The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring X++ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited X++ over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
X++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
3,699
5,133
9,659
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
37.34%
33.45%
37.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,627
3,702
7,073
10th Percentile
£363
£350
£393
25th Percentile
£421
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£640
£650
£656
90th Percentile
£800
£775
£775
UK median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
59
147
213
10th Percentile
£24.60
£27.75
£35.00
25th Percentile
£35.00
£46.25
£50.00
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£57.50
£63.00
Median % change year-on-year
+13.04%
-8.73%
+26.95%
75th Percentile
£68.25
£72.50
£70.00
90th Percentile
£90.50
£86.50
£79.20
UK median hourly rate
£62.50
£60.50
£60.70
% change year-on-year
+3.31%
-0.33%
+21.40%
X++ Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing X++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
X++ Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing X++.
X++ Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing X++ over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
X++ Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing X++ also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for X++.
X++ Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
