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 28 August 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
3,027
3,328
5,256
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
30.80%
25.78%
24.98%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,957
2,193
3,571
10th Percentile
£335
£329
£363
25th Percentile
£425
£438
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£540
Median % change year-on-year
-
-2.78%
-1.82%
75th Percentile
£613
£625
£650
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£743
UK median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+0.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted
99
168
200
10th Percentile
£15.07
£17.08
£22.00
25th Percentile
£27.41
£32.25
£39.89
Median hourly rate
£43.00
£43.00
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-28.33%
-
75th Percentile
£65.25
£72.50
£70.00
90th Percentile
£77.50
£85.00
£78.17
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£45.00
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-44.11%
-18.18%
+22.22%
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 Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Postgraduate.
Postgraduate Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Postgraduate.
Postgraduate Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 28 August 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 hybrid or remote work options 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:
