Hybrid/Remote Micro Focus Contract Job Trends

Micro Focus
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring knowledge or experience of Micro Focus products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Micro Focus over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 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 Micro Focus.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 312 362
Rank change year-on-year +2 +50 +173
Contract jobs citing Micro Focus 4 2 12
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.039% 0.017% 0.070%
As % of the Vendors category 0.080% 0.038% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 5
10th Percentile £370 - £429
25th Percentile £391 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £800 £500
Median % change year-on-year -46.31% +60.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £454 - £601
90th Percentile - - £612
UK median daily rate £452 £474 £500
% change year-on-year -4.64% -5.20% -3.85%

All Vendors
Work from Home

Micro Focus 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 5,018 5,252 7,677
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 49.10% 45.04% 44.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,142 3,166 4,868
10th Percentile £325 £325 £313
25th Percentile £425 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.67%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £717 £725
UK median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 150 91 182
10th Percentile £15.30 £18.50 £17.01
25th Percentile £20.06 £23.84 £31.88
Median hourly rate £30.00 £40.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -33.33% +8.50%
75th Percentile £63.63 £66.01 £75.38
90th Percentile £69.99 £86.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -17.84% -34.83% +73.08%

Micro Focus
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Micro Focus job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Micro Focus
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Micro Focus
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Micro Focus
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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) SSL
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) LDAP
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Test Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Data Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 3 (75.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Quality Management
2 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
2 3 (75.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) OpenText