The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring VME skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 VME
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
VME falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
1,146
1,474
2,292
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
11.19%
12.07%
12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
762
928
1,632
10th Percentile
£219
£250
£260
25th Percentile
£358
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£454
£496
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-8.38%
-0.90%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£575
£577
£623
90th Percentile
£675
£650
£712
UK median daily rate
£450
£475
£480
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-1.04%
-4.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted
56
23
83
10th Percentile
£26.00
£14.91
£17.80
25th Percentile
£59.75
£27.19
£24.95
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£42.50
£56.00
Median % change year-on-year
+52.94%
-24.11%
-13.85%
75th Percentile
£67.00
£65.00
£68.13
90th Percentile
£69.00
£67.40
£73.50
UK median hourly rate
£24.00
£52.50
£35.92
% change year-on-year
-54.29%
+46.16%
+43.68%
VME Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing VME and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
VME Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing VME.
VME Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing VME also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid or remote work options and a requirement for VME.
VME 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:
