 (0.83%) TeamCity
12 3 (0.41%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.41%) NUnit
13 2 (0.28%) Appium
13 2 (0.28%) Cucumber
13 2 (0.28%) JMeter
13 2 (0.28%) REST Assured
13 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 1 (0.14%) GitLab
General
1 205 (28.35%) Social Skills
2 129 (17.84%) Finance
3 43 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (5.67%) Public Sector
5 40 (5.53%) Law
6 36 (4.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (3.32%) Banking
8 19 (2.63%) Marketing
9 13 (1.80%) Games
9 13 (1.80%) Legal
10 11 (1.52%) Retail
11 10 (1.38%) Front Office
12 7 (0.97%) Financial Institution
13 6 (0.83%) Billing
13 6 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (0.83%) Tech for Good
14 5 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.55%) Manufacturing
16 3 (0.41%) Advertising
16 3 (0.41%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 386 (53.39%) Developer
2 208 (28.77%) Senior
3 149 (20.61%) .NET Developer
4 126 (17.43%) Software Engineer
5 90 (12.45%) Software Developer
6 87 (12.03%) Senior Developer
7 86 (11.89%) Lead
8 81 (11.20%) C# Developer
9 65 (8.99%) Full-Stack Developer
10 56 (7.75%) Senior Software Engineer
11 55 (7.61%) .NET Software Engineer
12 45 (6.22%) Lead Developer
13 40 (5.53%) Architect
14 38 (5.26%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
15 37 (5.12%) C# .NET Developer
16 35 (4.84%) Applications Developer
17 33 (4.56%) Analyst
18 32 (4.43%) .NET Software Developer
19 30 (4.15%) Senior Software Developer
20 28 (3.87%) Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 163 (22.54%) .NET Core
2 149 (20.61%) React
3 118 (16.32%) HTML
4 98 (13.55%) .NET Framework
5 96 (13.28%) CSS
6 93 (12.86%) ASP.NET
7 78 (10.79%) AngularJS
8 68 (9.41%) RESTful
9 64 (8.85%) REST
10 57 (7.88%) Entity Framework
11 56 (7.75%) SOAP
12 43 (5.95%) ASP.NET Web API
13 34 (4.70%) Blazor
13 34 (4.70%) Vue
14 32 (4.43%) ASP.NET Core
14 32 (4.43%) Middleware
15 30 (4.15%) Node.js
16 24 (3.32%) React Native
17 21 (2.90%) RabbitMQ
17 21 (2.90%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 83 (11.48%) Cloud Native
2 55 (7.61%) Product Ownership
3 31 (4.29%) Distributed Systems
4 26 (3.60%) Mobile App
5 18 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
6 17 (2.35%) Legacy Applications
7 15 (2.07%) Onboarding
8 14 (1.94%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 13 (1.80%) DataPower
10 11 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
10 11 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
10 11 (1.52%) Virtual Team
11 9 (1.24%) Sports Betting
12 8 (1.11%) Client/Server
12 8 (1.11%) Low-Code
13 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
13 7 (0.97%) Management Information System
14 6 (0.83%) IoT
14 6 (0.83%) Legacy Code
14 6 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 38 (5.26%) Windows
2 12 (1.66%) Linux
3 11 (1.52%) Android
4 10 (1.38%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.11%) VMS
6 7 (0.97%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.55%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.55%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.55%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.14%) Fedora
8 1 (0.14%) Unix
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (44.81%) Agile
2 235 (32.50%) DevOps
3 232 (32.09%) Software Engineering
4 199 (27.52%) CI/CD
5 179 (24.76%) Full-Stack Development
6 176 (24.34%) Microservices
7 138 (19.09%) Problem-Solving
8 135 (18.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 124 (17.15%) Mentoring
10 95 (13.14%) Scrum
11 90 (12.45%) Clean Code
12 87 (12.03%) SDLC
13 76 (10.51%) AI
14 74 (10.24%) Containerisation
15 70 (9.68%) MVC
16 61 (8.44%) Test Automation
17 60 (8.30%) Technical Leadership
18 59 (8.16%) Code Quality
19 57 (7.88%) Front End Development
20 54 (7.47%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 477 (65.98%) C#
2 259 (35.82%) SQL
3 172 (23.79%) JavaScript
4 100 (13.83%) TypeScript
5 94 (13.00%) Java
6 66 (9.13%) Python
7 20 (2.77%) Apex Code
8 19 (2.63%) VB.NET
9 15 (2.07%) Bicep
9 15 (2.07%) PL/SQL
10 12 (1.66%) T-SQL
11 8 (1.11%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.11%) VBA
12 6 (0.83%) Go
12 6 (0.83%) PHP
13 5 (0.69%) Kotlin
14 4 (0.55%) C++
14 4 (0.55%) Swift
15 3 (0.41%) C
15 3 (0.41%) VB
Qualifications
1 120 (16.60%) Degree
2 46 (6.36%) Security Cleared
3 45 (6.22%) SC Cleared
4 31 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.73%) ISTQB
6 23 (3.18%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 16 (2.21%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (1.38%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.11%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.69%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.55%) ISEB
12 4 (0.55%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.41%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.41%) PhD
13 3 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.28%) AWS Certified Developer
14 2 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
15 1 (0.14%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (10.65%) QA
2 26 (3.60%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.38%) WCAG
4 8 (1.11%) GDPR
5 7 (0.97%) SLA
6 5 (0.69%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.55%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
9 1 (0.14%) GRC
9 1 (0.14%) HL7
9 1 (0.14%) IFRS
System Software
1 78 (10.79%) Docker
2 20 (2.77%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.28%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.28%) vSphere
4 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 68 (9.41%) Kubernetes
2 46 (6.36%) Terraform
3 13 (1.80%) Grafana
4 11 (1.52%) Prometheus
5 7 (0.97%) Ansible
6 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.14%) Argo
7 1 (0.14%) CASB
7 1 (0.14%) Control-M
7 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 165 (22.82%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.87%) Salesforce
3 18 (2.49%) Oracle
4 17 (2.35%) MuleSoft
5 12 (1.66%) Google
6 11 (1.52%) Xamarin
7 8 (1.11%) New Relic
8 5 (0.69%) Apple
8 5 (0.69%) ESRI
8 5 (0.69%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.69%) Sage
8 5 (0.69%) Syncfusion
8 5 (0.69%) Telerik
8 5 (0.69%) Zoho
9 4 (0.55%) AppDynamics
9 4 (0.55%) Datto
9 4 (0.55%) Freshdesk
10 3 (0.41%) Databricks
10 3 (0.41%) Facebook
10 3 (0.41%) Guidewire