Hybrid/Remote Journey Map Contract Job Trends

Journey Mapping
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Journey Map skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 254 304
Rank change year-on-year -32 +50 +54
Contract jobs citing Journey Map 84 50 30
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.61% 0.52% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.68% 0.56% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 35 19
10th Percentile £377 £356 £400
25th Percentile £413 £426 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £529
90th Percentile £648 £630 £563
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -8.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £97.25 - -
Median hourly rate £99.50 - -
75th Percentile £101.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £31.49 -
% change year-on-year +98.48% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Journey Map falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,395 8,888 10,895
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.60% 91.93% 88.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,792 5,898 6,847
10th Percentile £356 £325 £325
25th Percentile £428 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -1.50%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £736 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 791 278 253
10th Percentile £15.81 £13.25 £19.36
25th Percentile £28.75 £20.50 £27.84
Median hourly rate £50.00 £35.95 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.10% -16.41% -18.10%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +49.11% -37.13% -10.11%

Journey Map
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Journey Map job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Journey Map
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Journey Map
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Journey Map over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Journey Map daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Journey Map
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Journey Map.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Journey Map

Journey Map
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (8.33%) Confluence
2 3 (3.57%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.19%) CMS
3 1 (1.19%) Headless CMS
3 1 (1.19%) Kentico
3 1 (1.19%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (1.19%) Umbraco
3 1 (1.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Adobe XD
1 1 (1.19%) MS Visio
1 1 (1.19%) Sketch
1 1 (1.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (1.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (21.43%) Figma
2 12 (14.29%) Miro
3 6 (7.14%) Pendo
4 4 (4.76%) Adobe Analytics
5 3 (3.57%) Azure
5 3 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (3.57%) Lucidchart
6 2 (2.38%) GitHub
6 2 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (2.38%) Power Platform
7 1 (1.19%) AWS
7 1 (1.19%) Contentful
7 1 (1.19%) Contentsquare
7 1 (1.19%) Google Ads
7 1 (1.19%) Google Tag Manager
7 1 (1.19%) SaaS
7 1 (1.19%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 1 (1.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (1.19%) Twilio
7 1 (1.19%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.38%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.19%) Mixpanel
1 1 (1.19%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (14.29%) JIRA
2 2 (2.38%) Balsamiq
General
1 43 (51.19%) Public Sector
2 40 (47.62%) Social Skills
3 11 (13.10%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (13.10%) Local Government
4 7 (8.33%) Finance
4 7 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (4.76%) Military
6 3 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.38%) Banking
7 2 (2.38%) Games
7 2 (2.38%) Marketing
7 2 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.38%) Retail Banking
8 1 (1.19%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.19%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.19%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 34 (40.48%) Designer
2 28 (33.33%) Service Designer
2 28 (33.33%) User Researcher
3 19 (22.62%) Senior
4 13 (15.48%) Analyst
5 12 (14.29%) Business Analyst
6 9 (10.71%) Senior User Researcher
7 7 (8.33%) Senior Designer
8 6 (7.14%) Lead
9 5 (5.95%) Senior Service Designer
10 4 (4.76%) Technical Analyst
10 4 (4.76%) Technical Business Analyst
11 3 (3.57%) Digital User Researcher
11 3 (3.57%) Interaction Designer
11 3 (3.57%) Senior Analyst
11 3 (3.57%) Senior Business Analyst
12 2 (2.38%) Product Designer
12 2 (2.38%) Senior Digital Designer
12 2 (2.38%) Senior Product Designer
12 2 (2.38%) Senior Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.38%) OpenAPI
1 2 (2.38%) Swagger
2 1 (1.19%) .NET
2 1 (1.19%) AngularJS
2 1 (1.19%) Django
2 1 (1.19%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (1.19%) Middleware
2 1 (1.19%) OAuth
2 1 (1.19%) React
2 1 (1.19%) REST
2 1 (1.19%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (11.90%) Product Ownership
2 5 (5.95%) Onboarding
3 3 (3.57%) Mobile App
3 3 (3.57%) NHS
4 2 (2.38%) AI Agents
4 2 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.38%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.38%) Social Media
5 1 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.19%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (65.48%) User Research
2 54 (64.29%) Service Design
3 51 (60.71%) Agile
4 49 (58.33%) Workshop Facilitation
5 45 (53.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 40 (47.62%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 25 (29.76%) Qualitative Research
8 23 (27.38%) User Experience
9 21 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 20 (23.81%) Digital Transformation Programme
11 19 (22.62%) Actionable Insight
12 17 (20.24%) AI
12 17 (20.24%) Inclusive Design
12 17 (20.24%) Usability Testing
12 17 (20.24%) Wireframes
13 15 (17.86%) Customer Journey Map
14 13 (15.48%) Analytics
14 13 (15.48%) Quantitative Research
15 12 (14.29%) Business Analysis
15 12 (14.29%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.19%) Apex Code
1 1 (1.19%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.19%) Python
1 1 (1.19%) SQL
1 1 (1.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (23.81%) Security Cleared
2 12 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 7 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (7.14%) Degree
5 4 (4.76%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.19%) CSPO
6 1 (1.19%) IIBA
6 1 (1.19%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (32.14%) Accessibility
2 13 (15.48%) WCAG
3 4 (4.76%) GDPR
4 3 (3.57%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (2.38%) Data Quality
5 2 (2.38%) PMO
5 2 (2.38%) QA
6 1 (1.19%) GxP
Systems Management
1 1 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (5.95%) Adobe
2 3 (3.57%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.38%) Google
3 2 (2.38%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.19%) Amplitude
4 1 (1.19%) BMC
4 1 (1.19%) Glassbox
4 1 (1.19%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.19%) OpenAI
4 1 (1.19%) Optimizely
4 1 (1.19%) Remedy
4 1 (1.19%) SAP
4 1 (1.19%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.19%) Sitecore
4 1 (1.19%) WooCommerce
4 1 (1.19%) Zoho