Hybrid/Remote Model-Based Systems Engineering Contract Job Trends

Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Model-Based Systems Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 346 - 336
Rank change year-on-year - - +94
Contract jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 11 0 11
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.084% - 0.075%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.093% - 0.087%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 7
10th Percentile - - £445
25th Percentile £525 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £575 - £575
90th Percentile - - £705
UK median daily rate £550 £438 £585
% change year-on-year +25.71% -25.21% -4.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - £66.80
25th Percentile - - £68.00
Median hourly rate £87.83 - £70.00
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £88.00 £56.04 £57.50
% change year-on-year +57.03% -2.54% +0.30%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Model-Based Systems Engineering 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 11,785 9,050 12,709
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 89.51% 91.75% 87.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,540 6,160 8,549
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.78%
75th Percentile £620 £634 £638
90th Percentile £725 £755 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +2.79% -4.57% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 641 251 554
10th Percentile £16.85 £13.00 £15.05
25th Percentile £32.00 £19.00 £24.56
Median hourly rate £57.50 £35.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +64.29% -18.60% -18.10%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.25 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +3.81%

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Model-Based Systems Engineering job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Model-Based Systems Engineering

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Model-Based Systems Engineering

Model-Based Systems Engineering
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (36.36%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 4 (36.36%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 4 (36.36%) JIRA
2 2 (18.18%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (18.18%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 4 (36.36%) Manufacturing
2 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (36.36%) Consultant
2 4 (36.36%) Senior
2 4 (36.36%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Product Delivery Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 6 (54.55%) Requirements Gathering
3 5 (45.45%) Validation
4 4 (36.36%) Backlog Management
4 4 (36.36%) Business Process Mapping
4 4 (36.36%) Data Migration
4 4 (36.36%) Migration
4 4 (36.36%) PLM
4 4 (36.36%) Requirements Management
4 4 (36.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (36.36%) Use Case
4 4 (36.36%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (36.36%) User Stories
5 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
5 2 (18.18%) Workflow
5 2 (18.18%) Workflow Management
6 1 (9.09%) ITIL
6 1 (9.09%) Programme Management
6 1 (9.09%) Service Management
6 1 (9.09%) UML
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) IBM