Hybrid/Remote Business Case Contract Job Trends

Business Cases
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 192 163 113
Rank change year-on-year -29 -50 +47
Contract jobs citing Business Case 126 159 377
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.24% 1.31% 2.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.36% 1.48% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 104 278
10th Percentile £377 £400 £363
25th Percentile £450 £463 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £536 £528
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +1.56% +0.48%
75th Percentile £650 £620 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £691
UK median daily rate £500 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £52.73 £19.52
25th Percentile - £54.94 £19.93
Median hourly rate - £59.25 £22.23
Median % change year-on-year - +166.59% -40.50%
75th Percentile - £62.94 £24.88
90th Percentile - £64.78 £25.51
UK median hourly rate £40.50 £51.50 £48.79
% change year-on-year -21.36% +5.56% -2.21%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Business Case 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 9,282 10,741 15,802
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.14% 88.53% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,142 6,773 10,840
10th Percentile £325 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £724 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 222 384
10th Percentile £15.18 £17.58 £19.99
25th Percentile £20.25 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.59 £37.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -28.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Business Case job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Business Case over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.

Business Case daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Business Case.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Business Case

Business Case
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 2 (1.59%) Confluence
1 2 (1.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (11.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.76%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (3.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (3.97%) MS Visio
4 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (2.38%) Chatbot
5 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (6.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (3.17%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.59%) SAP CO
3 2 (1.59%) SAP FI
3 2 (1.59%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.79%) Endur
4 1 (0.79%) iTrent
4 1 (0.79%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.73%) Azure
2 7 (5.56%) Power Platform
3 6 (4.76%) AWS
3 6 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (4.76%) SaaS
4 2 (1.59%) Asana
4 2 (1.59%) Contentstack
4 2 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.59%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.79%) BigCommerce
5 1 (0.79%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.79%) GCP
5 1 (0.79%) GitHub
5 1 (0.79%) Google Sheets
5 1 (0.79%) Lucidchart
5 1 (0.79%) Oracle CX
5 1 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.56%) Power BI
2 2 (1.59%) EDMS
3 1 (0.79%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.79%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.79%) EDRMS
3 1 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.79%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (7.14%) JIRA
2 1 (0.79%) Git
General
1 58 (46.03%) Finance
2 38 (30.16%) Social Skills
3 29 (23.02%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (21.43%) Public Sector
5 15 (11.90%) Banking
6 11 (8.73%) Retail
7 9 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (4.76%) Local Government
10 4 (3.17%) Law
10 4 (3.17%) Legal
11 3 (2.38%) Marketing
11 3 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (2.38%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.59%) Back Office
12 2 (1.59%) Manufacturing
12 2 (1.59%) Police
13 1 (0.79%) Automotive
13 1 (0.79%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 35 (27.78%) Analyst
2 31 (24.60%) Business Analyst
3 17 (13.49%) Project Manager
3 17 (13.49%) Senior
4 11 (8.73%) Lead
4 11 (8.73%) Senior Manager
5 8 (6.35%) Architect
6 7 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
7 6 (4.76%) Product Manager
7 6 (4.76%) Programme Manager
8 5 (3.97%) Accountant
8 5 (3.97%) Senior Product Manager
8 5 (3.97%) Senior Project Manager
8 5 (3.97%) Systems Accountant
9 4 (3.17%) Financial Accountant
9 4 (3.17%) IT Manager
9 4 (3.17%) IT Project Manager
10 3 (2.38%) Coordinator
10 3 (2.38%) Programme Director
10 3 (2.38%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.59%) React
1 2 (1.59%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.79%) .NET
2 1 (0.79%) PySpark
2 1 (0.79%) SOAP
2 1 (0.79%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.14%) Product Ownership
2 7 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.76%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.97%) Reinsurance
4 5 (3.97%) Smart Meter
5 4 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (2.38%) PMI
6 3 (2.38%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.59%) Freedom of Information
7 2 (1.59%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.79%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.79%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.79%) Life Science
8 1 (0.79%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.79%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.79%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.79%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (32.54%) Agile
2 30 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 27 (21.43%) Roadmaps
4 23 (18.25%) Problem-Solving
5 22 (17.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 21 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
7 20 (15.87%) Project Delivery
7 20 (15.87%) Workshop Facilitation
8 18 (14.29%) Change Management
9 17 (13.49%) Process Improvement
10 16 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (12.70%) User Acceptance Testing
11 14 (11.11%) ERP
12 13 (10.32%) Project Management
12 13 (10.32%) Waterfall
13 12 (9.52%) Business Strategy
13 12 (9.52%) Customer Experience
13 12 (9.52%) Data Analysis
14 11 (8.73%) Decision-Making
14 11 (8.73%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.97%) SQL
2 2 (1.59%) Python
2 2 (1.59%) VB
3 1 (0.79%) C#
3 1 (0.79%) R
Qualifications
1 22 (17.46%) Degree
2 17 (13.49%) Security Cleared
3 13 (10.32%) SC Cleared
4 12 (9.52%) ACCA
4 12 (9.52%) CIMA
5 5 (3.97%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (3.17%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.38%) ISEB
8 2 (1.59%) BC Cleared
8 2 (1.59%) MBA
8 2 (1.59%) PMP
8 2 (1.59%) SAP Certification
9 1 (0.79%) CISSP
9 1 (0.79%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.79%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.79%) HND
9 1 (0.79%) IIBA
9 1 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.52%) GDPR
2 10 (7.94%) PMO
3 5 (3.97%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.97%) Solvency II
4 4 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (2.38%) Data Quality
5 3 (2.38%) NCSC
6 2 (1.59%) AIFMD
6 2 (1.59%) ISO 9001
6 2 (1.59%) MiFID
6 2 (1.59%) NIST
6 2 (1.59%) UCITS
7 1 (0.79%) COBIT
7 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.79%) P3O
7 1 (0.79%) QA
7 1 (0.79%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.79%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.79%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 12 (9.52%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.73%) SAP
3 3 (2.38%) Oracle
4 2 (1.59%) Ariba
4 2 (1.59%) Google
4 2 (1.59%) Guidewire
5 1 (0.79%) Adobe
5 1 (0.79%) Foundry
5 1 (0.79%) HP
5 1 (0.79%) IFS
5 1 (0.79%) ION Trading
5 1 (0.79%) NEC
5 1 (0.79%) OpenLink
5 1 (0.79%) Palantir
5 1 (0.79%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.79%) Sitecore
5 1 (0.79%) UiPath