The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring ACF2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ACF2 over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
ACF2 falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
1,176
1,463
3,209
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
11.86%
9.51%
12.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
875
1,065
2,298
10th Percentile
£358
£263
£300
25th Percentile
£425
£405
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£527
£500
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+5.40%
-4.76%
-
75th Percentile
£625
£610
£633
90th Percentile
£775
£675
£725
UK median daily rate
£525
£488
£525
% change year-on-year
+7.69%
-7.14%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
13
35
101
10th Percentile
£25.25
£15.50
£19.00
25th Percentile
£61.50
£16.25
£47.50
Median hourly rate
£66.00
£40.25
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+63.98%
-38.08%
+165.31%
75th Percentile
£75.00
£65.00
£70.25
90th Percentile
£92.50
£84.42
£78.00
UK median hourly rate
£27.72
£22.50
£53.43
% change year-on-year
+23.20%
-57.88%
+167.13%
ACF2 Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing ACF2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
ACF2 Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing ACF2.
ACF2 Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, contractor job vacancies citing ACF2 also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for ACF2.
ACF2 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:
