Psychology Contracts with Work from Home Options

Psychology
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Psychology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Psychology over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 333 455 564
Rank change year-on-year +122 +109 -124
Contract jobs citing Psychology 15 21 58
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.099% 0.082% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.092% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 15 27
10th Percentile £350 - £398
25th Percentile £371 £485 £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year -28.44% -0.91% +15.30%
75th Percentile £469 £600 £588
90th Percentile £540 £645 £655
UK median daily rate £400 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -30.43% +4.55% +15.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £61.29 - -
25th Percentile £71.23 - £81.66
Median hourly rate £87.80 £45.00 £83.31
Median % change year-on-year +95.11% -45.98% -
75th Percentile - - £84.97
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £86.40 £65.00 £50.50
% change year-on-year +32.92% +28.71% +20.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Psychology is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,319 22,924 40,623
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.76% 91.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,917 16,193 29,494
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 575 527 541
10th Percentile £15.17 £18.67 £13.75
25th Percentile £24.63 £30.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.25
90th Percentile £75.15 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%

Psychology
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Psychology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Psychology trend for jobs with a WFH option

Psychology
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Psychology.

Psychology daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Psychology
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Psychology over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Psychology daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Psychology
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Psychology.

Psychology hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Psychology
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Psychology over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Psychology hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Psychology
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Acrobat
1 2 (13.33%) UserZoom
2 1 (6.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (6.67%) Adobe XD
2 1 (6.67%) Sketch
2 1 (6.67%) SPSS
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) SaaS
2 2 (13.33%) Figma
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Axure RP
General
1 9 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Finance
3 3 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (13.33%) Legal
4 2 (13.33%) Local Government
4 2 (13.33%) Manufacturing
4 2 (13.33%) Marketing
4 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (6.67%) Advertising
5 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (6.67%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 3 (20.00%) User Researcher
2 2 (13.33%) Bid Manager
2 2 (13.33%) Designer
2 2 (13.33%) User Experience Researcher
3 1 (6.67%) Analytics Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Business Change Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Change Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Content Designer
3 1 (6.67%) E-Commerce Designer
3 1 (6.67%) Insight Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Quantitative Researcher
3 1 (6.67%) UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Life Science
1 1 (6.67%) Mobile App
1 1 (6.67%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Actionable Insight
1 8 (53.33%) Decision-Making
2 6 (40.00%) Anthropology
2 6 (40.00%) Computer Science
2 6 (40.00%) Quantitative Research
2 6 (40.00%) Sociology
2 6 (40.00%) User Research
3 5 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 5 (33.33%) Data Collection
3 5 (33.33%) Data Interpretation
3 5 (33.33%) Data Science
3 5 (33.33%) Focus Group
3 5 (33.33%) Qualitative Research
4 4 (26.67%) Agile
4 4 (26.67%) CRM
4 4 (26.67%) Usability Testing
4 4 (26.67%) User Experience
5 3 (20.00%) PRINCE2
5 3 (20.00%) UX Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) R
Qualifications
1 13 (86.67%) Degree
2 7 (46.67%) Master's Degree
3 2 (13.33%) PMI Certification
3 2 (13.33%) PMP
3 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
3 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (6.67%) Accessibility
2 1 (6.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (26.67%) Adobe
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft