Hybrid/Remote Cost-Benefit Analysis Contract Job Trends

Cost-Benefit Analysis
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Cost-Benefit Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 309 353
Rank change year-on-year +7 +44 +158
Contract jobs citing Cost-Benefit Analysis 11 7 12
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.064% 0.075%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.071% 0.085%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 9
10th Percentile £216 £470 £404
25th Percentile £363 £500 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £565 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.09% +2.73% -16.98%
75th Percentile £563 £625 £675
90th Percentile £628 £748 £715
UK median daily rate £504 £581 £500
% change year-on-year -13.18% +16.10% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £52.50 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £39.31 -
% change year-on-year +65.35% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Cost-Benefit Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,155 9,844 14,171
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.28% 89.58% 88.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,014 6,207 9,574
10th Percentile £330 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 184 378
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.65 £15.95
25th Percentile £20.36 £22.00 £24.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £35.14 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.37% -29.72% -13.04%
75th Percentile £65.00 £60.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +15.71%

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cost-Benefit Analysis and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Cost-Benefit Analysis job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cost-Benefit Analysis over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Cost-Benefit Analysis daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cost-Benefit Analysis
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Azure
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Finance
2 3 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Banking
3 1 (9.09%) Local Government
3 1 (9.09%) Military
3 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Analyst
1 7 (63.64%) Business Analyst
2 3 (27.27%) Lead
2 3 (27.27%) Lead Business Analyst
2 3 (27.27%) Project Manager
3 2 (18.18%) Credit Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Architect
4 1 (9.09%) Asset Management Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Digital Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Digital Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Digital Project Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Pensions Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Pensions Business Analyst
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Technical Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Senior Technical Project Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Mobile App
1 1 (9.09%) PMI
1 1 (9.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (27.27%) Business Process Modelling
2 3 (27.27%) Data Architecture
2 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (27.27%) Requirements Workshops
2 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (27.27%) Use Case
2 3 (27.27%) Workflow
2 3 (27.27%) Workflow Analysis
3 2 (18.18%) BPR
3 2 (18.18%) Budget Management
3 2 (18.18%) Project Delivery
3 2 (18.18%) Project Management
3 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps
4 1 (9.09%) Change Advisory Board
4 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
4 1 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (9.09%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Azure Certification
1 1 (9.09%) CISSP
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
1 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
1 1 (9.09%) MBA
1 1 (9.09%) PMI Certification
1 1 (9.09%) PMP
1 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 17025
1 1 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (9.09%) ITGC
1 1 (9.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) eFront