The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Firebug skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
312
312
406
Rank change year-on-year
0
+94
-
Contract jobs citing Firebug
3
8
2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
Firebug falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring development application skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
1,607
1,530
2,483
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
16.00%
12.72%
13.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,101
993
1,808
10th Percentile
£325
£331
£360
25th Percentile
£404
£409
£431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£505
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-0.99%
-3.81%
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£578
£610
£625
90th Percentile
£663
£700
£713
UK median daily rate
£500
£520
£544
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
-4.32%
-2.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted
47
20
78
10th Percentile
£33.90
£21.42
£50.00
25th Percentile
£57.88
£26.44
£56.25
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£62.20
£70.00
Median % change year-on-year
+4.50%
-11.14%
+7.69%
75th Percentile
£67.00
£66.26
£88.75
90th Percentile
£68.80
£71.63
£90.00
UK median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
-
-
+4.00%
Firebug Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Firebug and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Firebug Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Firebug.
Firebug Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Firebug also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for Firebug.
Firebug 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:
