Hybrid/Remote Microscopy Contract Job Trends

Microscopy
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Microscopy 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 - - 403
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Microscopy 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.005%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £387
UK median daily rate £600 - £387

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Microscopy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,892 10,802 17,090
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.92% 88.08% 89.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,896 6,795 12,014
10th Percentile £325 £327 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £621 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 289 237 409
10th Percentile £13.85 £18.50 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.50 £26.25 £26.24
Median hourly rate £36.00 £43.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.28% -18.10% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £85.25
UK median hourly rate £25.08 £39.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -36.52% -7.06% +30.61%

Microscopy
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Microscopy job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs