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 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 23 18
Rank change year-on-year -26 -5 0
Permanent jobs citing .NET 719 1,455 2,153
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.78% 8.76% 10.28%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 26.73% 28.59% 33.53%
Number of salaries quoted 633 1,039 1,964
10th Percentile £38,750 £38,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -

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 2,690 5,090 6,422
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.88% 30.63% 30.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,095 3,253 5,470
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,500 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,766 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% - -
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,548
90th Percentile £110,000 £108,750 £101,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

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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 5 January 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 21 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.81%) IIS
4 10 (1.39%) JBoss
4 10 (1.39%) WebSphere
5 7 (0.97%) ArcGIS
5 7 (0.97%) CMS
6 6 (0.83%) Confluence
7 4 (0.56%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.56%) Oracle Spatial
8 3 (0.42%) nginx
8 3 (0.42%) NServiceBus
8 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.28%) HCL Notes
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.14%) Apache
10 1 (0.14%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.14%) Kentico
10 1 (0.14%) SAS
10 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (0.42%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 26 (3.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.97%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.42%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.28%) ION Anvil
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.14%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 452 (62.87%) Azure
2 183 (25.45%) AWS
3 141 (19.61%) SaaS
4 122 (16.97%) Azure DevOps
5 75 (10.43%) GitHub
6 65 (9.04%) GCP
7 55 (7.65%) Serverless
8 49 (6.82%) Power Platform
9 38 (5.29%) GitHub Actions
10 33 (4.59%) Entra ID
11 28 (3.89%) Dynamics 365
12 27 (3.76%) Azure Service Bus
12 27 (3.76%) Power Automate
13 26 (3.62%) Azure App Service
14 24 (3.34%) Microsoft 365
15 22 (3.06%) PowerApps
16 17 (2.36%) PaaS
17 16 (2.23%) Azure AKS
18 14 (1.95%) Azure Logic Apps
18 14 (1.95%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.39%) DNS
2 9 (1.25%) DHCP
2 9 (1.25%) Firewall
2 9 (1.25%) VPN
3 7 (0.97%) VoIP
4 5 (0.70%) Internet
5 4 (0.56%) HTTP
5 4 (0.56%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.28%) Intranet
7 1 (0.14%) IPv6
7 1 (0.14%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 205 (28.51%) SQL Server
2 53 (7.37%) MongoDB
3 48 (6.68%) Azure SQL Database
4 44 (6.12%) MySQL
5 42 (5.84%) NoSQL
6 26 (3.62%) PostgreSQL
7 21 (2.92%) Relational Database
8 19 (2.64%) Elasticsearch
8 19 (2.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 18 (2.50%) Power BI
9 18 (2.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 12 (1.67%) Redis
11 11 (1.53%) DynamoDB
12 8 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.83%) GIS
13 6 (0.83%) NonStop SQL
14 4 (0.56%) QGIS
15 2 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
15 2 (0.28%) PostHog
15 2 (0.28%) RavenDB
Development Applications
1 66 (9.18%) Git
2 44 (6.12%) JIRA
3 40 (5.56%) Postman
3 40 (5.56%) Selenium
4 38 (5.29%) Team Foundation Server
5 35 (4.87%) SoapUI
6 33 (4.59%) WebDriver
7 14 (1.95%) Visual Studio
8 9 (1.25%) TeamCity
9 7 (0.97%) git-flow
9 7 (0.97%) PowerBuilder
10 4 (0.56%) SpecFlow
11 3 (0.42%) JMeter
11 3 (0.42%) Storybook
11 3 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
12 2 (0.28%) GitLab
12 2 (0.28%) Jenkins
12 2 (0.28%) NUnit
12 2 (0.28%) Octopus Deploy
12 2 (0.28%) Snyk
General
1 241 (33.52%) Social Skills
2 162 (22.53%) Finance
3 36 (5.01%) Law
3 36 (5.01%) Public Sector
4 27 (3.76%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (2.92%) Legal
6 21 (2.92%) Retail
7 18 (2.50%) Marketing
8 16 (2.23%) Billing
9 15 (2.09%) Banking
10 9 (1.25%) Games
11 8 (1.11%) Front Office
12 7 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (0.83%) Advertising
13 6 (0.83%) Tech for Good
14 5 (0.70%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.56%) Automotive
15 4 (0.56%) Local Government
16 3 (0.42%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 429 (59.67%) Developer
2 192 (26.70%) Senior
3 161 (22.39%) .NET Developer
4 120 (16.69%) Software Developer
5 94 (13.07%) Senior Developer
6 88 (12.24%) Lead
7 87 (12.10%) Software Engineer
8 72 (10.01%) C# Developer
9 58 (8.07%) Full-Stack Developer
10 43 (5.98%) .NET Software Developer
11 41 (5.70%) Lead Developer
12 38 (5.29%) Senior Software Engineer
13 37 (5.15%) Architect
14 35 (4.87%) Engineering Manager
15 34 (4.73%) .NET Software Engineer
16 31 (4.31%) Senior Software Developer
17 29 (4.03%) Analyst
18 26 (3.62%) Azure Developer
19 25 (3.48%) Senior .NET Developer
19 25 (3.48%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 165 (22.95%) React
2 161 (22.39%) .NET Core
3 133 (18.50%) ASP.NET
4 122 (16.97%) HTML
5 115 (15.99%) .NET Framework
6 102 (14.19%) CSS
7 101 (14.05%) AngularJS
8 80 (11.13%) RESTful
9 73 (10.15%) Entity Framework
10 69 (9.60%) ASP.NET Web API
11 53 (7.37%) SOAP
11 53 (7.37%) Vue
12 51 (7.09%) REST
13 47 (6.54%) ASP.NET MVC
14 42 (5.84%) Blazor
15 37 (5.15%) Node.js
16 31 (4.31%) jQuery
17 30 (4.17%) ASP.NET Core
18 28 (3.89%) Web Services
19 25 (3.48%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 73 (10.15%) Cloud Native
2 56 (7.79%) Product Ownership
3 32 (4.45%) Distributed Systems
3 32 (4.45%) Onboarding
4 22 (3.06%) Mobile App
5 14 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (1.81%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.53%) Legacy Applications
8 10 (1.39%) DataPower
9 9 (1.25%) Client/Server
10 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
10 7 (0.97%) Driving Licence
10 7 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (0.97%) iPad
10 7 (0.97%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 6 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.83%) IoT
11 6 (0.83%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 39 (5.42%) Windows
2 14 (1.95%) Linux
3 11 (1.53%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.11%) Android
4 8 (1.11%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.97%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.83%) VMS
7 4 (0.56%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.14%) Fedora
8 1 (0.14%) Unix
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (52.57%) Agile
2 231 (32.13%) DevOps
3 210 (29.21%) Software Engineering
4 198 (27.54%) CI/CD
5 186 (25.87%) Full-Stack Development
6 185 (25.73%) Microservices
7 162 (22.53%) Continuous Improvement
8 148 (20.58%) Problem-Solving
9 137 (19.05%) Mentoring
10 120 (16.69%) Scrum
11 108 (15.02%) MVC
12 85 (11.82%) AI
13 82 (11.40%) SDLC
14 80 (11.13%) Clean Code
15 70 (9.74%) Code Quality
16 69 (9.60%) Roadmaps
17 66 (9.18%) Containerisation
17 66 (9.18%) Front End Development
18 62 (8.62%) TDD
19 61 (8.48%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 507 (70.51%) C#
2 259 (36.02%) SQL
3 210 (29.21%) JavaScript
4 131 (18.22%) TypeScript
5 94 (13.07%) Java
6 52 (7.23%) Python
7 22 (3.06%) C++
7 22 (3.06%) PHP
8 19 (2.64%) VB.NET
9 14 (1.95%) T-SQL
10 13 (1.81%) Bicep
11 8 (1.11%) VBA
12 7 (0.97%) Apex Code
12 7 (0.97%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.97%) PowerShell
13 6 (0.83%) Go
14 4 (0.56%) Kotlin
14 4 (0.56%) Swift
14 4 (0.56%) VB
15 3 (0.42%) Erlang
Qualifications
1 136 (18.92%) Degree
2 56 (7.79%) Computer Science Degree
3 37 (5.15%) ISTQB
4 35 (4.87%) Security Cleared
5 34 (4.73%) SC Cleared
6 33 (4.59%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 18 (2.50%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (0.97%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.97%) Azure Certification
10 5 (0.70%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.56%) ISEB
11 4 (0.56%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.28%) AWS Certified Developer
12 2 (0.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.28%) PhD
12 2 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.14%) HND
13 1 (0.14%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (10.99%) QA
2 26 (3.62%) Accessibility
3 11 (1.53%) WCAG
4 6 (0.83%) GDPR
5 4 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.28%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.28%) GRC
7 1 (0.14%) HL7
7 1 (0.14%) IFRS
7 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 76 (10.57%) Docker
2 26 (3.62%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.28%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.28%) vSphere
4 1 (0.14%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 64 (8.90%) Kubernetes
2 56 (7.79%) Terraform
3 17 (2.36%) Grafana
4 15 (2.09%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.11%) Ansible
6 7 (0.97%) 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
1 187 (26.01%) Microsoft
2 16 (2.23%) Salesforce
3 13 (1.81%) Oracle
4 12 (1.67%) Guidewire
5 9 (1.25%) Google
6 8 (1.11%) DevExpress
6 8 (1.11%) New Relic
6 8 (1.11%) Xamarin
7 7 (0.97%) Apple
7 7 (0.97%) Datto
7 7 (0.97%) Freshdesk
7 7 (0.97%) MuleSoft
7 7 (0.97%) Syncfusion
7 7 (0.97%) Telerik
8 6 (0.83%) ESRI
8 6 (0.83%) Facebook
8 6 (0.83%) Sage
8 6 (0.83%) YouTube
9 5 (0.70%) Foundry
9 5 (0.70%) Zoho