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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 27 17
Rank change year-on-year -26 -10 +2
Permanent jobs citing .NET 725 1,271 3,057
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.41% 8.50% 10.98%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 24.68% 26.61% 37.53%
Number of salaries quoted 641 960 2,839
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,875 £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 £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 2,938 4,776 8,145
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.86% 31.92% 29.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,158 3,223 7,094
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,296 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% +10.49% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,225 £61,000
% change year-on-year -1.85% +8.57% -9.63%

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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 28 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 16 (2.21%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.79%) JBoss
2 13 (1.79%) WebSphere
3 12 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.24%) IIS
5 6 (0.83%) ArcGIS
5 6 (0.83%) CMS
6 5 (0.69%) NServiceBus
7 4 (0.55%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.55%) Oracle Spatial
8 3 (0.41%) nginx
8 3 (0.41%) Umbraco
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 21 (2.90%) 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
1 397 (54.76%) Azure
2 169 (23.31%) AWS
3 149 (20.55%) SaaS
4 125 (17.24%) Azure DevOps
5 82 (11.31%) GitHub
6 53 (7.31%) GCP
7 49 (6.76%) Serverless
8 44 (6.07%) Power Platform
9 36 (4.97%) GitHub Actions
10 28 (3.86%) Dynamics 365
10 28 (3.86%) Entra ID
11 24 (3.31%) Azure Service Bus
12 23 (3.17%) Azure App Service
13 20 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
14 19 (2.62%) Azure AKS
14 19 (2.62%) Power Automate
15 18 (2.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 17 (2.34%) Azure Event Grid
16 17 (2.34%) PowerApps
17 16 (2.21%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.24%) Firewall
2 8 (1.10%) DNS
3 7 (0.97%) DHCP
3 7 (0.97%) Internet
4 6 (0.83%) VPN
5 5 (0.69%) VoIP
6 3 (0.41%) HTTP
6 3 (0.41%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.28%) Intranet
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
1 194 (26.76%) SQL Server
2 42 (5.79%) NoSQL
3 41 (5.66%) MongoDB
4 36 (4.97%) Azure SQL Database
5 24 (3.31%) MySQL
6 22 (3.03%) Relational Database
7 20 (2.76%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (2.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 18 (2.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 17 (2.34%) Power BI
10 13 (1.79%) Redis
11 12 (1.66%) Elasticsearch
12 10 (1.38%) DynamoDB
13 8 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.97%) DB2
15 5 (0.69%) GIS
16 4 (0.55%) QGIS
17 3 (0.41%) NonStop SQL
18 2 (0.28%) CouchDB
18 2 (0.28%) RavenDB
Development Applications
1 52 (7.17%) Git
2 36 (4.97%) Selenium
3 30 (4.14%) Postman
4 29 (4.00%) JIRA
4 29 (4.00%) Team Foundation Server
5 28 (3.86%) WebDriver
6 26 (3.59%) SoapUI
7 15 (2.07%) Visual Studio
8 12 (1.66%) SpecFlow
9 7 (0.97%) git-flow
9 7 (0.97%) PowerBuilder
10 5 (0.69%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.41%) Cypress.io
11 3 (0.41%) NUnit
12 2 (0.28%) Appium
12 2 (0.28%) Cucumber
12 2 (0.28%) JMeter
12 2 (0.28%) REST Assured
12 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 1 (0.14%) GitLab
General
1 204 (28.14%) Social Skills
2 140 (19.31%) Finance
3 40 (5.52%) Public Sector
4 37 (5.10%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (5.10%) Law
5 34 (4.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (3.31%) Banking
7 18 (2.48%) Marketing
8 14 (1.93%) Legal
9 13 (1.79%) Games
10 10 (1.38%) Front Office
10 10 (1.38%) Retail
11 8 (1.10%) Billing
12 7 (0.97%) Financial Institution
13 6 (0.83%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (0.83%) Tech for Good
14 4 (0.55%) Advertising
15 3 (0.41%) Local Government
16 2 (0.28%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 401 (55.31%) Developer
2 203 (28.00%) Senior
3 167 (23.03%) .NET Developer
4 122 (16.83%) Software Engineer
5 105 (14.48%) Software Developer
6 86 (11.86%) Lead
7 82 (11.31%) C# Developer
7 82 (11.31%) Senior Developer
8 66 (9.10%) Full-Stack Developer
9 57 (7.86%) Senior Software Engineer
10 54 (7.45%) .NET Software Engineer
11 45 (6.21%) Lead Developer
12 44 (6.07%) .NET Software Developer
13 39 (5.38%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
14 35 (4.83%) C# .NET Developer
15 34 (4.69%) Architect
16 32 (4.41%) Analyst
16 32 (4.41%) Applications Developer
17 30 (4.14%) Senior Software Developer
18 27 (3.72%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 167 (23.03%) .NET Core
2 152 (20.97%) React
3 117 (16.14%) HTML
4 100 (13.79%) .NET Framework
5 96 (13.24%) ASP.NET
6 93 (12.83%) CSS
7 86 (11.86%) AngularJS
8 71 (9.79%) RESTful
9 62 (8.55%) REST
10 59 (8.14%) Entity Framework
11 55 (7.59%) SOAP
12 50 (6.90%) ASP.NET Web API
13 39 (5.38%) Vue
14 37 (5.10%) Blazor
15 31 (4.28%) ASP.NET Core
15 31 (4.28%) Middleware
16 29 (4.00%) Node.js
17 26 (3.59%) ASP.NET MVC
18 23 (3.17%) React Native
19 22 (3.03%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 80 (11.03%) Cloud Native
2 57 (7.86%) Product Ownership
3 31 (4.28%) Distributed Systems
4 25 (3.45%) Mobile App
5 17 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (2.34%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.21%) Legacy Applications
7 13 (1.79%) DataPower
7 13 (1.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 11 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (1.52%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.24%) Client/Server
9 9 (1.24%) Sports Betting
10 8 (1.10%) Low-Code
11 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
11 7 (0.97%) IoT
11 7 (0.97%) Management Information System
11 7 (0.97%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.69%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 39 (5.38%) Windows
2 12 (1.66%) Linux
3 11 (1.52%) Android
4 10 (1.38%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.10%) VMS
5 8 (1.10%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.69%) Mac OS
6 5 (0.69%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.55%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.14%) Fedora
8 1 (0.14%) Unix
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 340 (46.90%) Agile
2 236 (32.55%) DevOps
3 234 (32.28%) Software Engineering
4 199 (27.45%) CI/CD
5 189 (26.07%) Full-Stack Development
6 180 (24.83%) Microservices
7 138 (19.03%) Continuous Improvement
8 135 (18.62%) Problem-Solving
9 125 (17.24%) Mentoring
10 97 (13.38%) Scrum
11 89 (12.28%) SDLC
12 85 (11.72%) AI
13 83 (11.45%) Clean Code
14 76 (10.48%) Containerisation
15 75 (10.34%) MVC
16 61 (8.41%) Roadmaps
16 61 (8.41%) Test Automation
17 60 (8.28%) Code Quality
18 59 (8.14%) Front End Development
19 58 (8.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 473 (65.24%) C#
2 253 (34.90%) SQL
3 182 (25.10%) JavaScript
4 115 (15.86%) TypeScript
5 92 (12.69%) Java
6 62 (8.55%) Python
7 19 (2.62%) VB.NET
8 18 (2.48%) Apex Code
9 14 (1.93%) Bicep
9 14 (1.93%) PL/SQL
10 11 (1.52%) T-SQL
11 8 (1.10%) VBA
12 7 (0.97%) PowerShell
13 6 (0.83%) Go
14 5 (0.69%) Kotlin
14 5 (0.69%) PHP
15 4 (0.55%) C++
15 4 (0.55%) Swift
16 3 (0.41%) C
16 3 (0.41%) VB
Qualifications
1 119 (16.41%) Degree
2 45 (6.21%) Security Cleared
3 44 (6.07%) SC Cleared
4 33 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.72%) ISTQB
6 23 (3.17%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 17 (2.34%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (1.38%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.10%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.69%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.55%) ISEB
12 4 (0.55%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.41%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
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 78 (10.76%) QA
2 26 (3.59%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.38%) WCAG
4 9 (1.24%) GDPR
5 5 (0.69%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.69%) SLA
6 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.55%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.14%) GRC
8 1 (0.14%) HL7
8 1 (0.14%) IFRS
8 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 82 (11.31%) Docker
2 22 (3.03%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.28%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.28%) vSphere
4 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 69 (9.52%) Kubernetes
2 47 (6.48%) Terraform
3 14 (1.93%) Grafana
4 12 (1.66%) Prometheus
5 7 (0.97%) Ansible
6 5 (0.69%) 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
1 169 (23.31%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.59%) Salesforce
3 18 (2.48%) Oracle
4 16 (2.21%) MuleSoft
5 12 (1.66%) Google
6 11 (1.52%) Xamarin
7 8 (1.10%) New Relic
8 6 (0.83%) Apple
9 5 (0.69%) Datto
9 5 (0.69%) ESRI
9 5 (0.69%) Freshdesk
9 5 (0.69%) Red Hat
9 5 (0.69%) Sage
9 5 (0.69%) Syncfusion
9 5 (0.69%) Telerik
9 5 (0.69%) Zoho
10 4 (0.55%) AppDynamics
10 4 (0.55%) Facebook
10 4 (0.55%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.41%) ServiceNow