.NET Job Trends in Dorset

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring .NET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 47 51
Rank change year-on-year +4 +4 -24
Permanent jobs citing .NET 15 6 37
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 2.04% 1.51% 3.51%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 27.78% 8.82% 20.22%
Number of salaries quoted 12 5 36
10th Percentile - £43,000 £37,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £53,750 £64,063
90th Percentile £91,000 - £82,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year - -6.67% +7.14%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Dorset

.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 requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 54 68 183
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 7.33% 17.09% 17.36%
Number of salaries quoted 35 34 140
10th Percentile £30,350 £29,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,313 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £56,250 £54,688 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,000 £64,400 £65,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

.NET
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing .NET relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

.NET job vacancy trend in Dorset

.NET
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing .NET.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing .NET

.NET
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing .NET in Dorset over the 6 months to 3 August 2026.

Salary histogram for .NET in Dorset

.NET
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 3 August 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth -17 7 £45,000 -12.20% 1
Poole +3 6 £50,000 +8.11%
.NET
South West

.NET
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (40.00%) SaaS
2 4 (26.67%) Azure
3 2 (13.33%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (40.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Git
1 2 (13.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Banking
2 1 (6.67%) Finance
2 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (6.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) Lead
2 4 (26.67%) .NET Team Leader
2 4 (26.67%) 3rd Line Support
2 4 (26.67%) Application Support Team Leader
2 4 (26.67%) Applications Support
2 4 (26.67%) Developer
2 4 (26.67%) Support Team Leader
2 4 (26.67%) Team Leader
3 3 (20.00%) Software Engineer
4 2 (13.33%) Delivery Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Development Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Full-Stack Developer
4 2 (13.33%) Software Delivery Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Software Developer
4 2 (13.33%) Software Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Transformation Manager
5 1 (6.67%) .NET Software Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) C# Software Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Full-Stack Engineer
5 1 (6.67%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (26.67%) .NET Core
1 4 (26.67%) .NET Framework
2 3 (20.00%) React
3 2 (13.33%) CSS
3 2 (13.33%) Entity Framework
3 2 (13.33%) HTML
3 2 (13.33%) RESTful
3 2 (13.33%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
1 2 (13.33%) Windows 10
1 2 (13.33%) Windows Server
1 2 (13.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Agile
2 5 (33.33%) AI
2 5 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 5 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
2 5 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (26.67%) DevOps
3 4 (26.67%) Roadmaps
4 3 (20.00%) SDLC
4 3 (20.00%) Test Automation
5 2 (13.33%) Continuous Deployment
5 2 (13.33%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (13.33%) Front End Development
5 2 (13.33%) Logistics
5 2 (13.33%) Planning and Forecasting
5 2 (13.33%) Resource Allocation
5 2 (13.33%) Software Architecture
5 2 (13.33%) Software Delivery
5 2 (13.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 2 (13.33%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 15 (100.00%) C#
2 6 (40.00%) SQL
3 4 (26.67%) COBOL
3 4 (26.67%) Java
4 3 (20.00%) JavaScript
4 3 (20.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (13.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft