Hybrid/Remote Apache Solr Contract Job Trends

Apache Solr
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Apache Solr skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 345 299 333
Rank change year-on-year -46 +34 +109
Contract jobs citing Apache Solr 1 1 11
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.008% 0.010% 0.075%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.080% 0.089% 0.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £360
25th Percentile £513 £565 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £580 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.48% +16.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £538 £595 £566
90th Percentile - - £605
UK median daily rate £494 £446 £513
% change year-on-year +10.64% -12.93% +9.33%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

Apache Solr falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,253 1,119 1,679
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 9.82% 11.55% 11.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 858 801 1,232
10th Percentile £331 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £504
Median % change year-on-year - -0.74% -4.05%
75th Percentile £579 £625 £638
90th Percentile £650 £825 £850
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 13 36
10th Percentile £18.67 £36.14 £16.50
25th Percentile £25.13 £56.88 £22.61
Median hourly rate £32.50 £63.50 £31.14
Median % change year-on-year -48.82% +103.93% -43.39%
75th Percentile £58.50 £66.00 £45.41
90th Percentile £89.00 £76.20 £73.13
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £52.50 £31.71
% change year-on-year -38.10% +65.56% -39.60%

Apache Solr
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Apache Solr job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Apache Solr
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Apache Solr
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 1 (100.00%) Tomcat
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Architect
1 1 (100.00%) Solutions Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) CA Agile Central
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) VMware