Hybrid/Remote UI Engineer Contract Job Trends

User Interface Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median User Interface Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 308 289 373
Rank change year-on-year -19 +84 +154
Contract jobs requiring a UI Engineer 4 32 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.039% 0.27% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.29% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 32 1
10th Percentile £493 - -
25th Percentile £519 £588 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £713 £500
Median % change year-on-year -19.30% +42.50% -28.57%
75th Percentile £619 £850 -
90th Percentile £638 - -
UK median daily rate £575 £650 £710
% change year-on-year -11.54% -8.45% +1.43%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 9,474 10,884 16,258
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 93.11% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,181 6,887 11,150
10th Percentile £328 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 339 200 364
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.40 £17.29
25th Percentile £20.58 £23.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.39 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.58% -28.78% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.81 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.85
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £34.00 £44.75
% change year-on-year -25.74% -24.02% +46.72%

UI Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

UI Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

UI Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid UI Engineer job vacancies

UI Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing UI Engineer over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

UI Engineer daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

UI Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, UI Engineer 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 UI Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (75.00%) HTML
1 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) React
2 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
3 1 (25.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
3 1 (25.00%) CSS
3 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Front End Development
3 1 (25.00%) gRPC
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (25.00%) Redux
3 1 (25.00%) REST
3 1 (25.00%) RESTful
3 1 (25.00%) Secure Coding
3 1 (25.00%) Server-Driven UI
3 1 (25.00%) SwiftUI
3 1 (25.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) Wireframes
3 1 (25.00%) Zustand

UI Engineer 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) HTML
2 2 (50.00%) React
3 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
3 1 (25.00%) CSS
3 1 (25.00%) gRPC
3 1 (25.00%) Redux
3 1 (25.00%) REST
3 1 (25.00%) RESTful
3 1 (25.00%) SwiftUI
3 1 (25.00%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
3 1 (25.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (25.00%) Front End Development
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (25.00%) Secure Coding
3 1 (25.00%) Server-Driven UI
3 1 (25.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree