Hybrid/Remote DORA Contract Job Trends
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring DORA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 340 | 282 | 300 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -58 | +18 | +97 |
| Contract jobs citing DORA | 40 | 26 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.29% | 0.27% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 1.38% | 1.44% | 2.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 15 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £479 | £300 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £501 | £375 | £509 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £537 | £550 | £579 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.36% | -4.97% | -35.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £694 | £800 | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | £756 | £833 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £609 | £600 | £644 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -6.80% | -5.33% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home
DORA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 2,892 | 1,804 | 1,622 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 21.14% | 18.43% | 13.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,936 | 1,211 | 1,046 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £316 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £508 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.50% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 137 | 40 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.07 | £15.06 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.08 | £18.81 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £33.37 | £26.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +94.80% | +25.92% | -19.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £64.63 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.40 | £70.16 | £66.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.27 | £30.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.90% | +9.09% | -26.67% |
DORA Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing DORA and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
DORA Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing DORA.
DORA Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing DORA over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
DORA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 47.5% | 19 |
| 2 | NIST | 35.0% | 14 |
| 3 | GRC | 22.5% | 9 |
| 4 | COBIT | 20.0% | 8 |
| 5 | GDPR | 17.5% | 7 |
| 6 | ITGC | 12.5% | 5 |
| 6 | SLA | 12.5% | 5 |
| 8 | Data Quality | 10.0% | 4 |
| 8 | ISO 22301 | 10.0% | 4 |
| 10 | Sarbanes-Oxley | 7.5% | 3 |
| 11 | ISO 20022 | 5.0% | 2 |
| 11 | PMO | 5.0% | 2 |
| 11 | PSD2 | 5.0% | 2 |
| 11 | SEPA | 5.0% | 2 |
| 11 | SOC 2 | 5.0% | 2 |
| 16 | Actionable Recommendations | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | IFRS | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | IFRS 17 | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | NIST 800 | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | PCI DSS | 2.5% | 1 |