Virtual Team Contract Job Trends in Essex

Virtual Team (including Distributed Team, Remote Team, Dispersed Team)
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Team in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Team over the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 21 31
Rank change year-on-year +1 +10 +18
Contract jobs citing Virtual Team 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.88% 0.88% 0.99%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.86% 2.94% 2.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £404 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £411 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £429 £425 £409
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.98% -16.15%

All Generic Skills
Essex

Virtual Team falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35 34 81
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 30.70% 29.82% 39.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 17 38
10th Percentile £182 £263 £133
25th Percentile £189 £315 £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £356 £350 £313
Median % change year-on-year +1.79% +12.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £541 £538 £480
90th Percentile £662 £700 £571
East of England median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +0.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 9
10th Percentile - £27.63 £16.65
25th Percentile - £29.69 £20.50
Median hourly rate £12.75 £33.75 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.22% +60.71% +8.92%
75th Percentile - £37.19 £40.31
90th Percentile - £38.88 £55.00
East of England median hourly rate £42.50 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -32.00% +4.17% +26.46%

Virtual Team
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Team relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Virtual Team job vacancy trend in Essex

Virtual Team
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Virtual Team.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Virtual Team

Virtual Team
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Virtual Team.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Virtual Team

Virtual Team
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Virtual Team within the Essex region over the 6 months to 27 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Basildon - 1 £408 -
Virtual Team
East of England

Virtual Team
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) PMO Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Project Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Order Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO