Hybrid/Remote MTS Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring MTS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 317 400
Rank change year-on-year +12 +83 +180
Contract jobs citing MTS 1 10 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.010% 0.082% 0.010%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.089% 0.65% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 2
10th Percentile - £630 -
25th Percentile - £640 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £582 £671 £475
Median % change year-on-year -13.24% +41.16% +5.56%
75th Percentile - £672 £488
90th Percentile - £672 -
UK median daily rate £582 £672 £525
% change year-on-year -13.43% +28.00% +5.00%

All Application Platform Skills
Work from Home

MTS falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring application platform skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills 1,118 1,537 1,920
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 11.46% 12.53% 10.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 757 1,049 1,325
10th Percentile £289 £320 £305
25th Percentile £400 £415 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £688 £650
90th Percentile £811 £850 £730
UK median daily rate £492 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -4.93% +3.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 10 51
10th Percentile £17.84 £15.76 £20.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £17.08 £22.00
Median hourly rate £30.75 £36.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% -37.39% +6.48%
75th Percentile £61.13 £42.50 £66.00
90th Percentile £65.25 £58.45 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £34.99 £36.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -2.81% +20.00% +50.00%

MTS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

MTS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

MTS
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

MTS
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Solutions Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP