JIRA Contracts with Work from Home Options

Atlassian JIRA
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for JIRA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JIRA over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 40 47 32
Rank change year-on-year +7 -15 +16
Contract jobs citing JIRA 646 1,205 2,720
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 4.28% 4.80% 6.15%
As % of the Development Applications category 35.97% 31.49% 33.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 427 821 1,904
10th Percentile £325 £324 £363
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +6.61%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £730 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £521
% change year-on-year - +0.68% +9.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 35 68
10th Percentile £10.50 £36.20 -
25th Percentile £36.25 £48.78 £39.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £66.69 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.02% +49.87% -1.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £55.56
90th Percentile - £84.99 £65.54
UK median hourly rate £45.88 £65.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -29.42% +46.07% -2.20%

All Development Application Skills
Work from Home

JIRA is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for development application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 1,796 3,827 8,224
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.90% 15.23% 18.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,284 2,743 5,934
10th Percentile £360 £394 £385
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.46% +2.86% +8.81%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £631
90th Percentile £700 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 108 100
10th Percentile £26.24 £39.60 -
25th Percentile £46.75 £52.38 £39.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £90.00 £70.32 £60.54
90th Percentile - £83.19 £67.05
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £61.50 £50.50
% change year-on-year +5.69% +21.78% +12.22%

JIRA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing JIRA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

JIRA trend for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing JIRA.

JIRA daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing JIRA over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

JIRA daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing JIRA.

JIRA hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing JIRA over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

JIRA hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 275 (42.57%) Confluence
2 37 (5.73%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.63%) SharePoint Server
4 13 (2.01%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 11 (1.70%) CMS
6 6 (0.93%) nginx
7 4 (0.62%) IIS
7 4 (0.62%) JBoss
7 4 (0.62%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.46%) Appian
9 2 (0.31%) Apache
9 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.15%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Fuse
10 1 (0.15%) SAS
10 1 (0.15%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.15%) WildFly
Applications
1 31 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (3.56%) MS Visio
4 21 (3.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (3.25%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.62%) Trello
6 1 (0.15%) InVision
6 1 (0.15%) Simulink
6 1 (0.15%) Sketch
6 1 (0.15%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 11 (1.70%) SAP Hybris
2 6 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.62%) Temenos T24
4 3 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.46%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.31%) Maximo
5 2 (0.31%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.31%) SAP CRM
5 2 (0.31%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.31%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.15%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 163 (25.23%) Azure
2 124 (19.20%) AWS
3 52 (8.05%) Azure DevOps
4 51 (7.89%) GitHub
5 45 (6.97%) Power Platform
6 33 (5.11%) GCP
7 29 (4.49%) Microsoft 365
8 22 (3.41%) SaaS
9 20 (3.10%) PowerApps
10 18 (2.79%) Azure Stack
11 17 (2.63%) Slack
12 16 (2.48%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 15 (2.32%) Power Automate
14 14 (2.17%) Miro
14 14 (2.17%) Serverless
15 13 (2.01%) IaaS
16 11 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
17 10 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
17 10 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
17 10 (1.55%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 45 (6.97%) Firewall
2 23 (3.56%) TCP/IP
3 20 (3.10%) Intranet
4 19 (2.94%) BGP
4 19 (2.94%) DNS
5 11 (1.70%) VPN
6 9 (1.39%) DHCP
7 8 (1.24%) VLAN
8 7 (1.08%) Kerberos
8 7 (1.08%) NAS
8 7 (1.08%) SAN
9 6 (0.93%) HTTP
9 6 (0.93%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.62%) FIX Connectivity
10 4 (0.62%) tcpdump
10 4 (0.62%) VSAN
10 4 (0.62%) Wireless
10 4 (0.62%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.46%) 5G
11 3 (0.46%) OpenLDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.88%) SQL Server
2 37 (5.73%) Power BI
3 19 (2.94%) Relational Database
4 18 (2.79%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (2.01%) MongoDB
7 12 (1.86%) Tableau
8 11 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (1.24%) MySQL
11 7 (1.08%) NoSQL
11 7 (1.08%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (0.93%) PowerCenter
13 5 (0.77%) Apache Hive
13 5 (0.77%) Data Lake
13 5 (0.77%) Hadoop
13 5 (0.77%) RDBMS
14 4 (0.62%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 86 (13.31%) Git
2 70 (10.84%) Jenkins
3 38 (5.88%) GitLab
4 32 (4.95%) Bitbucket
5 24 (3.72%) Selenium
6 20 (3.10%) TeamCity
7 19 (2.94%) Cypress.io
8 17 (2.63%) Cucumber
9 15 (2.32%) JMeter
10 11 (1.70%) SonarQube
11 10 (1.55%) Eclipse
11 10 (1.55%) Postman
11 10 (1.55%) TestRail
12 9 (1.39%) REST Assured
13 8 (1.24%) Bitbucket Server
13 8 (1.24%) Team Foundation Server
14 7 (1.08%) Appium
14 7 (1.08%) JUnit
14 7 (1.08%) Subversion
14 7 (1.08%) webpack
General
1 221 (34.21%) Social Skills
2 134 (20.74%) Finance
3 92 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
4 82 (12.69%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.97%) Banking
6 24 (3.72%) Marketing
7 23 (3.56%) Retail
8 19 (2.94%) Front Office
8 19 (2.94%) Manufacturing
8 19 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
9 15 (2.32%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.01%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (1.55%) Law
12 9 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
12 9 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
13 8 (1.24%) Police
14 6 (0.93%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.93%) Publishing
15 5 (0.77%) French Language
15 5 (0.77%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 121 (18.73%) Analyst
2 71 (10.99%) Senior
3 69 (10.68%) Developer
4 67 (10.37%) Business Analyst
5 44 (6.81%) Project Manager
6 36 (5.57%) Lead
7 34 (5.26%) Architect
8 25 (3.87%) DevOps Engineer
9 23 (3.56%) Technical Analyst
10 21 (3.25%) Consultant
11 19 (2.94%) Software Engineer
12 18 (2.79%) Data Engineer
12 18 (2.79%) Test Engineer
13 17 (2.63%) Administrator
13 17 (2.63%) Microsoft Engineer
13 17 (2.63%) Technical Writer
14 16 (2.48%) Test Analyst
15 15 (2.32%) Delivery Manager
15 15 (2.32%) Senior Analyst
16 14 (2.17%) Full Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (6.81%) REST
2 39 (6.04%) HTML
3 35 (5.42%) CSS
4 28 (4.33%) React
5 24 (3.72%) XML
6 22 (3.41%) JSON
6 22 (3.41%) SOAP
7 18 (2.79%) Web Services
8 16 (2.48%) Middleware
9 15 (2.32%) AngularJS
9 15 (2.32%) RESTful
10 13 (2.01%) .NET
11 12 (1.86%) LDAP
11 12 (1.86%) Node.js
12 11 (1.70%) Spring
12 11 (1.70%) Spring Boot
13 9 (1.39%) Java EE
14 8 (1.24%) ARM Templates
14 8 (1.24%) Kafka
14 8 (1.24%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 24 (3.72%) Product Ownership
2 21 (3.25%) Private Cloud
3 17 (2.63%) Data Centre
4 15 (2.32%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.17%) Management Information System
6 12 (1.86%) Public Cloud
6 12 (1.86%) Virtual Team
7 8 (1.24%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.08%) Clustering
8 7 (1.08%) Replication
9 6 (0.93%) Algorithms
9 6 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (0.62%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.62%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 68 (10.53%) Windows
2 59 (9.13%) Linux
3 20 (3.10%) Unix
4 15 (2.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 14 (2.17%) Windows Server
6 7 (1.08%) Oracle Linux
6 7 (1.08%) Solaris
7 6 (0.93%) AIX
7 6 (0.93%) Android
8 5 (0.77%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.77%) Embedded Linux
8 5 (0.77%) Windows 10
9 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.31%) VMS
10 2 (0.31%) Windows 2000
10 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.31%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (51.55%) Agile
2 162 (25.08%) DevOps
3 102 (15.79%) Scrum
4 97 (15.02%) Stakeholder Management
5 87 (13.47%) Problem-Solving
6 85 (13.16%) Project Management
7 72 (11.15%) Test Automation
8 68 (10.53%) CI/CD
9 61 (9.44%) User Stories
10 59 (9.13%) Business Intelligence
11 57 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (8.51%) Migration
13 52 (8.05%) Software Engineering
14 50 (7.74%) Kanban
15 47 (7.28%) Continuous Integration
16 46 (7.12%) Roadmaps
16 46 (7.12%) Service Management
17 45 (6.97%) Analytics
17 45 (6.97%) Project Delivery
18 44 (6.81%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 98 (15.17%) Python
2 86 (13.31%) SQL
3 76 (11.76%) JavaScript
4 57 (8.82%) Java
5 47 (7.28%) PowerShell
6 33 (5.11%) C#
7 25 (3.87%) Bash
8 23 (3.56%) TypeScript
9 22 (3.41%) Shell Script
10 16 (2.48%) C++
11 11 (1.70%) C
12 10 (1.55%) Go
13 9 (1.39%) T-SQL
14 8 (1.24%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.24%) Ruby
15 7 (1.08%) Perl
15 7 (1.08%) Scala
16 6 (0.93%) Groovy
17 5 (0.77%) MATLAB
17 5 (0.77%) PHP
Qualifications
1 154 (23.84%) Security Cleared
2 122 (18.89%) SC Cleared
3 86 (13.31%) Degree
4 26 (4.02%) DV Cleared
5 13 (2.01%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.70%) ISTQB
7 8 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (0.93%) CSPO
8 6 (0.93%) PMI Certification
8 6 (0.93%) PMP
9 4 (0.62%) ISEB
9 4 (0.62%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 4 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.62%) PhD
10 3 (0.46%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.31%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.31%) CBAP
11 2 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (9.44%) QA
2 32 (4.95%) PMO
3 21 (3.25%) Government Security Classifications
4 13 (2.01%) GDPR
5 11 (1.70%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.55%) NIST
7 9 (1.39%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.24%) NCSC
9 7 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (0.93%) GxP
11 5 (0.77%) Disclosure Scotland
12 4 (0.62%) JTAG
12 4 (0.62%) SLA
13 3 (0.46%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 3 (0.46%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.31%) Def Stans
14 2 (0.31%) ISO 20022
14 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 12207
14 2 (0.31%) WCAG
System Software
1 42 (6.50%) Docker
2 30 (4.64%) Active Directory
3 14 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.86%) vSphere
5 8 (1.24%) VMware NSX
6 7 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.93%) Firmware
7 6 (0.93%) Oracle RAC
7 6 (0.93%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (0.62%) Snort
9 3 (0.46%) vCloud
9 3 (0.46%) VirtualBox
10 1 (0.15%) HDFS
10 1 (0.15%) iptables
10 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 62 (9.60%) Terraform
2 55 (8.51%) Kubernetes
3 49 (7.59%) Ansible
4 17 (2.63%) SCOM
5 15 (2.32%) Kibana
6 13 (2.01%) Progress Chef
7 12 (1.86%) Grafana
7 12 (1.86%) Puppet
8 11 (1.70%) Docker Swarm
9 8 (1.24%) Packer
9 8 (1.24%) Podman
10 7 (1.08%) EMC NetWorker
10 7 (1.08%) Netcool
10 7 (1.08%) Tivoli
10 7 (1.08%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 6 (0.93%) Data Guard
11 6 (0.93%) logstash
11 6 (0.93%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 6 (0.93%) Prometheus
11 6 (0.93%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 98 (15.17%) Microsoft
2 85 (13.16%) Atlassian
3 53 (8.20%) Oracle
4 38 (5.88%) ServiceNow
5 37 (5.73%) SAP
6 28 (4.33%) Splunk
7 21 (3.25%) VMware
8 19 (2.94%) Google
9 17 (2.63%) Salesforce
10 15 (2.32%) Dell
11 13 (2.01%) IBM
12 12 (1.86%) Adobe
12 12 (1.86%) HP
13 11 (1.70%) Cisco
13 11 (1.70%) Databricks
13 11 (1.70%) Palo Alto
14 9 (1.39%) Red Hat
15 8 (1.24%) Avaloq
15 8 (1.24%) CyberArk
15 8 (1.24%) Informatica