Hybrid/Remote CCAB Contract Job Trends

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for CCAB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 323 312 380
Rank change year-on-year -11 +68 -
Contract jobs citing CCAB 2 5 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.020% 0.043% 0.006%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.057% 0.17% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £427 -
25th Percentile £363 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £640 £173
Median % change year-on-year -41.36% +269.65% -
75th Percentile £388 £700 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £225 £542 £362
% change year-on-year -58.49% +49.93% -31.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CCAB falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,479 3,021 4,715
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.12% 26.10% 27.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,370 1,913 3,036
10th Percentile £350 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £543
Median % change year-on-year - -3.31% -1.27%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £715 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 89 190
10th Percentile £27.27 £19.14 £19.99
25th Percentile £35.21 £22.00 £35.63
Median hourly rate £45.46 £38.00 £58.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.63% -35.04% -10.01%
75th Percentile £65.19 £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £97.50 £75.00 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -23.81% +16.67%

CCAB
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

CCAB job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CCAB
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

CCAB
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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Finance Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Finance Systems Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft