The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Riak skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Riak over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Riak falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
2,066
2,725
4,165
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
20.25%
20.70%
18.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,432
1,962
2,975
10th Percentile
£356
£335
£375
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-2.78%
75th Percentile
£650
£675
£650
90th Percentile
£825
£850
£738
UK median daily rate
£508
£525
£543
% change year-on-year
-3.33%
-3.23%
-1.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted
23
22
74
10th Percentile
£21.02
£17.15
£21.59
25th Percentile
£25.67
£20.88
£39.60
Median hourly rate
£56.00
£35.50
£56.80
Median % change year-on-year
+57.75%
-37.49%
+13.59%
75th Percentile
£75.00
£56.88
£70.19
90th Percentile
£87.50
£72.13
£75.00
UK median hourly rate
£35.00
£35.50
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-1.41%
-35.45%
+35.04%
Riak Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Riak as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Riak Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Riak.
Riak Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Riak also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Riak.
Riak 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:
