B2B Contracts with Work from Home Options

Business-to-Business (B2B)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring B2B skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited B2B over the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 235 303 359
Rank change year-on-year +68 +56 -41
Contract jobs citing B2B 107 156 277
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.73% 0.65% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 0.73% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 96 179
10th Percentile £190 £391 £325
25th Percentile £403 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £531 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +1.19% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £650
90th Percentile £675 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £564
% change year-on-year -2.38% -6.87% +12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £23.00 £50.61
Median % change year-on-year - -54.55% -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £48.00 £48.56
% change year-on-year -37.50% -1.14% +76.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

B2B 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 12,871 21,399 39,942
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.23% 89.63% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,673 15,206 29,099
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +5.42%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 495 518
10th Percentile £15.02 £18.49 £14.96
25th Percentile £24.00 £25.75 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.13 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.51% +30.33% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.95 £78.45 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

B2B
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing B2B as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

B2B trend for jobs with a WFH option

B2B
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing B2B.

B2B daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

B2B
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing B2B over the 6 months to 19 June 2024.

B2B daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

B2B
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing B2B.

B2B hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

B2B
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.74%) CMS
2 3 (2.80%) Confluence
2 3 (2.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.87%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 2 (1.87%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.93%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.93%) Appian
4 1 (0.93%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (2.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.87%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.93%) InVision
3 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.93%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 8 (7.48%) SAP S/4HANA
1 8 (7.48%) Shopify
2 3 (2.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.87%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (1.87%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.93%) Magento
4 1 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.93%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 25 (23.36%) Azure
2 13 (12.15%) AWS
2 13 (12.15%) Azure DevOps
2 13 (12.15%) SaaS
3 7 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (5.61%) BigCommerce
4 6 (5.61%) Figma
4 6 (5.61%) PaaS
4 6 (5.61%) Power Platform
4 6 (5.61%) Serverless
5 5 (4.67%) Entra ID
6 4 (3.74%) AWS Lambda
6 4 (3.74%) GCP
6 4 (3.74%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 4 (3.74%) Snowflake
7 3 (2.80%) Canva
7 3 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.80%) Google Analytics
7 3 (2.80%) IaaS
7 3 (2.80%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.80%) Firewall
2 2 (1.87%) FTP
2 2 (1.87%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.93%) 5G
3 1 (0.93%) HTTP
3 1 (0.93%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.93%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.61%) Relational Database
2 4 (3.74%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (3.74%) MySQL
3 2 (1.87%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (1.87%) Data Lake
3 2 (1.87%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.93%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.93%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.93%) Big Data
4 1 (0.93%) Data Vault
4 1 (0.93%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.93%) Metadata
4 1 (0.93%) NonStop SQL
4 1 (0.93%) Power BI
4 1 (0.93%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.74%) Git
1 4 (3.74%) Jenkins
1 4 (3.74%) JIRA
2 3 (2.80%) Maven
3 2 (1.87%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (1.87%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.93%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.93%) GitLab
4 1 (0.93%) gulp
4 1 (0.93%) MLflow
General
1 24 (22.43%) Social Skills
2 23 (21.50%) Marketing
3 8 (7.48%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (7.48%) Retail
4 7 (6.54%) Influencing Skills
4 7 (6.54%) Manufacturing
5 5 (4.67%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (4.67%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (3.74%) Finance
6 4 (3.74%) French Language
6 4 (3.74%) Publishing
7 3 (2.80%) Banking
7 3 (2.80%) Legal
7 3 (2.80%) Telecoms
8 2 (1.87%) Automotive
8 2 (1.87%) German Language
8 2 (1.87%) Health Technology
8 2 (1.87%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.93%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 19 (17.76%) Architect
2 14 (13.08%) Developer
3 12 (11.21%) Senior
4 10 (9.35%) Analyst
5 7 (6.54%) Salesforce Architect
5 7 (6.54%) Senior Manager
5 7 (6.54%) Solutions Architect
6 6 (5.61%) Business Analyst
6 6 (5.61%) Designer
6 6 (5.61%) Desktop Support
6 6 (5.61%) Product Manager
6 6 (5.61%) Project Manager
7 5 (4.67%) Account Executive
8 4 (3.74%) Deskside Analyst
8 4 (3.74%) Deskside Support
8 4 (3.74%) Deskside Support Analyst
8 4 (3.74%) DevOps Architect
8 4 (3.74%) IT Analyst
8 4 (3.74%) IT Business Analyst
8 4 (3.74%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (8.41%) React
2 7 (6.54%) REST
3 6 (5.61%) AngularJS
3 6 (5.61%) CSS
3 6 (5.61%) Lightning Web Components
3 6 (5.61%) VML
4 4 (3.74%) .NET
4 4 (3.74%) HTML
4 4 (3.74%) Middleware
4 4 (3.74%) RESTful
4 4 (3.74%) Web Services
5 3 (2.80%) .NET Framework
5 3 (2.80%) jQuery
5 3 (2.80%) Node.js
5 3 (2.80%) Sass
6 2 (1.87%) FIDO
6 2 (1.87%) NestJS
6 2 (1.87%) Next.js
6 2 (1.87%) Prisma
6 2 (1.87%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.28%) Social Media
2 7 (6.54%) IoT
3 6 (5.61%) FMCG
4 4 (3.74%) Driving Licence
4 4 (3.74%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (3.74%) EPoS
4 4 (3.74%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.74%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.80%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.80%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.87%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.87%) Contactless
6 2 (1.87%) Digital Wallet
6 2 (1.87%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.93%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.93%) Cloud Security Posture
7 1 (0.93%) Infotainment
7 1 (0.93%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.93%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.93%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (13.08%) Windows
2 3 (2.80%) Linux
3 2 (1.87%) Unix
3 2 (1.87%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.93%) Android
4 1 (0.93%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (24.30%) Agile
2 19 (17.76%) DevOps
3 16 (14.95%) CRM
4 14 (13.08%) Analytics
5 13 (12.15%) B2C
5 13 (12.15%) User Experience
6 12 (11.21%) E-Commerce
7 11 (10.28%) Roadmaps
8 10 (9.35%) Business Analysis
8 10 (9.35%) ERP
8 10 (9.35%) Project Management
8 10 (9.35%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (8.41%) Project Delivery
10 8 (7.48%) Business Case
10 8 (7.48%) Scrum
10 8 (7.48%) UX Design
10 8 (7.48%) Waterfall
11 7 (6.54%) Data Integration
11 7 (6.54%) Migration
11 7 (6.54%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.28%) Python
2 9 (8.41%) TypeScript
3 7 (6.54%) SQL
4 6 (5.61%) Java
4 6 (5.61%) JavaScript
5 5 (4.67%) C#
6 4 (3.74%) Apex Code
7 3 (2.80%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.87%) Bash
8 2 (1.87%) Go
8 2 (1.87%) PHP
9 1 (0.93%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.93%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.93%) Bicep
9 1 (0.93%) C++
9 1 (0.93%) R
9 1 (0.93%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (2.80%) Azure Certification
1 3 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (2.80%) Security Cleared
1 3 (2.80%) TOGAF Certification
2 1 (0.93%) Degree
2 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (0.93%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.41%) QA
2 8 (7.48%) SLA
3 7 (6.54%) GDPR
4 4 (3.74%) PCI DSS
4 4 (3.74%) PSD2
5 2 (1.87%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.87%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (7.48%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.87%) zsh
Systems Management
1 5 (4.67%) Terraform
2 3 (2.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.87%) Ansible
4 1 (0.93%) CASB
4 1 (0.93%) HP Fortify
4 1 (0.93%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 21 (19.63%) SAP
2 19 (17.76%) Salesforce
3 14 (13.08%) Microsoft
4 9 (8.41%) Google
5 7 (6.54%) Adobe
6 6 (5.61%) Sitecore
7 3 (2.80%) Citrix
8 2 (1.87%) Apple
8 2 (1.87%) CheckPoint
8 2 (1.87%) Dell
8 2 (1.87%) IBM
8 2 (1.87%) Intel
8 2 (1.87%) PayPal
8 2 (1.87%) Sophos
9 1 (0.93%) Blue Prism
9 1 (0.93%) Databricks
9 1 (0.93%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.93%) IBM Sterling
9 1 (0.93%) Okta
9 1 (0.93%) Rakuten