Hybrid/Remote Digital Forensics Contract Job Trends

Digital Forensics
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Digital Forensics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 313 359
Rank change year-on-year +8 +46 +182
Contract jobs citing Digital Forensics 9 1 15
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.088% 0.009% 0.088%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.097% 0.010% 0.099%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 6
10th Percentile £157 - £488
25th Percentile £309 £790 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £810 £588
Median % change year-on-year -29.01% +37.87% +67.86%
75th Percentile £925 £830 £600
90th Percentile £1,128 - -
UK median daily rate £600 £294 £550
% change year-on-year +103.83% -46.48% +57.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £38.15 - -
25th Percentile £41.00 - -
Median hourly rate £54.50 - -
75th Percentile £62.75 - -
90th Percentile £63.05 - -
UK median hourly rate £22.50 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Digital Forensics 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 9,289 10,391 15,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.88% 89.11% 88.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,123 6,538 10,363
10th Percentile £331 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 330 211 367
10th Percentile £15.30 £18.10 £19.69
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.00 £27.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £36.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.06% -33.33% -2.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.30 £70.98
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

Digital Forensics
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Digital Forensics job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Digital Forensics
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Forensics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Forensics

Digital Forensics
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Forensics over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Digital Forensics daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Digital Forensics
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Forensics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Forensics

Digital Forensics
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Digital Forensics over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Digital Forensics hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

Digital Forensics
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 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) DNS
1 3 (33.33%) HTTP
1 3 (33.33%) Network Security
1 3 (33.33%) SMTP
1 3 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (11.11%) Intrusion Detection
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
1 4 (44.44%) Legal
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Law
3 1 (11.11%) Military
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Analyst
2 4 (44.44%) SOC Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Security Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) SOC Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Digital Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Forensic Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Forensic Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Forensic Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Incident Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Programme Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Security Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Senior
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
3 1 (11.11%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (11.11%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (11.11%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (11.11%) Insider Threat
3 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
3 1 (11.11%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
2 4 (44.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Incident Response
2 7 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (66.67%) Security Operations
4 5 (55.56%) SIEM
5 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
6 3 (33.33%) Security Architecture
6 3 (33.33%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
6 3 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
6 3 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
7 2 (22.22%) Analytics
7 2 (22.22%) Behavioural Analysis
7 2 (22.22%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
7 2 (22.22%) MITRE ATT&CK
7 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
8 1 (11.11%) AI
8 1 (11.11%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
8 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
8 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (11.11%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 4 (44.44%) Kusto Query Language
1 4 (44.44%) PowerShell
1 4 (44.44%) Python
2 3 (33.33%) Bash
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) CISSP
1 4 (44.44%) CompTIA CySA+
1 4 (44.44%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
1 4 (44.44%) GCIH
2 3 (33.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 3 (33.33%) CCNA
2 3 (33.33%) CCSP
2 3 (33.33%) CEH
2 3 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (33.33%) OSCP
3 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) CFCE
4 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (11.11%) GCFA
4 1 (11.11%) GCIA
4 1 (11.11%) GIAC
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) GDPR
1 1 (11.11%) HIPAA
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 17025
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (11.11%) NIST
Systems Management
1 3 (33.33%) CSIRT
2 1 (11.11%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) CrowdStrike
3 3 (33.33%) Darktrace
3 3 (33.33%) Google
4 1 (11.11%) ArcSight
4 1 (11.11%) LogRhythm
4 1 (11.11%) Splunk