Hybrid/Remote Digital Strategy Contract Job Trends

Digital Strategy
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Digital Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 279 293 350
Rank change year-on-year +14 +57 +110
Contract jobs citing Digital Strategy 39 23 41
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.38% 0.19% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% 0.21% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 14 33
10th Percentile £131 £219 £200
25th Percentile £132 £250 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £413 £595
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -30.67% +8.18%
75th Percentile £701 £536 £750
90th Percentile £831 £546 £815
UK median daily rate £550 £520 £538
% change year-on-year +5.77% -3.26% -3.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £47.19 - -
25th Percentile £47.66 £14.66 -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £15.33 -
Median % change year-on-year +258.89% - -
75th Percentile £65.78 £15.99 -
90th Percentile £68.31 - -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £41.91 -
% change year-on-year +31.23% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Digital Strategy 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 9,282 10,741 15,802
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.14% 88.53% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,142 6,773 10,840
10th Percentile £325 £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 £724 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 222 384
10th Percentile £15.18 £17.58 £19.99
25th Percentile £20.25 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.59 £37.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.91% -28.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

Digital Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Digital Strategy job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Digital Strategy
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Digital Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Digital Strategy over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

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

Digital Strategy
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Digital Strategy
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (20.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.56%) CMS
2 1 (2.56%) Drupal
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Teamcenter
1 1 (2.56%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.38%) Azure
2 3 (7.69%) AWS
2 3 (7.69%) Serverless
3 2 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.56%) Akamai
4 1 (2.56%) GCP
4 1 (2.56%) Google Workspace
4 1 (2.56%) IaaS
4 1 (2.56%) OCI
4 1 (2.56%) PaaS
4 1 (2.56%) SaaS
4 1 (2.56%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) DNS
1 1 (2.56%) Internet
1 1 (2.56%) LAN
1 1 (2.56%) SD-WAN
1 1 (2.56%) WAN
1 1 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (2.56%) Wireless
1 1 (2.56%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.69%) MongoDB
2 2 (5.13%) Power BI
3 1 (2.56%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (2.56%) Looker
3 1 (2.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (7.69%) Git
2 1 (2.56%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 10 (25.64%) Public Sector
1 10 (25.64%) Social Skills
2 5 (12.82%) Marketing
3 3 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Finance
4 2 (5.13%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.56%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.56%) Billing
5 1 (2.56%) Digital Health
5 1 (2.56%) Electronics
5 1 (2.56%) French Language
5 1 (2.56%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 10 (25.64%) Analyst
2 8 (20.51%) Architect
2 8 (20.51%) Service Analyst
2 8 (20.51%) Service Desk Analyst
3 7 (17.95%) Lead
4 4 (10.26%) Developer
4 4 (10.26%) Digital Architect
5 3 (7.69%) Consultant
5 3 (7.69%) Full-Stack Developer
5 3 (7.69%) Lead Architect
6 2 (5.13%) Enterprise Architect
6 2 (5.13%) Lead Enterprise Architect
6 2 (5.13%) Product Manager
6 2 (5.13%) Programme Manager
6 2 (5.13%) Senior
6 2 (5.13%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.56%) Business Analyst
7 1 (2.56%) Data Manager
7 1 (2.56%) Delivery Manager
7 1 (2.56%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.69%) Next.js
1 3 (7.69%) Node.js
2 2 (5.13%) .NET
3 1 (2.56%) FHIR
3 1 (2.56%) ODBC
3 1 (2.56%) React
3 1 (2.56%) Web Services
3 1 (2.56%) XML
3 1 (2.56%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.26%) Mobile App
2 3 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 2 (5.13%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.56%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.56%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.56%) Digital Media
4 1 (2.56%) Distributed Architecture
4 1 (2.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 1 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.56%) Marketing Technology
4 1 (2.56%) NHS
4 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.56%) PMI
4 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.56%) Smart Meter
4 1 (2.56%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (23.08%) Windows
2 8 (20.51%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.56%) Android
3 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (25.64%) Customer Service
1 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (20.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 7 (17.95%) Roadmaps
3 7 (17.95%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (15.38%) Agile
5 5 (12.82%) Decision-Making
5 5 (12.82%) ITIL
5 5 (12.82%) Scrum
6 4 (10.26%) AI
6 4 (10.26%) Analytics
6 4 (10.26%) Coaching
6 4 (10.26%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 4 (10.26%) Mentoring
7 3 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (7.69%) Customer Requirements
7 3 (7.69%) Digital Marketing
7 3 (7.69%) IT4IT
7 3 (7.69%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) SQL
2 1 (2.56%) Google Apps Script
2 1 (2.56%) Java
2 1 (2.56%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.56%) PHP
2 1 (2.56%) PL/SQL
2 1 (2.56%) Python
2 1 (2.56%) Tcl
2 1 (2.56%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 3 (7.69%) ISEB
2 3 (7.69%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.56%) AWS Certification
3 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.56%) CISM
3 1 (2.56%) CISSP
3 1 (2.56%) Degree
3 1 (2.56%) DV Cleared
3 1 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 1 (2.56%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.56%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.69%) COBIT
2 2 (5.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 2 (5.13%) JSP 440
3 1 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (2.56%) DICOM
3 1 (2.56%) HL7
3 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.56%) NCSC
3 1 (2.56%) QA
3 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (20.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.56%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (20.51%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.13%) Ariba
2 2 (5.13%) Salesforce
2 2 (5.13%) SAP
3 1 (2.56%) Aruba
3 1 (2.56%) Cisco
3 1 (2.56%) Google
3 1 (2.56%) Meraki
3 1 (2.56%) Oracle
3 1 (2.56%) Siemens
3 1 (2.56%) Tealium
3 1 (2.56%) Workday