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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 43 24
Rank change year-on-year -34 -19 +2
Permanent jobs citing .NET 1,665 2,138 5,772
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.51% 5.57% 7.72%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 23.50% 25.27% 35.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,479 1,707 5,198
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 7,085 8,461 16,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.70% 22.05% 21.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,396 5,996 13,622
10th Percentile £36,500 £39,000 £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 £81,094
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.52% +10.00% -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 18 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 18 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 -33 445 £82,500 +10.00% 222
South East -24 410 £60,000 - 173
North of England -34 390 £65,000 +18.18% 146
Midlands -29 206 £54,344 -5.49% 83
North West -31 205 £65,000 +18.18% 79
Yorkshire -31 123 £60,000 - 46
South West -12 115 £55,000 -8.33% 66
West Midlands -42 109 £50,000 -14.16% 49
East Midlands -30 97 £60,000 +14.29% 34
East of England -65 71 £60,000 +20.00% 58
North East -7 62 £70,000 +19.15% 28
.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 37 (2.22%) IIS
2 29 (1.74%) 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
1 750 (45.05%) Azure
2 273 (16.40%) AWS
3 223 (13.39%) SaaS
4 221 (13.27%) Azure DevOps
5 128 (7.69%) Power Platform
6 108 (6.49%) Serverless
7 106 (6.37%) GitHub
8 70 (4.20%) Azure Logic Apps
9 61 (3.66%) 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 50 (3.00%) Azure Service Bus
14 44 (2.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 37 (2.22%) Azure AKS
16 36 (2.16%) GitHub Actions
17 31 (1.86%) Entra ID
17 31 (1.86%) Microsoft 365
18 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
1 416 (24.98%) SQL Server
2 81 (4.86%) NoSQL
3 70 (4.20%) Azure SQL Database
4 64 (3.84%) Power BI
5 51 (3.06%) MongoDB
6 50 (3.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 47 (2.82%) Relational Database
8 46 (2.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 42 (2.52%) MySQL
9 42 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
10 20 (1.20%) DynamoDB
11 19 (1.14%) Redis
12 15 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
13 11 (0.66%) DB2
14 7 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
15 5 (0.30%) Data Lake
15 5 (0.30%) GIS
15 5 (0.30%) Tableau
16 4 (0.24%) Crystal Reports
17 3 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 129 (7.75%) 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%) MSTest
General
1 333 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 288 (17.30%) Finance
3 79 (4.74%) Analytical Skills
4 65 (3.90%) Law
5 56 (3.36%) Public Sector
6 54 (3.24%) Banking
7 39 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (1.38%) Games
8 23 (1.38%) Marketing
9 22 (1.32%) 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 (54.05%) Developer
2 402 (24.14%) Senior
3 367 (22.04%) .NET Developer
4 298 (17.90%) Software Engineer
5 269 (16.16%) Software Developer
6 196 (11.77%) Lead
7 190 (11.41%) C# Developer
8 187 (11.23%) Senior Developer
9 171 (10.27%) Full-Stack Developer
10 136 (8.17%) .NET Software Engineer
11 117 (7.03%) Senior Software Engineer
12 109 (6.55%) C# .NET Developer
13 86 (5.17%) .NET Software Developer
14 82 (4.92%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
14 82 (4.92%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 76 (4.56%) Senior .NET Developer
16 74 (4.44%) Lead Developer
17 61 (3.66%) C# Software Engineer
18 58 (3.48%) Architect
19 56 (3.36%) Senior Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 396 (23.78%) .NET Core
2 295 (17.72%) React
3 257 (15.44%) ASP.NET
4 220 (13.21%) .NET Framework
5 202 (12.13%) HTML
6 177 (10.63%) CSS
7 143 (8.59%) AngularJS
7 143 (8.59%) REST
8 116 (6.97%) RESTful
9 99 (5.95%) Entity Framework
10 91 (5.47%) Blazor
11 88 (5.29%) Node.js
12 85 (5.11%) ASP.NET Core
13 65 (3.90%) Vue
14 62 (3.72%) SOAP
15 46 (2.76%) ASP.NET MVC
16 45 (2.70%) ASP.NET Web API
17 39 (2.34%) Middleware
18 36 (2.16%) HTML5
19 34 (2.04%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 146 (8.77%) Cloud Native
2 66 (3.96%) Mobile App
2 66 (3.96%) Product Ownership
3 56 (3.36%) Legacy Systems
4 52 (3.12%) Distributed Systems
4 52 (3.12%) Greenfield Project
5 30 (1.80%) Virtual Team
6 27 (1.62%) Hedge funds
7 24 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
8 21 (1.26%) Legacy Applications
9 18 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
10 16 (0.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 15 (0.90%) AI Agents
11 15 (0.90%) Algorithms
11 15 (0.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 15 (0.90%) Low-Code
12 14 (0.84%) Management Information System
13 13 (0.78%) DataPower
14 12 (0.72%) Client/Server
15 11 (0.66%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 85 (5.11%) Windows
2 24 (1.44%) Linux
3 23 (1.38%) Android
4 22 (1.32%) Windows Server
5 21 (1.26%) Apple iOS
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
1 528 (31.71%) Agile
2 518 (31.11%) Software Engineering
3 415 (24.92%) Full-Stack Development
4 405 (24.32%) DevOps
5 391 (23.48%) CI/CD
6 272 (16.34%) Microservices
7 255 (15.32%) Problem-Solving
8 210 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
9 170 (10.21%) Mentoring
10 149 (8.95%) AI
11 140 (8.41%) SDLC
12 138 (8.29%) Clean Code
13 132 (7.93%) Scrum
14 129 (7.75%) Containerisation
15 126 (7.57%) Test Automation
16 116 (6.97%) User Experience
17 113 (6.79%) MVC
18 103 (6.19%) Technical Leadership
19 98 (5.89%) TDD
20 97 (5.83%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 1,140 (68.47%) C#
2 517 (31.05%) SQL
3 372 (22.34%) JavaScript
4 206 (12.37%) TypeScript
5 160 (9.61%) Java
6 140 (8.41%) Python
7 62 (3.72%) PowerShell
8 38 (2.28%) C++
9 35 (2.10%) T-SQL
10 29 (1.74%) VB.NET
11 26 (1.56%) Bicep
11 26 (1.56%) PHP
12 21 (1.26%) Apex Code
13 15 (0.90%) C
14 14 (0.84%) Bash
15 13 (0.78%) Go
16 11 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
16 11 (0.66%) Rust
17 10 (0.60%) PL/SQL
18 7 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 194 (11.65%) Degree
2 59 (3.54%) Security Cleared
3 51 (3.06%) 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 8 (0.48%) DBS Check
10 8 (0.48%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.42%) ISEB
11 7 (0.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.18%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (0.18%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 104 (6.25%) 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
1 160 (9.61%) 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
1 132 (7.93%) Kubernetes
2 91 (5.47%) 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
1 297 (17.84%) 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%) Sage
7 13 (0.78%) Oracle
8 11 (0.66%) ServiceNow
9 10 (0.60%) Adobe
9 10 (0.60%) New Relic
10 9 (0.54%) CrowdStrike
11 8 (0.48%) Databricks
12 6 (0.36%) Apple
12 6 (0.36%) Telerik
12 6 (0.36%) VMware
13 5 (0.30%) Dynatrace
13 5 (0.30%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.30%) Zoho
14 4 (0.24%) AppDynamics
14 4 (0.24%) Datto