Hybrid/Remote Value-Added Service Contract Job Trends

Value-Added Service
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Value-Added Service skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 335
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Value-Added Service 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.008%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 0.073%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Value-Added Service falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,319 1,040 1,379
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 9.71% 10.51% 10.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 722 662 865
10th Percentile £325 £293 £313
25th Percentile £425 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.96%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £625
90th Percentile £656 £688 £689
UK median daily rate £500 £481 £500
% change year-on-year +3.95% -3.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 87 42 37
10th Percentile £16.92 £14.91 £13.66
25th Percentile £32.87 £44.09 £37.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £63.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.51% +41.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £69.25 £65.00 £67.02
90th Percentile £82.00 £69.67 £87.46
UK median hourly rate £27.11 £42.50 £52.00
% change year-on-year -36.21% -18.27% -7.95%

Value-Added Service
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Value-Added Service and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Value-Added Service job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Value-Added Service
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Value-Added Service.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Value-Added Service