Hybrid/Remote Personal Assistant Contract Job Trends

Personal Assistant
UK > Work from Home

The median Personal Assistant daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £284, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 349 - 344
Rank change year-on-year - - +107
Contract jobs requiring a Personal Assistant 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.016% - 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £284 - £150
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.33%
UK median daily rate £287 - £150
% change year-on-year - - -33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £37.50 - -
UK median hourly rate £29.25 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 11,986 9,105 13,742
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 93.93% 93.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,634 6,157 9,241
10th Percentile £350 £331 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £634
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 625 240 566
10th Percentile £17.23 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.38 £22.59
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.23 £43.50
Median % change year-on-year +67.97% -21.30% -13.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.61 £27.45 £37.50
% change year-on-year +58.85% -26.80% -16.67%

Personal Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Personal Assistant' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Personal Assistant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Personal Assistant
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Personal Assistant job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Personal Assistant job vacancies

Personal Assistant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, Personal Assistant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Personal Assistant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Concur
2 1 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Document Management
2 1 (50.00%) DocuSign
2 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Google
2 1 (50.00%) Google Sheets
2 1 (50.00%) Google Workspace
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management

Personal Assistant Skill Set
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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Google Sheets
1 1 (50.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Document Management
2 1 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Concur
1 1 (50.00%) DocuSign
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft