Hybrid/Remote APMG Contract Job Trends

APMG (APM Group)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for APMG qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 319 297 347
Rank change year-on-year -22 +50 +136
Contract jobs citing APMG 13 7 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.068% 0.019%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.32% 0.25% 0.066%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 4 3
10th Percentile £461 £437 £393
25th Percentile £531 £454 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £475 £575
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -17.39% -2.54%
75th Percentile £636 £503 £631
90th Percentile £726 £531 £658
UK median daily rate £550 £451 £575
% change year-on-year +22.01% -21.60% -3.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

APMG falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,101 2,765 4,561
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.59% 26.77% 28.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,825 1,855 2,817
10th Percentile £355 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £448 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £638
90th Percentile £722 £715 £725
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.89% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 107 236
10th Percentile £21.80 £21.25 £14.57
25th Percentile £35.00 £26.25 £23.16
Median hourly rate £54.00 £54.50 £45.11
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% +20.83% -30.61%
75th Percentile £80.20 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £97.00 £85.55 £78.46
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £45.00 £38.85
% change year-on-year -35.56% +15.83% -22.30%

APMG
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

APMG job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

APMG
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

APMG
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing APMG over the 6 months to 15 March 2026.

APMG daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

APMG
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 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) NetSuite
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) BGP
1 1 (7.69%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (7.69%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (7.69%) MPLS
1 1 (7.69%) Network Security
1 1 (7.69%) TACACS
1 1 (7.69%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Data Lake
1 1 (7.69%) EDRMS
General
1 11 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Manufacturing
4 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (15.38%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (7.69%) Finance
6 1 (7.69%) Law
6 1 (7.69%) Legal
6 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (76.92%) Change Manager
2 5 (38.46%) Business Change Manager
2 5 (38.46%) Business Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Business Change Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Change Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Communications Manager
4 1 (7.69%) IT Change Manager
4 1 (7.69%) IT Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Network Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Operational Change Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Operational Security Manager
4 1 (7.69%) PMO Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Security Operations Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Service Transition Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Transition Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Operational Technology
1 3 (23.08%) SCADA
2 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
3 1 (7.69%) e-Learning
3 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (7.69%) Over-the-Top Content
3 1 (7.69%) PKI
3 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 1 (7.69%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (7.69%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Change Management
2 9 (69.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (61.54%) Impact Assessments
4 5 (38.46%) PRINCE2
4 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Map
5 4 (30.77%) Business Transformation
5 4 (30.77%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (30.77%) Project Management
5 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
6 3 (23.08%) Coaching
6 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (23.08%) Cyber Resilience
6 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Identification
7 2 (15.38%) Agile
7 2 (15.38%) Behavioural Change
7 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
7 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
8 1 (7.69%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) PHP
1 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) SC Cleared
1 6 (46.15%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (7.69%) GIAC
3 1 (7.69%) PMI Certification
3 1 (7.69%) PMP
3 1 (7.69%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 1 (7.69%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) NCSC
2 2 (15.38%) GDPR
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (7.69%) Data Quality
3 1 (7.69%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (7.69%) NIST
3 1 (7.69%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) VMware ESXi
1 1 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco
2 1 (7.69%) Epicor
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle
2 1 (7.69%) SAP
2 1 (7.69%) ServiceNow
2 1 (7.69%) VMware