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
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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
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: