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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 259 284 314
Rank change year-on-year +25 +30 +101
Contract jobs citing Journey Map 78 20 30
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.64% 0.21% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 0.23% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 13 22
10th Percentile £400 £369 £428
25th Percentile £413 £453 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% +11.41%
75th Percentile £570 £550 £575
90th Percentile £600 - £581
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -0.99%

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 10,816 8,733 12,874
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.53% 91.33% 87.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,974 5,978 8,669
10th Percentile £350 £331 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £518 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.97% -1.43% -3.31%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 519 207 573
10th Percentile £17.23 £13.85 £14.90
25th Percentile £30.88 £18.50 £24.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £36.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.72% -16.28% -18.10%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.13 £27.59 £36.05
% change year-on-year +52.71% -23.47% -0.22%

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 25 May 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 6 (7.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (8.97%) Chatbot
2 3 (3.85%) MS Visio
2 3 (3.85%) Sketch
3 2 (2.56%) Adobe XD
3 2 (2.56%) InVision
3 2 (2.56%) Zeplin
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.28%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 10 (12.82%) Figma
2 9 (11.54%) Miro
3 7 (8.97%) Google Workspace
3 7 (8.97%) WhatsApp
4 2 (2.56%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.56%) SaaS
5 1 (1.28%) Adobe Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.56%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (12.82%) JIRA
2 2 (2.56%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.28%) GitLab
General
1 35 (44.87%) Public Sector
2 30 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 15 (19.23%) Finance
4 9 (11.54%) Retail
5 8 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (6.41%) Pharmaceutical
7 4 (5.13%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (5.13%) Military
8 3 (3.85%) Banking
8 3 (3.85%) Marketing
8 3 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (2.56%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.28%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (1.28%) Digital Healthcare
10 1 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.28%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.28%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.28%) Publishing
10 1 (1.28%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 47 (60.26%) Designer
2 38 (48.72%) Service Designer
3 12 (15.38%) Lead
4 11 (14.10%) User Researcher
5 10 (12.82%) Senior
6 7 (8.97%) Analyst
6 7 (8.97%) UX Designer
7 5 (6.41%) Senior Designer
7 5 (6.41%) Senior Service Designer
8 4 (5.13%) Business Analyst
8 4 (5.13%) Product Designer
8 4 (5.13%) Senior User Researcher
9 3 (3.85%) Consultant
9 3 (3.85%) Digital Designer
9 3 (3.85%) Digital Service Designer
10 2 (2.56%) Lead Designer
10 2 (2.56%) Lead Service Designer
10 2 (2.56%) Service Analyst
10 2 (2.56%) User Experience Researcher
10 2 (2.56%) UX Service Designer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.97%) Onboarding
1 7 (8.97%) Virtual Team
2 6 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 4 (5.13%) NHS
4 3 (3.85%) AI Agents
5 2 (2.56%) Taxonomies
6 1 (1.28%) CMDB
6 1 (1.28%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.28%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (70.51%) Service Design
2 44 (56.41%) Workshop Facilitation
3 40 (51.28%) Agile
4 39 (50.00%) User Research
5 30 (38.46%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 25 (32.05%) Decision-Making
7 23 (29.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
9 18 (23.08%) User Experience
10 16 (20.51%) Storytelling
11 15 (19.23%) Stakeholder Management
12 14 (17.95%) Design Thinking
12 14 (17.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 14 (17.95%) UX Design
13 13 (16.67%) Inclusive Design
14 12 (15.38%) Co-Creation
14 12 (15.38%) Qualitative Research
15 11 (14.10%) Prototyping
15 11 (14.10%) Usability Testing
15 11 (14.10%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 21 (26.92%) Security Cleared
2 12 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 6 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (6.41%) DV Cleared
5 3 (3.85%) Degree
6 1 (1.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (23.08%) Accessibility
2 6 (7.69%) WCAG
3 2 (2.56%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.28%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.28%) GMP
4 1 (1.28%) GxP
4 1 (1.28%) PMO
4 1 (1.28%) SLA
Systems Management
1 7 (8.97%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 7 (8.97%) Google
2 3 (3.85%) Adobe
3 1 (1.28%) Glassbox
3 1 (1.28%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.28%) PTC
3 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.28%) ServiceNow