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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 35 18
Rank change year-on-year -7 -17 +2
Permanent jobs citing .NET 842 1,163 3,299
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.51% 7.68% 10.13%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 25.21% 25.71% 38.37%
Number of salaries quoted 765 822 3,055
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £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 £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +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 3,340 4,523 8,598
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.89% 29.87% 26.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,416 3,053 7,528
10th Percentile £41,250 £39,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £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 18 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 33 (3.92%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.07%) CMS
3 7 (0.83%) JBoss
3 7 (0.83%) SharePoint Server
3 7 (0.83%) WebSphere
4 5 (0.59%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.48%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.48%) Confluence
5 4 (0.48%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.48%) Oracle Spatial
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%) SAS
8 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 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.24%) Magento
3 1 (0.12%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.12%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 467 (55.46%) Azure
2 158 (18.76%) AWS
3 155 (18.41%) Azure DevOps
4 99 (11.76%) GitHub
5 98 (11.64%) SaaS
6 59 (7.01%) Power Platform
7 53 (6.29%) Azure AI
8 48 (5.70%) GitHub Copilot
9 41 (4.87%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 41 (4.87%) PowerApps
10 39 (4.63%) Azure Logic Apps
11 37 (4.39%) Power Automate
12 34 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
12 34 (4.04%) Serverless
13 26 (3.09%) GCP
14 25 (2.97%) GitHub Actions
15 23 (2.73%) Azure AKS
15 23 (2.73%) Azure Data Factory
16 22 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
17 19 (2.26%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.14%) Internet
2 5 (0.59%) Intranet
2 5 (0.59%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.36%) Firewall
3 3 (0.36%) Hyperconnected
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
1 179 (21.26%) Azure SQL Database
2 172 (20.43%) SQL Server
3 136 (16.15%) MongoDB
4 45 (5.34%) Elasticsearch
5 39 (4.63%) Power BI
6 35 (4.16%) NoSQL
7 29 (3.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 25 (2.97%) PostgreSQL
9 21 (2.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 14 (1.66%) Relational Database
11 12 (1.43%) MySQL
12 11 (1.31%) DB2
13 9 (1.07%) Redis
14 6 (0.71%) 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 45 (5.34%) Git
2 34 (4.04%) JIRA
3 32 (3.80%) Selenium
4 27 (3.21%) Postman
5 26 (3.09%) Team Foundation Server
6 24 (2.85%) SoapUI
7 23 (2.73%) WebDriver
8 20 (2.38%) Visual Studio
9 9 (1.07%) NUnit
10 8 (0.95%) SpecFlow
11 5 (0.59%) MSTest
11 5 (0.59%) 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%) Appium
14 2 (0.24%) TestRail
14 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 163 (19.36%) Social Skills
2 135 (16.03%) Finance
3 43 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (4.99%) Public Sector
5 29 (3.44%) Law
6 27 (3.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (3.09%) Games
8 24 (2.85%) Retail
9 17 (2.02%) Banking
10 16 (1.90%) Advertising
10 16 (1.90%) Legal
10 16 (1.90%) Marketing
11 7 (0.83%) Financial Institution
12 6 (0.71%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.59%) Back Office
13 5 (0.59%) Front Office
13 5 (0.59%) Manufacturing
14 4 (0.48%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.48%) Investment Banking
15 3 (0.36%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 488 (57.96%) Developer
2 290 (34.44%) .NET Developer
3 196 (23.28%) Senior
4 163 (19.36%) Software Engineer
5 97 (11.52%) C# Developer
6 90 (10.69%) Lead
7 83 (9.86%) Senior Developer
8 79 (9.38%) .NET Software Engineer
9 72 (8.55%) C# .NET Developer
10 69 (8.19%) Full-Stack Developer
11 66 (7.84%) Senior Software Engineer
12 55 (6.53%) C# Software Engineer
12 55 (6.53%) Software Developer
13 51 (6.06%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
