Hybrid/Remote Check_MK Contract Job Trends

Check_MK
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Check_MK skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 315 311 385
Rank change year-on-year -4 +74 +184
Contract jobs citing Check_MK 3 5 6
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.029% 0.041% 0.034%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.18% 0.30% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - £126
25th Percentile - £213 £252
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £225 £475
Median % change year-on-year +140.00% -52.63% -20.83%
75th Percentile - £238 £488
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £540 £225 £475
% change year-on-year +140.00% -52.63% -20.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £60.00
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £16.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +400.00% -73.33% -

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

Check_MK falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,677 1,682 2,487
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 16.47% 13.86% 13.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,107 1,097 1,846
10th Percentile £358 £362 £360
25th Percentile £425 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £650
90th Percentile £679 £749 £729
UK median daily rate £512 £525 £543
% change year-on-year -2.57% -3.31% -5.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 47
10th Percentile £29.40 £13.49 £20.45
25th Percentile £33.00 £26.00 £37.44
Median hourly rate £54.50 £32.38 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.34% -48.61% +14.55%
75th Percentile £67.00 £60.63 £77.84
90th Percentile £103.40 £64.75 £83.50
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £27.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +25.93% -41.53% +44.31%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Check_MK job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) 4G
1 3 (100.00%) 5G
1 3 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 3 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Engineering Specialist
1 3 (100.00%) Test Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 3 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Security Hardening
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) NCSC
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 3 (100.00%) Juniper
1 3 (100.00%) Splunk