Hybrid/Remote X++ Contract Job Trends

X++
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring X++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 298 312 403
Rank change year-on-year +14 +91 +180
Contract jobs citing X++ 10 6 20
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.10% 0.048% 0.10%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.29% 0.14% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 18
10th Percentile £445 £476 £489
25th Percentile £466 £478 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -6.82% -
75th Percentile £519 £553 £575
90th Percentile £530 £559 £583
UK median daily rate £471 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -5.75% -9.09% -

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

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 3,505 4,411 6,656
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 36.45% 35.56% 33.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,356 3,008 4,941
10th Percentile £341 £327 £358
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £534
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.69% -2.91%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £825 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% -2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 60 155
10th Percentile £31.90 £30.75 £39.34
25th Percentile £52.25 £37.50 £51.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £67.00 £71.13 £75.50
90th Percentile £74.50 £85.00 £90.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year -15.38% +3.17% +8.71%

X++
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

X++ job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

X++
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

X++
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:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (10.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (40.00%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 10 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 7 (70.00%) Power Platform
3 5 (50.00%) Azure
4 3 (30.00%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Functions
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Monitor
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Service Bus
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (10.00%) Power Automate
5 1 (10.00%) PowerApps
5 1 (10.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (60.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 4 (40.00%) Power BI
2 4 (40.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (10.00%) Git
General
1 8 (80.00%) Finance
2 3 (30.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (20.00%) General Ledger
3 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (20.00%) Retail
3 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Billing
4 1 (10.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Developer
1 5 (50.00%) Dynamics 365 Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Dynamics AX Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Dynamics AX Consultant
3 2 (20.00%) Systems Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Applications Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Business Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Integration Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Report Specialist
4 1 (10.00%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) .NET
1 1 (10.00%) ATL
1 1 (10.00%) REST
1 1 (10.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (10.00%) Data Fabric
1 1 (10.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) DevOps
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Unit Testing
3 2 (20.00%) Batch Processing
3 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (20.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (20.00%) Dashboard Development
3 2 (20.00%) Data Management
3 2 (20.00%) Integration Patterns
3 2 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (10.00%) Agile
4 1 (10.00%) Change Management
4 1 (10.00%) ERP
4 1 (10.00%) ITIL
4 1 (10.00%) Migration
4 1 (10.00%) Project Management
4 1 (10.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (10.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft