Hybrid/Remote FTK Contract Job Trends

AccessData Forensic Toolkit (FTK)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring FTK skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 364
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing FTK 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.006%
As % of the Systems Management category - - 0.049%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £750 £588 £100
% change year-on-year +27.66% +487.50% -70.50%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

FTK falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,628 1,570 2,051
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 15.91% 14.34% 12.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,101 1,050 1,533
10th Percentile £356 £371 £359
25th Percentile £425 £438 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £545
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% -1.28% -5.71%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £638
90th Percentile £681 £775 £725
UK median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -9.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 12 43
10th Percentile £33.00 £13.49 £21.73
25th Percentile £36.00 £25.25 £43.28
Median hourly rate £52.50 £26.88 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +95.35% -55.21% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.63 £76.88
90th Percentile £119.00 £64.75 £82.50
UK median hourly rate £53.25 £25.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year +108.82% -44.78% +24.07%

FTK
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

FTK job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

FTK
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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