Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 53 48 37
Rank change year-on-year -5 -11 -1
Contract jobs citing .NET 1,537 2,563 5,254
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.60% 4.54% 6.00%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 17.22% 19.70% 22.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,151 2,006 4,109
10th Percentile £325 £387 £385
25th Percentile £413 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £560 £540
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +3.70% +13.68%
75th Percentile £639 £700 £670
90th Percentile £738 £800 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £485 £475
% change year-on-year -7.22% +2.11% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 16 48
10th Percentile £20.77 £33.00 £20.25
25th Percentile £26.00 £43.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £58.91 £53.99 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.11% +10.17% +21.74%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.63 £62.18
90th Percentile £85.00 £85.00 £69.13
UK excluding London median hourly rate £59.45 £55.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year +8.10% +12.24% +21.74%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

.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 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 8,928 13,012 23,567
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 20.93% 23.07% 26.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,210 9,482 17,316
10th Percentile £345 £400 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £665
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +12.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 146 228
10th Percentile £21.68 £27.88 £22.35
25th Percentile £43.00 £51.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +23.81% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65.95 £75.00 £67.40
90th Percentile £74.55 £80.63 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £48.43 £65.00 £54.25
% change year-on-year -25.49% +19.82% +20.56%

.NET
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing .NET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for .NET in the UK

.NET
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing .NET.

Daily rate trend for .NET in the UK

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing .NET over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for .NET in the UK

.NET
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing .NET.

Hourly rate trend for .NET in the UK

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing .NET over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for .NET in the UK

.NET
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 25 May 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
England -6 1,348 £538 -6.52% 1,599
London +5 914 £575 -11.54% 551
Work from Home 0 596 £500 -9.09% 1,285
UK excluding London -34 456 £450 -7.22% 1,279
North of England -29 108 £441 -7.26% 377
South West +18 95 £580 +5.45% 106
South East -50 94 £490 -4.85% 368
North West -25 66 £445 -6.32% 210
Midlands -25 62 £450 +5.26% 229
Scotland -21 45 £425 -10.53% 69
West Midlands -17 40 £475 -5.00% 136
East of England +3 35 £475 +4.11% 98
Yorkshire -25 35 £420 -13.45% 114
East Midlands -16 24 £405 -4.71% 92
Wales -13 18 £413 -26.99% 40
North East +9 7 £375 -14.29% 59
Northern Ireland -1 4 - - 23

.NET
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 47 (3.06%) CMS
1 47 (3.06%) IIS
2 44 (2.86%) SharePoint
3 34 (2.21%) Confluence
4 32 (2.08%) Umbraco
5 11 (0.72%) BizTalk Server
6 9 (0.59%) Apache
7 6 (0.39%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.39%) ArcGIS
7 6 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
7 6 (0.39%) WordPress
8 5 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.33%) Drupal
9 4 (0.26%) Sitecore CMS
10 3 (0.20%) Kentico
10 3 (0.20%) WebLogic
10 3 (0.20%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.13%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.13%) Jadu
11 2 (0.13%) nginx
Applications
1 37 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.13%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.065%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.065%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.065%) PlantUML
5 1 (0.065%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 39 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.17%) Endur
3 8 (0.52%) NEC Housing
4 7 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
5 6 (0.39%) Aladdin
5 6 (0.39%) SimCorp Dimension
6 4 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.20%) Magento
7 3 (0.20%) Maximo
8 2 (0.13%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.13%) Shopify
9 1 (0.065%) Aareon QL
9 1 (0.065%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.065%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 1 (0.065%) MIS ActiveH
9 1 (0.065%) OPENHousing
9 1 (0.065%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 793 (51.59%) Azure
2 361 (23.49%) Azure DevOps
3 234 (15.22%) AWS
4 123 (8.00%) Azure Service Bus
5 94 (6.12%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 85 (5.53%) Entra ID
7 80 (5.20%) Power Platform
8 77 (5.01%) Serverless
9 59 (3.84%) Dynamics 365
10 54 (3.51%) Azure Monitor
10 54 (3.51%) GCP
11 51 (3.32%) PaaS
12 50 (3.25%) Azure Functions
13 46 (2.99%) PowerApps
14 44 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
15 43 (2.80%) Power Automate
16 35 (2.28%) GitHub
17 33 (2.15%) Azure AKS
18 31 (2.02%) Microsoft 365
19 30 (1.95%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (1.56%) Internet
2 16 (1.04%) DNS
3 15 (0.98%) TCP/IP
4 14 (0.91%) Network Security
5 13 (0.85%) HTTP
5 13 (0.85%) VPN
6 10 (0.65%) Firewall
7 8 (0.52%) FTP
8 6 (0.39%) DHCP
9 5 (0.33%) Intranet
9 5 (0.33%) SSL
9 5 (0.33%) Wireshark
10 4 (0.26%) SSH
10 4 (0.26%) WAN
11 3 (0.20%) LAN
11 3 (0.20%) Software-Defined Networking
11 3 (0.20%) Wireless
12 2 (0.13%) BIG-IP
12 2 (0.13%) Cisco ASA
12 2 (0.13%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 441 (28.69%) SQL Server
2 63 (4.10%) NoSQL
3 52 (3.38%) Azure SQL Database
4 49 (3.19%) Relational Database
5 41 (2.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 38 (2.47%) Power BI
7 37 (2.41%) PostgreSQL
8 35 (2.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 34 (2.21%) MySQL
10 27 (1.76%) Redis
11 26 (1.69%) Oracle Database
12 24 (1.56%) MongoDB
13 20 (1.30%) Data Warehouse
13 20 (1.30%) Elasticsearch
14 13 (0.85%) Big Data
14 13 (0.85%) Data Lake
14 13 (0.85%) DynamoDB
15 9 (0.59%) BusinessObjects
15 9 (0.59%) GIS
16 8 (0.52%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 196 (12.75%) Git
2 97 (6.31%) Visual Studio
3 76 (4.94%) Jenkins
4 61 (3.97%) TeamCity
5 59 (3.84%) JIRA
6 58 (3.77%) SpecFlow
7 54 (3.51%) Selenium
8 35 (2.28%) Bitbucket
8 35 (2.28%) NUnit
9 31 (2.02%) Postman
10 27 (1.76%) Cucumber
10 27 (1.76%) WebDriver
11 26 (1.69%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 20 (1.30%) Team Foundation Server
13 19 (1.24%) Moq
14 18 (1.17%) Cypress.io
15 13 (0.85%) GitLab
15 13 (0.85%) Subversion
16 12 (0.78%) Octopus Deploy
16 12 (0.78%) SonarQube
General
1 273 (17.76%) Social Skills
2 269 (17.50%) Finance
3 148 (9.63%) Public Sector
4 103 (6.70%) Front Office
5 99 (6.44%) Analytical Skills
6 96 (6.25%) Banking
7 58 (3.77%) Back Office
8 47 (3.06%) Investment Banking
9 30 (1.95%) Local Government
10 18 (1.17%) Aerospace
11 17 (1.11%) Manufacturing
12 16 (1.04%) Marketing
12 16 (1.04%) Retail
13 13 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (0.78%) Telecoms
15 11 (0.72%) Financial Institution
15 11 (0.72%) Law
16 9 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
16 9 (0.59%) Electronics
17 8 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 946 (61.55%) Developer
2 419 (27.26%) .NET Developer
3 249 (16.20%) Senior
4 232 (15.09%) C# Developer
5 163 (10.61%) Senior Developer
6 141 (9.17%) Full Stack Developer
7 131 (8.52%) Software Engineer
8 108 (7.03%) C# .NET Developer
9 107 (6.96%) Lead
10 99 (6.44%) Architect
10 99 (6.44%) Software Developer
11 89 (5.79%) Azure Developer
12 63 (4.10%) Full Stack .NET Developer
13 57 (3.71%) .NET Software Engineer
14 52 (3.38%) Azure Engineer
15 48 (3.12%) DevOps Engineer
16 47 (3.06%) React Developer
16 47 (3.06%) Senior .NET Developer
17 43 (2.80%) Analyst
17 43 (2.80%) Backend Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 360 (23.42%) .NET Core
2 294 (19.13%) .NET Framework
3 240 (15.61%) React
4 239 (15.55%) ASP.NET
5 205 (13.34%) AngularJS
6 173 (11.26%) HTML
7 165 (10.74%) CSS
8 133 (8.65%) XML
9 106 (6.90%) REST
10 84 (5.47%) Web Services
11 82 (5.34%) Entity Framework
12 74 (4.81%) RESTful
13 72 (4.68%) ASP.NET Core
14 67 (4.36%) Blazor
15 62 (4.03%) WCF
16 57 (3.71%) ASP.NET Web API
17 51 (3.32%) Vue
18 45 (2.93%) jQuery
18 45 (2.93%) JSON
19 44 (2.86%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 89 (5.79%) Product Ownership
2 46 (2.99%) Derivative
3 44 (2.86%) Fixed Income
4 41 (2.67%) Greenfield Project
5 40 (2.60%) Hedge funds
6 38 (2.47%) Equities
7 33 (2.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 28 (1.82%) Cloud Native
8 28 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
9 26 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
9 26 (1.69%) Mobile App
10 21 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
11 19 (1.24%) Legacy Applications
12 16 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
13 15 (0.98%) Algorithms
13 15 (0.98%) Data Structures
13 15 (0.98%) Public Cloud
14 14 (0.91%) Onboarding
15 13 (0.85%) Client/Server
16 12 (0.78%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 127 (8.26%) Windows
2 72 (4.68%) Linux
3 32 (2.08%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.30%) Android
5 18 (1.17%) Apple iOS
6 11 (0.72%) Unix
7 4 (0.26%) VMS
8 3 (0.20%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.20%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.065%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 556 (36.17%) DevOps
2 533 (34.68%) Agile
3 281 (18.28%) CI/CD
4 229 (14.90%) Full Stack Development
4 229 (14.90%) Software Engineering
5 197 (12.82%) TDD
6 187 (12.17%) Microservices
7 182 (11.84%) Problem-Solving
8 181 (11.78%) Scrum
9 175 (11.39%) OO
10 155 (10.08%) Test Automation
11 154 (10.02%) MVC
12 102 (6.64%) Continuous Integration
13 99 (6.44%) SDLC
14 91 (5.92%) Design Patterns
14 91 (5.92%) Migration
15 89 (5.79%) API Management
16 78 (5.07%) B2C
17 77 (5.01%) SOLID
18 75 (4.88%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 1,109 (72.15%) C#
2 494 (32.14%) SQL
3 321 (20.88%) JavaScript
4 242 (15.74%) PowerShell
5 144 (9.37%) TypeScript
6 136 (8.85%) Python
7 134 (8.72%) Java
8 103 (6.70%) Bicep
9 68 (4.42%) T-SQL
10 67 (4.36%) PL/SQL
11 62 (4.03%) C++
12 46 (2.99%) VB.NET
13 45 (2.93%) VBA
14 35 (2.28%) VB
15 30 (1.95%) C
16 24 (1.56%) Ruby
17 19 (1.24%) PHP
18 16 (1.04%) Bash
19 12 (0.78%) Go
20 10 (0.65%) Perl
Qualifications
1 149 (9.69%) Security Cleared
2 114 (7.42%) SC Cleared
3 111 (7.22%) Degree
4 36 (2.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (1.37%) DV Cleared
6 17 (1.11%) Master's Degree
7 12 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (0.65%) Azure Certification
9 7 (0.46%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
9 7 (0.46%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.33%) CISSP
11 4 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.20%) CISA
12 3 (0.20%) CISM
12 3 (0.20%) HNC
12 3 (0.20%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.13%) CCNP
13 2 (0.13%) HND
13 2 (0.13%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (7.35%) QA
2 49 (3.19%) Accessibility
3 27 (1.76%) WCAG
4 11 (0.72%) MiFID
5 8 (0.52%) PCI DSS
6 6 (0.39%) Data Quality
6 6 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
6 6 (0.39%) EMIR
6 6 (0.39%) SLA
7 5 (0.33%) Dodd-Frank
8 4 (0.26%) GDPR
8 4 (0.26%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.20%) GRC
9 3 (0.20%) HL7
9 3 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 3 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 3 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.065%) DICOM
11 1 (0.065%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 140 (9.11%) Active Directory
2 90 (5.86%) Docker
3 18 (1.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (1.04%) Hyper-V
5 14 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.59%) vSphere
7 4 (0.26%) NFS
7 4 (0.26%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.20%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.065%) Firmware
9 1 (0.065%) GridGain
9 1 (0.065%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 96 (6.25%) Kubernetes
2 74 (4.81%) Terraform
3 61 (3.97%) Ansible
4 25 (1.63%) PowerCLI
5 21 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
6 14 (0.91%) SCOM
7 10 (0.65%) ITRS Geneos
8 9 (0.59%) BladeLogic
9 6 (0.39%) SCCM
10 5 (0.33%) WSUS
11 4 (0.26%) Puppet
12 3 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 3 (0.20%) Grafana
12 3 (0.20%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.20%) Prometheus
13 2 (0.13%) OPNET
13 2 (0.13%) SCOrch
14 1 (0.065%) Control-M
14 1 (0.065%) Microsoft Intune
14 1 (0.065%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 361 (23.49%) Microsoft
2 141 (9.17%) Oracle
3 33 (2.15%) SAP
4 29 (1.89%) Citrix
5 26 (1.69%) Atlassian
6 22 (1.43%) Dell
6 22 (1.43%) HP
7 20 (1.30%) VMware
8 18 (1.17%) OpenLink
9 17 (1.11%) Databricks
9 17 (1.11%) MuleSoft
10 16 (1.04%) Xamarin
11 14 (0.91%) Google
12 10 (0.65%) Salesforce
12 10 (0.65%) TIBCO
13 9 (0.59%) Altiris
13 9 (0.59%) Dynatrace
13 9 (0.59%) F5
14 8 (0.52%) NEC
15 7 (0.46%) Sitecore