The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Grails skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
310
324
407
Rank change year-on-year
+14
+83
+172
Contract jobs citing Grails
1
2
2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
Grails 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
2,645
3,117
4,805
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
26.95%
25.46%
25.19%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,759
2,079
3,536
10th Percentile
£350
£325
£360
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£530
£535
Median % change year-on-year
-0.94%
-0.93%
-2.73%
75th Percentile
£638
£650
£650
90th Percentile
£750
£825
£750
UK median daily rate
£506
£545
£550
% change year-on-year
-7.16%
-1.00%
-4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
67
35
54
10th Percentile
£31.05
£23.70
£41.25
25th Percentile
£38.00
£36.50
£53.13
Median hourly rate
£57.30
£43.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+33.26%
-33.85%
-
75th Percentile
£65.00
£65.00
£72.81
90th Percentile
£67.00
£75.00
£84.25
UK median hourly rate
£54.00
£65.00
£56.00
% change year-on-year
-16.92%
+16.07%
-13.85%
Grails Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Grails and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Grails Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Grails.
Grails Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Grails 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 Grails.
Grails 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:
