Research Software Engineer Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Research Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home

As of 28 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Software Engineer daily rate in Work from Home.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 331 -
Rank change year-on-year +26 - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Research Software Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.010% 0.008% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.008% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £650 -
UK median daily rate - £650 £800
% change year-on-year - -18.75% +33.33%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,221 12,081 19,925
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 93.60% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,062 7,994 14,065
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -1.41% -2.29%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -1.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 302 334 477
10th Percentile £13.28 £17.20 £16.99
25th Percentile £18.67 £28.31 £24.62
Median hourly rate £36.64 £45.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.58% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.61 £68.75
90th Percentile £69.56 £75.00 £80.10
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.32
% change year-on-year -41.51% -0.73% +66.60%

Research Software Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Research Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Research Software Engineer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Research Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Research Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Research Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research

Research Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared