Consultant Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Consultant daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £550, 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 23 19 27
Rank change year-on-year -4 +8 +17
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 788 1,236 1,740
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.96% 8.05% 6.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.48% 8.61% 7.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 748 997
10th Percentile £413 £400 £425
25th Percentile £500 £463 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £638 £627 £650
90th Percentile £713 £700 £721
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 53
10th Percentile £77.90 £42.50 £24.55
25th Percentile - £59.48 £55.00
Median hourly rate £86.00 £63.00 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +36.51% -4.55% -
75th Percentile - £65.95 £76.50
90th Percentile - £70.63 £87.50
UK median hourly rate £82.50 £61.60 £66.00
% change year-on-year +33.93% -6.67% +2.72%

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%

Consultant
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Consultant trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Consultant daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Consultant daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Consultant hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Consultant 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 Consultant in the job title.

1 240 (30.46%) SAP
2 209 (26.52%) Social Skills
3 171 (21.70%) Finance
4 143 (18.15%) Migration
5 111 (14.09%) Problem-Solving
6 101 (12.82%) Security Cleared
6 101 (12.82%) SAP S/4HANA
7 98 (12.44%) Oracle
8 92 (11.68%) Azure
9 81 (10.28%) SC Cleared
9 81 (10.28%) Microsoft
10 79 (10.03%) Analytical Skills
11 78 (9.90%) Data Migration
12 67 (8.50%) Agile
13 61 (7.74%) SQL
14 59 (7.49%) Stakeholder Management
15 56 (7.11%) ERP
16 48 (6.09%) Public Sector
17 42 (5.33%) Retail
18 40 (5.08%) DevOps
19 39 (4.95%) Workshop Facilitation
20 38 (4.82%) Analytics
21 37 (4.70%) Degree
21 37 (4.70%) Dynamics 365
22 36 (4.57%) Requirements Gathering
22 36 (4.57%) Project Management
23 35 (4.44%) Ariba
23 35 (4.44%) Cybersecurity
23 35 (4.44%) Roadmaps
24 34 (4.31%) Manufacturing

Consultant 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (1.78%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.63%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.51%) CMS
5 3 (0.38%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.25%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.25%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.13%) CICS
7 1 (0.13%) Confluence
7 1 (0.13%) Drupal
7 1 (0.13%) FactoryTalk
7 1 (0.13%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.13%) nginx
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.13%) SAS
7 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.25%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.25%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.13%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.13%) Revit
5 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 101 (12.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (3.81%) Oracle EBS
3 21 (2.66%) SAP FI
4 20 (2.54%) Oracle EBS R12
5 15 (1.90%) SAP PP
6 14 (1.78%) SAP Payroll
6 14 (1.78%) SAP SD
7 13 (1.65%) SAP CO
7 13 (1.65%) SAP HR
7 13 (1.65%) SAP MM
8 12 (1.52%) SAP FI/CO
9 11 (1.40%) Maximo
9 11 (1.40%) Oracle ASCP
10 10 (1.27%) SAP MDG
11 9 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
11 9 (1.14%) SAP IBP
11 9 (1.14%) Workday HCM
12 8 (1.02%) Oracle Financials
12 8 (1.02%) Oracle Payables
12 8 (1.02%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 92 (11.68%) Azure
2 37 (4.70%) Dynamics 365
3 33 (4.19%) AWS
4 24 (3.05%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (3.05%) Power Platform
5 23 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (2.92%) SuccessFactors
6 18 (2.28%) OCI
7 13 (1.65%) Entra ID
8 12 (1.52%) PowerApps
9 11 (1.40%) GCP
10 10 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
10 10 (1.27%) SaaS
11 9 (1.14%) Power Automate
12 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.51%) Boomi
13 4 (0.51%) IaaS
13 4 (0.51%) PaaS
14 3 (0.38%) GitHub
14 3 (0.38%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.16%) Firewall
2 10 (1.27%) BGP
3 9 (1.14%) VPN
4 7 (0.89%) MPLS
4 7 (0.89%) WAN
5 6 (0.76%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (0.63%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.63%) LAN
6 5 (0.63%) Network Security
6 5 (0.63%) VXLAN
7 4 (0.51%) Ethernet VPN
7 4 (0.51%) OSPF
7 4 (0.51%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.51%) Wireless
8 3 (0.38%) Internet
8 3 (0.38%) Multicast
8 3 (0.38%) NetScaler
8 3 (0.38%) SSL
9 2 (0.25%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.25%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
1 14 (1.78%) SQL Server
2 13 (1.65%) SAP HANA
3 12 (1.52%) Power BI
4 9 (1.14%) Oracle Database
5 7 (0.89%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (0.89%) Tableau
6 4 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.51%) SAP BW
7 3 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (0.38%) Power Query
7 3 (0.38%) SAP Data Services
8 2 (0.25%) Big Data
8 2 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.25%) DataStage
8 2 (0.25%) Metadata
8 2 (0.25%) MS Access
8 2 (0.25%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (1.65%) JIRA
2 5 (0.63%) Git
3 4 (0.51%) Hudson
3 4 (0.51%) JMeter
3 4 (0.51%) LoadRunner
3 4 (0.51%) Serenity BDD
4 3 (0.38%) Postman
5 2 (0.25%) GitLab
5 2 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.25%) Subversion
6 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.13%) ERwin
6 1 (0.13%) LSMW
6 1 (0.13%) Octopus Deploy
6 1 (0.13%) Selenium
6 1 (0.13%) Snyk
6 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.13%) webpack
General
1 209 (26.52%) Social Skills
2 171 (21.70%) Finance
3 79 (10.03%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (6.09%) Public Sector
5 42 (5.33%) Retail
6 34 (4.31%) Manufacturing
7 20 (2.54%) Banking
8 18 (2.28%) Law
9 17 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (2.03%) Marketing
10 16 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
11 14 (1.78%) Billing
12 13 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (1.52%) General Ledger
14 11 (1.40%) Legal
15 9 (1.14%) Local Government
15 9 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.89%) Automotive
18 6 (0.76%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.79%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (1.27%) Middleware
3 8 (1.02%) CSS
3 8 (1.02%) SAP Fiori
3 8 (1.02%) Web Services
4 6 (0.76%) EDI
4 6 (0.76%) SAP Basis
5 5 (0.63%) HTML
5 5 (0.63%) REST
6 4 (0.51%) IDoc
6 4 (0.51%) XML
7 3 (0.38%) .NET
7 3 (0.38%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.38%) SAP TM
8 2 (0.25%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.25%) Node.js
8 2 (0.25%) React
8 2 (0.25%) SAP PI
8 2 (0.25%) TensorFlow
8 2 (0.25%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (2.41%) Onboarding
2 18 (2.28%) Mainframe
3 15 (1.90%) Management Information System
4 13 (1.65%) Product Ownership
5 12 (1.52%) Data Centre
5 12 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
6 11 (1.40%) Operational Technology
7 10 (1.27%) CMDB
7 10 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (1.02%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
9 7 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (0.89%) Life Science
10 6 (0.76%) SCADA
11 5 (0.63%) Cyberattack
11 5 (0.63%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.51%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (0.51%) FMCG
12 4 (0.51%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.17%) Windows
2 16 (2.03%) Linux
3 7 (0.89%) Unix
4 4 (0.51%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.38%) Data ONTAP
6 2 (0.25%) Android
6 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.25%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) AIX
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.13%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (18.15%) Migration
2 111 (14.09%) Problem-Solving
3 78 (9.90%) Data Migration
4 67 (8.50%) Agile
5 59 (7.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 56 (7.11%) ERP
7 40 (5.08%) DevOps
8 39 (4.95%) Workshop Facilitation
9 38 (4.82%) Analytics
10 36 (4.57%) Project Management
10 36 (4.57%) Requirements Gathering
11 35 (4.44%) Cybersecurity
11 35 (4.44%) Roadmaps
12 34 (4.31%) Risk Management
13 32 (4.06%) Project Delivery
14 31 (3.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 30 (3.81%) Knowledge Transfer
16 27 (3.43%) Information Security
16 27 (3.43%) Validation
17 25 (3.17%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 61 (7.74%) SQL
2 22 (2.79%) Python
3 15 (1.90%) PowerShell
4 14 (1.78%) PL/SQL
5 13 (1.65%) Java
5 13 (1.65%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.52%) ABAP
7 7 (0.89%) C#
8 4 (0.51%) C
8 4 (0.51%) PeopleCode
8 4 (0.51%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.38%) Bash
9 3 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.38%) Natural
10 2 (0.25%) Assembly Language
10 2 (0.25%) Groovy
10 2 (0.25%) JCL
10 2 (0.25%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.25%) Perl
11 1 (0.13%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 101 (12.82%) Security Cleared
2 81 (10.28%) SC Cleared
3 37 (4.70%) Degree
4 32 (4.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (1.65%) Azure Certification
6 12 (1.52%) CISSP
7 9 (1.14%) CISM
7 9 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.02%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.63%) APMG
10 5 (0.63%) CRISC
11 4 (0.51%) CCIE
11 4 (0.51%) CCNP
11 4 (0.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.51%) SAP Certification
12 3 (0.38%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.38%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.38%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.17%) NIST
2 19 (2.41%) GDPR
2 19 (2.41%) QA
3 16 (2.03%) Data Quality
4 13 (1.65%) GRC
5 12 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.63%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.63%) PCI DSS
6 5 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.51%) IFRS
7 4 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 4 (0.51%) NCSC
7 4 (0.51%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.38%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.25%) Basel II
9 2 (0.25%) GAAP
9 2 (0.25%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.25%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (2.03%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.76%) VMware NSX
4 5 (0.63%) vSphere
5 4 (0.51%) Docker
6 3 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.25%) Firmware
7 2 (0.25%) RACF
7 2 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 13 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.14%) Terraform
3 6 (0.76%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.76%) SCCM
4 5 (0.63%) Perfmon
5 4 (0.51%) Ansible
5 4 (0.51%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.38%) vRealize
7 2 (0.25%) Control-M
7 2 (0.25%) Grafana
7 2 (0.25%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.25%) OMEGAMON
7 2 (0.25%) PowerCLI
7 2 (0.25%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.25%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.25%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.13%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.13%) MIIS
8 1 (0.13%) Nessus
Vendors
1 240 (30.46%) SAP
2 98 (12.44%) Oracle
3 81 (10.28%) Microsoft
4 35 (4.44%) Ariba
5 25 (3.17%) ServiceNow
6 19 (2.41%) Workday
7 16 (2.03%) BMC
8 15 (1.90%) IFS
8 15 (1.90%) Salesforce
8 15 (1.90%) VMware
9 11 (1.40%) Cisco
10 9 (1.14%) Splunk
11 8 (1.02%) IBM
11 8 (1.02%) Infor
12 7 (0.89%) Informatica
13 6 (0.76%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.76%) Google
14 5 (0.63%) Dynatrace
14 5 (0.63%) Fujitsu
14 5 (0.63%) Kronos