Entity Framework Contract Job Trends in the North West
Microsoft Entity Framework
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West citing Entity Framework skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 179 | 137 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | -19 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing Entity Framework | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 0.024% | 0.16% | 0.042% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.13% | 0.76% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £530 | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £573 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +0.35% | +4.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.80 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £46.80 | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
North West
Entity Framework falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the North West.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 780 | 526 | 424 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | 19.08% | 21.56% | 17.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 510 | 403 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £388 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £375 | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | £677 | £656 |
| England median daily rate | £535 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.88% | -5.45% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 10 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £57.50 | £29.60 | £41.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £62.31 | £46.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £74.26 | £46.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.00% | +58.54% | +1.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | - | £70.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.75 | £83.08 | £82.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £66.66 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.20% | -15.38% | +15.25% |
Entity Framework Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Entity Framework relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Entity Framework Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Entity Framework.
Entity Framework Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Entity Framework.
Entity Framework Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Entity Framework within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Entity Framework England |
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Entity Framework Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .NET | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | .NET Framework | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | COM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | WinForms | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | WPF | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | XML | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | XSD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | XSLT | 100.0% | 1 |