SDLC Contracts with Work from Home Options

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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 SDLC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDLC over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 88 75 90
Rank change year-on-year -13 +15 +4
Contract jobs citing SDLC 353 738 1,272
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.34% 2.94% 2.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.66% 3.28% 3.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 509 921
10th Percentile £388 £413 £400
25th Percentile £456 £495 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £586 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.26% +6.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £700 £725 £638
90th Percentile £825 £795 £750
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £563
% change year-on-year -4.17% +6.67% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 15 28
10th Percentile - £41.84 -
25th Percentile - £46.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.21 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% -2.41% -7.76%
75th Percentile - £61.88 £63.81
90th Percentile - £63.75 £65.54
UK median hourly rate £48.00 £58.77 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.32% +6.85% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

SDLC is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,268 22,513 39,948
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.01% 89.73% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,896 15,904 28,997
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 519 530
10th Percentile £15.03 £18.63 £13.73
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.06
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.63
90th Percentile £75.20 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

SDLC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

SDLC trend for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
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 SDLC.

SDLC daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SDLC over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

SDLC daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
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 SDLC.

SDLC hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
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 18 (5.10%) Confluence
2 8 (2.27%) Apache Spark
3 7 (1.98%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.70%) Apache Solr
5 5 (1.42%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.42%) nginx
6 4 (1.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (1.13%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.85%) OpenEdge
7 3 (0.85%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.85%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.57%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.57%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.28%) Apache
9 1 (0.28%) CMS
9 1 (0.28%) GemFire
9 1 (0.28%) IIS
9 1 (0.28%) JBoss
9 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (3.12%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.13%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.28%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 6 (1.70%) Endur
2 4 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.85%) SAP Hybris
3 3 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.57%) SAP PM
4 2 (0.57%) Shopify
5 1 (0.28%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.28%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.28%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.28%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 67 (18.98%) Azure
2 63 (17.85%) AWS
3 20 (5.67%) GCP
4 15 (4.25%) SaaS
5 14 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (3.12%) Serverless
7 10 (2.83%) Azure Data Factory
7 10 (2.83%) GitHub
8 8 (2.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 8 (2.27%) Azure Monitor
8 8 (2.27%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.27%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.98%) Azure Logic Apps
9 7 (1.98%) PaaS
10 6 (1.70%) Azure Functions
11 5 (1.42%) Microsoft 365
11 5 (1.42%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.42%) Slack
12 4 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.13%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.98%) ATM
2 5 (1.42%) DNS
2 5 (1.42%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.13%) HTTPS
3 4 (1.13%) IPsec
4 3 (0.85%) BGP
4 3 (0.85%) Cisco IOS
4 3 (0.85%) IOS XR
4 3 (0.85%) SNA
4 3 (0.85%) VSAN
5 2 (0.57%) Firewall
5 2 (0.57%) Internet
5 2 (0.57%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.28%) HTTP
6 1 (0.28%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.28%) Network Security
6 1 (0.28%) SSL
6 1 (0.28%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.50%) SQL Server
2 27 (7.65%) Relational Database
3 20 (5.67%) NoSQL
4 16 (4.53%) Oracle Database
5 13 (3.68%) MySQL
6 6 (1.70%) KDB
6 6 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.42%) Big Data
7 5 (1.42%) Couchbase
7 5 (1.42%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.13%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.13%) DB2
8 4 (1.13%) Metadata
8 4 (1.13%) Power BI
8 4 (1.13%) Tableau
9 3 (0.85%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.85%) Delta Lake
9 3 (0.85%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 38 (10.76%) Jenkins
2 37 (10.48%) JIRA
3 36 (10.20%) Git
4 26 (7.37%) GitLab
5 16 (4.53%) JUnit
6 15 (4.25%) Cucumber
7 14 (3.97%) Mockito
8 11 (3.12%) git-flow
9 9 (2.55%) Selenium
9 9 (2.55%) Visual Studio
10 7 (1.98%) Maven
10 7 (1.98%) Team Foundation Server
11 6 (1.70%) MLflow
12 5 (1.42%) JMeter
13 4 (1.13%) TeamCity
14 3 (0.85%) Appium
14 3 (0.85%) Artifactory
14 3 (0.85%) Gradle
14 3 (0.85%) HP UFT
14 3 (0.85%) Katalon Studio
General
1 112 (31.73%) Finance
2 101 (28.61%) Social Skills
3 62 (17.56%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (13.31%) Banking
5 28 (7.93%) Marketing
6 25 (7.08%) Front Office
7 23 (6.52%) Public Sector
8 15 (4.25%) Manufacturing
9 13 (3.68%) Investment Banking
10 11 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.12%) Retail
11 9 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.55%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.70%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.70%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.70%) Tech for Good
13 5 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.13%) Electronics
14 4 (1.13%) Legal
15 3 (0.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 95 (26.91%) Developer
2 60 (17.00%) Senior
3 44 (12.46%) Analyst
4 42 (11.90%) Java Developer
5 32 (9.07%) Lead
6 31 (8.78%) Business Analyst
6 31 (8.78%) Senior Developer
7 30 (8.50%) Architect
8 26 (7.37%) Project Manager
9 20 (5.67%) Senior Java Developer
9 20 (5.67%) Solutions Architect
10 15 (4.25%) DevOps Engineer
11 14 (3.97%) Consultant
12 13 (3.68%) Full Stack Developer
12 13 (3.68%) Test Engineer
13 12 (3.40%) SQL Developer
14 11 (3.12%) Azure Developer
14 11 (3.12%) Data Engineer
15 10 (2.83%) IT Analyst
16 9 (2.55%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (10.76%) .NET
2 34 (9.63%) Spring Boot
3 28 (7.93%) React
4 24 (6.80%) Spring
5 21 (5.95%) JSON
6 20 (5.67%) REST
7 19 (5.38%) RESTful
8 18 (5.10%) AngularJS
9 16 (4.53%) Web Services
9 16 (4.53%) XML
10 15 (4.25%) .NET Framework
11 14 (3.97%) CSS
11 14 (3.97%) HTML
11 14 (3.97%) Kafka
12 13 (3.68%) YAML
13 12 (3.40%) Hibernate
13 12 (3.40%) JPA
14 11 (3.12%) Middleware
14 11 (3.12%) SOAP
15 10 (2.83%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.80%) Product Ownership
2 23 (6.52%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (5.95%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.68%) Distributed Systems
5 12 (3.40%) Credit Derivative
6 11 (3.12%) Mobile App
6 11 (3.12%) Video\Live Streaming
7 9 (2.55%) Fixed Income
7 9 (2.55%) Public Cloud
7 9 (2.55%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 8 (2.27%) Derivative
8 8 (2.27%) IoT
8 8 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (2.27%) Linux Command Line
8 8 (2.27%) Over-the-Top Content
9 6 (1.70%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.42%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.42%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.95%) Linux
2 18 (5.10%) Windows
3 8 (2.27%) Android
4 7 (1.98%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.13%) CentOS
5 4 (1.13%) Unix
6 2 (0.57%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.28%) VMS
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (49.58%) Agile
2 104 (29.46%) DevOps
3 94 (26.63%) CI/CD
4 62 (17.56%) Microservices
5 61 (17.28%) Problem-Solving
6 56 (15.86%) Software Engineering
7 55 (15.58%) Scrum
8 49 (13.88%) Test Automation
9 35 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
10 28 (7.93%) Project Management
11 27 (7.65%) Software Testing
12 25 (7.08%) Business Analysis
12 25 (7.08%) Continuous Improvement
12 25 (7.08%) Migration
13 24 (6.80%) Information Security
13 24 (6.80%) User Acceptance Testing
13 24 (6.80%) Waterfall
14 23 (6.52%) Full Stack Development
15 22 (6.23%) Analytics
15 22 (6.23%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 92 (26.06%) Java
2 66 (18.70%) Python
2 66 (18.70%) SQL
3 43 (12.18%) JavaScript
4 40 (11.33%) C#
5 16 (4.53%) TypeScript
6 15 (4.25%) PowerShell
7 14 (3.97%) Go
8 13 (3.68%) Scala
9 10 (2.83%) T-SQL
10 9 (2.55%) PL/SQL
10 9 (2.55%) Shell Script
11 8 (2.27%) PHP
12 6 (1.70%) Bash
12 6 (1.70%) C++
12 6 (1.70%) Kotlin
13 4 (1.13%) C
14 3 (0.85%) Ruby
14 3 (0.85%) VB
14 3 (0.85%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 38 (10.76%) Degree
2 28 (7.93%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.95%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.40%) Master's Degree
5 9 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.98%) ISTQB
7 6 (1.70%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.70%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.70%) PMP
8 5 (1.42%) CISSP
9 4 (1.13%) CISM
10 3 (0.85%) CRISC
10 3 (0.85%) ISEB
10 3 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.28%) HNC
11 1 (0.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.28%) MBA
11 1 (0.28%) PhD
11 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.28%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.50%) QA
2 8 (2.27%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.27%) NIST
3 6 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.42%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.42%) PMO
5 4 (1.13%) GDPR
5 4 (1.13%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.85%) MiFID
7 2 (0.57%) COBIT
7 2 (0.57%) EMIR
7 2 (0.57%) HL7
7 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.28%) Dodd-Frank
8 1 (0.28%) GAAP
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.28%) SEPA
8 1 (0.28%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (6.52%) Docker
2 12 (3.40%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.70%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.85%) vCloud
4 3 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.85%) vSphere
5 1 (0.28%) GridGain
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 36 (10.20%) Kubernetes
2 31 (8.78%) Terraform
3 22 (6.23%) Ansible
4 5 (1.42%) Puppet
5 4 (1.13%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.85%) Autotask
6 3 (0.85%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.85%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.85%) vRealize
6 3 (0.85%) Zipkin
7 2 (0.57%) Argo
7 2 (0.57%) Kibana
8 1 (0.28%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.28%) logstash
8 1 (0.28%) Nmap
8 1 (0.28%) SCOM
8 1 (0.28%) VxRail
Vendors
1 41 (11.61%) Oracle
2 36 (10.20%) Microsoft
3 22 (6.23%) SAP
4 12 (3.40%) IBM
5 11 (3.12%) Databricks
6 9 (2.55%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.27%) Google
8 7 (1.98%) TOWER Software
9 6 (1.70%) VMware
10 5 (1.42%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.13%) Adobe
11 4 (1.13%) Conga
11 4 (1.13%) DocuSign
11 4 (1.13%) OpenLink
12 3 (0.85%) Apple
12 3 (0.85%) BMC
12 3 (0.85%) Cisco
12 3 (0.85%) Informatica
12 3 (0.85%) Micro Focus
12 3 (0.85%) Remedy