SDLC Contracts with Work from Home Options

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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 SDLC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDLC over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 86 75 90
Rank change year-on-year -11 +15 +6
Contract jobs citing SDLC 361 757 1,280
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.38% 2.96% 2.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.71% 3.30% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 285 523 931
10th Percentile £375 £413 £400
25th Percentile £450 £495 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £586 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.26% +6.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £700 £725 £638
90th Percentile £815 £799 £750
UK median daily rate £575 £600 £563
% change year-on-year -4.17% +6.67% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 15 29
10th Percentile - £41.84 -
25th Percentile - £46.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.21 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% -5.07% -5.17%
75th Percentile - £61.88 £65.54
90th Percentile - £63.75 £67.80
UK median hourly rate £48.00 £57.38 £55.00
% change year-on-year -16.34% +4.32% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

SDLC 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 13,319 22,924 40,623
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.90% 89.76% 91.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,917 16,193 29,494
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 575 527 541
10th Percentile £15.17 £18.67 £13.75
25th Percentile £24.63 £30.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +57.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.25
90th Percentile £75.15 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%

SDLC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

SDLC trend for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
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 SDLC.

SDLC daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SDLC over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

SDLC daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
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 SDLC.

SDLC hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

SDLC
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 18 (4.99%) Confluence
2 8 (2.22%) Apache Spark
2 8 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.39%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.39%) Apache Solr
4 4 (1.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (1.11%) nginx
4 4 (1.11%) SharePoint 2013
5 3 (0.83%) IIS
5 3 (0.83%) OpenEdge
5 3 (0.83%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.83%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.55%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (0.55%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.28%) Apache
7 1 (0.28%) CMS
7 1 (0.28%) GemFire
7 1 (0.28%) JBoss
7 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (3.32%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.11%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.28%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 6 (1.66%) Endur
2 4 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.83%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.83%) SAP Hybris
4 2 (0.55%) SAP PM
4 2 (0.55%) Shopify
5 1 (0.28%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.28%) SAP APO
5 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.28%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.28%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 67 (18.56%) Azure
2 64 (17.73%) AWS
3 20 (5.54%) GCP
4 16 (4.43%) SaaS
5 12 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (3.05%) Azure Data Factory
6 11 (3.05%) GitHub
6 11 (3.05%) Power Platform
6 11 (3.05%) Serverless
7 9 (2.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 8 (2.22%) Azure Monitor
8 8 (2.22%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
9 7 (1.94%) PaaS
10 6 (1.66%) Azure Functions
10 6 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (1.66%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.39%) Slack
12 4 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.11%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.94%) ATM
2 5 (1.39%) DNS
2 5 (1.39%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.11%) HTTPS
3 4 (1.11%) IPsec
4 3 (0.83%) BGP
4 3 (0.83%) Cisco IOS
4 3 (0.83%) IOS XR
4 3 (0.83%) SNA
4 3 (0.83%) VSAN
5 2 (0.55%) Firewall
5 2 (0.55%) Internet
5 2 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.28%) HTTP
6 1 (0.28%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.28%) Network Security
6 1 (0.28%) SSL
6 1 (0.28%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.14%) SQL Server
2 24 (6.65%) Relational Database
3 21 (5.82%) NoSQL
4 18 (4.99%) Oracle Database
5 13 (3.60%) MySQL
6 7 (1.94%) Power BI
7 6 (1.66%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (1.66%) KDB
7 6 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.39%) Couchbase
8 5 (1.39%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.39%) DB2
8 5 (1.39%) Tableau
9 4 (1.11%) Big Data
9 4 (1.11%) BigQuery
9 4 (1.11%) Metadata
10 3 (0.83%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.83%) Delta Lake
10 3 (0.83%) Looker
Development Applications
1 38 (10.53%) Jenkins
2 36 (9.97%) JIRA
3 31 (8.59%) Git
4 27 (7.48%) GitLab
5 16 (4.43%) JUnit
6 15 (4.16%) Cucumber
7 14 (3.88%) Mockito
8 10 (2.77%) git-flow
9 9 (2.49%) Selenium
10 7 (1.94%) Maven
11 6 (1.66%) MLflow
11 6 (1.66%) Team Foundation Server
11 6 (1.66%) Visual Studio
12 5 (1.39%) JMeter
13 4 (1.11%) TeamCity
14 3 (0.83%) Appium
14 3 (0.83%) Artifactory
14 3 (0.83%) Gradle
14 3 (0.83%) HP UFT
14 3 (0.83%) Katalon Studio
General
1 113 (31.30%) Finance
2 103 (28.53%) Social Skills
3 63 (17.45%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (13.57%) Banking
5 28 (7.76%) Marketing
6 25 (6.93%) Front Office
7 21 (5.82%) Public Sector
8 15 (4.16%) Manufacturing
9 13 (3.60%) Investment Banking
10 11 (3.05%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.05%) Retail
11 10 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.77%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.66%) Tech for Good
13 5 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.11%) Electronics
14 4 (1.11%) Legal
15 3 (0.83%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 96 (26.59%) Developer
2 60 (16.62%) Senior
3 46 (12.74%) Analyst
4 42 (11.63%) Java Developer
5 33 (9.14%) Lead
6 32 (8.86%) Business Analyst
7 31 (8.59%) Senior Developer
8 30 (8.31%) Architect
9 28 (7.76%) Project Manager
10 20 (5.54%) Senior Java Developer
10 20 (5.54%) Solutions Architect
11 15 (4.16%) DevOps Engineer
12 14 (3.88%) Consultant
12 14 (3.88%) Full Stack Developer
13 12 (3.32%) SQL Developer
13 12 (3.32%) Test Engineer
14 11 (3.05%) Azure Developer
14 11 (3.05%) Data Engineer
15 10 (2.77%) .NET Developer
15 10 (2.77%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (10.25%) .NET
2 34 (9.42%) Spring Boot
3 29 (8.03%) React
4 25 (6.93%) Spring
5 21 (5.82%) JSON
6 20 (5.54%) REST
7 19 (5.26%) RESTful
8 18 (4.99%) AngularJS
9 16 (4.43%) .NET Framework
9 16 (4.43%) Web Services
9 16 (4.43%) XML
10 15 (4.16%) CSS
10 15 (4.16%) HTML
11 14 (3.88%) Kafka
12 13 (3.60%) YAML
13 12 (3.32%) Hibernate
13 12 (3.32%) JPA
13 12 (3.32%) Middleware
14 10 (2.77%) RabbitMQ
15 9 (2.49%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.93%) Product Ownership
2 22 (6.09%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (5.82%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.32%) Credit Derivative
4 12 (3.32%) Distributed Systems
5 11 (3.05%) Mobile App
5 11 (3.05%) Video\Live Streaming
6 9 (2.49%) Public Cloud
6 9 (2.49%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 8 (2.22%) Derivative
7 8 (2.22%) Fixed Income
7 8 (2.22%) IoT
7 8 (2.22%) Linux Command Line
7 8 (2.22%) Over-the-Top Content
8 7 (1.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.66%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.39%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.39%) Mobile Banking
10 5 (1.39%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.54%) Linux
2 17 (4.71%) Windows
3 8 (2.22%) Android
4 7 (1.94%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.11%) CentOS
6 3 (0.83%) Unix
7 2 (0.55%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.28%) VMS
8 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (49.31%) Agile
2 104 (28.81%) DevOps
3 96 (26.59%) CI/CD
4 63 (17.45%) Microservices
5 62 (17.17%) Problem-Solving
6 57 (15.79%) Scrum
7 54 (14.96%) Software Engineering
8 47 (13.02%) Test Automation
9 36 (9.97%) Stakeholder Management
10 30 (8.31%) Project Management
11 29 (8.03%) Software Testing
12 27 (7.48%) Migration
13 26 (7.20%) Information Security
14 25 (6.93%) Business Analysis
14 25 (6.93%) Full Stack Development
14 25 (6.93%) User Acceptance Testing
14 25 (6.93%) Waterfall
15 24 (6.65%) Continuous Improvement
16 23 (6.37%) Analytics
17 22 (6.09%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 90 (24.93%) Java
2 68 (18.84%) Python
3 65 (18.01%) SQL
4 41 (11.36%) C#
4 41 (11.36%) JavaScript
5 18 (4.99%) TypeScript
6 14 (3.88%) PowerShell
6 14 (3.88%) Scala
7 13 (3.60%) Go
8 10 (2.77%) T-SQL
9 9 (2.49%) PHP
10 8 (2.22%) PL/SQL
10 8 (2.22%) Shell Script
11 6 (1.66%) Bash
11 6 (1.66%) C++
11 6 (1.66%) Kotlin
12 4 (1.11%) C
13 3 (0.83%) Ruby
13 3 (0.83%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.55%) R
Qualifications
1 41 (11.36%) Degree
2 27 (7.48%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.82%) SC Cleared
4 11 (3.05%) Master's Degree
5 9 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.94%) CISSP
6 7 (1.94%) ISTQB
7 6 (1.66%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.66%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.66%) PMP
8 5 (1.39%) CISM
9 3 (0.83%) CRISC
9 3 (0.83%) ISEB
10 2 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.28%) CISA
11 1 (0.28%) CSSLP
11 1 (0.28%) HNC
11 1 (0.28%) MBA
11 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.28%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.76%) QA
2 8 (2.22%) Data Quality
2 8 (2.22%) NIST
3 6 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.66%) PMO
4 5 (1.39%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.11%) GDPR
5 4 (1.11%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.83%) MiFID
7 2 (0.55%) COBIT
7 2 (0.55%) EMIR
7 2 (0.55%) HL7
7 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 1 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.28%) Dodd-Frank
8 1 (0.28%) GAAP
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.28%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.28%) SEPA
8 1 (0.28%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (6.09%) Docker
2 12 (3.32%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.66%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.83%) vCloud
4 3 (0.83%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.83%) vSphere
5 1 (0.28%) GridGain
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 36 (9.97%) Kubernetes
2 31 (8.59%) Terraform
3 22 (6.09%) Ansible
4 5 (1.39%) Puppet
5 4 (1.11%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.83%) Argo
6 3 (0.83%) Autotask
6 3 (0.83%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.83%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.83%) vRealize
6 3 (0.83%) Zipkin
7 2 (0.55%) Kibana
8 1 (0.28%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.28%) logstash
8 1 (0.28%) Nmap
8 1 (0.28%) SCOM
8 1 (0.28%) VxRail
Vendors
1 40 (11.08%) Oracle
2 39 (10.80%) Microsoft
3 23 (6.37%) SAP
4 12 (3.32%) IBM
5 11 (3.05%) Databricks
6 10 (2.77%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.22%) Google
8 7 (1.94%) TOWER Software
9 6 (1.66%) VMware
10 4 (1.11%) Adobe
10 4 (1.11%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.11%) Conga
10 4 (1.11%) DocuSign
10 4 (1.11%) OpenLink
10 4 (1.11%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.83%) Apple
11 3 (0.83%) Arista
11 3 (0.83%) BMC
11 3 (0.83%) Cisco
11 3 (0.83%) Informatica