Change Control Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Change Control
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Change Control skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Change Control over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 226 254 294
Rank change year-on-year +28 +40 +18
Contract jobs citing Change Control 80 93 170
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.81% 0.64% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 0.73% 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 64 112
10th Percentile £356 £264 £400
25th Percentile £449 £422 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.80% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £601 £538 £628
90th Percentile £675 £600 £745
UK median daily rate £501 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +0.20% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 8
10th Percentile £30.54 £13.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £55.88 £20.50 £18.72
Median hourly rate £65.00 £40.00 £41.25
Median % change year-on-year +62.50% -3.03% -36.68%
75th Percentile £67.50 £50.31 £51.88
90th Percentile £70.50 £60.78 £57.88
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £42.50 £54.00
% change year-on-year +17.65% -21.30% +17.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Change Control 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 9,041 12,752 21,335
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.81% 87.10% 89.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,123 8,584 15,107
10th Percentile £325 £325 £360
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +1.89%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 552 502
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.17 £17.60
25th Percentile £18.89 £25.50 £25.75
Median hourly rate £35.00 £43.00 £51.07
Median % change year-on-year -18.60% -15.79% +27.66%
75th Percentile £65.00 £60.76 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £79.15
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +4.17% +38.46%

Change Control
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Change Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Change Control trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Change Control
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Change Control.

Change Control daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Change Control
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Change Control over the 6 months to 27 June 2025.

Change Control daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Change Control
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Change Control.

Change Control hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Change Control
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Change Control over the 6 months to 27 June 2025.

Change Control hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Change Control
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 12 (15.00%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.00%) Confluence
3 2 (2.50%) MQSeries
4 1 (1.25%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 8 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (8.75%) Windchill
3 5 (6.25%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (1.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.50%) Misys Midas
1 2 (2.50%) Primavera
2 1 (1.25%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.25%) Azure
2 3 (3.75%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (3.75%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (2.50%) Power Platform
3 2 (2.50%) SaaS
4 1 (1.25%) GitHub
4 1 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (1.25%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (3.75%) SSL
3 2 (2.50%) Network Security
4 1 (1.25%) 4G
4 1 (1.25%) 5G
4 1 (1.25%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (1.25%) IPsec
4 1 (1.25%) MPLS
4 1 (1.25%) SAN
4 1 (1.25%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.50%) Power BI
2 1 (1.25%) Big Data
2 1 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.25%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (6.25%) JIRA
2 2 (2.50%) Git
3 1 (1.25%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.25%) Rational DOORS
General
1 36 (45.00%) Social Skills
2 32 (40.00%) Finance
3 17 (21.25%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
4 10 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 5 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.00%) Banking
6 4 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (3.75%) Retail
8 2 (2.50%) Aerospace
8 2 (2.50%) Automotive
8 2 (2.50%) Legal
8 2 (2.50%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.50%) Private Banking
9 1 (1.25%) Back Office
9 1 (1.25%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (1.25%) Electronics
9 1 (1.25%) Local Government
9 1 (1.25%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 23 (28.75%) Analyst
2 17 (21.25%) Project Manager
3 10 (12.50%) Business Analyst
4 6 (7.50%) Developer
4 6 (7.50%) Systems Analyst
5 5 (6.25%) Business IT Analyst
5 5 (6.25%) Business Support Analyst
5 5 (6.25%) Business Systems Analyst
5 5 (6.25%) Configuration Manager
5 5 (6.25%) IT Analyst
5 5 (6.25%) IT Support
5 5 (6.25%) IT Support Analyst
5 5 (6.25%) Support Analyst
5 5 (6.25%) Systems Support
5 5 (6.25%) Systems Support Analyst
6 4 (5.00%) Senior
7 3 (3.75%) Project Officer
7 3 (3.75%) Project Support Officer
7 3 (3.75%) Support Officer
8 2 (2.50%) Configuration Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.75%) 802.1X
2 2 (2.50%) XML
3 1 (1.25%) .NET
3 1 (1.25%) ARM Templates
3 1 (1.25%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.75%) Management Information System
2 6 (7.50%) Data Structures
2 6 (7.50%) Operational Technology
3 5 (6.25%) Product Ownership
4 4 (5.00%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.75%) PKI
6 2 (2.50%) AS400
6 2 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (2.50%) Derivative
6 2 (2.50%) iSeries
7 1 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.25%) CCTV
7 1 (1.25%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (1.25%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.25%) PMI
7 1 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (1.25%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.25%) Windows
2 2 (2.50%) Linux
2 2 (2.50%) Unix
2 2 (2.50%) Windows 10
2 2 (2.50%) Windows 7
2 2 (2.50%) Windows Server
2 2 (2.50%) Windows XP
3 1 (1.25%) Debian
3 1 (1.25%) Ubuntu
3 1 (1.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (42.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 26 (32.50%) Project Management
3 24 (30.00%) Agile
4 19 (23.75%) Project Delivery
5 16 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (17.50%) Change Management
7 13 (16.25%) PRINCE2
8 11 (13.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
10 9 (11.25%) Data Modelling
10 9 (11.25%) Portfolio Management
10 9 (11.25%) Programme Management
10 9 (11.25%) Waterfall
11 8 (10.00%) Business Analysis
11 8 (10.00%) Configuration Management
11 8 (10.00%) Process Improvement
12 7 (8.75%) Cybersecurity
12 7 (8.75%) DevOps
12 7 (8.75%) Release Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.00%) SQL
2 2 (2.50%) Java
2 2 (2.50%) PowerShell
2 2 (2.50%) RPG
3 1 (1.25%) C#
3 1 (1.25%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (16.25%) Degree
2 10 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 7 (8.75%) SC Cleared
4 5 (6.25%) APMP
5 4 (5.00%) DV Cleared
6 3 (3.75%) PMI Certification
6 3 (3.75%) PMP
7 2 (2.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (1.25%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.25%) CCDP
8 1 (1.25%) CCIE
8 1 (1.25%) CCNP
8 1 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (15.00%) PMO
2 6 (7.50%) Data Quality
2 6 (7.50%) QA
3 5 (6.25%) Def Stans
3 5 (6.25%) P3O
4 4 (5.00%) NIST
5 1 (1.25%) Accessibility
5 1 (1.25%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (1.25%) GDPR
5 1 (1.25%) NCSC
5 1 (1.25%) PMBOK
5 1 (1.25%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (2.50%) Virtual Machines
1 2 (2.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (3.75%) OPNET
1 3 (3.75%) Terraform
2 2 (2.50%) Control-M
3 1 (1.25%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 13 (16.25%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.25%) IFS
2 5 (6.25%) Liquidlogic
2 5 (6.25%) PTC
2 5 (6.25%) SAP
3 3 (3.75%) VMware
4 2 (2.50%) Cisco
4 2 (2.50%) IBM
5 1 (1.25%) Adobe
5 1 (1.25%) Ariba
5 1 (1.25%) Juniper
5 1 (1.25%) OpenLink
5 1 (1.25%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.25%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.25%) Teradata