Hybrid/Remote Building Information Modelling Contract Job Trends

Building Information Modelling (BIM)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Building Information Modelling skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 289 326 409
Rank change year-on-year +37 +83 +197
Contract jobs citing Building Information Modelling 18 10 15
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.18% 0.078% 0.072%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.089% 0.080%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 6 8
10th Percentile £525 £356 £499
25th Percentile £556 £450 £636
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £661
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -5.37% +103.23%
75th Percentile £625 £700 £781
90th Percentile - - £808
UK median daily rate £550 £463 £688
% change year-on-year +18.92% -32.73% +14.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile £44.11 £33.10 -
25th Percentile £44.28 £35.50 -
Median hourly rate £46.25 £41.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.45% - -
75th Percentile £48.13 £48.00 -
90th Percentile - £50.70 -
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £48.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -9.74% +14.71% +3.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Building Information Modelling 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 9,126 11,192 18,703
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 92.09% 87.37% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,064 7,366 13,173
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £420 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 280 333 455
10th Percentile £12.62 £17.65 £17.50
25th Percentile £18.94 £30.12 £25.95
Median hourly rate £35.25 £43.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.02% -14.00% +0.50%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.61 £69.38
90th Percentile £68.53 £75.00 £81.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £42.03 £41.65
% change year-on-year -40.16% +0.91% +51.45%

Building Information Modelling
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Building Information Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Building Information Modelling trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Building Information Modelling
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Building Information Modelling over the 6 months to 30 August 2025.

Building Information Modelling daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Building Information Modelling
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
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 1 (5.56%) PowerFactory
1 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (27.78%) AutoCAD
1 5 (27.78%) Revit
2 4 (22.22%) Navisworks
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (5.56%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 5 (27.78%) Azure
1 5 (27.78%) Entra ID
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (27.78%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (22.22%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (5.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (27.78%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (5.56%) EDRMS
General
1 2 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (27.78%) Architect
1 5 (27.78%) Developer
1 5 (27.78%) Full-Stack Developer
1 5 (27.78%) Lead
1 5 (27.78%) Lead Developer
1 5 (27.78%) Lead Full-Stack Developer
2 4 (22.22%) Communications Engineer
2 4 (22.22%) Senior
2 4 (22.22%) Senior Communications Engineer
2 4 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (5.56%) Analyst
3 1 (5.56%) Business Analyst
3 1 (5.56%) Coordinator
3 1 (5.56%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (5.56%) Designer
3 1 (5.56%) Digital Analyst
3 1 (5.56%) Digital Business Analyst
3 1 (5.56%) Digital Delivery Manager
3 1 (5.56%) Digital Programme Manager
3 1 (5.56%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (27.78%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 5 (27.78%) Fibre Optics
2 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.56%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Agile
2 5 (27.78%) Full-Stack Development
2 5 (27.78%) Information Management
2 5 (27.78%) Mentoring
2 5 (27.78%) Software Engineering
2 5 (27.78%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (22.22%) Digital Engineering
3 4 (22.22%) Project Management
4 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (11.11%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (11.11%) Business Case
5 2 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (11.11%) Data Analysis
5 2 (11.11%) SDLC
5 2 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (5.56%) Artificial Intelligence
6 1 (5.56%) Asset Management
6 1 (5.56%) Data Management
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
2 4 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (22.22%) Chartered Engineer
2 4 (22.22%) RIBA
2 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) Data Quality
1 1 (5.56%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 5 (27.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (33.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (44.44%) Autodesk
2 5 (27.78%) Okta
3 1 (5.56%) Cisco
3 1 (5.56%) DIgSILENT
3 1 (5.56%) Fujitsu
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.56%) Nokia