Hybrid/Remote Engineering Manager Contract Job Trends

Engineering Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Engineering Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
14 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 287 313 352
Rank change year-on-year +26 +39 +166
Contract jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 21 12 21
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.21% 0.10% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.11% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 12
10th Percentile £500 - £596
25th Percentile £513 £725 £605
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £750 £644
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +16.50% -16.94%
75th Percentile £794 £775 £730
90th Percentile £950 - £783
UK median daily rate £625 £763 £625
% change year-on-year -18.03% +22.00% -10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £61.50 -
25th Percentile £91.25 £63.75 -
Median hourly rate £92.50 £67.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.04% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £93.75 £71.25 -
90th Percentile - £73.50 -
UK median hourly rate £71.27 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +18.78% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 9,476 10,969 16,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 93.14% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,182 6,942 11,190
10th Percentile £326 £325 £325
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 £719 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 202 362
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.19
25th Percentile £20.62 £23.50 £26.24
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.42% -28.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.38
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%

Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Engineering Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Engineering Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Engineering Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Engineering Manager job vacancies

Engineering Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Engineering Manager over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Engineering Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Engineering Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Engineering Manager job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Engineering Manager job vacancies

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Engineering Manager 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 Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 8 (38.10%) Agile
1 8 (38.10%) AWS
1 8 (38.10%) Mentoring
1 8 (38.10%) Software Engineering
2 6 (28.57%) Programme Management
3 5 (23.81%) AI
3 5 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (23.81%) Line Management
3 5 (23.81%) Node.js
3 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (23.81%) Technical Leadership
4 4 (19.05%) Machine Learning
4 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (19.05%) Roadmaps
4 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
4 4 (19.05%) Security Cleared
5 3 (14.29%) Analytics
5 3 (14.29%) Azure
5 3 (14.29%) Coaching
5 3 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (14.29%) People Management
5 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 3 (14.29%) Quality Management
5 3 (14.29%) React
5 3 (14.29%) React Native
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
6 2 (9.52%) .NET
6 2 (9.52%) BPR
6 2 (9.52%) Business Intelligence

Engineering Manager 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:

Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 8 (38.10%) AWS
2 3 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.76%) GCP
3 1 (4.76%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) DHCP
1 1 (4.76%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.52%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (4.76%) Data Lake
2 1 (4.76%) Metadata
General
1 9 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Finance
3 4 (19.05%) Retail
4 3 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 3 (14.29%) Telecoms
5 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (9.52%) Electronics
5 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (9.52%) Manufacturing
5 2 (9.52%) Marketing
6 1 (4.76%) Banking
6 1 (4.76%) Corporate Banking
6 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.76%) Investment Banking
6 1 (4.76%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (23.81%) Node.js
2 3 (14.29%) React
2 3 (14.29%) React Native
3 2 (9.52%) .NET
4 1 (4.76%) GraphQL
4 1 (4.76%) Kafka
4 1 (4.76%) Next.js
4 1 (4.76%) NLTK
4 1 (4.76%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (4.76%) Pandas
4 1 (4.76%) SpaCy
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (4.76%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.76%) Low-Code
2 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Agile
1 8 (38.10%) Mentoring
1 8 (38.10%) Software Engineering
2 6 (28.57%) Programme Management
3 5 (23.81%) AI
3 5 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (23.81%) Line Management
3 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (23.81%) Technical Leadership
4 4 (19.05%) Machine Learning
4 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (19.05%) Roadmaps
5 3 (14.29%) Analytics
5 3 (14.29%) Coaching
5 3 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (14.29%) People Management
5 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 3 (14.29%) Quality Management
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.52%) Java
2 1 (4.76%) C#
2 1 (4.76%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.76%) Python
2 1 (4.76%) TypeScript
2 1 (4.76%) VB
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) SC Cleared
1 4 (19.05%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) Accessibility
1 1 (4.76%) GDPR
1 1 (4.76%) PCI DSS
1 1 (4.76%) QA
1 1 (4.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (4.76%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
1 1 (4.76%) Docker
1 1 (4.76%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Ansible
1 1 (4.76%) Avamar
1 1 (4.76%) EMC NetWorker
1 1 (4.76%) Kubernetes
1 1 (4.76%) Terraform
1 1 (4.76%) vCenter Server
1 1 (4.76%) VxRail
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) SAP
2 1 (4.76%) Dell
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Okta
2 1 (4.76%) Oracle
2 1 (4.76%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.76%) Veeam
2 1 (4.76%) VMware
36 hybrid/remote Engineering Manager jobs