14 42 (4.99%) Architect
15 41 (4.87%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 41 (4.87%) Lead Developer
16 39 (4.63%) .NET Software Developer
17 34 (4.04%) Applications Developer
17 34 (4.04%) C# Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 277 (32.90%) .NET Core
2 211 (25.06%) ASP.NET
3 175 (20.78%) HTML
4 169 (20.07%) ASP.NET Core
5 160 (19.00%) React
6 152 (18.05%) CSS
7 115 (13.66%) RESTful
8 104 (12.35%) AngularJS
9 96 (11.40%) Entity Framework
10 85 (10.10%) Vue
11 84 (9.98%) .NET Framework
12 79 (9.38%) Blazor
13 72 (8.55%) Node.js
14 70 (8.31%) ASP.NET Web API
15 65 (7.72%) REST
16 49 (5.82%) ML.NET
17 44 (5.23%) SOAP
18 38 (4.51%) LINQ
19 30 (3.56%) JSON
20 25 (2.97%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 64 (7.60%) Cloud Native
2 40 (4.75%) Product Ownership
3 36 (4.28%) Greenfield Project
4 28 (3.33%) Mobile App
5 25 (2.97%) Enterprise Software
6 24 (2.85%) Distributed Systems
7 23 (2.73%) Legacy Systems
8 22 (2.61%) Legacy Applications
9 16 (1.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 14 (1.66%) Sports Betting
11 10 (1.19%) Legacy Code
12 9 (1.07%) Digital TV
12 9 (1.07%) Onboarding
12 9 (1.07%) Social Network
13 7 (0.83%) AI Agents
13 7 (0.83%) DataPower
13 7 (0.83%) iPhone
13 7 (0.83%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.71%) Security Posture
14 6 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.73%) Windows
2 13 (1.54%) Linux
3 12 (1.43%) Android
4 5 (0.59%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.59%) VMS
4 5 (0.59%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.48%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 347 (41.21%) Agile
2 328 (38.95%) Full-Stack Development
3 252 (29.93%) DevOps
4 251 (29.81%) Software Engineering
5 231 (27.43%) CI/CD
6 179 (21.26%) Microservices
7 114 (13.54%) AI
8 112 (13.30%) Mentoring
9 110 (13.06%) Continuous Improvement
10 109 (12.95%) Problem-Solving
11 97 (11.52%) SDLC
12 94 (11.16%) Scrum
13 83 (9.86%) Machine Learning
14 82 (9.74%) Clean Code
15 65 (7.72%) Technical Leadership
16 64 (7.60%) Test Automation
17 61 (7.24%) Containerisation
18 60 (7.13%) Multithreading
19 58 (6.89%) OO
20 56 (6.65%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 624 (74.11%) C#
2 390 (46.32%) SQL
3 215 (25.53%) JavaScript
4 143 (16.98%) TypeScript
5 100 (11.88%) Java
6 76 (9.03%) Python
7 29 (3.44%) PowerShell
8 17 (2.02%) Apex Code
8 17 (2.02%) T-SQL
9 14 (1.66%) Bicep
10 13 (1.54%) PL/SQL
10 13 (1.54%) VB.NET
11 9 (1.07%) C++
12 7 (0.83%) PHP
12 7 (0.83%) Rust
13 6 (0.71%) Go
14 4 (0.48%) Ruby
15 3 (0.36%) VB
15 3 (0.36%) VBA
16 2 (0.24%) C
Qualifications
1 79 (9.38%) Degree
2 37 (4.39%) Security Cleared
3 35 (4.16%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.38%) ISTQB
5 18 (2.14%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 14 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 12 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (1.31%) Azure Certification
9 7 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.71%) AWS Certification
10 6 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.36%) PhD
12 2 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.24%) CSQA
12 2 (0.24%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.12%) GPEN
13 1 (0.12%) OSCE
13 1 (0.12%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (6.53%) QA
2 21 (2.49%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.43%) WCAG
4 10 (1.19%) GDPR
5 7 (0.83%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.83%) 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%) HL7
8 1 (0.12%) NCSC
System Software
1 105 (12.47%) Docker
2 8 (0.95%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.12%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 95 (11.28%) Kubernetes
2 31 (3.68%) Terraform
3 9 (1.07%) Grafana
4 7 (0.83%) Prometheus
5 6 (0.71%) 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
1 304 (36.10%) Microsoft
2 24 (2.85%) Salesforce
3 22 (2.61%) Google
4 20 (2.38%) Adobe
5 19 (2.26%) Oracle
6 18 (2.14%) Facebook
7 13 (1.54%) MuleSoft
8 9 (1.07%) ServiceNow
9 6 (0.71%) Apple
9 6 (0.71%) Databricks
9 6 (0.71%) Sony
9 6 (0.71%) Yahoo!
9 6 (0.71%) YouTube
10 4 (0.48%) ESRI
10 4 (0.48%) JDA
10 4 (0.48%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.48%) Xamarin
11 3 (0.36%) DevExpress
11 3 (0.36%) Foundry
11 3 (0.36%) OpenAI