The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring DMZ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
322
323
386
Rank change year-on-year
+1
+63
+163
Contract jobs citing DMZ
1
7
18
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
DMZ falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1,063
1,314
2,463
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
10.68%
10.85%
13.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
689
808
1,620
10th Percentile
£293
£320
£305
25th Percentile
£400
£410
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
+5.00%
-4.31%
75th Percentile
£600
£625
£606
90th Percentile
£681
£688
£700
UK median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
44
26
86
10th Percentile
£23.58
£35.50
£17.90
25th Percentile
£42.06
£37.50
£20.58
Median hourly rate
£63.50
£54.28
£49.00
Median % change year-on-year
+16.99%
+10.78%
-13.35%
75th Percentile
£65.06
£66.52
£70.00
90th Percentile
£70.11
£75.00
£76.25
UK median hourly rate
£35.00
£48.03
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-27.13%
-12.67%
+35.55%
DMZ Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DMZ and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
DMZ Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing DMZ.
DMZ Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing DMZ.
DMZ Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing DMZ also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for DMZ.
DMZ 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:
