Hybrid/Remote GxP Contract Job Trends

GxP
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring GxP skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 284 319 412
Rank change year-on-year +35 +93 +157
Contract jobs citing GxP 22 12 10
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.095% 0.049%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.26% 0.72% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 5
10th Percentile £478 £445 £470
25th Percentile £513 £503 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £570
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +42.50%
75th Percentile £619 £688 £588
90th Percentile £693 £740 £603
UK median daily rate £625 £550 £494
% change year-on-year +13.64% +11.39% +6.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £52.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £52.50 -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

GxP 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 1,745 1,666 2,791
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 17.98% 13.16% 13.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,180 1,099 2,022
10th Percentile £312 £299 £334
25th Percentile £402 £400 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 38 70
10th Percentile £14.91 £12.75 £16.16
25th Percentile £23.50 £15.50 £20.50
Median hourly rate £34.00 £26.25 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.52% -20.45% +9.58%
75th Percentile £65.00 £51.88 £53.75
90th Percentile £70.68 £64.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £35.50
% change year-on-year +9.09% -22.54% +54.35%

GxP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GxP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GxP trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

GxP
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing GxP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing GxP

GxP
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing GxP over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

GxP daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

GxP
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (13.64%) Confluence
2 1 (4.55%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (45.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (9.09%) SAP CO
2 2 (9.09%) SAP ERP
2 2 (9.09%) SAP FI
2 2 (9.09%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (4.55%) SAP EWM
3 1 (4.55%) SAP GRC
3 1 (4.55%) SAP MDG
3 1 (4.55%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) Power Platform
2 2 (9.09%) Veeva
3 1 (4.55%) Azure
3 1 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.55%) GitHub
3 1 (4.55%) Lucidchart
3 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.64%) Power BI
2 2 (9.09%) SAP HANA
3 1 (4.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (18.18%) JIRA
2 1 (4.55%) Jenkins
2 1 (4.55%) JMeter
2 1 (4.55%) LoadRunner
2 1 (4.55%) NeoLoad
General
1 18 (81.82%) Pharmaceutical
2 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 7 (31.82%) Manufacturing
4 5 (22.73%) Finance
5 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Lead
2 4 (18.18%) Consultant
2 4 (18.18%) IT Manager
2 4 (18.18%) IT Project Manager
2 4 (18.18%) Project Manager
2 4 (18.18%) SAP Consultant
3 3 (13.64%) Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) IT Infrastructure Manager
4 2 (9.09%) IT Infrastructure Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Programme Manager
4 2 (9.09%) SAP Manager
4 2 (9.09%) SAP Programme Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Agile Coach
5 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 1 (4.55%) ERP Implementation Manager
5 1 (4.55%) ERP Implementation Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) IT Security Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Security Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) IDoc
1 2 (9.09%) XML
2 1 (4.55%) EDI
2 1 (4.55%) JSON
2 1 (4.55%) REST
2 1 (4.55%) SailPoint
2 1 (4.55%) SAP PI
2 1 (4.55%) SAP TM
2 1 (4.55%) SOAP
2 1 (4.55%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 9 (40.91%) Life Science
2 3 (13.64%) LIMS
3 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
4 1 (4.55%) CMDB
4 1 (4.55%) FMCG
4 1 (4.55%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.55%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (40.91%) Validation
2 6 (27.27%) ERP
2 6 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 6 (27.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (22.73%) Agile
3 5 (22.73%) Biotechnology
4 4 (18.18%) Analytics
4 4 (18.18%) Change Management
4 4 (18.18%) Data Management
4 4 (18.18%) Project Management
4 4 (18.18%) Service Management
5 3 (13.64%) Business Analysis
5 3 (13.64%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
5 3 (13.64%) PRINCE2
5 3 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (13.64%) Project Delivery
5 3 (13.64%) Risk Management
5 3 (13.64%) Visualisation
6 2 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) Groovy
1 1 (4.55%) Java
1 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) Degree
2 3 (13.64%) PMI Certification
2 3 (13.64%) PMP
3 2 (9.09%) ACCA
3 2 (9.09%) CIMA
3 2 (9.09%) CISA
3 2 (9.09%) CISM
4 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.55%) Master's Degree
4 1 (4.55%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 3 (13.64%) GDPR
3 2 (9.09%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 2 (9.09%) GMP
3 2 (9.09%) IFRS
3 2 (9.09%) QA
4 1 (4.55%) Accessibility
4 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
4 1 (4.55%) GAMP
4 1 (4.55%) GRC
4 1 (4.55%) HL7
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 14 (63.64%) SAP
2 5 (22.73%) Ariba
3 1 (4.55%) Alteryx
3 1 (4.55%) Cisco
3 1 (4.55%) IFS
3 1 (4.55%) LabVantage
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.55%) Spotify