Roadmaps Contracts with Work from Home Options

Roadmaps
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Roadmaps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Roadmaps over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 37 45
Rank change year-on-year -7 +8 +8
Contract jobs citing Roadmaps 618 1,479 2,373
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 4.02% 5.72% 5.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.58% 6.37% 5.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 403 1,055 1,712
10th Percentile £411 £438 £413
25th Percentile £475 £500 £490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +4.35% +6.98%
75th Percentile £706 £694 £675
90th Percentile £836 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £589
% change year-on-year -4.17% +1.87% +7.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 17 10
10th Percentile £29.71 £35.00 £25.56
25th Percentile £33.61 £37.50 £34.44
Median hourly rate £57.12 £66.00 £46.98
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +40.50% +91.73%
75th Percentile £73.42 £70.00 £60.93
90th Percentile £77.57 £84.90 £96.02
UK median hourly rate £64.75 £50.25 £43.73
% change year-on-year +28.86% +14.92% +13.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Roadmaps is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,505 23,232 40,651
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.83% 89.84% 91.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,015 16,421 29,503
10th Percentile £325 £363 £360
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +9.03%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 532 547
10th Percentile £15.17 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £24.25 £30.54 £19.96
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +34.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.23 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -4.83% +49.20% -

Roadmaps
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Roadmaps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Roadmaps trend for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Roadmaps.

Roadmaps daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Roadmaps daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Roadmaps.

Roadmaps hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Roadmaps hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (5.02%) Confluence
2 9 (1.46%) CMS
3 7 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.13%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.97%) IIS
5 3 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.49%) Apache
5 3 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.49%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.49%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.32%) SAS
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.16%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.16%) LiveLink
Applications
1 19 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.29%) Chatbot
4 8 (1.29%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.16%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (2.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.81%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.65%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.65%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.49%) SAP BPC
5 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.32%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.32%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.32%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.32%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.32%) Shopify
6 2 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.16%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.16%) SAP APO
7 1 (0.16%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 86 (13.92%) Azure
2 81 (13.11%) AWS
3 38 (6.15%) GCP
4 33 (5.34%) Microsoft 365
5 25 (4.05%) Power Platform
6 24 (3.88%) SaaS
7 21 (3.40%) PaaS
8 18 (2.91%) Serverless
9 16 (2.59%) AWS CloudFormation
10 15 (2.43%) AWS Lambda
10 15 (2.43%) IaaS
11 14 (2.27%) Amazon S3
12 13 (2.10%) OpenShift
13 11 (1.78%) Amazon EC2
13 11 (1.78%) Entra ID
13 11 (1.78%) GitHub
14 10 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
15 7 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
16 6 (0.97%) SuccessFactors
16 6 (0.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.56%) Firewall
2 16 (2.59%) Network Security
3 14 (2.27%) DNS
4 13 (2.10%) 5G
4 13 (2.10%) WAN
5 12 (1.94%) 4G
5 12 (1.94%) LAN
5 12 (1.94%) Radio Access Network
6 11 (1.78%) VPN
7 8 (1.29%) TCP/IP
8 6 (0.97%) 3G
8 6 (0.97%) DHCP
9 5 (0.81%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (0.81%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.81%) VLAN
10 4 (0.65%) 5G NR
10 4 (0.65%) Junos
10 4 (0.65%) Kerberos
10 4 (0.65%) LTE
10 4 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.56%) Power BI
2 19 (3.07%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (1.94%) MongoDB
4 11 (1.78%) Amazon Aurora
4 11 (1.78%) Amazon RDS
4 11 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.62%) NoSQL
6 8 (1.29%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (1.13%) Tableau
8 6 (0.97%) Metadata
8 6 (0.97%) Oracle Database
8 6 (0.97%) SQL Server
9 5 (0.81%) Big Data
9 5 (0.81%) OLAP
9 5 (0.81%) OLTP
10 4 (0.65%) Amazon Athena
10 4 (0.65%) DB2
10 4 (0.65%) GIS
10 4 (0.65%) Informix
11 3 (0.49%) Dremio
Development Applications
1 47 (7.61%) JIRA
2 22 (3.56%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.62%) Git
4 6 (0.97%) Cypress.io
4 6 (0.97%) GitLab
5 5 (0.81%) Artifactory
5 5 (0.81%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.81%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.65%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.65%) Selenium
6 4 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.16%) JMeter
7 1 (0.16%) kappa
7 1 (0.16%) NeoLoad
7 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.16%) Subversion
7 1 (0.16%) Terragrunt
7 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
General
1 172 (27.83%) Social Skills
2 132 (21.36%) Finance
3 112 (18.12%) Public Sector
4 58 (9.39%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (5.83%) Banking
5 36 (5.83%) Telecoms
6 27 (4.37%) Marketing
7 24 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (3.88%) Retail
8 23 (3.72%) Manufacturing
9 18 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
10 16 (2.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (2.59%) Legal
11 8 (1.29%) Electronics
11 8 (1.29%) Police
12 7 (1.13%) Aerospace
13 6 (0.97%) Investment Banking
13 6 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.81%) Law
Job Titles
1 181 (29.29%) Architect
2 67 (10.84%) Senior
3 56 (9.06%) Analyst
4 54 (8.74%) Consultant
5 51 (8.25%) Lead
6 44 (7.12%) Solutions Architect
7 35 (5.66%) Business Analyst
8 34 (5.50%) Product Manager
9 31 (5.02%) Enterprise Architect
10 25 (4.05%) Product Owner
11 24 (3.88%) Developer
12 21 (3.40%) Technical Architect
13 20 (3.24%) Project Manager
14 18 (2.91%) Security Architect
15 17 (2.75%) Senior Architect
16 16 (2.59%) Technical Manager
17 15 (2.43%) Lead Architect
18 14 (2.27%) Business Architect
19 13 (2.10%) Cloud Architect
20 12 (1.94%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.24%) HTML
2 19 (3.07%) .NET
2 19 (3.07%) React
3 15 (2.43%) AWS CDK
3 15 (2.43%) CSS
4 14 (2.27%) REST
5 11 (1.78%) RESTful
6 10 (1.62%) Node.js
6 10 (1.62%) Spring
7 9 (1.46%) OAuth
7 9 (1.46%) Web Services
8 8 (1.29%) SAML
8 8 (1.29%) XML
9 7 (1.13%) JSON
9 7 (1.13%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.81%) Kafka
10 5 (0.81%) OAuth2
10 5 (0.81%) OpenID
10 5 (0.81%) Spring Security
11 4 (0.65%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 60 (9.71%) Product Ownership
2 24 (3.88%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (2.10%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (1.78%) Public Cloud
7 10 (1.62%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.46%) IVR
8 9 (1.46%) Mobile App
8 9 (1.46%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.29%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.13%) CMDB
10 7 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (1.13%) Security Posture
11 6 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (0.97%) Replication
12 5 (0.81%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.81%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.18%) Linux
2 18 (2.91%) Windows
3 11 (1.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 11 (1.78%) Unix
4 7 (1.13%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.81%) Android
5 5 (0.81%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.65%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.32%) Solaris
8 2 (0.32%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (31.23%) Agile
2 107 (17.31%) Strategic Roadmap
3 83 (13.43%) Problem-Solving
4 79 (12.78%) Product Roadmap
5 74 (11.97%) Analytics
6 64 (10.36%) DevOps
7 62 (10.03%) Continuous Improvement
8 61 (9.87%) Technology Roadmap
9 59 (9.55%) Migration
10 58 (9.39%) Stakeholder Management
11 57 (9.22%) Decision-Making
12 51 (8.25%) Project Delivery
13 47 (7.61%) Enterprise Architecture
14 46 (7.44%) IT Strategy
14 46 (7.44%) Scrum
15 45 (7.28%) Business Strategy
16 44 (7.12%) Business Analysis
17 43 (6.96%) CI/CD
17 43 (6.96%) Project Management
18 42 (6.80%) Architecture Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 51 (8.25%) Python
2 43 (6.96%) SQL
3 38 (6.15%) Java
4 28 (4.53%) JavaScript
5 21 (3.40%) PowerShell
6 20 (3.24%) Bash
6 20 (3.24%) TypeScript
7 14 (2.27%) C#
8 8 (1.29%) C++
9 6 (0.97%) PHP
9 6 (0.97%) VB.NET
9 6 (0.97%) VBA
10 4 (0.65%) Perl
10 4 (0.65%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.49%) Go
11 3 (0.49%) R
11 3 (0.49%) Ruby
11 3 (0.49%) VBScript
12 2 (0.32%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.16%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 94 (15.21%) Security Cleared
2 73 (11.81%) Degree
3 67 (10.84%) SC Cleared
4 16 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (2.59%) CISSP
5 13 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (1.94%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.29%) AWS Certification
7 8 (1.29%) CCNA
7 8 (1.29%) CISM
7 8 (1.29%) TOGAF Certification
8 7 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.13%) CCNP
8 7 (1.13%) PMP
9 5 (0.81%) CEH
9 5 (0.81%) CTC Cleared
10 4 (0.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.65%) APMP
10 4 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.65%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (4.69%) QA
2 21 (3.40%) NIST
3 16 (2.59%) Accessibility
4 12 (1.94%) SLA
5 11 (1.78%) PMO
6 8 (1.29%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.29%) GDPR
6 8 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.97%) GRC
8 5 (0.81%) Disclosure Scotland
8 5 (0.81%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.32%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.32%) PSD2
12 1 (0.16%) ITGC
12 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 32 (5.18%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.94%) Docker
3 11 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.81%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.65%) vSphere
6 3 (0.49%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.32%) Ceph
7 2 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.32%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.32%) XenApp
7 2 (0.32%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 25 (4.05%) Terraform
2 18 (2.91%) Ansible
3 15 (2.43%) Kubernetes
4 10 (1.62%) Grafana
4 10 (1.62%) Red Hat Satellite
5 9 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.65%) Kibana
7 4 (0.65%) PingFederate
7 4 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.49%) SCCM
8 3 (0.49%) SolarWinds Orion
9 2 (0.32%) Argo
9 2 (0.32%) Opsgenie
9 2 (0.32%) Pacemaker
9 2 (0.32%) Podman
9 2 (0.32%) WSUS
10 1 (0.16%) logstash
10 1 (0.16%) Matomo
10 1 (0.16%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 80 (12.94%) Microsoft
2 47 (7.61%) SAP
3 24 (3.88%) ServiceNow
4 22 (3.56%) Google
5 18 (2.91%) Atlassian
5 18 (2.91%) Oracle
6 16 (2.59%) VMware
7 14 (2.27%) Red Hat
8 13 (2.10%) Cisco
9 10 (1.62%) LogRhythm
9 10 (1.62%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.46%) Genesys
10 9 (1.46%) Splunk
11 8 (1.29%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.13%) Adobe
13 6 (0.97%) Cadence
13 6 (0.97%) F5
13 6 (0.97%) Ping Identity
14 5 (0.81%) CyberArk
14 5 (0.81%) IBM