IFS Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

IFS
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring knowledge or experience of IFS products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IFS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within IFS AB.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 276 323 448
Rank change year-on-year +47 +125 +155
Contract jobs citing IFS 28 22 29
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.28% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Vendors category 0.62% 0.34% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 13 24
10th Percentile £462 - £259
25th Percentile £489 £356 £522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £525 £588
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% -10.64% +11.90%
75th Percentile £672 £650 £666
90th Percentile £731 £790 £721
UK median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £13.99 -
UK median hourly rate - £13.99 -

All Vendors
Work from Home

IFS falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 4,540 6,506 11,129
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 45.84% 42.40% 43.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,959 4,024 7,488
10th Percentile £325 £325 £330
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% - -
75th Percentile £625 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -0.39% -1.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 220 258
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.92 £17.87
25th Percentile £19.56 £16.93 £31.81
Median hourly rate £47.25 £32.31 £54.50
Median % change year-on-year +46.25% -40.72% +55.71%
75th Percentile £68.00 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £86.00 £72.50 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £26.45 £22.30 £43.75
% change year-on-year +18.61% -49.03% +108.14%

IFS
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

IFS trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

IFS
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing IFS.

IFS daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

IFS
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing IFS over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

IFS daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

IFS
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 1 (3.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) Azure
1 1 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.86%) Oracle Database
2 1 (3.57%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (3.57%) Data Lake
2 1 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.57%) MongoDB
2 1 (3.57%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Hudson
General
1 12 (42.86%) Finance
2 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (10.71%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Legal
4 2 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.57%) Aerospace
5 1 (3.57%) General Ledger
5 1 (3.57%) Law
5 1 (3.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (53.57%) Consultant
1 15 (53.57%) IFS Consultant
2 7 (25.00%) Developer
2 7 (25.00%) IFS Developer
3 4 (14.29%) Architect
4 3 (10.71%) Analyst
4 3 (10.71%) Cloud Developer
4 3 (10.71%) Lead
4 3 (10.71%) Lead Consultant
5 2 (7.14%) Commercial Analyst
5 2 (7.14%) Financial Analyst
5 2 (7.14%) Functional Consultant
5 2 (7.14%) Report Developer
5 2 (7.14%) Technical Architect
5 2 (7.14%) Technical Consultant
5 2 (7.14%) Technical Developer
6 1 (3.57%) Business IT Analyst
6 1 (3.57%) Finance Project Manager
6 1 (3.57%) IT Business Analyst
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) Web Services
1 1 (3.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (57.14%) ERP
2 13 (46.43%) Migration
3 6 (21.43%) Data Migration
4 5 (17.86%) Requirements Gathering
4 5 (17.86%) Technical Architecture
5 4 (14.29%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 4 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 4 (14.29%) Data Management
5 4 (14.29%) Financial Modelling
5 4 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (7.14%) Budget Management
6 2 (7.14%) Budgeting
6 2 (7.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 2 (7.14%) Business Case
6 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (7.14%) Contract Management
6 2 (7.14%) Financial Analysis
6 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (7.14%) Project Delivery
6 2 (7.14%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 8 (28.57%) PL/SQL
1 8 (28.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (21.43%) SC Cleared
1 6 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 4 (14.29%) Degree
3 2 (7.14%) ACCA
3 2 (7.14%) CIMA
4 1 (3.57%) APMP
4 1 (3.57%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) P3O
Vendors
1 6 (21.43%) Oracle
2 3 (10.71%) Laserfiche
2 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.71%) SAP
3 1 (3.57%) Ariba
3 1 (3.57%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.57%) Sybase