Synthetic Data
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Synthetic Data in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Synthetic Data over the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 313 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Synthetic Data | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.010% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.028% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | - | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +38.89% |
All Generic Skills
Work from Home
Synthetic Data falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3,612 | 3,757 | 5,662 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 35.28% | 30.76% | 30.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,292 | 2,379 | 3,953 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £420 | £433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £648 | £675 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £825 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £511 | £526 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.85% | -4.36% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 142 | 69 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.50 | £17.50 | £19.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.31 | £21.25 | £22.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.46 | £39.00 | £48.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.56% | -18.80% | -12.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.50 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.16 | £75.00 | £76.83 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -14.45% | +48.59% |
Synthetic Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: