Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring UAG skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
307 |
- |
370 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+191 |
| Contract jobs citing UAG |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.010% |
- |
0.017% |
| As % of the System Software category |
0.078% |
- |
0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
£390 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-36.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£520 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£598 |
| UK median daily rate |
£488 |
- |
£390 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-36.33% |
UAG falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills |
1,274 |
1,293 |
1,977 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
12.53% |
10.98% |
11.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
860 |
868 |
1,388 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£313 |
£275 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£408 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£523 |
£525 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.48% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£623 |
£615 |
| 90th Percentile |
£684 |
£723 |
£700 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
32 |
16 |
68 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29.10 |
£20.44 |
£17.53 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41.06 |
£36.31 |
£21.81 |
| Median hourly rate |
£65.75 |
£61.50 |
£60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.91% |
+2.50% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67.25 |
£75.00 |
£76.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£83.75 |
£84.36 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£45.09 |
£29.00 |
£43.84 |
| % change year-on-year |
+55.49% |
-33.85% |
+75.35% |
UAG
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing UAG and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
UAG
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing UAG.
UAG
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing UAG.
UAG
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:
