.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 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 57 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 -34 +3
Permanent jobs citing .NET 2,316 1,853 6,814
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.79% 4.68% 7.20%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 26.73% 23.76% 37.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2,101 1,372 5,745
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%

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 8,663 7,798 18,237
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.43% 19.71% 19.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,602 5,240 14,659
10th Percentile £40,638 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,037 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.04% +11.73% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,254 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.89% +10.42% -11.11%

.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 16 June 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 16 June 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
South East +17 606 £57,500 - 150
London -15 546 £80,000 - 226
North of England -3 523 £60,000 +1.69% 153
Midlands +1 284 £55,000 - 71
North West +3 279 £62,500 +13.64% 90
South West +17 177 £55,000 +4.76% 50
East of England +11 159 £65,000 +26.83% 48
West Midlands -20 146 £55,000 +2.44% 41
East Midlands +21 138 £55,000 - 30
Yorkshire -12 123 £60,000 -7.69% 29
North East -2 121 £58,250 +5.91% 35
.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 59 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.12%) IIS
3 25 (1.08%) CMS
4 16 (0.69%) ColdFusion
4 16 (0.69%) Confluence
5 13 (0.56%) Umbraco
6 8 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
7 7 (0.30%) Apache
7 7 (0.30%) JBoss
8 6 (0.26%) WordPress
9 5 (0.22%) NServiceBus
10 4 (0.17%) GeoServer
10 4 (0.17%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.17%) nginx
10 4 (0.17%) WebSphere
11 3 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
12 2 (0.086%) Microsoft Exchange
13 1 (0.043%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.043%) CICS
Applications
1 8 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.22%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.086%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.086%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.13%) Magento
4 2 (0.086%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.086%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.086%) Shopify
5 1 (0.043%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.043%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.043%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.043%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.043%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 1,103 (47.63%) Azure
2 342 (14.77%) AWS
3 330 (14.25%) Azure DevOps
4 237 (10.23%) SaaS
5 160 (6.91%) GitHub
6 144 (6.22%) Power Platform
7 127 (5.48%) Serverless
8 111 (4.79%) Azure Logic Apps
9 96 (4.15%) Azure AI
10 92 (3.97%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 92 (3.97%) GitHub Copilot
11 85 (3.67%) Power Automate
12 81 (3.50%) PowerApps
13 80 (3.45%) Azure Functions
14 77 (3.32%) Microsoft 365
15 74 (3.20%) Azure Service Bus
16 54 (2.33%) Azure Monitor
17 53 (2.29%) Azure AKS
18 52 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
19 49 (2.12%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 62 (2.68%) Internet
2 10 (0.43%) TCP/IP
3 9 (0.39%) Firewall
4 6 (0.26%) DHCP
4 6 (0.26%) DNS
4 6 (0.26%) Hyperconnected
5 5 (0.22%) LAN
5 5 (0.22%) LTE
5 5 (0.22%) WAN
6 4 (0.17%) Intranet
6 4 (0.17%) WinSCP
7 3 (0.13%) HTTPS
7 3 (0.13%) RS-232
8 2 (0.086%) Modbus
9 1 (0.043%) AMQP
9 1 (0.043%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.043%) FIX Connectivity
9 1 (0.043%) MPLS
9 1 (0.043%) Profibus
9 1 (0.043%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 454 (19.60%) SQL Server
2 313 (13.51%) Azure SQL Database
3 256 (11.05%) MongoDB
4 92 (3.97%) Power BI
5 89 (3.84%) Elasticsearch
6 65 (2.81%) NoSQL
7 54 (2.33%) MySQL
8 40 (1.73%) Relational Database
9 39 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
9 39 (1.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 29 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 16 (0.69%) Redis
12 12 (0.52%) Db2
13 11 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
13 11 (0.47%) GIS
14 6 (0.26%) Data Lake
14 6 (0.26%) DynamoDB
14 6 (0.26%) NonStop SQL
15 5 (0.22%) Crystal Reports
15 5 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 136 (5.87%) Git
2 49 (2.12%) JIRA
3 33 (1.42%) Visual Studio
4 30 (1.30%) Postman
4 30 (1.30%) Selenium
5 16 (0.69%) SoapUI
5 16 (0.69%) SpecFlow
5 16 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
5 16 (0.69%) WebDriver
6 15 (0.65%) GitLab
6 15 (0.65%) Jenkins
7 12 (0.52%) Claude Code
7 12 (0.52%) NUnit
7 12 (0.52%) TeamCity
8 9 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 8 (0.35%) Cucumber
9 8 (0.35%) Octopus Deploy
10 7 (0.30%) Cypress.io
10 7 (0.30%) Visual Studio Code
11 6 (0.26%) TestRail
General
1 379 (16.36%) Finance
2 329 (14.21%) Social Skills
3 95 (4.10%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (2.72%) Retail
5 61 (2.63%) Public Sector
6 47 (2.03%) Banking
7 42 (1.81%) Law
8 40 (1.73%) Manufacturing
9 39 (1.68%) Games
9 39 (1.68%) Legal
10 35 (1.51%) Advertising
11 33 (1.42%) Marketing
12 32 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 26 (1.12%) Aerospace
14 23 (0.99%) Automotive
15 20 (0.86%) Electronics
16 12 (0.52%) Back Office
17 11 (0.47%) Legal Technology
18 10 (0.43%) Aviation
18 10 (0.43%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 1,364 (58.89%) Developer
2 748 (32.30%) .NET Developer
3 486 (20.98%) Senior
4 402 (17.36%) Software Engineer
5 344 (14.85%) Software Developer
6 248 (10.71%) Lead
7 241 (10.41%) Senior Developer
8 205 (8.85%) C# Developer
9 190 (8.20%) Full-Stack Developer
10 184 (7.94%) .NET Software Engineer
11 164 (7.08%) C# .NET Developer
12 152 (6.56%) Senior Software Engineer
13 148 (6.39%) C# Software Engineer
14 131 (5.66%) .NET Software Developer
15 121 (5.22%) Lead Developer
16 110 (4.75%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 110 (4.75%) Senior .NET Developer
17 87 (3.76%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
18 81 (3.50%) Architect
19 74 (3.20%) C# Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 620 (26.77%) .NET Core
2 525 (22.67%) ASP.NET
3 360 (15.54%) ASP.NET Core
3 360 (15.54%) React
4 295 (12.74%) HTML
5 289 (12.48%) CSS
6 242 (10.45%) AngularJS
7 230 (9.93%) .NET Framework
8 203 (8.77%) RESTful
9 201 (8.68%) Blazor
10 196 (8.46%) Entity Framework
11 186 (8.03%) Vue
12 172 (7.43%) Node.js
13 169 (7.30%) REST
14 137 (5.92%) ASP.NET Web API
15 86 (3.71%) ML.NET
16 68 (2.94%) LINQ
17 58 (2.50%) JSON
18 55 (2.37%) jQuery
19 46 (1.99%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 144 (6.22%) Cloud Native
2 110 (4.75%) Greenfield Project
3 85 (3.67%) Distributed Systems
4 79 (3.41%) Product Ownership
5 74 (3.20%) Mobile App
6 60 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
7 54 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
8 31 (1.34%) Hedge funds
9 26 (1.12%) Legacy Applications
10 25 (1.08%) Legacy Code
11 20 (0.86%) Low-Code
12 17 (0.73%) Management Information System
13 16 (0.69%) AI Agents
13 16 (0.69%) Algorithms
13 16 (0.69%) Sports Betting
14 15 (0.65%) Onboarding
14 15 (0.65%) Virtual Team
15 14 (0.60%) PropTech
15 14 (0.60%) Self-Motivation
16 13 (0.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 77 (3.32%) Windows
2 27 (1.17%) Windows Server
3 26 (1.12%) Android
4 25 (1.08%) Linux
5 12 (0.52%) VMS
6 9 (0.39%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.086%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.086%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.043%) Solaris
9 1 (0.043%) Unix
9 1 (0.043%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.043%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 746 (32.21%) Full-Stack Development
2 681 (29.40%) Agile
3 636 (27.46%) Software Engineering
4 534 (23.06%) CI/CD
5 522 (22.54%) DevOps
6 359 (15.50%) Microservices
7 327 (14.12%) AI
8 272 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
9 239 (10.32%) Continuous Improvement
10 213 (9.20%) Mentoring
11 187 (8.07%) SDLC
12 179 (7.73%) Test Automation
13 148 (6.39%) Machine Learning
14 143 (6.17%) Scrum
15 138 (5.96%) TDD
16 135 (5.83%) Clean Code
16 135 (5.83%) Technical Leadership
17 134 (5.79%) Containerisation
18 120 (5.18%) Fintech
19 115 (4.97%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 1,675 (72.32%) C#
2 813 (35.10%) SQL
3 478 (20.64%) JavaScript
4 301 (13.00%) TypeScript
5 196 (8.46%) Python
6 147 (6.35%) Java
7 80 (3.45%) PowerShell
8 79 (3.41%) C++
9 55 (2.37%) PHP
10 45 (1.94%) VB.NET
11 43 (1.86%) T-SQL
12 38 (1.64%) Bicep
13 23 (0.99%) C
14 20 (0.86%) Bash
14 20 (0.86%) VB
15 15 (0.65%) Apex Code
15 15 (0.65%) PL/SQL
16 11 (0.47%) Kusto Query Language
17 9 (0.39%) Go
17 9 (0.39%) VBA
Qualifications
1 208 (8.98%) Degree
2 85 (3.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 82 (3.54%) Security Cleared
4 64 (2.76%) SC Cleared
5 24 (1.04%) Azure Certification
6 22 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (0.56%) ISTQB
8 10 (0.43%) AWS Certification
8 10 (0.43%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 7 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (0.26%) Master's Degree
10 6 (0.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 5 (0.22%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.17%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.13%) AWS Certified Developer
13 3 (0.13%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.13%) PhD
14 2 (0.086%) CSQA
14 2 (0.086%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 120 (5.18%) QA
2 55 (2.37%) Accessibility
3 17 (0.73%) GDPR
4 16 (0.69%) Data Quality
5 12 (0.52%) WCAG
6 8 (0.35%) ISO 9001
6 8 (0.35%) SLA
7 7 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.17%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.13%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.086%) ITGC
10 2 (0.086%) NCSC
10 2 (0.086%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 230 (9.93%) Docker
2 17 (0.73%) Active Directory
3 12 (0.52%) Firmware
4 8 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.22%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.086%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 222 (9.59%) Kubernetes
2 107 (4.62%) Terraform
3 14 (0.60%) Grafana
4 7 (0.30%) Kibana
5 6 (0.26%) Ansible
6 5 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.086%) MIIS
8 1 (0.043%) CASB
8 1 (0.043%) Consul
8 1 (0.043%) MOM
8 1 (0.043%) Packer
8 1 (0.043%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.043%) Puppet
Vendors
1 620 (26.77%) Microsoft
2 40 (1.73%) Google
3 34 (1.47%) Oracle
4 31 (1.34%) Facebook
5 30 (1.30%) Salesforce
6 26 (1.12%) Adobe
6 26 (1.12%) OpenAI
7 21 (0.91%) Xamarin
8 18 (0.78%) ServiceNow
9 12 (0.52%) Databricks
9 12 (0.52%) YouTube
10 11 (0.47%) MuleSoft
11 9 (0.39%) iManage
11 9 (0.39%) VMware
12 8 (0.35%) CrowdStrike
13 7 (0.30%) Apple
13 7 (0.30%) IBM
13 7 (0.30%) Intapp
13 7 (0.30%) Sony
13 7 (0.30%) Yahoo!