Hybrid/Remote Rational DOORS Contract Job Trends

IBM Rational DOORS
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Rational DOORS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 292 310 321
Rank change year-on-year +18 +11 +220
Contract jobs citing Rational DOORS 16 15 52
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.13% 0.30%
As % of the Development Applications category 1.03% 1.00% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 19
10th Percentile - - £471
25th Percentile £500 - £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £538
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.60%
75th Percentile £650 - £560
90th Percentile - - £563
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £560
% change year-on-year +10.00% -10.71% +0.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 30
10th Percentile £69.40 £60.75 £73.09
25th Percentile - £65.00 £73.57
Median hourly rate £70.00 £67.50 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% -25.00% +38.46%
75th Percentile - £75.00 -
90th Percentile - £81.00 -
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £67.50 £72.50
% change year-on-year +3.70% -6.90% +20.83%

All Development Application Skills
Work from Home

Rational DOORS falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring development application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 1,560 1,496 2,323
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 15.35% 12.70% 13.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,042 959 1,681
10th Percentile £335 £325 £360
25th Percentile £401 £400 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £623 £619
90th Percentile £669 £713 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £540
% change year-on-year -2.44% -5.09% -2.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 24 66
10th Percentile £39.00 £25.26 £50.00
25th Percentile £64.06 £47.50 £60.31
Median hourly rate £65.00 £63.75 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% -15.00% +15.38%
75th Percentile £67.00 £68.19 £90.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.88 -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +5.69%

Rational DOORS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Rational DOORS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Rational DOORS
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Rational DOORS
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Rational DOORS over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Rational DOORS daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Rational DOORS
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Rational DOORS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Rational DOORS

Rational DOORS
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 10 (62.50%) JIRA
2 7 (43.75%) Git
3 4 (25.00%) PVCS
4 3 (18.75%) Jenkins
General
1 7 (43.75%) Electronics
2 6 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (68.75%) Software Engineer
2 8 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 5 (31.25%) C Software Engineer
3 5 (31.25%) Embedded C Engineer
3 5 (31.25%) Embedded C Software Engineer
4 4 (25.00%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
4 4 (25.00%) C/C++ Software Engineer
4 4 (25.00%) C++ Software Engineer
4 4 (25.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
4 4 (25.00%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
4 4 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 4 (25.00%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (18.75%) Ada Engineer
5 3 (18.75%) Ada Software Engineer
5 3 (18.75%) DevSecOps Engineer
5 3 (18.75%) Requirements Manager
6 1 (6.25%) Consultant
6 1 (6.25%) DOORS Consultant
6 1 (6.25%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 4 (25.00%) Linux
2 1 (6.25%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) Software Engineering
2 7 (43.75%) UML
2 7 (43.75%) Unit Testing
3 6 (37.50%) Agile
3 6 (37.50%) Validation
4 4 (25.00%) Code Coverage
4 4 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
4 4 (25.00%) Requirements Management
4 4 (25.00%) SysML
4 4 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
4 4 (25.00%) Test Scripting
4 4 (25.00%) Workflow
5 3 (18.75%) CI/CD
5 3 (18.75%) Containerisation
5 3 (18.75%) DevSecOps
5 3 (18.75%) Infrastructure as Code
5 3 (18.75%) Kanban
5 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (18.75%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 3 (18.75%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 7 (43.75%) C++
2 5 (31.25%) C
2 5 (31.25%) Embedded C
3 4 (25.00%) Embedded C++
4 3 (18.75%) Ada
4 3 (18.75%) Bash
4 3 (18.75%) Java
4 3 (18.75%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) SC Cleared
1 6 (37.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (25.00%) Virtual Machines
1 4 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (18.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (18.75%) Ansible
1 3 (18.75%) Kubernetes
1 3 (18.75%) Podman
1 3 (18.75%) SELinux
Vendors
1 8 (50.00%) IBM
2 4 (25.00%) ANSYS
2 4 (25.00%) VMware