The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title
14,162
24,375
42,692
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.48%
95.31%
95.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
9,491
17,215
30,853
10th Percentile
£325
£358
£356
25th Percentile
£425
£443
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£540
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.78%
+2.86%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£638
£650
£625
90th Percentile
£750
£750
£713
UK median daily rate
£525
£540
£525
% change year-on-year
-2.78%
+2.86%
+10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
575
559
603
10th Percentile
£14.33
£17.97
£13.25
25th Percentile
£23.29
£25.75
£18.75
Median hourly rate
£43.00
£55.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
-21.82%
+57.14%
+41.60%
75th Percentile
£62.75
£68.75
£55.00
90th Percentile
£75.25
£80.25
£66.00
UK median hourly rate
£36.50
£45.00
£23.81
% change year-on-year
-18.89%
+89.04%
+5.80%
Optical Engineer Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Optical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Optical Engineer Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Optical Engineer.
Optical Engineer Skill Set Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Optical Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option featuring Optical Engineer in the job title.
Optical Engineer Skill Set 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:
