The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring X.500 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
325
-
399
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+186
Contract jobs citing X.500
2
0
2
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options
X.500 falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1,058
1,309
2,447
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
10.62%
10.76%
13.07%
Number of daily rates quoted
685
806
1,604
10th Percentile
£293
£319
£305
25th Percentile
£400
£411
£404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
+5.00%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£600
£625
£613
90th Percentile
£686
£688
£700
UK median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
44
25
87
10th Percentile
£23.58
£35.40
£18.02
25th Percentile
£42.06
£37.50
£20.66
Median hourly rate
£63.50
£45.00
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
+41.11%
-10.00%
-9.58%
75th Percentile
£65.06
£65.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£70.11
£73.50
£76.25
UK median hourly rate
£34.50
£47.50
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-27.37%
-13.64%
+35.55%
X.500 Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing X.500 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
X.500 Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing X.500.
X.500 Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing X.500.
X.500 Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing X.500 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 X.500.
X.500 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:
