Hybrid/Remote Product Specialist Contract Job Trends
Product Specialist
UK > Work from Home
The median Product Specialist daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 381 | 305 | 321 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | +16 | +77 |
| Contract Product Specialist jobs | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.029% | 0.088% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.031% | 0.094% | 0.026% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £317 |
| 25th Percentile | £338 | - | £317 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | £317 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -42.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £452 | - | £359 |
| 90th Percentile | £476 | - | £383 |
| UK median daily rate | £492 | £494 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.35% | +23.44% | +22.42% |
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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,854 | 9,596 | 11,380 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.90% | 93.72% | 93.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,086 | 6,305 | 7,144 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -1.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 774 | 341 | 208 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.32 | £15.09 | £19.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.35 | £20.66 | £23.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £42.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.41% | +6.25% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.78 | £69.65 | £72.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
Product Specialist Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Product Specialist job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Product Specialist Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Product Specialist job vacancies.
Product Specialist Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Product Specialist contract job ads cited 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 Product Specialist jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Degree | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1 | People Management | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Product Management | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 50.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Acceptance Criteria | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Agile | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | ANSYS | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Collaborative Working | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Confluence | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Data Modelling | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Decision-Making | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Digital Engineering | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | IBM | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | JIRA | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Loan IQ | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Master's Degree | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Microsoft | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Migration | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Model-Based Systems Engineering | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | MS Visio | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | PLM | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Problem-Solving | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Project Delivery | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Project Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Rational DOORS | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Rational Rhapsody | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Requirements Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Risk Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Safety Engineering | 25.0% | 1 |
Product Specialist Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advertising | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Aerospace | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Finance | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Social Skills | 25.0% | 1 |