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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # C# .NET Software Developer (up to £55,806) - **Company:** Department for Education - **Location:** Coventry, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £13,000.0 - £42,806.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HTML, Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Github, Object-Oriented Software Development, Web Application Security, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Stylesheet Language, Restful APIs - **Published:** July 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=deeecd26910512d3 ## About the Role * Demonstrable experience of software development using C# .NET along with SQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. * Experience working with technical teams to deliver user-focused services in an agile environment. * Experience of good practices such as Test-Driven Development, CI/CD, and DevOps as well as modern development workflows, ideally using GitHub. * Experience of good software design concepts such as OOD, SOLID and design patterns. * Experience of RESTful API design and loosely coupled architectures. * Experience of web application security., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. ## Description These are exciting times at the Department for Education. In 2026 we'll continue to build more user-centred digital services for all our users, children, adults, and those in social care. As a software developer, you’ll be part of a team responsible for developing and supporting scalable, secure, and high-quality user-centric digital services. You will assist senior team members in the design of the services. And you will work closely with colleagues within multidisciplinary agile teams, that focus on delivering work iteratively and at pace. You will innovate to radically transform how public services are delivered and improved. If you are successful, you will be working in: * Submit Learner Data: This service supports the collection of learner, staff and funding data from FE and Skills providers, calculates funding and provides data downstream for the funding, payments and MI purposes. * The Learning Records Service: this service supports enrolment and funding eligibility checks in the further education sector by providing the Unique Learner Number and the Personal Learning Record (PLR). It collects data from Awarding Organisations to support the PLR and provides data for publications such as the school performance tables., As a Software Developer, you will: * Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver user-focused services in an agile environment. * Develop in the C# .NET technology stack to agreed standards. * Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment processes. * Work to modern development standards, practices and techniques. * Work with the development community to ensure we build sustainable digital products. * Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high-quality digital services. * Transform government into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration & delivery. * Provide support for services where software development involvement is required. * Support sharing of methods and technologies across teams, government, and the industry by helping to organise events. * Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community., * Your CV should include details of your employment history, and the skills and experience gained in those roles. * Your Statement of Suitability (max 1250 words) should demonstrate how your experience meets the essential criteria listed above. You will also be required to provide a 250-word example demonstrating how you meet the behaviour listed above. Stage 4 - Sift We reserve the right to increase the minimum pass mark for the CSNT and CSVT where there is a high volume of applications or a particularly strong field of candidates. Where this occurs, candidates who do not meet the revised pass mark will not progress further, and their written application will not be assessed. We will sift on experience, using your CV and statement to assess your suitability for the role against the essential criteria listed in the person specification section above. To confirm, the maximum word count for the statement of suitability is 1250. Please adhere to this limit as anything over 1250 words will not be taken into account. We will also sift using your behaviour example. Stage 5 – Interview At interview you will be asked questions to assess your experience in line with the essential criteria listed above. We will also ask questions around the behaviours listed in the advert. Interviews will be on MS teams, which may be remote or from a DfE office - we will confirm which when you are invited to an interview. Feedback Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview. Timing We expect to sift in week commencing 27 July 2026. Interviews will likely take place in the week commencing 10 August 2026. Once a provisional offer has been made, you will be invited to participate in a capability assessment to determine the value of the CBP allowance we can offer you. The assessment compares your skills against the advertised role described in DfE’s local Software Development Capability Framework, which is based on the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework. Subject to your availability, we will aim to conduct the capability assessment and confirm the allowance offer to you within a week of the provisional offer being made. This is a discretionary non-consolidated, non-pensionable allowance which, if awarded, is attached to the post. The value of the allowance is based on the outcome of a capability assessment and is reviewed annually. Allowance values range up to £13,000, with the highest values reserved for candidates whose capability is above the expected level for all of the skills. If applicants are not appointable at this grade, they may be considered for positions at the grade below. Important Information If you fail to complete the tests before the deadline, your application will be withdrawn. Guidance will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are untimed, administered via Civil Service Jobs, and applicant guidance is available during the test and online on GOV.UK Online Tests guidance. Applicants must complete the test on their own, without help, and Departments reserve the right to retest applicants under supervised conditions at later stages of the selection process. Doing this can provide reassurance to recruiters who are concerned about the authenticity of one or more test results. Please ensure you allow yourself sufficient time to complete both assessments and submit your application before the advertised deadline. Reasonable adjustments & test accessibility: See our reasonable adjustments guide for candidates (online tests), or some example case studies, to act as a guide. You can use these to help you decide whether to ask for help or take the test without help. More information about online tests can be found here: Preparing for the Civil Service Verbal and Numerical tests - GOV.UK. You will also find practice tests on this page if you would find them helpful prior to completing the live test. Other Information Interviews may be via Microsoft teams or face to face; the vacancy manager will confirm prior to the Interview. In your application, please don’t include personal information that identifies you. This means we can recruit based on your knowledge and skills, and not background, gender or ethnicity - it's called name blind recruitment . Please ensure that you remove from your application, all references to your: * name/title * educational institutions * age * gender * email address * postal address * phone number * nationality/immigration status We reserve the right to raise the minimum pass mark in the event of a high volume or strong field of candidates. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK from the location options provided and not from overseas. The government is committed to supporting apprenticeships, enabling people to learn and progress in a role whilst earning. We want to monitor the number of people who have completed apprenticeships who are now applying to progress further in their career and are asking this question to all candidates, on all vacancies. You will be asked a question as part of the application process about any previous apprenticeships you have completed. Your response to this question will not affect your application and it is not a requirement of the role to have completed a previous apprenticeship. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check maybe carried out., Any move to Department for Education (DfE) will mean you will no longer be able to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment., * UK nationals * nationals of the Republic of Ireland * nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 * Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service ## Related Videos - [Hosting a modern justice system](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/332-hosting-a-modern-justice-system) - [The Resilience of the World Wide Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1281-the-resilience-of-the-world-wide-web) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [NoLoJS - Avoiding JavaScript Cruft with HTML and CSS - Aaron T. 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