Hybrid/Remote Document Controller Contract Job Trends

Document Controller
UK > Work from Home

The median Document Controller daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 373 305 329
Rank change year-on-year -68 +24 +80
Contract jobs requiring a Document Controller 6 1 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.044% 0.010% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.048% 0.011% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 £185 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £190 -
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% - -
75th Percentile £425 £195 -
90th Percentile £545 - -
UK median daily rate £400 £245 £425
% change year-on-year +63.27% -42.35% +70.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 12,519 9,053 11,659
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 93.74% 93.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,831 5,931 7,369
10th Percentile £358 £325 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £625 £625 £635
90th Percentile £715 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 729 290 264
10th Percentile £15.39 £13.98 £20.75
25th Percentile £27.74 £21.02 £33.03
Median hourly rate £60.00 £38.35 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +56.45% -14.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £64.88 £67.50
90th Percentile £82.50 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +65.84% -40.82% -4.49%

Document Controller
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Document Controller' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Document Controller job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Document Controller
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Document Controller job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Document Controller job vacancies

Document Controller
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Document Controller over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Document Controller daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Document Controller
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Document Controller job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Document Controller job vacancies

Document Controller Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 8 October 2026, Document Controller contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Document Controller in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Document Management
1 4 (66.67%) Migration
1 4 (66.67%) QA
1 4 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 3 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) AI
3 2 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Data Security
3 2 (33.33%) EDMS
3 2 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 2 (33.33%) Metadata
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (33.33%) OpenText
3 2 (33.33%) PMO
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Autodesk
4 1 (16.67%) Building Information Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Change Management
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Information Management
4 1 (16.67%) ISO 19650
4 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Management
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) ProjectWise
4 1 (16.67%) RIBA

Document Controller Skill Set
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 4 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (16.67%) ProjectWise
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) EDMS
1 2 (33.33%) Metadata
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Document Management
1 4 (66.67%) Migration
2 3 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) AI
3 2 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Data Security
3 2 (33.33%) Generative AI
3 2 (33.33%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Building Information Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Change Management
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Information Management
4 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Management
4 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) QA
2 2 (33.33%) PMO
3 1 (16.67%) ISO 19650
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) OpenText
2 1 (16.67%) Autodesk