Google Protocol Buffers (protobuf)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Protocol Buffers skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Protocol Buffers over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 259 | 137 | 358 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -122 | +221 | +219 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Protocol Buffers | 47 | 223 | 58 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.48% | 1.73% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 1.81% | 6.73% | 1.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 223 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £715 | £439 |
| 25th Percentile | £675 | £750 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £800 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +30.61% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £825 | £888 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £788 |
| UK median daily rate | £750 | £800 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +30.61% | -5.77% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home
Protocol Buffers falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 2,597 | 3,313 | 5,192 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 26.42% | 25.67% | 24.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,805 | 2,296 | 3,849 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £325 | £365 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.27% | +2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £820 | £850 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -3.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 65 | 62 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £36.03 | £30.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | - | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £43.00 | £63.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.16% | -32.02% | +2.02% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £62.38 | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £73.93 | £76.08 |
| UK median hourly rate | £53.25 | £61.60 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.56% | +2.67% | - |
Protocol Buffers
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Protocol Buffers as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Protocol Buffers.
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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Protocol Buffers over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
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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: