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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 55 23
Rank change year-on-year +1 -32 +3
Permanent jobs citing .NET 2,281 1,850 6,700
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.77% 4.71% 7.20%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 26.59% 23.71% 37.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,069 1,374 5,678
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,825 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
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 8,580 7,804 17,893
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.43% 19.87% 19.23%
Number of salaries quoted 6,523 5,237 14,525
10th Percentile £40,625 £38,795 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,367 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.06% +10.61% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,253 £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 11 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 11 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 +17 601 £57,500 - 144
London -13 546 £80,000 - 166
North of England -5 518 £60,000 - 133
North West -1 276 £62,500 +13.64% 76
Midlands 0 273 £55,000 - 72
South West +12 174 £55,000 +4.76% 45
East of England +3 147 £65,000 +26.83% 53
West Midlands -20 142 £55,000 +2.44% 40
East Midlands +16 131 £55,000 - 32
Yorkshire -11 122 £60,000 -7.69% 25
North East 0 120 £59,000 +7.27% 33
.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 57 (2.50%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.14%) IIS
3 24 (1.05%) CMS
4 16 (0.70%) ColdFusion
4 16 (0.70%) Confluence
5 13 (0.57%) Umbraco
6 8 (0.35%) SharePoint Server
7 7 (0.31%) Apache
7 7 (0.31%) JBoss
8 6 (0.26%) WordPress
9 5 (0.22%) NServiceBus
10 4 (0.18%) GeoServer
10 4 (0.18%) WebSphere
11 3 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.13%) Headless CMS
11 3 (0.13%) nginx
11 3 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
12 2 (0.088%) Microsoft Exchange
13 1 (0.044%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.044%) CICS
Applications
1 11 (0.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.088%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.088%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.13%) Magento
4 2 (0.088%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.088%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.088%) Shopify
5 1 (0.044%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.044%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.044%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.044%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.044%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 1,070 (46.91%) Azure
2 331 (14.51%) AWS
3 319 (13.99%) Azure DevOps
4 242 (10.61%) SaaS
5 148 (6.49%) GitHub
6 142 (6.23%) Power Platform
7 128 (5.61%) Serverless
8 111 (4.87%) Azure Logic Apps
9 85 (3.73%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 83 (3.64%) Power Automate
11 81 (3.55%) Azure AI
11 81 (3.55%) GitHub Copilot
12 80 (3.51%) Azure Functions
13 79 (3.46%) PowerApps
14 75 (3.29%) Microsoft 365
15 72 (3.16%) Azure Service Bus
16 53 (2.32%) Dynamics 365
17 52 (2.28%) Azure AKS
17 52 (2.28%) Azure Monitor
18 49 (2.15%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 58 (2.54%) Internet
2 10 (0.44%) TCP/IP
3 9 (0.39%) Firewall
4 6 (0.26%) DHCP
4 6 (0.26%) DNS
5 5 (0.22%) Hyperconnected
5 5 (0.22%) LAN
5 5 (0.22%) LTE
5 5 (0.22%) WAN
6 4 (0.18%) Intranet
6 4 (0.18%) WinSCP
7 3 (0.13%) HTTPS
7 3 (0.13%) RS-232
8 1 (0.044%) AMQP
8 1 (0.044%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.044%) FIX Connectivity
8 1 (0.044%) Modbus
8 1 (0.044%) MPLS
8 1 (0.044%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.044%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 452 (19.82%) SQL Server
2 281 (12.32%) Azure SQL Database
3 229 (10.04%) MongoDB
4 91 (3.99%) Power BI
5 77 (3.38%) Elasticsearch
6 67 (2.94%) NoSQL
7 54 (2.37%) MySQL
8 41 (1.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 39 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
9 39 (1.71%) Relational Database
10 28 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 15 (0.66%) Redis
12 12 (0.53%) Db2
13 11 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
13 11 (0.48%) GIS
14 7 (0.31%) Data Lake
15 6 (0.26%) DynamoDB
16 5 (0.22%) Big Data
16 5 (0.22%) Geospatial Data
16 5 (0.22%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 134 (5.87%) Git
2 52 (2.28%) JIRA
3 34 (1.49%) Visual Studio
4 33 (1.45%) Postman
4 33 (1.45%) Selenium
5 19 (0.83%) SoapUI
5 19 (0.83%) Team Foundation Server
5 19 (0.83%) WebDriver
6 16 (0.70%) SpecFlow
7 14 (0.61%) GitLab
8 13 (0.57%) Jenkins
8 13 (0.57%) TeamCity
9 12 (0.53%) NUnit
10 11 (0.48%) Claude Code
11 9 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 8 (0.35%) Cucumber
12 8 (0.35%) Octopus Deploy
13 7 (0.31%) Cypress.io
13 7 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
14 6 (0.26%) TestRail
General
1 377 (16.53%) Finance
2 333 (14.60%) Social Skills
3 96 (4.21%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (2.72%) Public Sector
4 62 (2.72%) Retail
5 48 (2.10%) Banking
6 43 (1.89%) Law
7 39 (1.71%) Legal
8 37 (1.62%) Games
8 37 (1.62%) Manufacturing
9 31 (1.36%) Advertising
9 31 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 30 (1.32%) Marketing
11 26 (1.14%) Aerospace
12 24 (1.05%) Automotive
13 20 (0.88%) Electronics
14 12 (0.53%) Back Office
15 11 (0.48%) Legal Technology
16 10 (0.44%) Aviation
16 10 (0.44%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 1,328 (58.22%) Developer
2 718 (31.48%) .NET Developer
3 487 (21.35%) Senior
4 403 (17.67%) Software Engineer
5 344 (15.08%) Software Developer
6 253 (11.09%) Lead
7 242 (10.61%) Senior Developer
8 204 (8.94%) C# Developer
9 191 (8.37%) Full-Stack Developer
10 187 (8.20%) .NET Software Engineer
11 163 (7.15%) C# .NET Developer
12 152 (6.66%) Senior Software Engineer
13 147 (6.44%) C# Software Engineer
14 131 (5.74%) .NET Software Developer
15 120 (5.26%) Lead Developer
16 111 (4.87%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 111 (4.87%) Senior .NET Developer
17 88 (3.86%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
18 82 (3.59%) Architect
19 74 (3.24%) C# Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 588 (25.78%) .NET Core
2 493 (21.61%) ASP.NET
3 346 (15.17%) React
4 325 (14.25%) ASP.NET Core
5 288 (12.63%) HTML
6 279 (12.23%) CSS
7 228 (10.00%) AngularJS
8 227 (9.95%) .NET Framework
9 189 (8.29%) RESTful
10 188 (8.24%) Entity Framework
11 184 (8.07%) Blazor
12 176 (7.72%) Vue
13 165 (7.23%) REST
14 162 (7.10%) Node.js
15 126 (5.52%) ASP.NET Web API
16 72 (3.16%) ML.NET
17 62 (2.72%) LINQ
18 57 (2.50%) JSON
19 55 (2.41%) jQuery
20 45 (1.97%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 143 (6.27%) Cloud Native
2 104 (4.56%) Greenfield Project
3 83 (3.64%) Distributed Systems
4 76 (3.33%) Product Ownership
5 75 (3.29%) Mobile App
6 58 (2.54%) Enterprise Software
7 55 (2.41%) Legacy Systems
8 34 (1.49%) Hedge funds
9 26 (1.14%) Legacy Applications
10 24 (1.05%) Legacy Code
11 21 (0.92%) Low-Code
12 17 (0.75%) Management Information System
13 16 (0.70%) Algorithms
13 16 (0.70%) Virtual Team
14 15 (0.66%) PropTech
15 14 (0.61%) AI Agents
15 14 (0.61%) Onboarding
15 14 (0.61%) Self-Motivation
15 14 (0.61%) Sports Betting
16 13 (0.57%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 76 (3.33%) Windows
2 27 (1.18%) Windows Server
3 25 (1.10%) Linux
4 24 (1.05%) Android
5 12 (0.53%) VMS
6 9 (0.39%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.088%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.088%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.044%) Solaris
9 1 (0.044%) Unix
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.044%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 707 (31.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 655 (28.72%) Agile
3 633 (27.75%) Software Engineering
4 521 (22.84%) CI/CD
5 505 (22.14%) DevOps
6 342 (14.99%) Microservices
7 306 (13.42%) AI
8 269 (11.79%) Problem-Solving
9 237 (10.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 213 (9.34%) Mentoring
11 182 (7.98%) SDLC
12 180 (7.89%) Test Automation
13 138 (6.05%) Scrum
14 137 (6.01%) Technical Leadership
15 135 (5.92%) Clean Code
16 134 (5.87%) Machine Learning
17 132 (5.79%) Containerisation
17 132 (5.79%) TDD
18 117 (5.13%) Business Intelligence
18 117 (5.13%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 1,635 (71.68%) C#
2 785 (34.41%) SQL
3 467 (20.47%) JavaScript
4 291 (12.76%) TypeScript
5 199 (8.72%) Python
6 153 (6.71%) Java
7 79 (3.46%) PowerShell
8 78 (3.42%) C++
9 55 (2.41%) PHP
10 44 (1.93%) VB.NET
11 43 (1.89%) T-SQL
12 36 (1.58%) Bicep
13 22 (0.96%) C
14 20 (0.88%) VB
15 19 (0.83%) Bash
16 15 (0.66%) Apex Code
16 15 (0.66%) PL/SQL
17 12 (0.53%) VBA
18 11 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
19 9 (0.39%) Go
Qualifications
1 211 (9.25%) Degree
2 84 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
3 82 (3.59%) Security Cleared
4 65 (2.85%) SC Cleared
5 25 (1.10%) Azure Certification
6 22 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 16 (0.70%) ISTQB
8 13 (0.57%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 11 (0.48%) AWS Certification
10 7 (0.31%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.26%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 5 (0.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (0.22%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.22%) TOGAF Certification
13 3 (0.13%) AWS Certified Developer
13 3 (0.13%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.13%) PhD
14 2 (0.088%) CSQA
14 2 (0.088%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 112 (4.91%) QA
2 54 (2.37%) Accessibility
3 18 (0.79%) GDPR
4 17 (0.75%) Data Quality
5 12 (0.53%) WCAG
6 8 (0.35%) ISO 9001
6 8 (0.35%) SLA
7 7 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.18%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.13%) Software Quality Assurance
10 2 (0.088%) ITGC
10 2 (0.088%) NCSC
10 2 (0.088%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 214 (9.38%) Docker
2 17 (0.75%) Active Directory
3 12 (0.53%) Firmware
4 8 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.22%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.044%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 207 (9.07%) Kubernetes
2 107 (4.69%) Terraform
3 13 (0.57%) Grafana
4 7 (0.31%) Kibana
5 5 (0.22%) Ansible
6 4 (0.18%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.088%) MIIS
8 1 (0.044%) CASB
8 1 (0.044%) Consul
8 1 (0.044%) Packer
8 1 (0.044%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.044%) Puppet
Vendors
1 586 (25.69%) Microsoft
2 35 (1.53%) Google
3 34 (1.49%) Oracle
4 30 (1.32%) Salesforce
5 27 (1.18%) Facebook
6 26 (1.14%) Adobe
7 25 (1.10%) OpenAI
8 23 (1.01%) Xamarin
9 17 (0.75%) ServiceNow
10 12 (0.53%) Databricks
11 11 (0.48%) MuleSoft
11 11 (0.48%) YouTube
12 9 (0.39%) CrowdStrike
12 9 (0.39%) iManage
12 9 (0.39%) VMware
13 7 (0.31%) Intapp
14 6 (0.26%) IBM
14 6 (0.26%) Splunk
15 5 (0.22%) Apple
15 5 (0.22%) DevExpress