Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VLE in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VLE over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 339 | 466 | 613 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +127 | +147 | -134 |
| Contract jobs citing VLE | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.033% | 0.019% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.11% | 0.062% | 0.072% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £355 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £363 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £375 | £390 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.67% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £438 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £552 | £475 | £469 |
| UK median daily rate | £475 | £350 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.71% | -10.26% | +221.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.42 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £15.42 | £27.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -43.93% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Work from Home
VLE is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 4,361 | 8,067 | 13,944 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 28.59% | 31.43% | 31.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,956 | 5,673 | 9,944 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £363 | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £539 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.14% | +8.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 195 | 153 | 228 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.45 | £19.00 | £12.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.50 | £30.00 | £20.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.00 | £57.50 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.30% | +29.21% | +27.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.14 | £70.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £85.00 | £66.08 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.14 | £22.49 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.04% | -18.24% | +3.19% |
VLE
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing VLE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
VLE
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 VLE.
VLE
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: