Hybrid/Remote Lua Contract Job Trends

Lua
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Lua skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 332 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Lua 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.027% - -
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.079% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £54 £469 -
% change year-on-year -88.48% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £50.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £50.00 - -

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

Lua falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,807 3,835 5,264
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 33.76% 36.71% 32.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,571 2,627 3,788
10th Percentile £355 £355 £350
25th Percentile £413 £424 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £788 £757
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 50 163
10th Percentile £48.75 £21.25 £26.75
25th Percentile £61.75 £26.31 £46.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £48.90 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.92% -18.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £82.25 £78.35 £90.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -6.98%

Lua
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Lua job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Lua
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Lua
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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 3 (100.00%) Game Development
1 3 (100.00%) Human Factors
1 3 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 3 (100.00%) Rapid Prototyping
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared