PuTTY Contract Job Trends
PuTTY
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring PuTTY skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 553 | 547 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -6 | +67 |
| Contract jobs citing PuTTY | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.045% | 0.035% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.39% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £353 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £134 | £365 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -63.29% | -3.95% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £373 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £377 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £134 | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £30.00 | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
PuTTY falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 5,089 | 3,799 | 4,531 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.21% | 11.41% | 12.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,932 | 2,428 | 2,608 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £214 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £358 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £588 | £601 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £680 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £479 | £450 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.33% | -7.21% | +4.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 450 | 190 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £14.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.50 | £19.60 | £24.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £34.00 | £48.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -29.98% | -14.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £75.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.14 | £41.72 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.34% | -20.53% | -7.75% |
PuTTY Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PuTTY relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
PuTTY Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PuTTY.
PuTTY Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing PuTTY.
