Hybrid/Remote DesignOps Contract Job Trends

DesignOps
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring DesignOps skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 384
Rank change year-on-year - - +170
Contract jobs citing DesignOps 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.006%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.08%
UK median daily rate £550 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +40.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

DesignOps 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 9,402 10,822 15,641
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.23% 88.50% 88.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,239 6,808 10,731
10th Percentile £325 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £740
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 225 381
10th Percentile £15.18 £17.81 £19.99
25th Percentile £20.43 £22.00 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.68 £37.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.65% -29.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.21% -22.94% +21.43%

DesignOps
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

DesignOps job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs