Def Stans Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options
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The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Def Stans skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Def Stans over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Def Stans falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
1,795
1,781
2,905
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
17.59%
13.53%
12.98%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,216
1,242
2,104
10th Percentile
£313
£297
£350
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£506
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-1.09%
-3.71%
-
75th Percentile
£600
£619
£638
90th Percentile
£700
£750
£750
UK median daily rate
£500
£505
£525
% change year-on-year
-0.99%
-3.81%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
44
49
79
10th Percentile
£14.78
£12.75
£17.50
25th Percentile
£19.82
£14.88
£20.94
Median hourly rate
£34.24
£25.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+36.96%
-28.57%
+24.49%
75th Percentile
£67.50
£57.50
£53.75
90th Percentile
£71.06
£67.75
£66.30
UK median hourly rate
£26.93
£25.68
£39.51
% change year-on-year
+4.84%
-35.00%
+58.04%
Def Stans Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Def Stans Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Def Stans.
Def Stans Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Def Stans over the 6 months to 3 August 2025.
Def Stans Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Def Stans.
Def Stans Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Def Stans also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Def Stans.
Def Stans 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:
