Hybrid/Remote QML Contract Job Trends

QML
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring QML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing QML 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.015% - -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.056% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £431 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile £444 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £438 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +5.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

QML 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,572 2,934 3,630
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.66% 30.19% 28.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,319 2,019 2,528
10th Percentile £371 £350 £338
25th Percentile £437 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% +0.50%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £716 £775 £850
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 68 63
10th Percentile £45.18 £31.25 £37.00
25th Percentile £61.93 £41.13 -
Median hourly rate £70.00 £63.75 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.80% +48.26% -31.20%
75th Percentile £76.75 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £88.59 £68.00 £74.90
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £53.25 £61.60
% change year-on-year +22.07% -13.56% -1.44%

QML
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

QML job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

QML
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

QML
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Figma
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Git
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Quantitative Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) 3D Graphics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 2 (100.00%) Cross-Platform Development
1 2 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 2 (100.00%) Open Source
1 2 (100.00%) Software Architecture