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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 35 18
Rank change year-on-year -8 -17 +2
Permanent jobs citing .NET 831 1,147 3,296
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.43% 7.65% 10.13%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 24.75% 25.80% 38.37%
Number of salaries quoted 761 814 3,053
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £64,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.40% +4.17% -4.00%

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 3,357 4,445 8,589
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.88% 29.66% 26.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,420 2,991 7,518
10th Percentile £41,925 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,177 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -8.19%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £79,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -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 21 May 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 32 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 8 (0.96%) CMS
2 8 (0.96%) SharePoint Server
3 7 (0.84%) JBoss
3 7 (0.84%) WebSphere
4 5 (0.60%) Confluence
5 4 (0.48%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.48%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.48%) Oracle Spatial
5 4 (0.48%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.36%) nginx
7 2 (0.24%) Apache
7 2 (0.24%) IIS
7 2 (0.24%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.12%) Appian
8 1 (0.12%) Drupal
8 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.24%) Magento
2 2 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.12%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.12%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 460 (55.35%) Azure
2 156 (18.77%) AWS
3 154 (18.53%) Azure DevOps
4 97 (11.67%) GitHub
4 97 (11.67%) SaaS
5 56 (6.74%) Power Platform
6 53 (6.38%) Azure AI
7 48 (5.78%) GitHub Copilot
8 42 (5.05%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 40 (4.81%) PowerApps
10 39 (4.69%) Azure Logic Apps
11 35 (4.21%) Power Automate
12 34 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
12 34 (4.09%) Serverless
13 24 (2.89%) GCP
13 24 (2.89%) GitHub Actions
14 23 (2.77%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (2.65%) Azure AKS
16 20 (2.41%) Dynamics 365
17 19 (2.29%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.17%) Internet
2 5 (0.60%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.36%) Hyperconnected
3 3 (0.36%) Intranet
3 3 (0.36%) Modbus
4 2 (0.24%) Firewall
5 1 (0.12%) AMQP
5 1 (0.12%) DNS
5 1 (0.12%) MPLS
5 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 179 (21.54%) Azure SQL Database
2 169 (20.34%) SQL Server
3 136 (16.37%) MongoDB
4 45 (5.42%) Elasticsearch
5 35 (4.21%) Power BI
6 33 (3.97%) NoSQL
7 29 (3.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 24 (2.89%) PostgreSQL
9 20 (2.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 13 (1.56%) MySQL
10 13 (1.56%) Relational Database
11 11 (1.32%) DB2
12 8 (0.96%) Redis
13 6 (0.72%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.48%) GIS
14 4 (0.48%) MariaDB
14 4 (0.48%) Metadata
14 4 (0.48%) NonStop SQL
14 4 (0.48%) QGIS
15 3 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 42 (5.05%) Git
2 35 (4.21%) JIRA
3 32 (3.85%) Selenium
4 27 (3.25%) Postman
5 25 (3.01%) Team Foundation Server
6 24 (2.89%) SoapUI
7 23 (2.77%) WebDriver
8 20 (2.41%) Visual Studio
9 9 (1.08%) NUnit
10 8 (0.96%) SpecFlow
11 5 (0.60%) MSTest
11 5 (0.60%) TeamCity
12 4 (0.48%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.36%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.36%) Jasmine
13 3 (0.36%) JMeter
13 3 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 2 (0.24%) Claude Code
14 2 (0.24%) Cucumber
14 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
General
1 158 (19.01%) Social Skills
2 135 (16.25%) Finance
3 43 (5.17%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (4.81%) Public Sector
5 29 (3.49%) Law
6 27 (3.25%) Games
7 26 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 25 (3.01%) Retail
9 16 (1.93%) Advertising
9 16 (1.93%) Banking
10 15 (1.81%) Legal
10 15 (1.81%) Marketing
11 7 (0.84%) Financial Institution
12 6 (0.72%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.60%) Back Office
13 5 (0.60%) Front Office
13 5 (0.60%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.36%) Music Industry
15 3 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 480 (57.76%) Developer
2 294 (35.38%) .NET Developer
3 193 (23.23%) Senior
4 165 (19.86%) Software Engineer
5 100 (12.03%) C# Developer
6 86 (10.35%) Lead
7 82 (9.87%) .NET Software Engineer
8 81 (9.75%) Senior Developer
9 78 (9.39%) C# .NET Developer
10 68 (8.18%) Full-Stack Developer
11 65 (7.82%) Senior Software Engineer
12 61 (7.34%) C# Software Engineer
13 54 (6.50%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
14 52 (6.26%) Software Developer
15 43 (5.17%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 42 (5.05%) .NET Software Developer
16 42 (5.05%) Architect
17 38 (4.57%) Lead Developer
18 37 (4.45%) C# Software Developer
19 35 (4.21%) Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 273 (32.85%) .NET Core
2 208 (25.03%) ASP.NET
3 176 (21.18%) HTML
4 169 (20.34%) ASP.NET Core
5 155 (18.65%) React
6 153 (18.41%) CSS
7 113 (13.60%) RESTful
8 104 (12.52%) AngularJS
9 94 (11.31%) Entity Framework
10 86 (10.35%) Vue
11 79 (9.51%) .NET Framework
11 79 (9.51%) Blazor
12 69 (8.30%) Node.js
13 68 (8.18%) ASP.NET Web API
14 64 (7.70%) REST
15 49 (5.90%) ML.NET
16 43 (5.17%) SOAP
17 38 (4.57%) LINQ
18 30 (3.61%) JSON
19 25 (3.01%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 61 (7.34%) Cloud Native
2 40 (4.81%) Product Ownership
3 35 (4.21%) Greenfield Project
4 27 (3.25%) Mobile App
5 25 (3.01%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (2.77%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (2.77%) Legacy Systems
7 22 (2.65%) Legacy Applications
8 16 (1.93%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 13 (1.56%) Sports Betting
10 10 (1.20%) Legacy Code
11 9 (1.08%) Digital TV
11 9 (1.08%) Onboarding
11 9 (1.08%) Social Network
12 8 (0.96%) Low-Code
13 7 (0.84%) AI Agents
13 7 (0.84%) DataPower
13 7 (0.84%) Fixed Income
13 7 (0.84%) iPhone
14 6 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.77%) Windows
2 13 (1.56%) Linux
3 11 (1.32%) Android
4 6 (0.72%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.48%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.48%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.48%) VMS
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (40.79%) Agile
2 326 (39.23%) Full-Stack Development
3 251 (30.20%) Software Engineering
4 244 (29.36%) DevOps
5 225 (27.08%) CI/CD
6 179 (21.54%) Microservices
7 113 (13.60%) AI
8 109 (13.12%) Continuous Improvement
9 107 (12.88%) Problem-Solving
10 106 (12.76%) Mentoring
11 96 (11.55%) SDLC
12 90 (10.83%) Scrum
13 83 (9.99%) Machine Learning
14 80 (9.63%) Clean Code
15 62 (7.46%) Technical Leadership
15 62 (7.46%) Test Automation
16 60 (7.22%) Containerisation
16 60 (7.22%) Multithreading
17 58 (6.98%) OO
18 54 (6.50%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 620 (74.61%) C#
2 385 (46.33%) SQL
3 212 (25.51%) JavaScript
4 139 (16.73%) TypeScript
5 100 (12.03%) Java
6 73 (8.78%) Python
7 29 (3.49%) PowerShell
8 17 (2.05%) T-SQL
9 16 (1.93%) Apex Code
10 12 (1.44%) Bicep
10 12 (1.44%) PL/SQL
10 12 (1.44%) VB.NET
11 11 (1.32%) C++
12 7 (0.84%) PHP
12 7 (0.84%) Rust
13 5 (0.60%) Go
14 4 (0.48%) Ruby
15 3 (0.36%) VB
16 2 (0.24%) C
16 2 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 76 (9.15%) Degree
2 35 (4.21%) Security Cleared
3 33 (3.97%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.41%) ISTQB
5 18 (2.17%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 13 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (1.32%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.72%) AWS Certification
9 6 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (0.72%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.24%) CSQA
11 2 (0.24%) PhD
11 2 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
12 1 (0.12%) CCSAS
12 1 (0.12%) GIAC
12 1 (0.12%) GPEN
12 1 (0.12%) OSCE
12 1 (0.12%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.38%) QA
2 19 (2.29%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.20%) WCAG
4 9 (1.08%) GDPR
5 7 (0.84%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.84%) SLA
6 5 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.48%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.36%) Software Quality Assurance
9 1 (0.12%) NCSC
System Software
1 106 (12.76%) Docker
2 7 (0.84%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 93 (11.19%) Kubernetes
2 29 (3.49%) Terraform
3 9 (1.08%) Grafana
4 7 (0.84%) Prometheus
5 6 (0.72%) Ansible
6 2 (0.24%) MIIS
7 1 (0.12%) CASB
7 1 (0.12%) Consul
7 1 (0.12%) Packer
7 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.12%) Puppet
7 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 300 (36.10%) Microsoft
2 24 (2.89%) Salesforce
3 22 (2.65%) Google
4 20 (2.41%) Adobe
5 19 (2.29%) Oracle
6 18 (2.17%) Facebook
7 12 (1.44%) MuleSoft
8 9 (1.08%) ServiceNow
9 6 (0.72%) Apple
9 6 (0.72%) Databricks
9 6 (0.72%) Sony
9 6 (0.72%) Yahoo!
9 6 (0.72%) YouTube
10 4 (0.48%) ESRI
10 4 (0.48%) JDA
10 4 (0.48%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.48%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.48%) Xamarin
11 3 (0.36%) DevExpress
11 3 (0.36%) Foundry