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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 27 18
Rank change year-on-year -20 -9 +1
Permanent jobs citing .NET 744 1,384 3,050
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.67% 8.70% 11.13%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 26.31% 27.80% 37.44%
Number of salaries quoted 652 983 2,833
10th Percentile £39,638 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £47,125 £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 £86,250
UK median annual salary £62,750 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.58% - -

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 2,828 4,979 8,147
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.76% 31.30% 29.73%
Number of salaries quoted 2,136 3,221 7,088
10th Percentile £41,925 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,400 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,350 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.73% +7.89% -5.38%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -7.41%

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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 4 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 19 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.75%) JBoss
3 13 (1.75%) WebSphere
4 9 (1.21%) IIS
5 7 (0.94%) ArcGIS
6 6 (0.81%) CMS
7 4 (0.54%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.54%) NServiceBus
7 4 (0.54%) Oracle Spatial
8 3 (0.40%) Confluence
8 3 (0.40%) nginx
8 3 (0.40%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.13%) Apache
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.13%) Kentico
9 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 26 (3.49%) 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
1 447 (60.08%) Azure
2 186 (25.00%) AWS
3 154 (20.70%) SaaS
4 132 (17.74%) Azure DevOps
5 87 (11.69%) GitHub
6 66 (8.87%) GCP
7 56 (7.53%) Serverless
8 52 (6.99%) Power Platform
9 40 (5.38%) GitHub Actions
10 32 (4.30%) Entra ID
11 30 (4.03%) Dynamics 365
12 25 (3.36%) Azure Service Bus
13 24 (3.23%) Azure App Service
13 24 (3.23%) Power Automate
14 22 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
14 22 (2.96%) PowerApps
15 17 (2.28%) PaaS
16 16 (2.15%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 16 (2.15%) Azure Logic Apps
17 15 (2.02%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.34%) DNS
2 9 (1.21%) DHCP
2 9 (1.21%) Firewall
2 9 (1.21%) VPN
3 7 (0.94%) Internet
3 7 (0.94%) VoIP
4 4 (0.54%) HTTP
4 4 (0.54%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.27%) Intranet
6 1 (0.13%) AMQP
6 1 (0.13%) Hyperconnected
6 1 (0.13%) IPv6
6 1 (0.13%) MPLS
6 1 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 203 (27.28%) SQL Server
2 54 (7.26%) MongoDB
3 48 (6.45%) Azure SQL Database
4 41 (5.51%) NoSQL
5 37 (4.97%) MySQL
6 23 (3.09%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (2.69%) Power BI
7 20 (2.69%) Relational Database
8 18 (2.42%) Elasticsearch
9 16 (2.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 14 (1.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 12 (1.61%) Redis
12 11 (1.48%) DynamoDB
13 8 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.81%) 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 58 (7.80%) Git
2 35 (4.70%) JIRA
3 34 (4.57%) Postman
4 33 (4.44%) Selenium
5 32 (4.30%) Team Foundation Server
6 30 (4.03%) SoapUI
7 28 (3.76%) WebDriver
8 17 (2.28%) Visual Studio
9 7 (0.94%) git-flow
9 7 (0.94%) PowerBuilder
9 7 (0.94%) SpecFlow
9 7 (0.94%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.27%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.27%) NUnit
10 2 (0.27%) Snyk
10 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.27%) Storybook
11 1 (0.13%) JMeter
11 1 (0.13%) JUnit
General
1 228 (30.65%) Social Skills
2 163 (21.91%) Finance
3 38 (5.11%) Public Sector
4 34 (4.57%) Law
5 30 (4.03%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (3.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (2.82%) Banking
8 19 (2.55%) Marketing
9 14 (1.88%) Legal
10 13 (1.75%) Retail
11 11 (1.48%) Billing
12 10 (1.34%) Front Office
12 10 (1.34%) 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%) Local Government
14 4 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (0.40%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 435 (58.47%) Developer
2 208 (27.96%) Senior
3 175 (23.52%) .NET Developer
4 117 (15.73%) Software Developer
5 111 (14.92%) Software Engineer
6 89 (11.96%) Senior Developer
7 84 (11.29%) Lead
8 79 (10.62%) C# Developer
9 59 (7.93%) Full-Stack Developer
10 55 (7.39%) Senior Software Engineer
11 48 (6.45%) .NET Software Developer
11 48 (6.45%) .NET Software Engineer
12 46 (6.18%) Lead Developer
13 35 (4.70%) Architect
13 35 (4.70%) Engineering Manager
14 30 (4.03%) Senior Software Developer
15 29 (3.90%) Applications Developer
16 27 (3.63%) Analyst
17 26 (3.49%) Azure Developer
17 26 (3.49%) Senior .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 170 (22.85%) .NET Core
2 167 (22.45%) React
3 121 (16.26%) ASP.NET
4 114 (15.32%) HTML
5 110 (14.78%) .NET Framework
6 94 (12.63%) AngularJS
6 94 (12.63%) CSS
7 77 (10.35%) RESTful
8 66 (8.87%) Entity Framework
9 63 (8.47%) ASP.NET Web API
10 62 (8.33%) REST
11 55 (7.39%) SOAP
12 49 (6.59%) Vue
13 46 (6.18%) Blazor
14 39 (5.24%) ASP.NET MVC
15 36 (4.84%) ASP.NET Core
16 34 (4.57%) Node.js
17 28 (3.76%) Middleware
18 25 (3.36%) jQuery
19 23 (3.09%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 79 (10.62%) Cloud Native
2 59 (7.93%) Product Ownership
3 34 (4.57%) Distributed Systems
4 25 (3.36%) Onboarding
5 24 (3.23%) Mobile App
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
9 9 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (0.94%) Driving Licence
10 7 (0.94%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (0.94%) IoT
10 7 (0.94%) iPad
10 7 (0.94%) Low-Code
10 7 (0.94%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 40 (5.38%) Windows
2 15 (2.02%) Linux
3 10 (1.34%) Android
3 10 (1.34%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.21%) Apple iOS
5 8 (1.08%) VMS
6 7 (0.94%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.94%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.54%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.13%) Fedora
8 1 (0.13%) Unix
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 376 (50.54%) Agile
2 240 (32.26%) DevOps
3 233 (31.32%) Software Engineering
4 203 (27.28%) CI/CD
5 193 (25.94%) Full-Stack Development
6 192 (25.81%) Microservices
7 153 (20.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 144 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
9 133 (17.88%) Mentoring
10 103 (13.84%) Scrum
11 97 (13.04%) MVC
12 94 (12.63%) AI
13 85 (11.42%) SDLC
14 80 (10.75%) Clean Code
15 76 (10.22%) Roadmaps
16 72 (9.68%) Containerisation
17 65 (8.74%) Code Quality
18 63 (8.47%) Front End Development
19 62 (8.33%) TDD
20 59 (7.93%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 500 (67.20%) C#
2 268 (36.02%) SQL
3 209 (28.09%) JavaScript
4 127 (17.07%) TypeScript
5 93 (12.50%) Java
6 61 (8.20%) Python
7 17 (2.28%) PHP
7 17 (2.28%) VB.NET
8 15 (2.02%) Bicep
8 15 (2.02%) C++
9 12 (1.61%) Apex Code
9 12 (1.61%) T-SQL
10 9 (1.21%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.08%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.08%) VBA
12 5 (0.67%) Go
13 4 (0.54%) Kotlin
13 4 (0.54%) Swift
13 4 (0.54%) VB
14 3 (0.40%) C
Qualifications
1 129 (17.34%) Degree
2 50 (6.72%) Computer Science Degree
3 41 (5.51%) Security Cleared
4 40 (5.38%) SC Cleared
5 31 (4.17%) ISTQB
6 27 (3.63%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 18 (2.42%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (1.34%) 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 70 (9.41%) QA
2 29 (3.90%) 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 (10.89%) Docker
2 26 (3.49%) 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 68 (9.14%) Kubernetes
2 58 (7.80%) Terraform
3 17 (2.28%) Grafana
4 15 (2.02%) Prometheus
5 7 (0.94%) Ansible
5 7 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.13%) Argo
6 1 (0.13%) CASB
6 1 (0.13%) Control-M
6 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 181 (24.33%) Microsoft
2 22 (2.96%) Salesforce
3 15 (2.02%) Oracle
4 12 (1.61%) MuleSoft
5 11 (1.48%) Google
6 8 (1.08%) Apple
6 8 (1.08%) New Relic
6 8 (1.08%) Xamarin
7 7 (0.94%) Datto
7 7 (0.94%) Freshdesk
7 7 (0.94%) Guidewire
7 7 (0.94%) Syncfusion
7 7 (0.94%) Telerik
8 6 (0.81%) DevExpress
8 6 (0.81%) ESRI
8 6 (0.81%) Facebook
9 5 (0.67%) Red Hat
9 5 (0.67%) Sage
9 5 (0.67%) YouTube
9 5 (0.67%) Zoho