Hybrid/Remote FFmpeg Contract Job Trends

FFmpeg
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring FFmpeg skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 330
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing FFmpeg 0 0 4
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.027%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £350
75th Percentile - - £375
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate - - £350
% change year-on-year - - -26.32%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

FFmpeg falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 2,946 2,516 3,634
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 23.89% 26.49% 24.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,958 1,838 2,565
10th Percentile £360 £363 £343
25th Percentile £425 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year - -1.87% -0.93%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 26 92
10th Percentile £45.14 £53.75 £24.23
25th Percentile £61.88 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.26% +54.65% -31.20%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £82.50 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -26.92%

FFmpeg
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

FFmpeg job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

FFmpeg
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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