Hybrid/Remote Docker Swarm Contract Job Trends

Docker Swarm
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Docker Swarm skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 323 367
Rank change year-on-year +18 +44 +152
Contract jobs citing Docker Swarm 3 2 6
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.030% 0.017% 0.035%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.18% 0.12% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile £479 £521 £435
25th Percentile £484 £534 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £563 £550
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.27% -21.43%
75th Percentile £522 £584 £638
90th Percentile £531 £594 £683
UK median daily rate £515 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -14.13% +14.29% -22.22%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

Docker Swarm falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,688 1,657 2,373
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 16.61% 14.07% 13.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,123 1,076 1,751
10th Percentile £358 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £675 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.78% -6.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 12 47
10th Percentile £29.60 £13.49 £20.45
25th Percentile £34.50 £26.00 £37.44
Median hourly rate £54.50 £32.38 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.34% -48.61% +14.55%
75th Percentile £68.50 £60.63 £77.84
90th Percentile £95.60 £64.75 £83.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £27.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +48.15% -41.53% +62.04%

Docker Swarm
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Docker Swarm job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Docker Swarm
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Docker Swarm.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Docker Swarm

Docker Swarm
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 2 (66.67%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Python Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) Node.js
1 3 (100.00%) React
2 1 (33.33%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) Containerisation
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Front End Development
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Kubernetes