Software Packaging Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Software Packaging
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Software Packaging skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Packaging over the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 340 451
Rank change year-on-year +38 +111 +144
Contract jobs citing Software Packaging 9 7 2
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.092% 0.047% 0.008%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.34% 0.19% 0.034%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 5 2
10th Percentile £339 £371 £418
25th Percentile £388 £450 £476
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £550 £578
Median % change year-on-year -7.73% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £689 £675 £686
90th Percentile £692 - £747
UK median daily rate £450 £550 £330
% change year-on-year -18.18% +66.67% -27.67%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

Software Packaging falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 2,615 3,737 5,943
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.74% 25.29% 24.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,884 2,618 4,456
10th Percentile £358 £350 £384
25th Percentile £417 £433 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.37% +0.05% -2.27%
75th Percentile £650 £663 £650
90th Percentile £825 £825 £750
UK median daily rate £514 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -4.37% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 94 76
10th Percentile £52.50 £24.68 £25.75
25th Percentile £61.25 - £49.06
Median hourly rate £65.00 £43.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +51.16% -33.85% +23.81%
75th Percentile £68.00 £62.00 £74.06
90th Percentile £87.50 £72.50 £79.50
UK median hourly rate £56.25 £51.75 £65.00
% change year-on-year +8.70% -20.38% +23.81%

Software Packaging
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Software Packaging trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Software Packaging
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Software Packaging.

Software Packaging daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Software Packaging
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Software Packaging over the 6 months to 19 June 2025.

Software Packaging daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Software Packaging
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Software Packaging.

Software Packaging hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Software Packaging
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Entra ID
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) IaaS
2 1 (11.11%) PaaS
2 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 6 (66.67%) MSI
2 1 (11.11%) AdminStudio
2 1 (11.11%) InstallShield
2 1 (11.11%) WiX
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Local Government
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory Engineer
1 1 (11.11%) Applications Engineer
1 1 (11.11%) Applications Packager
1 1 (11.11%) Lead
1 1 (11.11%) SCCM Engineer
1 1 (11.11%) Senior
1 1 (11.11%) Senior Active Directory Engineer
1 1 (11.11%) Senior Applications Engineer
1 1 (11.11%) Senior SCCM Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) EFT
1 1 (11.11%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
2 4 (44.44%) Linux
3 2 (22.22%) Android
3 2 (22.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Software Deployment
2 4 (44.44%) Software Delivery
2 4 (44.44%) Software Distribution
3 1 (11.11%) API Integration
3 1 (11.11%) Application Packaging
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (11.11%) ITIL
3 1 (11.11%) ITSM
3 1 (11.11%) Patch Management
3 1 (11.11%) Service Management
3 1 (11.11%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) PowerShell
2 4 (44.44%) Bash
2 4 (44.44%) Python
3 1 (11.11%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) QA
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (55.56%) SCCM
2 4 (44.44%) Ansible
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Tanium
2 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (22.22%) Dell
3 2 (22.22%) HP
4 1 (11.11%) Foundry
4 1 (11.11%) Globalscape