Hybrid/Remote RFC 2544 Contract Job Trends

Request for Comments: 2544 - Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring RFC 2544 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 295 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing RFC 2544 13 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% - -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.49% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £262 - -
25th Percentile £270 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £295 - -
75th Percentile £298 - -
90th Percentile £303 - -
UK median daily rate £295 £350 -
% change year-on-year -15.71% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

RFC 2544 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 2,669 2,894 4,213
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.26% 24.57% 24.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,739 1,901 3,052
10th Percentile £350 £325 £350
25th Percentile £419 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.14% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £788 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -8.18% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 28 45
10th Percentile £31.20 £21.78 £40.12
25th Percentile £40.75 £32.88 £55.00
Median hourly rate £62.75 £61.25 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.45% -5.77% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £77.50
90th Percentile £67.00 £89.38 £90.25
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £62.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -8.00% +19.05% -19.23%

RFC 2544
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RFC 2544 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

RFC 2544 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

RFC 2544
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RFC 2544.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RFC 2544

RFC 2544
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing RFC 2544 over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

RFC 2544 daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

RFC 2544
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 13 (100.00%) Firewall
General
1 6 (46.15%) Telecoms
2 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (69.23%) Test Engineer
2 6 (46.15%) Network Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) Infrastructure Manager
3 4 (30.77%) Infrastructure Test Manager
3 4 (30.77%) Test Manager
4 3 (23.08%) Cisco Engineer
4 3 (23.08%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Firewall Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Network Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Network Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Quality Engineer
5 1 (7.69%) Switch Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (100.00%) Data Centre
2 9 (69.23%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 12 (92.31%) Defect Management
2 12 (92.31%) Disaster Recovery
2 12 (92.31%) Service Management
3 9 (69.23%) Case Management
4 4 (30.77%) Configuration Management
4 4 (30.77%) Data Centre Operations
4 4 (30.77%) Operational Acceptance Testing
4 4 (30.77%) Resource Management
4 4 (30.77%) Risk Management
4 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (30.77%) Test Management
4 4 (30.77%) Test Planning
4 4 (30.77%) Use Case
5 1 (7.69%) Performance Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Validation
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) SC Cleared
1 8 (61.54%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) CCNA
2 1 (7.69%) CCNP
2 1 (7.69%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (100.00%) Cisco