Sparx
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring knowledge or experience of Sparx products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sparx over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sparx Systems.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 288 | 300 | 450 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +150 | +89 |
| Contract jobs citing Sparx | 16 | 45 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.16% | 0.29% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.35% | 0.69% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 29 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | - | £508 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £500 | £560 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £700 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.86% | +12.00% | -10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £738 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £825 | £828 |
| UK median daily rate | £600 | £700 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +7.69% | -2.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £66.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | - | £70.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.50 | £57.33 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.74% | -18.10% | +16.67% |
All Vendors
Work from Home
Sparx falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 4,540 | 6,506 | 11,129 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 45.84% | 42.40% | 43.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,959 | 4,024 | 7,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £325 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.10% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £517 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.39% | -1.52% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 120 | 220 | 258 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.92 | £17.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.56 | £16.93 | £31.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.25 | £32.31 | £54.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.25% | -40.72% | +55.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £60.00 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £72.50 | £80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £26.45 | £22.30 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.61% | -49.03% | +108.14% |
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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Sparx as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Sparx.
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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Sparx over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Sparx.
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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: