.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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 33 22
Rank change year-on-year -46 -11 +3
Permanent jobs citing .NET 1,441 2,844 3,970
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.75% 5.90% 8.10%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 23.18% 27.41% 33.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,292 1,888 3,601
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,425 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - -1.84%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% - -

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 6,216 10,377 12,001
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 11.85% 21.52% 24.47%
Number of salaries quoted 4,789 6,085 10,082
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £41,007
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

.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 10 January 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 10 January 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 -40 392 £80,000 +6.67% 184
North of England -28 349 £62,500 +13.64% 206
South East -37 343 £60,000 - 277
North West -22 186 £65,000 +18.18% 117
Midlands -41 185 £57,500 - 108
West Midlands -34 116 £50,000 -13.04% 46
Yorkshire -43 105 £60,000 +14.29% 52
South West -62 85 £55,000 -6.38% 81
East Midlands -43 69 £65,000 +30.00% 61
East of England -70 61 £60,000 +20.00% 97
North East -7 58 £68,500 +5.38% 37
.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 45 (3.12%) IIS
2 25 (1.73%) SharePoint
3 19 (1.32%) CMS
4 15 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
5 12 (0.83%) Confluence
6 11 (0.76%) JBoss
6 11 (0.76%) WebSphere
7 8 (0.56%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 4 (0.28%) BizTalk Server
10 3 (0.21%) nginx
10 3 (0.21%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.14%) HCL Notes
12 1 (0.069%) Apache
12 1 (0.069%) Apache Airflow
12 1 (0.069%) Apache Solr
12 1 (0.069%) ArcGIS
12 1 (0.069%) Kentico
12 1 (0.069%) SAS
12 1 (0.069%) Tomcat
Applications
1 9 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.21%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.21%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.14%) CINEMA 4D
3 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.14%) S-PLUS
4 1 (0.069%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 50 (3.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.28%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.14%) Infor CloudSuite
3 2 (0.14%) ION Anvil
3 2 (0.14%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.069%) Advent Geneva
4 1 (0.069%) Endur
4 1 (0.069%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.069%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.069%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 786 (54.55%) Azure
2 312 (21.65%) AWS
3 237 (16.45%) Azure DevOps
4 197 (13.67%) SaaS
5 119 (8.26%) Power Platform
6 107 (7.43%) GitHub
7 101 (7.01%) Serverless
8 80 (5.55%) GCP
9 65 (4.51%) Power Automate
10 55 (3.82%) Dynamics 365
11 52 (3.61%) Azure Functions
12 51 (3.54%) Azure Logic Apps
12 51 (3.54%) PowerApps
13 49 (3.40%) Azure Service Bus
14 41 (2.85%) Entra ID
14 41 (2.85%) GitHub Actions
15 35 (2.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 29 (2.01%) Microsoft 365
17 25 (1.73%) Azure AKS
18 22 (1.53%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 14 (0.97%) DNS
2 12 (0.83%) DHCP
3 11 (0.76%) Internet
4 10 (0.69%) Firewall
4 10 (0.69%) VoIP
5 9 (0.62%) TCP/IP
5 9 (0.62%) VPN
6 7 (0.49%) WinSCP
7 5 (0.35%) SAN
8 4 (0.28%) HTTP
9 3 (0.21%) Intranet
9 3 (0.21%) LAN
9 3 (0.21%) SSL
9 3 (0.21%) WAN
10 2 (0.14%) NAS
10 2 (0.14%) VLAN
11 1 (0.069%) Cisco ASA
11 1 (0.069%) FIX Connectivity
11 1 (0.069%) Hyperconnected
11 1 (0.069%) IPv6
Database & Business Intelligence
1 394 (27.34%) SQL Server
2 83 (5.76%) NoSQL
3 75 (5.20%) MongoDB
4 71 (4.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 55 (3.82%) MySQL
6 48 (3.33%) Power BI
6 48 (3.33%) Relational Database
7 46 (3.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 44 (3.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 43 (2.98%) PostgreSQL
10 23 (1.60%) DynamoDB
11 22 (1.53%) Redis
12 21 (1.46%) Elasticsearch
13 10 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
14 9 (0.62%) Tableau
15 6 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
15 6 (0.42%) NonStop SQL
16 5 (0.35%) RDBMS
17 4 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
18 3 (0.21%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 139 (9.65%) Git
2 69 (4.79%) JIRA
3 50 (3.47%) Selenium
4 43 (2.98%) Postman
5 42 (2.91%) Team Foundation Server
6 38 (2.64%) Visual Studio
7 35 (2.43%) SoapUI
8 32 (2.22%) WebDriver
9 24 (1.67%) Jenkins
10 23 (1.60%) TeamCity
11 19 (1.32%) Octopus Deploy
12 10 (0.69%) Storybook
13 9 (0.62%) GitLab
13 9 (0.62%) SpecFlow
14 8 (0.56%) NUnit
15 7 (0.49%) MSTest
16 6 (0.42%) git-flow
17 5 (0.35%) Bitbucket
18 4 (0.28%) Artifactory
18 4 (0.28%) Cypress.io
General
1 347 (24.08%) Social Skills
2 263 (18.25%) Finance
3 65 (4.51%) Law
4 55 (3.82%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (2.98%) Banking
5 43 (2.98%) Public Sector
6 32 (2.22%) Legal
7 30 (2.08%) Retail
8 28 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (1.39%) Marketing
10 18 (1.25%) Games
11 17 (1.18%) Billing
11 17 (1.18%) Front Office
12 16 (1.11%) Aviation
13 14 (0.97%) Manufacturing
14 13 (0.90%) Back Office
15 12 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
16 11 (0.76%) Automotive
17 9 (0.62%) Publishing
17 9 (0.62%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 795 (55.17%) Developer
2 322 (22.35%) Senior
3 321 (22.28%) .NET Developer
4 221 (15.34%) Software Developer
5 207 (14.37%) Software Engineer
6 183 (12.70%) Lead
7 164 (11.38%) Senior Developer
8 163 (11.31%) C# Developer
9 144 (9.99%) Full-Stack Developer
10 81 (5.62%) .NET Software Engineer
11 77 (5.34%) Senior Software Engineer
12 76 (5.27%) .NET Software Developer
13 72 (5.00%) C# .NET Developer
14 65 (4.51%) Senior .NET Developer
15 64 (4.44%) Lead Developer
16 62 (4.30%) Full-Stack Engineer
17 58 (4.02%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
18 55 (3.82%) Analyst
19 47 (3.26%) Senior Software Developer
20 42 (2.91%) Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 345 (23.94%) .NET Core
2 307 (21.30%) React
3 256 (17.77%) ASP.NET
4 225 (15.61%) .NET Framework
5 196 (13.60%) HTML
6 171 (11.87%) AngularJS
7 160 (11.10%) CSS
8 125 (8.67%) RESTful
9 113 (7.84%) REST
10 105 (7.29%) Entity Framework
11 98 (6.80%) Blazor
12 77 (5.34%) Vue
13 75 (5.20%) ASP.NET MVC
14 70 (4.86%) Node.js
15 66 (4.58%) ASP.NET Core
16 65 (4.51%) ASP.NET Web API
17 58 (4.02%) SOAP
18 43 (2.98%) HTML5
19 37 (2.57%) WPF
20 33 (2.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 150 (10.41%) Cloud Native
2 75 (5.20%) Product Ownership
3 59 (4.09%) Mobile App
4 51 (3.54%) Legacy Systems
5 50 (3.47%) Distributed Systems
6 36 (2.50%) Greenfield Project
7 27 (1.87%) Enterprise Software
7 27 (1.87%) Virtual Team
8 25 (1.73%) Onboarding
9 24 (1.67%) Self-Motivation
10 20 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
11 18 (1.25%) AI Agents
12 17 (1.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 14 (0.97%) Client/Server
13 14 (0.97%) Hedge funds
13 14 (0.97%) Legacy Applications
14 11 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
14 11 (0.76%) DataPower
15 10 (0.69%) Algorithms
15 10 (0.69%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 79 (5.48%) Windows
2 27 (1.87%) Windows Server
3 25 (1.73%) Android
3 25 (1.73%) Linux
4 24 (1.67%) Apple iOS
5 11 (0.76%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.49%) VMS
6 7 (0.49%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.21%) Unix
8 1 (0.069%) Fedora
8 1 (0.069%) Solaris
8 1 (0.069%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 587 (40.74%) Agile
2 421 (29.22%) Software Engineering
3 412 (28.59%) DevOps
4 408 (28.31%) CI/CD
5 370 (25.68%) Full-Stack Development
6 279 (19.36%) Microservices
6 279 (19.36%) Problem-Solving
7 226 (15.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 180 (12.49%) Mentoring
9 155 (10.76%) Scrum
10 149 (10.34%) AI
11 135 (9.37%) Clean Code
12 131 (9.09%) MVC
13 129 (8.95%) SDLC
14 124 (8.61%) User Experience
15 112 (7.77%) TDD
16 110 (7.63%) Computer Science
17 108 (7.49%) Containerisation
18 103 (7.15%) Test Automation
19 100 (6.94%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1,030 (71.48%) C#
2 483 (33.52%) SQL
3 381 (26.44%) JavaScript
4 224 (15.54%) TypeScript
5 155 (10.76%) Java
6 112 (7.77%) Python
7 58 (4.02%) PowerShell
8 37 (2.57%) T-SQL
9 32 (2.22%) VB.NET
10 31 (2.15%) PHP
11 30 (2.08%) C++
12 24 (1.67%) Bicep
13 16 (1.11%) Bash
14 13 (0.90%) Rust
15 8 (0.56%) Go
15 8 (0.56%) XAML
16 7 (0.49%) Apex Code
17 6 (0.42%) C
18 5 (0.35%) Kotlin
18 5 (0.35%) Swift
Qualifications
1 207 (14.37%) Degree
2 72 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 42 (2.91%) ISTQB
4 38 (2.64%) Security Cleared
5 34 (2.36%) SC Cleared
6 32 (2.22%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 17 (1.18%) AWS Certification
8 16 (1.11%) Master's Degree
8 16 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (0.90%) Azure Certification
10 11 (0.76%) AWS Certified Developer
11 10 (0.69%) ISEB
12 9 (0.62%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 7 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.35%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.35%) HND
15 4 (0.28%) MCSE
16 3 (0.21%) MCSA
17 2 (0.14%) PhD
17 2 (0.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 93 (6.45%) QA
2 40 (2.78%) Accessibility
3 15 (1.04%) WCAG
4 14 (0.97%) GDPR
5 4 (0.28%) GRC
6 3 (0.21%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.21%) HL7
6 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.21%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.21%) SLA
7 1 (0.069%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.069%) SOC 2
System Software
1 142 (9.85%) Docker
2 28 (1.94%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.14%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.14%) vSphere
5 1 (0.069%) Firmware
5 1 (0.069%) HDFS
5 1 (0.069%) Squid
5 1 (0.069%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 107 (7.43%) Kubernetes
2 98 (6.80%) Terraform
3 16 (1.11%) Grafana
4 11 (0.76%) Ansible
5 10 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (0.42%) Kibana
7 4 (0.28%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.14%) Argo
8 2 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.069%) CASB
9 1 (0.069%) Control-M
9 1 (0.069%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 308 (21.37%) Microsoft
2 26 (1.80%) Salesforce
3 25 (1.73%) Xamarin
4 23 (1.60%) Oracle
5 17 (1.18%) Google
6 13 (0.90%) MuleSoft
6 13 (0.90%) Sage
7 11 (0.76%) Guidewire
7 11 (0.76%) Telerik
8 10 (0.69%) Databricks
8 10 (0.69%) New Relic
9 9 (0.62%) Apple
10 7 (0.49%) Adobe
10 7 (0.49%) Datto
10 7 (0.49%) DevExpress
10 7 (0.49%) Dynatrace
10 7 (0.49%) Freshdesk
10 7 (0.49%) ServiceNow
10 7 (0.49%) Syncfusion
11 6 (0.42%) Facebook