Hybrid/Remote Xero Contract Job Trends

Xero
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring knowledge or experience of Xero products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Xero over the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Xero Limited.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 - 398
Rank change year-on-year - - +185
Contract jobs citing Xero 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.040% - 0.005%
As % of the Vendors category 0.083% - 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £563
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.27%
75th Percentile £675 - £569
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £650 - £563
% change year-on-year - - +2.27%

All Vendors
Work from Home

Xero falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a remote or hybrid options requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 4,792 5,456 8,332
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 47.72% 44.98% 45.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,958 3,261 5,424
10th Percentile £325 £325 £315
25th Percentile £425 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -4.37%
75th Percentile £613 £624 £638
90th Percentile £700 £710 £721
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 150 84 185
10th Percentile £15.08 £18.65 £17.06
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.45 £25.00
Median hourly rate £34.00 £39.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% -29.09% +0.64%
75th Percentile £63.40 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £65.25 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.08 £31.50 £43.90
% change year-on-year -20.40% -28.25% +75.60%

Xero
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Xero job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Xero
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Xero
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 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Billing
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) General Ledger
1 4 (100.00%) Law
1 4 (100.00%) Publishing
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Controller
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 4 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 4 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 4 (100.00%) Cost Accounting
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
1 4 (100.00%) CIMA