The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Application Rationalisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
309
329
395
Rank change year-on-year
+20
+66
+205
Contract jobs citing Application Rationalisation
3
2
5
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
Application Rationalisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
8,819
10,981
17,120
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
91.93%
88.08%
89.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
5,854
6,919
12,040
10th Percentile
£325
£325
£350
25th Percentile
£413
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£525
£534
Median % change year-on-year
-2.38%
-1.69%
-2.91%
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£738
£750
£745
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£540
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-2.78%
-1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted
278
256
414
10th Percentile
£13.25
£19.45
£18.49
25th Percentile
£20.50
£28.34
£26.24
Median hourly rate
£35.95
£43.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-16.41%
-18.10%
+3.96%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£67.50
£70.00
90th Percentile
£68.00
£75.00
£85.00
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£40.00
£44.25
% change year-on-year
-37.13%
-9.60%
+37.21%
Application Rationalisation Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Application Rationalisation and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Application Rationalisation Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Application Rationalisation.
Application Rationalisation Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Application Rationalisation over the 6 months to 12 October 2025.
Application Rationalisation Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Application Rationalisation also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for Application Rationalisation.
Application Rationalisation 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:
