.NET Job Trends in England

Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring .NET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 37 23
Rank change year-on-year -42 -14 +3
Permanent jobs citing .NET 1,551 2,476 5,282
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.54% 5.82% 7.89%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 23.10% 26.04% 34.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,391 1,723 4,812
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

.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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 6,715 9,507 15,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.99% 22.33% 22.72%
Number of salaries quoted 5,152 5,925 12,921
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -8.09%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £108,750 £111,250 £102,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,206 £61,500
% change year-on-year -1.82% +7.65% -8.89%

.NET
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

.NET job vacancy trend in England

.NET
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing .NET.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing .NET

.NET
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing .NET in England over the 6 months to 24 February 2026.

Salary histogram for .NET in England

.NET
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the England region over the 6 months to 24 February 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
London -32 429 £80,000 +6.67% 203
South East -38 386 £60,000 - 199
North of England -36 349 £65,000 +13.04% 160
Midlands -37 203 £52,500 -8.70% 70
North West -30 185 £65,000 +13.04% 98
West Midlands -40 116 £50,000 -13.04% 37
Yorkshire -43 106 £60,000 +13.21% 37
South West -53 98 £55,000 -8.33% 62
East Midlands -36 87 £64,000 +23.08% 33
East of England -67 62 £60,000 +20.00% 48
North East -2 58 £70,000 +12.00% 27
.NET
UK

.NET
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 44 (2.84%) IIS
2 24 (1.55%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.03%) CMS
4 13 (0.84%) JBoss
4 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.84%) WebSphere
5 7 (0.45%) Umbraco
6 6 (0.39%) Confluence
7 5 (0.32%) NServiceBus
8 3 (0.19%) BizTalk Server
8 3 (0.19%) nginx
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.064%) Apache
10 1 (0.064%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.064%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.064%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.064%) Kentico
10 1 (0.064%) SAS
10 1 (0.064%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.19%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.19%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.13%) CINEMA 4D
3 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.064%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 44 (2.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.13%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 2 (0.13%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.064%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.064%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.064%) Endur
3 1 (0.064%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 758 (48.87%) Azure
2 290 (18.70%) AWS
3 234 (15.09%) Azure DevOps
4 224 (14.44%) SaaS
5 124 (7.99%) Power Platform
6 103 (6.64%) GitHub
7 102 (6.58%) Serverless
8 74 (4.77%) GCP
9 59 (3.80%) Azure Functions
9 59 (3.80%) Azure Logic Apps
10 57 (3.68%) Dynamics 365
10 57 (3.68%) Power Automate
11 50 (3.22%) PowerApps
12 47 (3.03%) Azure Service Bus
13 42 (2.71%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 39 (2.51%) GitHub Actions
15 37 (2.39%) Entra ID
16 31 (2.00%) Azure AKS
17 27 (1.74%) Microsoft 365
18 26 (1.68%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 15 (0.97%) Internet
2 11 (0.71%) DNS
3 10 (0.64%) DHCP
3 10 (0.64%) Firewall
4 8 (0.52%) WinSCP
5 7 (0.45%) VPN
6 5 (0.32%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.32%) VoIP
7 4 (0.26%) HTTP
8 3 (0.19%) Intranet
8 3 (0.19%) LTE
9 2 (0.13%) NAS
9 2 (0.13%) SAN
9 2 (0.13%) VLAN
10 1 (0.064%) AMQP
10 1 (0.064%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.064%) FIX Connectivity
10 1 (0.064%) IPv6
10 1 (0.064%) MPLS
10 1 (0.064%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 394 (25.40%) SQL Server
2 80 (5.16%) NoSQL
3 53 (3.42%) Azure SQL Database
3 53 (3.42%) Power BI
4 51 (3.29%) MongoDB
5 46 (2.97%) Relational Database
6 43 (2.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 42 (2.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 39 (2.51%) PostgreSQL
9 38 (2.45%) MySQL
10 21 (1.35%) DynamoDB
11 20 (1.29%) Redis
12 12 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
13 10 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.45%) DB2
15 6 (0.39%) Tableau
16 4 (0.26%) BusinessObjects
17 3 (0.19%) GIS
17 3 (0.19%) NonStop SQL
17 3 (0.19%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 132 (8.51%) Git
2 48 (3.09%) JIRA
3 47 (3.03%) Selenium
4 41 (2.64%) Visual Studio
5 34 (2.19%) Postman
6 30 (1.93%) Team Foundation Server
7 27 (1.74%) WebDriver
8 26 (1.68%) SoapUI
9 19 (1.23%) TeamCity
10 18 (1.16%) Jenkins
11 16 (1.03%) Octopus Deploy
11 16 (1.03%) SpecFlow
12 8 (0.52%) Cypress.io
12 8 (0.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 7 (0.45%) LabVIEW
14 6 (0.39%) git-flow
14 6 (0.39%) GitLab
14 6 (0.39%) NUnit
15 4 (0.26%) MSTest
15 4 (0.26%) Storybook
General
1 328 (21.15%) Social Skills
2 283 (18.25%) Finance
3 69 (4.45%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (4.38%) Law
5 52 (3.35%) Banking
6 50 (3.22%) Public Sector
7 36 (2.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 28 (1.81%) Legal
9 20 (1.29%) Games
9 20 (1.29%) Marketing
10 18 (1.16%) Retail
11 17 (1.10%) Manufacturing
12 16 (1.03%) Aviation
13 15 (0.97%) Front Office
14 11 (0.71%) Electronics
14 11 (0.71%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (0.58%) Aerospace
15 9 (0.58%) Military
15 9 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (0.58%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 836 (53.90%) Developer
2 360 (23.21%) Senior
3 342 (22.05%) .NET Developer
4 272 (17.54%) Software Engineer
5 258 (16.63%) Software Developer
6 180 (11.61%) Lead
7 175 (11.28%) C# Developer
8 161 (10.38%) Senior Developer
9 157 (10.12%) Full-Stack Developer
10 129 (8.32%) .NET Software Engineer
11 111 (7.16%) Senior Software Engineer
12 91 (5.87%) .NET Software Developer
12 91 (5.87%) C# .NET Developer
13 76 (4.90%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 75 (4.84%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
15 70 (4.51%) Senior .NET Developer
16 68 (4.38%) Lead Developer
17 58 (3.74%) C# Software Engineer
18 52 (3.35%) Analyst
19 48 (3.09%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 360 (23.21%) .NET Core
2 293 (18.89%) React
3 225 (14.51%) ASP.NET
4 204 (13.15%) .NET Framework
5 190 (12.25%) HTML
6 162 (10.44%) CSS
7 147 (9.48%) AngularJS
8 131 (8.45%) REST
9 106 (6.83%) RESTful
10 88 (5.67%) Blazor
11 87 (5.61%) Entity Framework
12 67 (4.32%) Node.js
13 64 (4.13%) ASP.NET Core
14 62 (4.00%) Vue
15 59 (3.80%) SOAP
16 48 (3.09%) ASP.NET MVC
17 44 (2.84%) ASP.NET Web API
18 39 (2.51%) HTML5
19 36 (2.32%) Middleware
20 34 (2.19%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 138 (8.90%) Cloud Native
2 71 (4.58%) Product Ownership
3 61 (3.93%) Mobile App
4 52 (3.35%) Legacy Systems
5 48 (3.09%) Distributed Systems
6 44 (2.84%) Greenfield Project
7 28 (1.81%) Virtual Team
8 23 (1.48%) Hedge funds
9 21 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
10 19 (1.23%) Hybrid Cloud
11 17 (1.10%) AI Agents
11 17 (1.10%) Legacy Applications
12 16 (1.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 16 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
13 15 (0.97%) Onboarding
14 14 (0.90%) Algorithms
14 14 (0.90%) Low-Code
15 13 (0.84%) Client/Server
15 13 (0.84%) DataPower
15 13 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 83 (5.35%) Windows
2 27 (1.74%) Android
3 26 (1.68%) Apple iOS
4 24 (1.55%) Linux
5 23 (1.48%) Windows Server
6 15 (0.97%) VMS
7 9 (0.58%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.32%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.19%) Unix
10 1 (0.064%) Fedora
10 1 (0.064%) Solaris
10 1 (0.064%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 541 (34.88%) Agile
2 496 (31.98%) Software Engineering
3 397 (25.60%) DevOps
4 389 (25.08%) CI/CD
5 378 (24.37%) Full-Stack Development
6 268 (17.28%) Problem-Solving
7 263 (16.96%) Microservices
8 207 (13.35%) Continuous Improvement
9 171 (11.03%) Mentoring
10 162 (10.44%) AI
11 134 (8.64%) SDLC
12 131 (8.45%) Scrum
13 126 (8.12%) Clean Code
14 122 (7.87%) Containerisation
15 115 (7.41%) Test Automation
15 115 (7.41%) User Experience
16 107 (6.90%) MVC
17 101 (6.51%) Computer Science
18 97 (6.25%) TDD
19 94 (6.06%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1,062 (68.47%) C#
2 482 (31.08%) SQL
3 379 (24.44%) JavaScript
4 215 (13.86%) TypeScript
5 152 (9.80%) Java
6 133 (8.58%) Python
7 63 (4.06%) PowerShell
8 34 (2.19%) C++
9 31 (2.00%) T-SQL
10 30 (1.93%) VB.NET
11 24 (1.55%) PHP
12 23 (1.48%) Bicep
13 17 (1.10%) Apex Code
14 15 (0.97%) C
15 13 (0.84%) Bash
16 12 (0.77%) Rust
17 9 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
18 8 (0.52%) Go
19 6 (0.39%) PL/SQL
19 6 (0.39%) VB
Qualifications
1 200 (12.89%) Degree
2 57 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
3 51 (3.29%) Security Cleared
4 42 (2.71%) SC Cleared
5 30 (1.93%) ISTQB
6 23 (1.48%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 18 (1.16%) AWS Certification
8 13 (0.84%) Master's Degree
8 13 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (0.77%) Azure Certification
10 11 (0.71%) AWS Certified Developer
11 8 (0.52%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.45%) ISEB
12 7 (0.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 5 (0.32%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.26%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.19%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.19%) MCSE
15 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (0.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (6.71%) QA
2 46 (2.97%) Accessibility
3 15 (0.97%) GDPR
3 15 (0.97%) WCAG
4 9 (0.58%) ISO 9001
5 7 (0.45%) Data Quality
6 6 (0.39%) PCI DSS
6 6 (0.39%) SLA
7 3 (0.19%) GRC
7 3 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.064%) ITGC
8 1 (0.064%) SOC 2
System Software
1 153 (9.86%) Docker
2 25 (1.61%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.32%) Firmware
4 4 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.13%) vSphere
6 1 (0.064%) Squid
Systems Management
1 122 (7.87%) Kubernetes
2 90 (5.80%) Terraform
3 14 (0.90%) Grafana
4 11 (0.71%) Ansible
5 8 (0.52%) Kibana
5 8 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.13%) Argo
6 2 (0.13%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.064%) CASB
7 1 (0.064%) Control-M
Vendors
1 275 (17.73%) Microsoft
2 30 (1.93%) Salesforce
3 29 (1.87%) Xamarin
4 19 (1.23%) MuleSoft
5 18 (1.16%) Google
5 18 (1.16%) Oracle
6 12 (0.77%) Sage
7 10 (0.64%) New Relic
8 9 (0.58%) ServiceNow
8 9 (0.58%) Telerik
9 8 (0.52%) Databricks
10 7 (0.45%) Adobe
10 7 (0.45%) Apple
11 6 (0.39%) CrowdStrike
11 6 (0.39%) VMware
12 5 (0.32%) Datto
12 5 (0.32%) IBM
12 5 (0.32%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.32%) SAP
12 5 (0.32%) Syncfusion