Hybrid/Remote Resource Levelling Contract Job Trends

Resource Levelling
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Resource Levelling skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 379 312 330
Rank change year-on-year -67 +18 +69
Contract jobs citing Resource Levelling 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.007% 0.010% 0.008%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.008% 0.011% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £519 - £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +10.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £556 - £513
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £488
% change year-on-year -2.27% +12.82% +8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Resource Levelling 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 12,276 8,995 10,982
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.35% 92.33% 88.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,674 5,971 6,935
10th Percentile £355 £325 £325
25th Percentile £428 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.69%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 775 280 273
10th Percentile £15.82 £12.98 £19.67
25th Percentile £30.00 £20.50 £30.75
Median hourly rate £50.00 £35.70 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.08% -16.99% -18.10%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £82.40 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £39.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +55.07% -40.82% -

Resource Levelling
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Resource Levelling job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Resource Levelling
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Resource Levelling
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) PMO Planner
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Planner
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO