Hybrid/Remote ADSL Contract Job Trends

Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring ADSL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 316 315 388
Rank change year-on-year -1 +73 +174
Contract jobs citing ADSL 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.020% 0.008% 0.017%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.19% 0.078% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £723 - £295
25th Percentile £738 - £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +55.55%
75th Percentile £813 - £538
90th Percentile £828 - £575
UK median daily rate £775 £220 £363
% change year-on-year +252.27% -39.31% +11.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £19.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £19.00 -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

ADSL 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,062 1,287 2,314
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.43% 10.61% 13.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 681 774 1,501
10th Percentile £308 £313 £300
25th Percentile £400 £407 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £524 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.53% +4.75% -4.76%
75th Percentile £591 £625 £614
90th Percentile £680 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 30 85
10th Percentile £22.03 £18.11 £19.99
25th Percentile £36.06 £38.63 £21.98
Median hourly rate £64.25 £46.78 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.34% -2.54% -23.81%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.52 £70.00
90th Percentile £69.79 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £33.39 £41.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.57% -25.45% +25.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ADSL and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

ADSL job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ADSL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ADSL

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Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ADSL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ADSL

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (100.00%) ThingWorx
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) 4G
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Lead
2 1 (50.00%) Lead Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Capacity Management