Hybrid/Remote GMP Contract Job Trends

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring GMP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 300 321 369
Rank change year-on-year +21 +48 +184
Contract jobs citing GMP 8 4 4
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.079% 0.034% 0.023%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.44% 0.26% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £466 - -
25th Percentile £484 £613 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year -17.60% -3.85% +13.04%
75th Percentile - £638 £675
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £515 £365 £650
% change year-on-year +41.09% -43.85% +13.04%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GMP 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,830 1,545 2,570
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 18.00% 13.12% 14.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,223 956 1,778
10th Percentile £325 £256 £325
25th Percentile £413 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £693 £700 £739
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 40 59
10th Percentile £18.78 £15.50 £14.16
25th Percentile £30.72 £21.25 £19.66
Median hourly rate £60.00 £27.75 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +116.22% -15.91% -5.71%
75th Percentile £65.67 £52.50 £55.75
90th Percentile £70.05 £67.50 £70.38
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £27.50 £35.50
% change year-on-year -8.55% -22.54% +57.78%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

GMP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GMP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GMP

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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 (12.50%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) SAP EWM
1 1 (12.50%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (12.50%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Lucidchart
General
1 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
1 3 (37.50%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Actuarial Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Business IT Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Construction Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) Designer
4 1 (12.50%) IT Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) IT Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Product Designer
4 1 (12.50%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (12.50%) SAP EWM Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) IDoc
1 1 (12.50%) SAP TM
1 1 (12.50%) XML
1 1 (12.50%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Life Science
1 2 (25.00%) PMI
2 1 (12.50%) Data Structures
2 1 (12.50%) LIMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Validation
2 2 (25.00%) Agile
2 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Business Process Modelling
2 2 (25.00%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 2 (25.00%) Energy Management
2 2 (25.00%) Migration
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (25.00%) Project Management
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Identification
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Map
2 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (12.50%) Ideation Sessions
3 1 (12.50%) Journey Map
3 1 (12.50%) User Journey Map
3 1 (12.50%) User Research
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) APMP
1 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (25.00%) PMP
1 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) GxP
2 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) SAP