Hybrid/Remote Technologist Contract Job Trends

Technologist
UK > Work from Home

The median Technologist daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £663, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 302 357
Rank change year-on-year -20 +55 +147
Contract jobs requiring a Technologist 10 5 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.087% 0.049% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% 0.052% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile £619 - £145
25th Percentile £638 - £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £663 - £145
Median % change year-on-year - - -61.30%
75th Percentile £738 - £316
90th Percentile £800 - £419
UK median daily rate £663 £775 £400
% change year-on-year -14.52% +93.75% +45.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 10,714 9,552 15,167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 93.54% 93.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,903 6,465 10,177
10th Percentile £345 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £628
90th Percentile £725 £751 £731
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 475 202 533
10th Percentile £17.00 £14.52 £14.25
25th Percentile £24.63 £21.25 £20.82
Median hourly rate £57.50 £39.52 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.50% -16.80% -17.39%
75th Percentile £67.50 £65.00 £64.53
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £35.71 £33.00 £32.90
% change year-on-year +8.21% +0.32% -22.60%

Technologist
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technologist' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Technologist job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Technologist
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Technologist job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Technologist job vacancies

Technologist
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Technologist over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.

Technologist daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Technologist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Technologist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Technologist in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) IT Strategy
1 6 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
2 4 (40.00%) AI
2 4 (40.00%) AWS
2 4 (40.00%) Azure
2 4 (40.00%) Oracle
3 3 (30.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Hyper-V
3 3 (30.00%) Machine Learning
3 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (30.00%) VMware
4 2 (20.00%) AWS Certification
4 2 (20.00%) Cisco IPT
4 2 (20.00%) Coaching
4 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
4 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
4 2 (20.00%) LLM
4 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (10.00%) Accessibility
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Certification
5 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (10.00%) CMS
5 1 (10.00%) Data Transformation
5 1 (10.00%) Degree
5 1 (10.00%) DevOps
5 1 (10.00%) Digital Transformation Programme

Technologist Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) CMS
1 1 (10.00%) Headless CMS
Cloud Services
1 4 (40.00%) AWS
1 4 (40.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) Cisco IPT
General
1 6 (60.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) Framer.js
1 1 (10.00%) GreenSock GSAP
1 1 (10.00%) React
1 1 (10.00%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Public Cloud
2 2 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (10.00%) Animation
3 1 (10.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) IT Strategy
1 6 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
2 4 (40.00%) AI
3 3 (30.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Machine Learning
4 2 (20.00%) Coaching
4 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
4 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
4 2 (20.00%) LLM
4 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 1 (10.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (10.00%) Front End Development
5 1 (10.00%) Generative AI
5 1 (10.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
5 1 (10.00%) Performance Optimisation
5 1 (10.00%) SDLC
5 1 (10.00%) Security Operations
5 1 (10.00%) Technical Discovery
5 1 (10.00%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (10.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) AWS Certification
3 1 (10.00%) Azure Certification
3 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (10.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (30.00%) Hyper-V
2 2 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Oracle
2 3 (30.00%) VMware
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (10.00%) Google
4 1 (10.00%) SAP