For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title
9,102
11,812
19,436
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.81%
93.46%
94.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
5,992
7,603
13,744
10th Percentile
£325
£325
£340
25th Percentile
£413
£420
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£512
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.50%
-
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£738
£750
£745
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£530
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-0.94%
-3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted
294
297
445
10th Percentile
£13.25
£19.47
£17.00
25th Percentile
£20.50
£31.25
£25.71
Median hourly rate
£37.50
£45.00
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
-16.67%
-10.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£67.02
£68.75
90th Percentile
£68.00
£75.00
£80.00
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£43.00
£43.86
% change year-on-year
-41.51%
-1.96%
+68.69%
Buyer Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Buyer Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote Buyer job vacancies.
Buyer Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote Buyer job vacancies.
Buyer Skill Set Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, Buyer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Buyer in the job title.
Buyer Skill Set 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:
