Hybrid/Remote Records Management Contract Job Trends

Records Management
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Records Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 299 300 356
Rank change year-on-year +1 +56 +163
Contract jobs citing Records Management 25 14 18
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.25% 0.12% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.13% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 12 15
10th Percentile £319 £303 £366
25th Percentile £400 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% - -
75th Percentile £650 £532 £533
90th Percentile £710 £583 £550
UK median daily rate £534 £475 £463
% change year-on-year +12.42% +2.70% -2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £20.67 - -
25th Percentile £21.15 - -
Median hourly rate £21.93 - -
75th Percentile £22.72 - -
90th Percentile £23.19 - -
UK median hourly rate £16.34 £16.19 £13.46
% change year-on-year +0.91% +20.31% -73.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Records Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,247 10,391 15,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.90% 89.11% 88.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,104 6,538 10,363
10th Percentile £331 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 211 367
10th Percentile £15.26 £18.10 £19.69
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.00 £27.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £36.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.06% -33.33% -2.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.30 £70.98
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

Records Management
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Records Management job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Records Management
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Records Management
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Records Management over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Records Management daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Records Management
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Records Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Records Management

Records Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (36.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (8.00%) Alfresco
2 2 (8.00%) Apache Solr
2 2 (8.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (8.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Purview
3 4 (16.00%) Entra ID
4 3 (12.00%) Azure
5 1 (4.00%) Azure Functions
5 1 (4.00%) Google Docs
5 1 (4.00%) Google Drive
5 1 (4.00%) Google Workspace
5 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
5 1 (4.00%) SaaS
5 1 (4.00%) Serverless
5 1 (4.00%) ShareGate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (24.00%) Metadata
2 1 (4.00%) MySQL
2 1 (4.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (8.00%) JIRA
General
1 8 (32.00%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (28.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (20.00%) Banking
3 5 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 4 (16.00%) Finance
4 4 (16.00%) Legal
5 3 (12.00%) Local Government
5 3 (12.00%) Retail
6 2 (8.00%) Financial Institution
6 2 (8.00%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (4.00%) Advertising
7 1 (4.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 5 (20.00%) Analyst
2 4 (16.00%) Business Analyst
2 4 (16.00%) Consultant
2 4 (16.00%) Information Manager
3 3 (12.00%) Governance Manager
3 3 (12.00%) Information Governance Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Data Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Developer
4 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Consultant
4 2 (8.00%) Migration Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Project Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Records Management Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Security Consultant
4 2 (8.00%) Senior
4 2 (8.00%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Senior Business Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) SharePoint Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) SharePoint Business Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) SharePoint Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (12.00%) REST
2 1 (4.00%) OAuth
2 1 (4.00%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.00%) Onboarding
1 3 (12.00%) Security Posture
2 2 (8.00%) Freedom of Information
2 2 (8.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.00%) Taxonomies
3 1 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (4.00%) Freedom of Information Act
3 1 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Information Governance
2 8 (32.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (28.00%) Data Governance
3 7 (28.00%) Information Management
4 6 (24.00%) Migration
5 5 (20.00%) Process Improvement
5 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (16.00%) Data Protection
6 4 (16.00%) Information Architecture
7 3 (12.00%) Architecture Governance
7 3 (12.00%) Data Analysis
7 3 (12.00%) Data Management
7 3 (12.00%) E-Discovery
7 3 (12.00%) Incident Management
7 3 (12.00%) Infographics
7 3 (12.00%) Internal Audit
7 3 (12.00%) Regulatory Compliance
7 3 (12.00%) Roadmaps
7 3 (12.00%) Strategic Thinking
8 2 (8.00%) Cost Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.00%) SQL
2 1 (4.00%) C#
2 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (28.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (24.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.00%) GDPR
1 3 (12.00%) PMO
2 1 (4.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 14 (56.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.00%) Google