Ciena
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring knowledge or experience of Ciena products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ciena over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Ciena Corporation.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 306 | 319 | 369 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +50 | +192 |
| Contract jobs citing Ciena | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.020% | 0.051% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.040% | 0.11% | 0.051% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £404 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £408 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.20% | -18.50% | -13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £448 | £525 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £413 | £408 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.10% | -41.71% | +21.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £21.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £20.00 | - | £32.50 |
All Vendors
Work from Home
Ciena falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 4,982 | 5,281 | 7,777 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 49.01% | 44.84% | 44.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,122 | 3,167 | 4,927 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £325 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 152 | 96 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.03 | £17.79 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.95 | £23.50 | £27.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £40.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | -32.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £65.51 | £75.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.68 | £83.00 | £86.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £23.83 | £29.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.84% | -34.83% | +73.08% |
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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ciena and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Ciena.
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Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Ciena.
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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: