Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Weighted Shortest Job First skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Weighted Shortest Job First over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
|
6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
Same period 2022 |
Rank |
345 |
- |
- |
Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
Contract jobs citing Weighted Shortest Job First |
2 |
0 |
0 |
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.014% |
- |
- |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.015% |
- |
- |
Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
25th Percentile |
£763 |
- |
- |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£775 |
- |
- |
75th Percentile |
£788 |
- |
- |
90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
UK median daily rate |
£775 |
- |
£420 |
Weighted Shortest Job First is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
13,021 |
22,109 |
40,018 |
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
87.98% |
89.70% |
91.06% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
8,736 |
15,644 |
29,065 |
10th Percentile |
£325 |
£363 |
£361 |
25th Percentile |
£425 |
£450 |
£431 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£540 |
£525 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-2.82% |
+2.90% |
+7.69% |
75th Percentile |
£638 |
£650 |
£631 |
90th Percentile |
£750 |
£750 |
£725 |
UK median daily rate |
£525 |
£550 |
£530 |
% change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
+3.77% |
+8.16% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
565 |
507 |
537 |
10th Percentile |
£14.93 |
£18.63 |
£14.15 |
25th Percentile |
£25.00 |
£27.86 |
£20.75 |
Median hourly rate |
£43.00 |
£53.35 |
£39.50 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-19.40% |
+35.06% |
+61.22% |
75th Percentile |
£60.00 |
£68.75 |
£57.50 |
90th Percentile |
£75.15 |
£80.00 |
£71.00 |
UK median hourly rate |
£36.27 |
£35.65 |
£25.68 |
% change year-on-year |
+1.75% |
+38.82% |
+5.35% |