Roadmaps Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Roadmaps
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Roadmaps skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Roadmaps over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 46 36
Rank change year-on-year +7 -10 +10
Contract jobs citing Roadmaps 509 605 1,470
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 5.19% 3.99% 5.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.69% 4.54% 6.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 348 397 1,052
10th Percentile £425 £409 £436
25th Percentile £500 £475 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £563 £600
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -6.25% +4.35%
75th Percentile £763 £715 £689
90th Percentile £938 £838 £800
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £600
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +1.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 9 16
10th Percentile £28.09 £30.99 £35.00
25th Percentile £37.63 £33.63 £37.50
Median hourly rate £64.00 £71.93 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.02% +8.98% +40.50%
75th Percentile £67.63 £75.00 £72.56
90th Percentile £72.50 £84.00 £85.75
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £66.25 £50.00
% change year-on-year -18.49% +32.50% +20.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Roadmaps 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 8,943 13,319 22,924
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.20% 87.90% 89.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,147 8,917 16,193
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 223 575 527
10th Percentile £13.92 £15.17 £18.67
25th Percentile £19.00 £24.63 £30.00
Median hourly rate £39.04 £42.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.14% -22.73% +57.14%
75th Percentile £67.00 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.15 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.95 £35.80
% change year-on-year -19.33% +0.42% +43.20%

Roadmaps
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Roadmaps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Roadmaps trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Roadmaps
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options 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 remote working options citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

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 remote working options 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 remote working options citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

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 21 (4.13%) Confluence
2 13 (2.55%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.98%) WebSphere
5 4 (0.79%) CMS
6 3 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.59%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.59%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.20%) Camunda
7 1 (0.20%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.20%) JBoss
7 1 (0.20%) nginx
7 1 (0.20%) TPMS
Applications
1 16 (3.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 14 (2.75%) MS Visio
3 9 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.77%) Trello
4 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.39%) Revit
7 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.20%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.79%) CA PPM
3 2 (0.39%) Primavera
3 2 (0.39%) SAP MM
3 2 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.20%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 76 (14.93%) Azure
2 70 (13.75%) AWS
3 27 (5.30%) SaaS
4 25 (4.91%) GCP
5 18 (3.54%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (3.54%) PaaS
5 18 (3.54%) Serverless
6 14 (2.75%) AWS Lambda
6 14 (2.75%) IaaS
7 13 (2.55%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.36%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.16%) AWS CloudFormation
10 10 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.96%) GitHub
11 8 (1.57%) Amazon EKS
11 8 (1.57%) Amazon S3
11 8 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.57%) SuccessFactors
12 7 (1.38%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (1.38%) AWS CodePipeline
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.16%) Firewall
2 8 (1.57%) SD-WAN
3 5 (0.98%) DNS
3 5 (0.98%) IPsec
3 5 (0.98%) LAN
3 5 (0.98%) SSL
3 5 (0.98%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.79%) DHCP
5 3 (0.59%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.59%) HTTP
5 3 (0.59%) Kerberos
5 3 (0.59%) Network Security
5 3 (0.59%) POP3
5 3 (0.59%) SMTP
5 3 (0.59%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.59%) VPN
6 2 (0.39%) Multicast
6 2 (0.39%) NetScaler
6 2 (0.39%) VSAN
6 2 (0.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (18.47%) Data Lake
2 11 (2.16%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.96%) MongoDB
4 9 (1.77%) Power BI
5 8 (1.57%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.18%) Big Data
6 6 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.18%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.98%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.79%) Data Mining
8 4 (0.79%) DB2
9 3 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.59%) GIS
9 3 (0.59%) Metadata
9 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.39%) Metadata Repository
10 2 (0.39%) Redis
Development Applications
1 35 (6.88%) JIRA
2 8 (1.57%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.38%) GitLab
4 3 (0.59%) Maven
5 2 (0.39%) ERwin
5 2 (0.39%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.39%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.20%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.20%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.20%) Git
6 1 (0.20%) JMeter
6 1 (0.20%) Mockito
6 1 (0.20%) NeoLoad
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.20%) Toad
6 1 (0.20%) webpack
6 1 (0.20%) Xcode
6 1 (0.20%) Zephyr
General
1 191 (37.52%) Finance
2 124 (24.36%) Social Skills
3 91 (17.88%) Front Office
4 50 (9.82%) Public Sector
5 38 (7.47%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (5.50%) Banking
7 26 (5.11%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (3.93%) Retail
9 15 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (2.95%) Marketing
10 14 (2.75%) Legal
11 10 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (1.38%) Back Office
13 7 (1.38%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.98%) Corporate Banking
15 4 (0.79%) Arabic Language
15 4 (0.79%) Automotive
15 4 (0.79%) Czech Language
Job Titles
1 132 (25.93%) Architect
2 88 (17.29%) Lead
3 57 (11.20%) Solutions Architect
4 48 (9.43%) Analyst
5 37 (7.27%) Head of Finance
6 35 (6.88%) Product Manager
7 34 (6.68%) Consultant
8 27 (5.30%) Business Analyst
8 27 (5.30%) Technical Architect
9 25 (4.91%) Senior
10 24 (4.72%) Data Governance Analyst
10 24 (4.72%) Data Governance Manager
10 24 (4.72%) Governance Manager
11 20 (3.93%) Programme Manager
12 19 (3.73%) Product Owner
13 18 (3.54%) Data Architect
13 18 (3.54%) Developer
14 16 (3.14%) Head of Data Management
15 15 (2.95%) Project Manager
16 14 (2.75%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.75%) REST
2 11 (2.16%) Web Services
3 9 (1.77%) Kafka
3 9 (1.77%) Node.js
3 9 (1.77%) React
4 8 (1.57%) SOAP
5 7 (1.38%) Spring
6 6 (1.18%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.18%) HTML
6 6 (1.18%) LDAP
6 6 (1.18%) Spring Boot
7 5 (0.98%) CSS
7 5 (0.98%) SAML
8 4 (0.79%) .NET
8 4 (0.79%) AWS CDK
8 4 (0.79%) Lightning Web Components
8 4 (0.79%) OAuth
8 4 (0.79%) OpenID
9 3 (0.59%) Ray
9 3 (0.59%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 91 (17.88%) Derivative
1 91 (17.88%) Equities
1 91 (17.88%) Fixed Income
1 91 (17.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 91 (17.88%) Hedge funds
2 65 (12.77%) Product Ownership
3 25 (4.91%) Management Information System
4 16 (3.14%) Cloud Native
5 14 (2.75%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.36%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (1.38%) FMCG
8 7 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.38%) Operational Technology
8 7 (1.38%) Public Cloud
8 7 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.18%) PMI
10 5 (0.98%) CMDB
10 5 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.14%) Windows
2 9 (1.77%) Linux
3 8 (1.57%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.79%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.79%) Unix
6 2 (0.39%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.39%) zOS
7 1 (0.20%) Android
7 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (47.94%) Agile
2 125 (24.56%) Migration
3 108 (21.22%) Data Governance
4 96 (18.86%) Regulatory Compliance
5 92 (18.07%) Investment Management
6 88 (17.29%) Stakeholder Management
7 83 (16.31%) Data Management
8 62 (12.18%) Product Roadmap
8 62 (12.18%) Strategic Roadmap
9 59 (11.59%) Project Management
10 55 (10.81%) Problem-Solving
11 54 (10.61%) Decision-Making
12 48 (9.43%) DevOps
13 46 (9.04%) Analytics
14 38 (7.47%) Technology Roadmap
15 36 (7.07%) Enterprise Architecture
15 36 (7.07%) TOGAF
16 35 (6.88%) User Experience
17 34 (6.68%) Scrum
18 33 (6.48%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 27 (5.30%) SQL
2 25 (4.91%) Java
3 22 (4.32%) JavaScript
4 21 (4.13%) Python
5 12 (2.36%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.77%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.98%) Apex Code
7 5 (0.98%) Shell Script
8 4 (0.79%) C#
9 3 (0.59%) C
9 3 (0.59%) C++
10 2 (0.39%) Bash
10 2 (0.39%) JCL
10 2 (0.39%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.39%) R
10 2 (0.39%) Rust
11 1 (0.20%) Bicep
11 1 (0.20%) Groovy
11 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.20%) VB
Qualifications
1 67 (13.16%) Security Cleared
2 57 (11.20%) SC Cleared
3 35 (6.88%) Degree
4 17 (3.34%) BPSS Clearance
4 17 (3.34%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (3.34%) PMI Certification
5 13 (2.55%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.36%) AWS Certification
6 12 (2.36%) PMP
7 11 (2.16%) CISSP
8 9 (1.77%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 9 (1.77%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.57%) CISM
10 7 (1.38%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.79%) ACCA
11 4 (0.79%) CIMA
11 4 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.79%) IIBA
11 4 (0.79%) OCP
11 4 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.72%) MiFID
2 21 (4.13%) QA
3 19 (3.73%) Accessibility
4 15 (2.95%) NIST
5 11 (2.16%) GDPR
5 11 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.96%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.57%) PMO
8 7 (1.38%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.79%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.59%) GRC
10 3 (0.59%) NIST 800
11 2 (0.39%) COBIT
11 2 (0.39%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.39%) SEPA
11 2 (0.39%) SLA
12 1 (0.20%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 23 (4.52%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (2.95%) Docker
4 7 (1.38%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.98%) RACF
6 3 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.20%) XenApp
8 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 18 (3.54%) Terraform
2 15 (2.95%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.75%) Ansible
4 7 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.98%) Packer
6 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.79%) SCCM
7 2 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.39%) QRadar
7 2 (0.39%) Tivoli NetView
8 1 (0.20%) CASB
8 1 (0.20%) Cisco LMS
8 1 (0.20%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.20%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.20%) Grafana
8 1 (0.20%) MOM
8 1 (0.20%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 54 (10.61%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.29%) SAP
3 22 (4.32%) ServiceNow
4 20 (3.93%) VMware
5 17 (3.34%) Oracle
6 10 (1.96%) Google
6 10 (1.96%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.77%) Cisco
8 7 (1.38%) CyberArk
8 7 (1.38%) Red Hat
9 5 (0.98%) Databricks
10 4 (0.79%) Apple
10 4 (0.79%) Ariba
10 4 (0.79%) Broadcom
10 4 (0.79%) Citrix
10 4 (0.79%) F5
10 4 (0.79%) IBM
11 3 (0.59%) Adobe
11 3 (0.59%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.59%) Splunk