.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 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 42 24
Rank change year-on-year -35 -18 +2
Permanent jobs citing .NET 1,667 2,169 5,750
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.52% 5.62% 7.70%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 23.47% 25.45% 35.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,481 1,721 5,194
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £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 7,102 8,521 16,124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.74% 22.08% 21.60%
Number of salaries quoted 5,416 6,026 13,616
10th Percentile £37,000 £39,750 £36,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,274 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% +10.46% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,050 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.59% +10.08% -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 17 March 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 17 March 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 -33 447 £80,750 +7.67% 231
South East -28 412 £60,000 - 186
North of England -30 388 £65,000 +18.18% 145
North West -29 206 £65,000 +18.18% 79
Midlands -34 206 £53,094 -7.66% 78
Yorkshire -34 121 £60,000 - 46
South West -12 115 £55,000 -8.33% 65
West Midlands -37 110 £50,000 -13.04% 48
East Midlands -31 96 £60,000 +14.29% 30
East of England -59 70 £60,000 +20.00% 56
North East -11 61 £70,000 +19.15% 23
.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 38 (2.28%) IIS
2 28 (1.68%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.20%) CMS
4 13 (0.78%) JBoss
4 13 (0.78%) WebSphere
5 11 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.66%) Umbraco
6 6 (0.36%) Confluence
7 5 (0.30%) NServiceBus
8 3 (0.18%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.12%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.12%) ColdFusion
9 2 (0.12%) nginx
10 1 (0.060%) Apache
10 1 (0.060%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.060%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.060%) Kentico
10 1 (0.060%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.060%) SAS
10 1 (0.060%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.18%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.18%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.060%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 34 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.12%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (0.060%) Advent Geneva
3 1 (0.060%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.060%) Endur
3 1 (0.060%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.060%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.060%) Magento
3 1 (0.060%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.060%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 755 (45.29%) Azure
2 273 (16.38%) AWS
3 228 (13.68%) SaaS
4 222 (13.32%) Azure DevOps
5 128 (7.68%) Power Platform
6 109 (6.54%) Serverless
7 106 (6.36%) GitHub
8 70 (4.20%) Azure Logic Apps
9 62 (3.72%) Azure Functions
10 59 (3.54%) PowerApps
11 56 (3.36%) Dynamics 365
11 56 (3.36%) Power Automate
12 55 (3.30%) GCP
13 49 (2.94%) Azure Service Bus
14 43 (2.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 37 (2.22%) Azure AKS
16 36 (2.16%) GitHub Actions
17 31 (1.86%) Entra ID
18 30 (1.80%) Microsoft 365
19 27 (1.62%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.02%) Internet
2 10 (0.60%) Firewall
3 8 (0.48%) WinSCP
4 7 (0.42%) DNS
5 6 (0.36%) DHCP
6 5 (0.30%) VPN
7 4 (0.24%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.24%) VoIP
8 3 (0.18%) LTE
9 2 (0.12%) HTTP
9 2 (0.12%) Hyperconnected
9 2 (0.12%) Intranet
10 1 (0.060%) AMQP
10 1 (0.060%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.060%) FIX Connectivity
10 1 (0.060%) Modbus
10 1 (0.060%) MPLS
10 1 (0.060%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 421 (25.25%) SQL Server
2 80 (4.80%) NoSQL
3 69 (4.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 63 (3.78%) Power BI
5 54 (3.24%) MongoDB
6 50 (3.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 48 (2.88%) Relational Database
8 46 (2.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 45 (2.70%) MySQL
10 42 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
11 20 (1.20%) DynamoDB
12 19 (1.14%) Redis
13 15 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
14 11 (0.66%) DB2
15 10 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
16 5 (0.30%) Data Lake
16 5 (0.30%) GIS
16 5 (0.30%) Tableau
17 4 (0.24%) Crystal Reports
18 3 (0.18%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 133 (7.98%) Git
2 50 (3.00%) JIRA
3 48 (2.88%) Selenium
4 43 (2.58%) Visual Studio
5 35 (2.10%) Postman
6 29 (1.74%) Team Foundation Server
7 26 (1.56%) WebDriver
8 24 (1.44%) SoapUI
9 22 (1.32%) TeamCity
10 20 (1.20%) Jenkins
11 18 (1.08%) SpecFlow
12 16 (0.96%) Octopus Deploy
13 10 (0.60%) Cypress.io
13 10 (0.60%) NUnit
14 8 (0.48%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
15 7 (0.42%) LabVIEW
16 5 (0.30%) git-flow
16 5 (0.30%) GitLab
17 4 (0.24%) Appium
17 4 (0.24%) Storybook
General
1 337 (20.22%) Social Skills
2 288 (17.28%) Finance
3 79 (4.74%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (4.02%) Law
5 56 (3.36%) Public Sector
6 54 (3.24%) Banking
7 39 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (1.56%) Marketing
9 23 (1.38%) Games
9 23 (1.38%) Legal
10 21 (1.26%) Retail
11 15 (0.90%) Front Office
11 15 (0.90%) Manufacturing
12 14 (0.84%) Aviation
13 12 (0.72%) Tech for Good
14 11 (0.66%) Electronics
15 9 (0.54%) Aerospace
15 9 (0.54%) Military
15 9 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.42%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 900 (53.99%) Developer
2 400 (24.00%) Senior
3 367 (22.02%) .NET Developer
4 298 (17.88%) Software Engineer
5 268 (16.08%) Software Developer
6 195 (11.70%) Lead
7 189 (11.34%) C# Developer
8 187 (11.22%) Senior Developer
9 171 (10.26%) Full-Stack Developer
10 136 (8.16%) .NET Software Engineer
11 117 (7.02%) Senior Software Engineer
12 108 (6.48%) C# .NET Developer
13 85 (5.10%) .NET Software Developer
14 82 (4.92%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
14 82 (4.92%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 77 (4.62%) Senior .NET Developer
16 73 (4.38%) Lead Developer
17 60 (3.60%) C# Software Engineer
18 58 (3.48%) Architect
19 55 (3.30%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 393 (23.58%) .NET Core
2 293 (17.58%) React
3 257 (15.42%) ASP.NET
4 219 (13.14%) .NET Framework
5 201 (12.06%) HTML
6 176 (10.56%) CSS
7 144 (8.64%) REST
8 143 (8.58%) AngularJS
9 116 (6.96%) RESTful
10 99 (5.94%) Entity Framework
11 91 (5.46%) Blazor
12 87 (5.22%) Node.js
13 85 (5.10%) ASP.NET Core
14 64 (3.84%) Vue
15 62 (3.72%) SOAP
16 46 (2.76%) ASP.NET MVC
17 45 (2.70%) ASP.NET Web API
18 39 (2.34%) Middleware
19 36 (2.16%) HTML5
20 34 (2.04%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 146 (8.76%) Cloud Native
2 67 (4.02%) Mobile App
3 66 (3.96%) Product Ownership
4 55 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
5 52 (3.12%) Distributed Systems
5 52 (3.12%) Greenfield Project
6 30 (1.80%) Virtual Team
7 27 (1.62%) Hedge funds
8 24 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
9 22 (1.32%) Legacy Applications
10 18 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
11 16 (0.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 15 (0.90%) AI Agents
12 15 (0.90%) Algorithms
12 15 (0.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 15 (0.90%) Low-Code
13 14 (0.84%) Management Information System
14 13 (0.78%) DataPower
15 12 (0.72%) Client/Server
15 12 (0.72%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 85 (5.10%) Windows
2 26 (1.56%) Android
3 24 (1.44%) Apple iOS
4 23 (1.38%) Linux
5 22 (1.32%) Windows Server
6 17 (1.02%) VMS
7 6 (0.36%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.24%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.18%) Unix
10 1 (0.060%) Fedora
10 1 (0.060%) Solaris
10 1 (0.060%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 535 (32.09%) Agile
2 521 (31.25%) Software Engineering
3 416 (24.96%) Full-Stack Development
4 409 (24.54%) DevOps
5 397 (23.82%) CI/CD
6 271 (16.26%) Microservices
7 259 (15.54%) Problem-Solving
8 215 (12.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 173 (10.38%) Mentoring
10 149 (8.94%) AI
11 141 (8.46%) Clean Code
12 139 (8.34%) SDLC
13 136 (8.16%) Scrum
14 129 (7.74%) Containerisation
15 125 (7.50%) Test Automation
16 116 (6.96%) User Experience
17 113 (6.78%) MVC
18 105 (6.30%) Technical Leadership
19 99 (5.94%) TDD
20 98 (5.88%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 1,141 (68.45%) C#
2 520 (31.19%) SQL
3 372 (22.32%) JavaScript
4 203 (12.18%) TypeScript
5 160 (9.60%) Java
6 140 (8.40%) Python
7 61 (3.66%) PowerShell
8 38 (2.28%) C++
9 35 (2.10%) T-SQL
10 29 (1.74%) VB.NET
11 27 (1.62%) PHP
12 26 (1.56%) Bicep
13 21 (1.26%) Apex Code
14 15 (0.90%) C
15 13 (0.78%) Bash
16 12 (0.72%) Go
17 11 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
17 11 (0.66%) Rust
18 10 (0.60%) PL/SQL
19 7 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 198 (11.88%) Degree
2 59 (3.54%) Security Cleared
3 52 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 49 (2.94%) SC Cleared
5 28 (1.68%) ISTQB
6 21 (1.26%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 18 (1.08%) AWS Certification
8 13 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (0.66%) AWS Certified Developer
9 11 (0.66%) Azure Certification
10 9 (0.54%) Master's Degree
11 8 (0.48%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.42%) ISEB
12 7 (0.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 5 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (0.18%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (6.48%) QA
2 46 (2.76%) Accessibility
3 14 (0.84%) GDPR
4 12 (0.72%) WCAG
5 9 (0.54%) ISO 9001
6 8 (0.48%) Data Quality
7 7 (0.42%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.42%) SLA
8 4 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.18%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.12%) GRC
11 1 (0.060%) ITGC
System Software
1 159 (9.54%) Docker
2 21 (1.26%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.36%) Firmware
4 4 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.12%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.12%) vSphere
6 1 (0.060%) Squid
Systems Management
1 130 (7.80%) Kubernetes
2 90 (5.40%) Terraform
3 15 (0.90%) Grafana
4 10 (0.60%) Ansible
5 8 (0.48%) Kibana
6 5 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.12%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.060%) Argo
8 1 (0.060%) CASB
8 1 (0.060%) Control-M
8 1 (0.060%) MIIS
Vendors
1 298 (17.88%) Microsoft
2 36 (2.16%) Salesforce
3 30 (1.80%) Xamarin
4 21 (1.26%) Google
5 19 (1.14%) MuleSoft
6 14 (0.84%) Oracle
6 14 (0.84%) Sage
7 11 (0.66%) ServiceNow
8 10 (0.60%) New Relic
9 9 (0.54%) Adobe
10 8 (0.48%) CrowdStrike
10 8 (0.48%) Databricks
11 6 (0.36%) Apple
11 6 (0.36%) Telerik
11 6 (0.36%) VMware
12 5 (0.30%) Dynatrace
12 5 (0.30%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.30%) Zoho
13 4 (0.24%) AppDynamics
13 4 (0.24%) Facebook