Virtual Team (including Distributed Team, Remote Team, Dispersed Team)
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Virtual Team in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Virtual Team over the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 207 | 148 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | -27 | +61 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Team | 27 | 22 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | 0.41% | 0.62% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.35% | 1.96% | 4.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 16 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £273 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £356 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £456 | £365 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.74% | +25.00% | -18.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £549 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £620 | £598 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.42% | -10.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £92.50 | £70.16 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.84% | +33.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £43.96 | £47.12 | £23.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.71% | +97.98% | -41.95% |
All Generic Skills
South East
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 the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 2,004 | 1,120 | 1,288 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 30.58% | 31.49% | 29.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,186 | 704 | 740 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £204 | £242 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £350 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £486 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.97% | -2.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £588 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.23% | -1.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 231 | 95 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.84 | £15.13 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £16.73 | £26.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.22 | £33.05 | £57.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.57% | -42.45% | +4.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.75 | £58.00 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £92.50 | £70.16 | £75.16 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.99 | £30.00 | £56.93 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.30% | -47.30% | +23.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Team relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Virtual Team.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Virtual Team in the South East over the 6 months to 7 October 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Virtual Team.
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Contract Job Locations in the South East
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 South East region over the 6 months to 7 October 2026. 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 |
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| Thames Valley | -39 | 19 | £575 | +15.00% | 51 |
| Berkshire | -17 | 13 | £575 | +12.20% | 28 |
| Buckinghamshire | -27 | 5 | £515 | +88.29% | 11 |
| West Sussex | - | 3 | £250 | - | 9 |
| Surrey | -22 | 2 | £170 | - | 20 |
| Hampshire | -39 | 1 | £400 | -5.88% | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | - | 1 | £750 | - | 12 |
| East Sussex | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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: