The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
2,798
4,009
6,326
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
28.60%
26.92%
25.32%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,856
2,542
4,260
10th Percentile
£350
£333
£380
25th Percentile
£425
£438
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+3.77%
75th Percentile
£613
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£745
UK median daily rate
£525
£530
£550
% change year-on-year
-0.94%
-3.64%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
95
260
269
10th Percentile
£15.33
£15.75
£19.00
25th Percentile
£26.25
£25.38
£42.50
Median hourly rate
£54.51
£43.00
£63.00
Median % change year-on-year
+26.77%
-31.75%
+28.57%
75th Percentile
£67.50
£65.63
£71.50
90th Percentile
£86.00
£83.70
£81.10
UK median hourly rate
£37.50
£40.00
£54.00
% change year-on-year
-6.25%
-25.93%
+23.94%
Postgraduate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Postgraduate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Postgraduate Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Postgraduate.
Postgraduate Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate.
Postgraduate 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:
