Hybrid/Remote City & Guilds Contract Job Trends

City & Guilds
UK > Work from Home

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

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 322 424
Rank change year-on-year - +102 -
Contract jobs citing City & Guilds 0 1 1
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option - 0.008% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.031% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
UK median daily rate £325 £311 £450
% change year-on-year +4.57% -30.93% +55.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £24.00 -
UK median hourly rate £25.17 £24.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.88% +20.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

City & Guilds 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 2,998 3,225 5,237
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 30.60% 25.41% 25.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,975 2,078 3,551
10th Percentile £349 £328 £363
25th Percentile £424 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £528 £540
Median % change year-on-year -0.57% -2.22% -1.82%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £650
90th Percentile £700 £725 £740
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 158 201
10th Percentile £15.06 £20.43 £22.50
25th Percentile £27.47 £37.96 £39.55
Median hourly rate £43.00 £49.50 £59.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.13% -16.10% -1.67%
75th Percentile £65.06 £72.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.75 £85.00 £78.17
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £49.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -48.67% -10.91% +22.22%

City & Guilds
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

City & Guilds trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

City & Guilds
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing City & Guilds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing City & Guilds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing City & Guilds