Hybrid/Remote PuTTY Contract Job Trends

PuTTY
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring PuTTY skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 358
Rank change year-on-year - - +182
Contract jobs citing PuTTY 0 0 13
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.079%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £380
Median % change year-on-year - - -27.62%
75th Percentile - - £423
90th Percentile - - £504
UK median daily rate £134 £380 £380
% change year-on-year -64.74% - +49.02%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

PuTTY falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,073 1,227 2,080
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.52% 10.79% 12.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 690 739 1,354
10th Percentile £305 £313 £305
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £598 £613 £600
90th Percentile £684 £689 £688
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 27 67
10th Percentile £19.68 £16.92 £15.91
25th Percentile £33.00 £36.00 £19.99
Median hourly rate £64.00 £41.00 £46.39
Median % change year-on-year +56.09% -11.62% -27.52%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.01 £66.88
90th Percentile £69.39 £74.25 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £35.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -2.86% -38.04% +61.40%

PuTTY
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PuTTY and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

PuTTY job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

PuTTY
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing PuTTY.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing PuTTY