CIPD Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 338 463
Rank change year-on-year - +125 +143
Contract jobs citing CIPD 0 8 8
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option - 0.053% 0.031%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.19% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 7
10th Percentile - £433 £287
25th Percentile - £444 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -13.64% +29.41%
75th Percentile - £494 £719
90th Percentile - £498 £800
UK median daily rate £350 £450 £388
% change year-on-year -22.22% +16.13% -8.82%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

CIPD 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 2,761 4,188 6,514
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.89% 27.49% 25.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,858 2,633 4,388
10th Percentile £352 £325 £381
25th Percentile £425 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.05% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £725 £745
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 266 287
10th Percentile £18.08 £15.85 £20.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £24.44 £43.00
Median hourly rate £54.50 £43.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.74% -33.85% +32.65%
75th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £85.70 £84.28 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +28.57%

CIPD
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CIPD trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

CIPD
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CIPD daily rate for jobs with a WFH option