Hybrid/Remote ICMP Contract Job Trends

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring ICMP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 399
Rank change year-on-year - - +186
Contract jobs citing ICMP 0 0 5
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.026%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £437
25th Percentile - - £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £544
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.00%
75th Percentile - - £611
90th Percentile - - £646
UK median daily rate - - £613
% change year-on-year - - +10.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £24.55
25th Percentile - - £24.63
Median hourly rate - - £25.00
75th Percentile - - £25.38
90th Percentile - - £25.45
UK median hourly rate - - £25.00
% change year-on-year - - +4.17%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

ICMP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,026 1,318 2,446
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.61% 10.75% 12.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 671 818 1,625
10th Percentile £293 £324 £313
25th Percentile £400 £413 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.31%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 25 82
10th Percentile £22.03 £35.40 £18.65
25th Percentile £44.09 £37.50 £20.87
Median hourly rate £63.50 £45.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +41.11% -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £69.79 £73.50 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £48.56 £56.40
% change year-on-year -29.98% -13.90% +39.99%

ICMP
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

ICMP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ICMP
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

ICMP
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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