Performance Improvement Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Performance Improvement
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Performance Improvement skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Performance Improvement over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 295 333 449
Rank change year-on-year +38 +116 -18
Contract jobs citing Performance Improvement 9 12 28
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.091% 0.078% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.100% 0.089% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 16
10th Percentile £308 £275 £413
25th Percentile £431 £363 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £528
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.95% -14.92%
75th Percentile £625 £488 £594
90th Percentile £670 £503 £731
UK median daily rate £450 £425 £550
% change year-on-year +5.88% -22.73% -10.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 0
Median hourly rate £70.00 £15.99 -
Median % change year-on-year +337.91% - -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £15.99 -
% change year-on-year +337.91% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Performance Improvement 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 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Performance Improvement
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Performance Improvement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Performance Improvement trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Performance Improvement
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Performance Improvement.

Performance Improvement daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Performance Improvement
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Performance Improvement over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Performance Improvement daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Performance Improvement
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Performance Improvement.

Performance Improvement hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Performance Improvement
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (11.11%) MS Visio
2 1 (11.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Actimize
1 2 (22.22%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) Power Platform
2 1 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Power BI
2 2 (22.22%) Qlik Sense
3 1 (11.11%) Power Query
3 1 (11.11%) PowerPivot
3 1 (11.11%) SAP HANA
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Banking
4 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
4 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (11.11%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Business Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Dynamics 365 Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Excel Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Information Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Lead
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Report Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Technologist
2 1 (11.11%) VBA Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (11.11%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 3 (33.33%) Performance Management
1 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (33.33%) Process Management
1 3 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) Analytics
2 2 (22.22%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 2 (22.22%) BPR
2 2 (22.22%) Business Transformation
2 2 (22.22%) Change Management
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Data Analytics
2 2 (22.22%) Migration
2 2 (22.22%) Presales
2 2 (22.22%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (22.22%) Project Delivery
2 2 (22.22%) Quality Management
2 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
2 2 (22.22%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
2 1 (11.11%) Python
2 1 (11.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) PMI Certification
1 1 (11.11%) PMP
1 1 (11.11%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) PMO
1 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Alteryx
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Autodesk
2 1 (11.11%) SAP