.NET Contracts in the UK excluding London

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for .NET skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited .NET over the 6 months to 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 57 40
Rank change year-on-year -35 -17 -4
Contract jobs citing .NET 452 848 1,604
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.17% 3.76% 5.25%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 13.48% 20.65% 26.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 330 669 1,164
10th Percentile £299 £362 £363
25th Percentile £350 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +1.05% +12.43%
75th Percentile £575 £586 £538
90th Percentile £675 £676 £636
UK median daily rate £525 £560 £540
% change year-on-year -6.21% +3.66% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 36
10th Percentile £20.77 £41.75 £20.25
25th Percentile £22.75 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £58.91 £55.00 £49.25
Median % change year-on-year +7.10% +11.68% +25.48%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £63.95
90th Percentile £85.00 £74.50 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £58.91 £53.99 £49.50
% change year-on-year +9.11% +9.06% +26.11%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK excluding London

.NET is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,354 4,107 6,076
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.07% 18.20% 19.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,175 3,065 4,362
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £406 £420 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £608 £600 £588
90th Percentile £694 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 221 87 135
10th Percentile £22.75 £22.39 £19.50
25th Percentile £43.00 £51.88 £35.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% +22.22%
75th Percentile £70.00 £74.75 £67.68
90th Percentile £74.50 £78.48 £77.19
UK median hourly rate £48.43 £65.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -25.49% +23.81% +16.67%

.NET
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing .NET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for .NET in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing .NET in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for .NET in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for .NET in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing .NET in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for .NET in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing .NET in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for .NET in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -37 107 £434 -8.63% 316
South West +15 93 £590 +7.27% 92
South East -42 91 £489 -4.40% 171
North West -37 63 £445 -6.32% 187
Midlands -31 61 £450 +5.88% 212
Scotland -8 47 £423 -11.05% 62
West Midlands -15 40 £481 -3.75% 122
Yorkshire -15 37 £408 -14.21% 83
East of England +4 36 £475 +4.11% 77
East Midlands -22 23 £410 +2.50% 90
Wales -8 18 £400 -30.92% 29
North East +7 7 £375 -14.29% 51
Northern Ireland -3 4 - - 21
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.NET
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 32 (7.08%) Confluence
2 24 (5.31%) SharePoint
3 21 (4.65%) Umbraco
4 16 (3.54%) CMS
5 14 (3.10%) IIS
6 5 (1.11%) Drupal
7 3 (0.66%) Apache
7 3 (0.66%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.44%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.44%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.22%) Appian
9 1 (0.22%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.22%) Jadu
9 1 (0.22%) Kentico
9 1 (0.22%) SharePoint 2010
9 1 (0.22%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (1.99%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.22%) InfoPath
3 1 (0.22%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 9 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.66%) Magento
2 3 (0.66%) Maximo
2 3 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.22%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 207 (45.80%) Azure
2 101 (22.35%) Azure DevOps
3 58 (12.83%) AWS
4 34 (7.52%) Power Platform
5 25 (5.53%) Power Automate
6 20 (4.42%) PaaS
7 19 (4.20%) PowerApps
7 19 (4.20%) Serverless
8 18 (3.98%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (3.54%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (3.54%) SaaS
10 13 (2.88%) Azure Functions
11 12 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (1.99%) IaaS
13 8 (1.77%) Azure AKS
13 8 (1.77%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 8 (1.77%) GCP
14 7 (1.55%) OpenShift
15 6 (1.33%) Entra ID
15 6 (1.33%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.99%) TCP/IP
2 8 (1.77%) VPN
3 5 (1.11%) HTTP
3 5 (1.11%) SSL
4 4 (0.88%) DHCP
4 4 (0.88%) DNS
4 4 (0.88%) Network Security
4 4 (0.88%) Wireshark
5 3 (0.66%) LAN
5 3 (0.66%) WAN
6 2 (0.44%) MQTT
7 1 (0.22%) 2G
7 1 (0.22%) 5G
7 1 (0.22%) Firewall
7 1 (0.22%) Internet
7 1 (0.22%) NAS
7 1 (0.22%) RS-232
7 1 (0.22%) SAN
7 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (19.91%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.42%) Power BI
3 11 (2.43%) Relational Database
4 10 (2.21%) MySQL
5 9 (1.99%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.11%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.11%) SQLite
8 4 (0.88%) DB2
8 4 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
8 4 (0.88%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.66%) Apache Cassandra
9 3 (0.66%) Redis
10 2 (0.44%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.44%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.44%) MS Access
10 2 (0.44%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 59 (13.05%) Git
2 50 (11.06%) Visual Studio
3 46 (10.18%) Jenkins
4 39 (8.63%) JIRA
5 32 (7.08%) Bitbucket
6 23 (5.09%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 13 (2.88%) NUnit
8 12 (2.65%) Selenium
9 9 (1.99%) Postman
10 7 (1.55%) Team Foundation Server
10 7 (1.55%) TeamCity
11 6 (1.33%) Cypress.io
12 5 (1.11%) Checkstyle
12 5 (1.11%) Maven
12 5 (1.11%) SonarQube
12 5 (1.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 4 (0.88%) Fiddler
13 4 (0.88%) WebDriver
13 4 (0.88%) webpack
14 3 (0.66%) SpecFlow
General
1 91 (20.13%) Social Skills
2 45 (9.96%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (8.85%) Public Sector
4 26 (5.75%) Finance
5 18 (3.98%) Aerospace
6 8 (1.77%) Manufacturing
7 5 (1.11%) Banking
7 5 (1.11%) Retail
8 4 (0.88%) Law
8 4 (0.88%) Legal
8 4 (0.88%) Tech for Good
9 3 (0.66%) Automotive
9 3 (0.66%) Front Office
9 3 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (0.44%) Back Office
10 2 (0.44%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (0.44%) Electronics
10 2 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.44%) Local Government
10 2 (0.44%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 287 (63.50%) Developer
2 127 (28.10%) .NET Developer
3 45 (9.96%) Senior
4 31 (6.86%) Software Developer
5 29 (6.42%) Full Stack Developer
6 27 (5.97%) Architect
6 27 (5.97%) Software Engineer
7 26 (5.75%) Senior Developer
8 23 (5.09%) Lead
9 21 (4.65%) C# Developer
10 18 (3.98%) React Developer
11 16 (3.54%) Analyst
11 16 (3.54%) Senior .NET Developer
12 15 (3.32%) C# .NET Developer
13 14 (3.10%) Applications Developer
13 14 (3.10%) Azure Developer
13 14 (3.10%) Full Stack .NET Developer
13 14 (3.10%) Umbraco Developer
14 13 (2.88%) Power Platform Developer
15 11 (2.43%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (21.02%) .NET Core
2 86 (19.03%) .NET Framework
3 68 (15.04%) ASP.NET
4 59 (13.05%) HTML
5 54 (11.95%) CSS
6 50 (11.06%) React
7 48 (10.62%) AngularJS
8 33 (7.30%) RESTful
9 30 (6.64%) Entity Framework
10 29 (6.42%) Web Services
11 25 (5.53%) REST
12 24 (5.31%) Blazor
13 20 (4.42%) ASP.NET MVC
13 20 (4.42%) XML
14 17 (3.76%) ASP.NET Web API
15 16 (3.54%) SOAP
16 13 (2.88%) JSON
17 12 (2.65%) Vue
18 10 (2.21%) jQuery
18 10 (2.21%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.87%) Product Ownership
2 17 (3.76%) Mobile App
3 14 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (3.10%) Public Cloud
4 13 (2.88%) Legacy Applications
5 9 (1.99%) Wiki
6 8 (1.77%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.55%) IoT
7 7 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.33%) Client/Server
8 6 (1.33%) PKI
9 5 (1.11%) NHS
9 5 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.88%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.88%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.88%) Low-Code
10 4 (0.88%) Mainframe
10 4 (0.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 41 (9.07%) Linux
2 29 (6.42%) Windows
3 11 (2.43%) Android
4 9 (1.99%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.99%) Unix
5 6 (1.33%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.66%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.44%) VMS
7 2 (0.44%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 145 (32.08%) Agile
2 135 (29.87%) DevOps
3 81 (17.92%) Problem-Solving
4 72 (15.93%) CI/CD
5 59 (13.05%) MVC
6 56 (12.39%) Full Stack Development
7 55 (12.17%) OO
8 52 (11.50%) Microservices
9 42 (9.29%) Software Engineering
10 41 (9.07%) Test Automation
11 38 (8.41%) Deployment Automation
12 34 (7.52%) Continuous Integration
13 33 (7.30%) Configuration Management
13 33 (7.30%) Scrum
14 31 (6.86%) OOP
14 31 (6.86%) TDD
15 29 (6.42%) Task Automation
16 27 (5.97%) Waterfall
17 25 (5.53%) Infrastructure Automation
18 22 (4.87%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 273 (60.40%) C#
2 106 (23.45%) SQL
3 93 (20.58%) JavaScript
4 63 (13.94%) PowerShell
5 52 (11.50%) Python
6 37 (8.19%) Java
7 32 (7.08%) TypeScript
8 23 (5.09%) C
9 17 (3.76%) C++
10 16 (3.54%) VB.NET
11 9 (1.99%) PHP
12 7 (1.55%) Bash
12 7 (1.55%) Bicep
12 7 (1.55%) PL/SQL
12 7 (1.55%) Ruby
12 7 (1.55%) VBA
13 6 (1.33%) T-SQL
13 6 (1.33%) VB
14 5 (1.11%) Perl
15 4 (0.88%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 81 (17.92%) Security Cleared
2 62 (13.72%) SC Cleared
3 30 (6.64%) Degree
4 16 (3.54%) DV Cleared
5 8 (1.77%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.66%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.66%) HNC
8 3 (0.66%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.44%) HND
9 2 (0.44%) ISEB
9 2 (0.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.22%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.22%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.19%) QA
2 7 (1.55%) Disclosure Scotland
3 6 (1.33%) SLA
4 5 (1.11%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.66%) GDPR
5 3 (0.66%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.44%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.44%) HL7
7 1 (0.22%) GRC
System Software
1 26 (5.75%) Docker
2 18 (3.98%) Active Directory
3 16 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.21%) Hyper-V
5 7 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.33%) vSphere
7 4 (0.88%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.44%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 44 (9.73%) Ansible
2 26 (5.75%) PowerCLI
3 22 (4.87%) Kubernetes
4 19 (4.20%) Terraform
5 10 (2.21%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.99%) SCOM
7 5 (1.11%) WSUS
8 4 (0.88%) OPNET
8 4 (0.88%) SCCM
9 3 (0.66%) Puppet
10 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.22%) Argo
10 1 (0.22%) Istio
10 1 (0.22%) linkerd
10 1 (0.22%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.22%) SELinux
10 1 (0.22%) vRealize
Vendors
1 83 (18.36%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.97%) Atlassian
3 26 (5.75%) Oracle
4 21 (4.65%) Dell
4 21 (4.65%) HP
5 17 (3.76%) VMware
6 11 (2.43%) Xamarin
7 9 (1.99%) SAP
8 8 (1.77%) Google
9 5 (1.11%) F5
10 4 (0.88%) Cisco
10 4 (0.88%) IBM
10 4 (0.88%) Infragistics
11 3 (0.66%) Nintex
11 3 (0.66%) OutSystems
11 3 (0.66%) Pega
12 2 (0.44%) Atmel
12 2 (0.44%) Qualys
12 2 (0.44%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.44%) Sitecore