Degree Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Academic Degree
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 17 37
Rank change year-on-year -11 +20 +11
Contract jobs citing Degree 662 1,336 1,467
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 6.75% 8.82% 5.74%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.18% 32.13% 22.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 380 656 896
10th Percentile £281 £250 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -
75th Percentile £646 £638 £663
90th Percentile £775 £775 £838
UK median daily rate £500 £503 £525
% change year-on-year -0.50% -4.29% +1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 132 88
10th Percentile £14.78 £15.85 £20.88
25th Percentile £26.25 £23.94 £42.50
Median hourly rate £53.50 £39.92 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.02% -20.16% +11.11%
75th Percentile £67.50 £70.63 £68.75
90th Percentile £87.05 £74.90 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +31.25% -11.11% +22.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

Degree 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 2,738 4,158 6,503
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.92% 27.44% 25.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,842 2,618 4,369
10th Percentile £352 £325 £381
25th Percentile £425 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.21% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £610 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £730 £745
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 265 285
10th Percentile £17.94 £15.85 £19.35
25th Percentile £25.75 £24.25 £42.50
Median hourly rate £54.51 £43.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.77% -33.85% +32.65%
75th Percentile £68.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £85.85 £82.13 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +27.06%

Degree
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Degree trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Degree
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Degree daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Degree over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Degree daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Degree hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Degree over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Degree hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
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 29 (4.38%) Confluence
2 25 (3.78%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.36%) CMS
5 8 (1.21%) Apache Spark
5 8 (1.21%) GemFire
5 8 (1.21%) Oracle Coherence
6 4 (0.60%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.45%) Camunda
7 3 (0.45%) SAS
8 2 (0.30%) Apache
8 2 (0.30%) EPiServer
8 2 (0.30%) IIS
8 2 (0.30%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.30%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.30%) WordPress
9 1 (0.15%) IBM Domino
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 56 (8.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (7.70%) Microsoft Office
3 36 (5.44%) Microsoft Project
4 30 (4.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 21 (3.17%) MS Visio
6 10 (1.51%) Trello
7 7 (1.06%) Chatbot
8 5 (0.76%) Windchill
9 2 (0.30%) Adobe Captivate
9 2 (0.30%) Camtasia
9 2 (0.30%) InVision
9 2 (0.30%) Sketch
10 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.15%) Fusion 360
10 1 (0.15%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.15%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 15 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.51%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.60%) SAP EWM
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle EBS R12
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle E-Business Tax
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.45%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 3 (0.45%) SAP WM
4 3 (0.45%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.30%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.30%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 122 (18.43%) Azure
2 106 (16.01%) AWS
3 45 (6.80%) Power Platform
4 29 (4.38%) GCP
5 25 (3.78%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (3.63%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (3.02%) Amazon S3
8 18 (2.72%) Serverless
9 16 (2.42%) AWS Lambda
9 16 (2.42%) Entra ID
9 16 (2.42%) SaaS
10 13 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (1.66%) PaaS
12 10 (1.51%) Amazon EC2
12 10 (1.51%) GitHub
13 9 (1.36%) Azure Sentinel
14 8 (1.21%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.06%) Asana
15 7 (1.06%) IaaS
16 6 (0.91%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.68%) Firewall
2 18 (2.72%) Network Security
3 14 (2.11%) VPN
4 13 (1.96%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.51%) DNS
6 8 (1.21%) BGP
6 8 (1.21%) OSPF
7 7 (1.06%) 4G
7 7 (1.06%) 5G
7 7 (1.06%) Radio Access Network
7 7 (1.06%) VLAN
8 6 (0.91%) LAN
8 6 (0.91%) MPLS
8 6 (0.91%) Skype
8 6 (0.91%) TACACS
8 6 (0.91%) WAN
8 6 (0.91%) Wireless
9 5 (0.76%) DHCP
9 5 (0.76%) Ethernet
9 5 (0.76%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.74%) Power BI
2 26 (3.93%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (3.47%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (3.47%) SQL Server
4 19 (2.87%) Tableau
5 18 (2.72%) Relational Database
6 14 (2.11%) Oracle Database
7 12 (1.81%) Metadata
8 11 (1.66%) Redis
9 10 (1.51%) NoSQL
10 9 (1.36%) Amazon Redshift
10 9 (1.36%) Big Data
10 9 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 8 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 7 (1.06%) Hadoop
13 6 (0.91%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.91%) MySQL
14 5 (0.76%) DynamoDB
14 5 (0.76%) Power Query
14 5 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 56 (8.46%) JIRA
2 36 (5.44%) Git
3 19 (2.87%) Jenkins
4 13 (1.96%) GitLab
5 5 (0.76%) Maven
6 4 (0.60%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.45%) Artifactory
7 3 (0.45%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.45%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.45%) JMeter
7 3 (0.45%) Selenium
7 3 (0.45%) Terragrunt
7 3 (0.45%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.30%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.30%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.30%) Subversion
8 2 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (0.30%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.15%) Gatling
General
1 359 (54.23%) Social Skills
2 209 (31.57%) Analytical Skills
3 147 (22.21%) Finance
4 76 (11.48%) Public Sector
5 56 (8.46%) Banking
6 40 (6.04%) Marketing
7 38 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (4.68%) Manufacturing
9 26 (3.93%) Legal
10 24 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (3.17%) Investment Banking
11 21 (3.17%) Telecoms
12 19 (2.87%) Automotive
12 19 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
13 18 (2.72%) Front Office
14 16 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
15 14 (2.11%) Military
15 14 (2.11%) Pharmaceutical
16 12 (1.81%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.51%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 84 (12.69%) Developer
2 73 (11.03%) Analyst
3 62 (9.37%) Senior
4 51 (7.70%) Architect
5 46 (6.95%) Business Analyst
5 46 (6.95%) Lead
5 46 (6.95%) Project Manager
6 36 (5.44%) Consultant
7 28 (4.23%) Java Developer
8 20 (3.02%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (2.27%) Senior Developer
10 14 (2.11%) Software Engineer
11 13 (1.96%) Designer
11 13 (1.96%) Software Developer
12 12 (1.81%) AWS Engineer
12 12 (1.81%) Security Engineer
12 12 (1.81%) Trainer
13 11 (1.66%) Front Office Business Analyst
13 11 (1.66%) IT Manager
13 11 (1.66%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.93%) AngularJS
2 25 (3.78%) HTML
2 25 (3.78%) React
3 24 (3.63%) .NET
4 20 (3.02%) CSS
4 20 (3.02%) REST
5 18 (2.72%) Kafka
6 15 (2.27%) Web Services
7 14 (2.11%) Node.js
7 14 (2.11%) Spring
8 12 (1.81%) ASP.NET
8 12 (1.81%) SOAP
9 11 (1.66%) ActiveMQ
10 10 (1.51%) Flash
11 8 (1.21%) OAuth
11 8 (1.21%) Oracle Fusion
12 7 (1.06%) .NET Framework
12 7 (1.06%) RESTful
13 5 (0.76%) ASP.NET Web API
13 5 (0.76%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 59 (8.91%) Management Information System
2 31 (4.68%) Product Ownership
3 23 (3.47%) Algorithms
4 21 (3.17%) PMI
5 20 (3.02%) Cloud Native
6 18 (2.72%) Onboarding
7 17 (2.57%) Life Science
8 14 (2.11%) Operational Technology
9 13 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (1.81%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.81%) PKI
10 12 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (1.66%) Clustering
11 11 (1.66%) Data Structures
11 11 (1.66%) Fixed Income
11 11 (1.66%) Renewable Energy
12 10 (1.51%) NHS
13 9 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (1.36%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.98%) Windows
2 32 (4.83%) Linux
3 11 (1.66%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.06%) Unix
5 6 (0.91%) Android
6 5 (0.76%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.60%) SUSE
7 4 (0.60%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.15%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (42.60%) Computer Science
2 244 (36.86%) Problem-Solving
3 193 (29.15%) Agile
4 118 (17.82%) Project Management
5 92 (13.90%) Stakeholder Management
6 88 (13.29%) DevOps
7 79 (11.93%) Analytics
8 69 (10.42%) CI/CD
9 62 (9.37%) Decision-Making
10 59 (8.91%) Continuous Improvement
11 57 (8.61%) Migration
12 54 (8.16%) Change Management
13 53 (8.01%) Data Analysis
13 53 (8.01%) Software Engineering
14 51 (7.70%) Risk Management
15 50 (7.55%) Business Intelligence
16 48 (7.25%) Mathematics
17 47 (7.10%) Artificial Intelligence
17 47 (7.10%) PRINCE2
18 44 (6.65%) Data Science
Programming Languages
1 132 (19.94%) Python
2 112 (16.92%) SQL
3 61 (9.21%) Java
4 38 (5.74%) JavaScript
4 38 (5.74%) PowerShell
5 26 (3.93%) C#
6 24 (3.63%) C++
7 21 (3.17%) Bash
8 14 (2.11%) TypeScript
9 9 (1.36%) T-SQL
10 8 (1.21%) Rust
11 7 (1.06%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.06%) R
12 6 (0.91%) Perl
13 5 (0.76%) C
13 5 (0.76%) VBA
14 4 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (0.45%) Bicep
15 3 (0.45%) Go
15 3 (0.45%) Scala
Qualifications
1 185 (27.95%) Computer Science Degree
2 101 (15.26%) Master's Degree
3 82 (12.39%) Security Cleared
4 71 (10.73%) SC Cleared
5 60 (9.06%) PMI Certification
6 51 (7.70%) PMP
7 44 (6.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 37 (5.59%) AWS Certification
9 35 (5.29%) CISSP
10 34 (5.14%) Azure Certification
11 30 (4.53%) Cisco Certification
12 25 (3.78%) CISM
12 25 (3.78%) Numerate Degree
13 24 (3.63%) CCNA
14 21 (3.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 16 (2.42%) PhD
16 13 (1.96%) CCNP
17 12 (1.81%) CISA
18 11 (1.66%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
19 9 (1.36%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.44%) QA
2 34 (5.14%) Data Quality
3 29 (4.38%) GDPR
4 23 (3.47%) Accessibility
4 23 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (3.17%) NIST
5 21 (3.17%) PMO
6 9 (1.36%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.06%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.91%) NCSC
8 6 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.76%) Def Stans
9 5 (0.76%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.76%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.60%) GRC
10 4 (0.60%) MiFID
11 3 (0.45%) COBIT
11 3 (0.45%) EMIR
11 3 (0.45%) NIST 800
System Software
1 30 (4.53%) Active Directory
2 28 (4.23%) Docker
3 12 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.66%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (1.51%) VMware NSX
6 8 (1.21%) GridGain
7 3 (0.45%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.30%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 2 (0.30%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.30%) Firmware
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 39 (5.89%) Kubernetes
2 33 (4.98%) Terraform
3 28 (4.23%) Ansible
4 12 (1.81%) vCenter Server
5 9 (1.36%) Prometheus
6 8 (1.21%) Grafana
6 8 (1.21%) Progress Chef
7 7 (1.06%) WSUS
8 6 (0.91%) Argo
8 6 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.60%) Puppet
10 3 (0.45%) Control-M
10 3 (0.45%) Istio
10 3 (0.45%) Rundeck
11 2 (0.30%) Consul
11 2 (0.30%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.30%) logstash
11 2 (0.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 129 (19.49%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.85%) SAP
3 44 (6.65%) Oracle
4 32 (4.83%) Google
5 24 (3.63%) ServiceNow
6 23 (3.47%) Cisco
7 14 (2.11%) VMware
8 12 (1.81%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.66%) Atlassian
10 10 (1.51%) Databricks
11 9 (1.36%) ION Trading
11 9 (1.36%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.06%) Adobe
12 7 (1.06%) PayPal
13 6 (0.91%) Workday
14 5 (0.76%) Ariba
14 5 (0.76%) Cloudera
14 5 (0.76%) CyberArk
14 5 (0.76%) PTC
14 5 (0.76%) Splunk