Cisco Catalyst OS (CatOS)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring CatOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
316 |
- |
376 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+168 |
| Contract jobs citing CatOS |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.010% |
- |
0.029% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category |
0.089% |
- |
0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£340 |
- |
£325 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-40.91% |
CatOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills |
1,118 |
1,402 |
2,110 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
10.93% |
12.00% |
12.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
750 |
904 |
1,504 |
| 10th Percentile |
£204 |
£250 |
£250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£356 |
£400 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£451 |
£491 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.10% |
-1.80% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£575 |
£609 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£650 |
£700 |
| UK median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
- |
-7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
56 |
21 |
71 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21.45 |
£16.32 |
£17.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£59.19 |
£31.25 |
£22.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£41.00 |
£57.99 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+58.54% |
-29.30% |
-10.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67.00 |
£65.00 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£67.02 |
£73.75 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£47.50 |
£31.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-47.05% |
+53.23% |
+28.39% |
CatOS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CatOS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
CatOS
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CatOS.
CatOS
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:
