IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) UK> Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring GPFS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GPFS over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
GPFS falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
1,142
1,361
2,732
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
11.19%
10.34%
12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted
786
986
1,911
10th Percentile
£325
£300
£270
25th Percentile
£411
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£521
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-4.08%
-0.71%
-2.33%
75th Percentile
£594
£619
£645
90th Percentile
£669
£688
£725
UK median daily rate
£500
£500
£513
% change year-on-year
-
-2.44%
-2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
17
101
10th Percentile
£30.00
£15.91
£17.75
25th Percentile
£52.00
£50.00
£25.00
Median hourly rate
£67.00
£65.00
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
+3.08%
+4.00%
+35.14%
75th Percentile
£79.75
£85.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£92.50
£91.00
£75.00
UK median hourly rate
£31.39
£23.80
£50.00
% change year-on-year
+31.87%
-52.40%
+132.56%
GPFS Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing GPFS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
GPFS Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GPFS.
GPFS Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing GPFS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for GPFS.
GPFS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
