Hybrid/Remote WebGL Contract Job Trends

WebGL
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring WebGL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 347 - 343
Rank change year-on-year - - +117
Contract jobs citing WebGL 5 0 2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.040% - 0.014%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.17% - 0.055%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £461 - £389
25th Percentile £478 - £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £418
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.17%
75th Percentile £553 - £453
90th Percentile £574 - £466
UK median daily rate £513 £444 £425
% change year-on-year +15.49% +4.41% -15.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

WebGL falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 2,982 2,553 3,637
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 23.94% 26.75% 24.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,983 1,867 2,565
10th Percentile £363 £363 £343
25th Percentile £425 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year - -1.87% -0.93%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £813 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £535
% change year-on-year +0.96% -2.80% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 27 92
10th Percentile £45.69 £52.50 £24.23
25th Percentile £62.50 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year - +51.16% -31.20%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £80.50 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £48.43
% change year-on-year +4.00% +29.05% -25.49%

WebGL
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

WebGL job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

WebGL
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing WebGL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing WebGL

WebGL
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 3 (60.00%) CMS
1 3 (60.00%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Blender
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) SaaS
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Developer
1 4 (80.00%) Senior
2 3 (60.00%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
2 3 (60.00%) Senior Developer
2 3 (60.00%) Senior Front-End Developer
3 2 (40.00%) Creative Developer
4 1 (20.00%) Creative Technologist
4 1 (20.00%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
4 1 (20.00%) React Developer
4 1 (20.00%) Senior Creative Technologist
4 1 (20.00%) Senior Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
4 1 (20.00%) Senior Technologist
4 1 (20.00%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) React
2 4 (80.00%) GreenSock GSAP
3 3 (60.00%) Framer.js
4 2 (40.00%) HTML5 Canvas
4 2 (40.00%) Next.js
5 1 (20.00%) MobX
5 1 (20.00%) Redux
5 1 (20.00%) WebSockets
5 1 (20.00%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Animation
2 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) AI
1 3 (60.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (60.00%) Machine Learning
2 2 (40.00%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (20.00%) 3D Rendering
3 1 (20.00%) CRUD
3 1 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (20.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 1 (20.00%) Interaction Design
3 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Storytelling
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Discovery
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 4 (80.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (20.00%) GLSL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility