The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring knowledge or experience of Openreach products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Openreach over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 BT Openreach.
Openreach 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
4,540
6,506
11,129
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
45.84%
42.40%
43.04%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,959
4,024
7,488
10th Percentile
£325
£325
£330
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-0.10%
-
-
75th Percentile
£625
£625
£650
90th Percentile
£738
£725
£750
UK median daily rate
£515
£517
£525
% change year-on-year
-0.39%
-1.52%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
120
220
258
10th Percentile
£14.20
£13.92
£17.87
25th Percentile
£19.56
£16.93
£31.81
Median hourly rate
£47.25
£32.31
£54.50
Median % change year-on-year
+46.25%
-40.72%
+55.71%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£60.00
£68.75
90th Percentile
£86.00
£72.50
£80.25
UK median hourly rate
£26.45
£22.30
£43.75
% change year-on-year
+18.61%
-49.03%
+108.14%
Openreach Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Openreach as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Openreach Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Openreach.
Openreach Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Openreach.
Openreach Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Openreach also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Openreach.
Openreach Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
