The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Shadow IT over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Shadow IT is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
4,389
8,087
13,928
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
28.65%
31.43%
31.24%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,968
5,687
9,938
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£356
25th Percentile
£431
£454
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£538
Median % change year-on-year
-
+2.33%
+8.59%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£644
90th Percentile
£800
£800
£750
UK median daily rate
£538
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.27%
-
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
197
153
228
10th Percentile
£15.47
£19.00
£12.21
25th Percentile
£25.50
£30.00
£20.56
Median hourly rate
£51.00
£57.50
£44.50
Median % change year-on-year
-11.30%
+29.21%
+27.98%
75th Percentile
£65.03
£70.00
£57.50
90th Percentile
£72.50
£85.00
£66.08
UK median hourly rate
£30.00
£22.49
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+33.42%
-18.24%
+3.19%
Shadow IT Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Shadow IT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Shadow IT 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 Shadow IT.
Shadow IT Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Shadow IT 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 Shadow IT.
Shadow IT 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:
