Hybrid/Remote Zipkin Contract Job Trends

Zipkin
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Zipkin skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 347
Rank change year-on-year - - +104
Contract jobs citing Zipkin 0 0 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.021%
As % of the Systems Management category - - 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £400
UK median daily rate - - £400
% change year-on-year - - -15.79%

All Systems Management Skills
Work from Home

Zipkin falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring systems management skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 1,926 1,634 1,722
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 14.44% 16.12% 11.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,395 1,139 1,259
10th Percentile £375 £375 £363
25th Percentile £440 £425 £442
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £613 £633
90th Percentile £689 £725 £701
UK median daily rate £515 £510 £515
% change year-on-year +0.98% -0.97% -6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 12 12
10th Percentile £31.25 £31.58 -
25th Percentile £37.13 £51.19 £46.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 £62.95 £47.75
Median % change year-on-year +11.20% +31.83% -25.39%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.94 £51.44
90th Percentile £81.25 £77.00 £57.25
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £30.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +83.33% -7.69% -43.48%

Zipkin
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Zipkin job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Zipkin
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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