.NET freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand and trends for .NET – calculated from 125 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 125
- Rank 132 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 3 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 73 %
- Rated for 125 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Remote possible
- 78 %
- 19 % fully remote · stated in 78 % of postings
In demand and stable.
.NET is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 132 of 531. Its market share is stable (▼ 3 %).
What is .NET – and why do companies hire .NET freelancers?
The postings that mention .NET fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are Backend Developer (53 %), Fullstack Developer (23 %) and Software Architect (12 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 54 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for .NET are rising: from an average of 7 to 11 per week (+52 %).
Which skills .NET is wanted with – and which ones pay off
C# appears in 75 % of .NET postings.
Who wants .NET – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (54 %). Pure junior roles are rare (7 %).
Stated in 95 % of listings
Industries
it_software dominates (51 %).
Stated in 52 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (59 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (60 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 19 % of postings.
Stated in 78 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Jena leads (6 %).
Stated in 62 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (82 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is .NET?
Who posts .NET projects
Postings of the last 90 days.Current .NET projects
- Do you fit? CheckZürich · on site · 16.10.2026
- Do you fit? CheckZürich · on site · 3 months · 01.10.2026
- Do you fit? CheckStockholm 102 29 - Sweden · 20 % remote · 1 December 2026
- Do you fit? Checkfully remote
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- Do you fit? Checkfully remote · ASAP
Frequently asked questions about .NET freelancing
How many .NET projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 125 projects and jobs mentioning .NET were posted. That is around 10 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 3 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is .NET still in demand for freelancers?
.NET ranks 132 of 531 skills.
Are .NET projects possible remotely?
78 % of .NET postings allow remote work. 19 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a .NET freelancer?
C# (75 %) are most often required together with .NET. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts .NET projects?
The 2 most active recruiters account for 29 % of all .NET postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention .NET. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. Recruiters are the posters of the listing according to the source, only above a minimum number of postings. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.
Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window
You now know the .NET market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 125 .NET listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.