The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Price Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
316
-
384
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Price Optimisation
3
0
1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
Price Optimisation 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
9,402
10,822
15,641
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
91.23%
88.50%
88.79%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,239
6,808
10,731
10th Percentile
£325
£325
£340
25th Percentile
£413
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£510
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.86%
-
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£618
£638
£638
90th Percentile
£720
£750
£740
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£533
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-1.50%
-3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
331
225
381
10th Percentile
£15.18
£17.81
£19.99
25th Percentile
£20.43
£22.00
£26.25
Median hourly rate
£41.68
£37.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
+12.65%
-29.52%
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£65.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£70.00
£75.00
£86.50
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£32.75
£42.50
% change year-on-year
-23.21%
-22.94%
+21.43%
Price Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Price Optimisation and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Price Optimisation Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Price Optimisation 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 Price Optimisation.
Price Optimisation 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:
