The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring PolyBase skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
301
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing PolyBase
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
PolyBase falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
1,891
2,439
3,484
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
19.45%
19.71%
18.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,285
1,697
2,522
10th Percentile
£356
£344
£363
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£515
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-1.90%
-
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£638
£663
£650
90th Percentile
£823
£850
£730
UK median daily rate
£500
£530
£538
% change year-on-year
-5.66%
-1.40%
-2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
28
27
56
10th Percentile
£18.25
£18.98
£18.13
25th Percentile
£21.02
£20.17
£23.06
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£28.00
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
+123.21%
-44.00%
-9.09%
75th Percentile
£68.13
£41.00
£70.47
90th Percentile
£87.50
£60.51
£75.50
UK median hourly rate
£40.00
£31.55
£50.78
% change year-on-year
+26.80%
-37.88%
+1.56%
PolyBase Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PolyBase and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
PolyBase Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing PolyBase.
PolyBase Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PolyBase also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for PolyBase.
PolyBase 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: