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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 35 18
Rank change year-on-year -8 -17 +2
Permanent jobs citing .NET 833 1,156 3,298
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.43% 7.66% 10.13%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 24.98% 25.75% 38.36%
Number of salaries quoted 761 818 3,054
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 £78,750 £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 3,335 4,490 8,598
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.75% 29.74% 26.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,402 3,026 7,526
10th Percentile £41,925 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,236 £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 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +8.75% -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 20 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 31 (3.72%) SharePoint
2 7 (0.84%) CMS
2 7 (0.84%) JBoss
2 7 (0.84%) SharePoint Server
2 7 (0.84%) WebSphere
3 4 (0.48%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.48%) Confluence
3 4 (0.48%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.48%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.36%) nginx
4 3 (0.36%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.24%) Apache
5 2 (0.24%) IIS
5 2 (0.24%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.12%) Appian
6 1 (0.12%) Drupal
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.12%) SAS
6 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Excel
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
3 1 (0.12%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.12%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 460 (55.22%) Azure
2 158 (18.97%) AWS
3 153 (18.37%) Azure DevOps
4 98 (11.76%) SaaS
5 97 (11.64%) GitHub
6 56 (6.72%) Power Platform
7 53 (6.36%) Azure AI
8 48 (5.76%) GitHub Copilot
9 41 (4.92%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 39 (4.68%) Azure Logic Apps
10 39 (4.68%) PowerApps
11 34 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
11 34 (4.08%) Power Automate
12 33 (3.96%) Serverless
13 24 (2.88%) GCP
13 24 (2.88%) GitHub Actions
14 23 (2.76%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (2.64%) Azure AKS
16 20 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
17 19 (2.28%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.16%) Internet
2 5 (0.60%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.36%) Firewall
3 3 (0.36%) Hyperconnected
3 3 (0.36%) Intranet
3 3 (0.36%) Modbus
4 1 (0.12%) AMQP
4 1 (0.12%) DNS
4 1 (0.12%) MPLS
4 1 (0.12%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (21.37%) Azure SQL Database
2 171 (20.53%) SQL Server
3 136 (16.33%) MongoDB
4 45 (5.40%) Elasticsearch
5 36 (4.32%) Power BI
6 33 (3.96%) NoSQL
7 29 (3.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 25 (3.00%) PostgreSQL
9 20 (2.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 13 (1.56%) Relational Database
11 12 (1.44%) MySQL
12 11 (1.32%) DB2
13 9 (1.08%) Redis
14 6 (0.72%) Data Lake
15 4 (0.48%) GIS
15 4 (0.48%) Metadata
15 4 (0.48%) NonStop SQL
15 4 (0.48%) QGIS
16 3 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
16 3 (0.36%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 43 (5.16%) Git
2 34 (4.08%) JIRA
3 32 (3.84%) Selenium
4 27 (3.24%) Postman
5 25 (3.00%) Team Foundation Server
6 24 (2.88%) SoapUI
7 23 (2.76%) WebDriver
8 20 (2.40%) 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%) Cucumber
14 2 (0.24%) REST Assured
14 2 (0.24%) TestRail
General
1 157 (18.85%) Social Skills
2 136 (16.33%) Finance
3 43 (5.16%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (4.68%) Public Sector
5 28 (3.36%) Law
6 26 (3.12%) Games
6 26 (3.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (2.88%) Retail
8 17 (2.04%) Banking
9 16 (1.92%) Advertising
10 15 (1.80%) Marketing
11 14 (1.68%) Legal
12 7 (0.84%) Financial Institution
13 6 (0.72%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.60%) Back Office
14 5 (0.60%) Front Office
14 5 (0.60%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.48%) Investment Banking
16 3 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 481 (57.74%) Developer
2 293 (35.17%) .NET Developer
3 192 (23.05%) Senior
4 165 (19.81%) Software Engineer
5 101 (12.12%) C# Developer
6 87 (10.44%) Lead
7 82 (9.84%) .NET Software Engineer
8 80 (9.60%) Senior Developer
9 77 (9.24%) C# .NET Developer
10 70 (8.40%) Full-Stack Developer
11 65 (7.80%) Senior Software Engineer
12 60 (7.20%) C# Software Engineer
13 54 (6.48%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
14 53 (6.36%) Software Developer
15 43 (5.16%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 42 (5.04%) .NET Software Developer
16 42 (5.04%) Architect
17 39 (4.68%) Lead Developer
18 37 (4.44%) C# Software Developer
19 34 (4.08%) Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 276 (33.13%) .NET Core
2 209 (25.09%) ASP.NET
3 175 (21.01%) HTML
4 168 (20.17%) ASP.NET Core
5 156 (18.73%) React
6 152 (18.25%) CSS
7 113 (13.57%) RESTful
8 103 (12.36%) AngularJS
9 95 (11.40%) Entity Framework
10 86 (10.32%) Vue
11 80 (9.60%) .NET Framework
12 79 (9.48%) Blazor
13 69 (8.28%) Node.js
14 67 (8.04%) ASP.NET Web API
15 63 (7.56%) REST
16 49 (5.88%) ML.NET
17 43 (5.16%) SOAP
18 38 (4.56%) LINQ
19 30 (3.60%) JSON
20 25 (3.00%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.56%) Cloud Native
2 40 (4.80%) Product Ownership
3 36 (4.32%) Greenfield Project
4 27 (3.24%) Mobile App
5 25 (3.00%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (2.76%) Distributed Systems
6 23 (2.76%) Legacy Systems
7 22 (2.64%) Legacy Applications
8 16 (1.92%) 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 7 (0.84%) AI Agents
12 7 (0.84%) DataPower
12 7 (0.84%) Fixed Income
12 7 (0.84%) iPhone
12 7 (0.84%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.72%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.88%) Windows
2 13 (1.56%) Linux
3 11 (1.32%) Android
4 6 (0.72%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.60%) VMS
6 4 (0.48%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.48%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.12%) Unix
7 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 341 (40.94%) Agile
2 328 (39.38%) Full-Stack Development
3 252 (30.25%) Software Engineering
4 244 (29.29%) DevOps
5 225 (27.01%) CI/CD
6 179 (21.49%) Microservices
7 111 (13.33%) AI
8 110 (13.21%) Continuous Improvement
9 108 (12.97%) Mentoring
10 107 (12.85%) Problem-Solving
11 98 (11.76%) SDLC
12 90 (10.80%) Scrum
13 82 (9.84%) Machine Learning
14 80 (9.60%) Clean Code
15 64 (7.68%) Technical Leadership
16 61 (7.32%) Test Automation
17 60 (7.20%) Containerisation
17 60 (7.20%) Multithreading
18 58 (6.96%) OO
19 54 (6.48%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 621 (74.55%) C#
2 385 (46.22%) SQL
3 210 (25.21%) JavaScript
4 139 (16.69%) TypeScript
5 98 (11.76%) Java
6 72 (8.64%) Python
7 29 (3.48%) PowerShell
8 17 (2.04%) T-SQL
9 16 (1.92%) Apex Code
10 13 (1.56%) Bicep
11 12 (1.44%) PL/SQL
11 12 (1.44%) VB.NET
12 10 (1.20%) C++
13 7 (0.84%) PHP
13 7 (0.84%) Rust
14 5 (0.60%) Go
15 4 (0.48%) Ruby
16 3 (0.36%) VB
17 2 (0.24%) C
17 2 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 75 (9.00%) Degree
2 36 (4.32%) Security Cleared
3 34 (4.08%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.40%) ISTQB
5 18 (2.16%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 12 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (1.32%) Azure Certification
8 6 (0.72%) AWS Certification
8 6 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (0.72%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.24%) CSQA
10 2 (0.24%) PhD
10 2 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.12%) CCSAS
11 1 (0.12%) GIAC
11 1 (0.12%) GPEN
11 1 (0.12%) OSCE
11 1 (0.12%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.36%) QA
2 19 (2.28%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.20%) WCAG
4 9 (1.08%) GDPR
5 7 (0.84%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.84%) SLA
6 4 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.48%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.36%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.12%) NCSC
System Software
1 105 (12.61%) Docker
2 7 (0.84%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 93 (11.16%) Kubernetes
2 30 (3.60%) 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%) Control-M
7 1 (0.12%) Packer
7 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.12%) Puppet
7 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 299 (35.89%) Microsoft
2 24 (2.88%) Salesforce
3 22 (2.64%) Google
4 20 (2.40%) Adobe
5 18 (2.16%) Facebook
5 18 (2.16%) Oracle
6 12 (1.44%) MuleSoft
7 9 (1.08%) ServiceNow
8 6 (0.72%) Apple
8 6 (0.72%) Databricks
8 6 (0.72%) Sony
8 6 (0.72%) Yahoo!
8 6 (0.72%) YouTube
9 4 (0.48%) ESRI
9 4 (0.48%) JDA
9 4 (0.48%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.48%) Xamarin
10 3 (0.36%) DevExpress
10 3 (0.36%) Foundry
10 3 (0.36%) Intapp