Configuration Manager Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Configuration Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Configuration Manager daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 295 327 456
Rank change year-on-year +32 +129 +152
Contract jobs requiring a Configuration Manager 9 18 21
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.091% 0.12% 0.081%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.13% 0.085%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 17
10th Percentile £495 £340 £350
25th Percentile £506 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £591 £575 £688
90th Percentile £641 - £756
UK median daily rate £550 £456 £544
% change year-on-year +20.55% -16.13% +11.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 2
10th Percentile - - £43.75
25th Percentile £62.50 £44.83 £46.66
Median hourly rate £65.00 £46.56 £52.15
Median % change year-on-year +39.62% -10.73% -
75th Percentile £67.50 £48.28 £58.26
90th Percentile - - £61.56
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £50.00 £61.25
% change year-on-year +30.00% -18.37% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,288 14,354 24,650
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 93.54% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,350 9,595 17,415
10th Percentile £337 £325 £360
25th Percentile £414 £425 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.69% +2.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 228 579 565
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £18.50
25th Percentile £18.19 £23.39 £26.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £44.74 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -18.65% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.00 £63.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

Configuration Manager
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Configuration Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Configuration Manager trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Configuration Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Configuration Manager daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Configuration Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Configuration Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Configuration Manager hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Configuration Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Configuration Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option featuring Configuration Manager in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Configuration Management
2 5 (55.56%) PTC
2 5 (55.56%) Windchill
2 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (55.56%) Change Control
2 5 (55.56%) Def Stans
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL
4 3 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (33.33%) Agile
4 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 3 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
4 3 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
6 1 (11.11%) CMDB
6 1 (11.11%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
6 1 (11.11%) Finance
6 1 (11.11%) Law
6 1 (11.11%) Migration
6 1 (11.11%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
6 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow
6 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
6 1 (11.11%) Social Skills

Configuration Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Windchill
General
1 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Law
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Configuration Management
2 5 (55.56%) Change Control
2 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL
4 3 (33.33%) Agile
4 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Data Cleansing
5 1 (11.11%) Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 3 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) PTC
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow
19 Configuration Manager jobs Nationwide