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 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 279 321
Rank change year-on-year -11 +42 +84
Contract jobs citing Journey Map 77 35 23
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.57% 0.34% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.64% 0.38% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 21 20
10th Percentile £413 £355 £400
25th Percentile £425 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £471 £473
Median % change year-on-year +6.15% -0.31% -5.50%
75th Percentile £576 £519 £550
90th Percentile £600 £600 £575
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
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 £99.50 - -

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 12,110 9,293 12,131
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 89.68% 91.59% 87.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,704 6,281 8,215
10th Percentile £354 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.46% -3.33% -2.33%
75th Percentile £620 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 656 270 467
10th Percentile £16.70 £12.62 £16.15
25th Percentile £31.98 £18.66 £26.94
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.18 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.21% -20.51% -17.51%
75th Percentile £71.99 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.63 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -10.31%

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 22 July 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 (9.09%) Confluence
2 3 (3.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (9.09%) Chatbot
2 2 (2.60%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.60%) Sketch
3 1 (1.30%) Adobe XD
3 1 (1.30%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 12 (15.58%) Figma
2 10 (12.99%) Miro
3 7 (9.09%) Google Workspace
3 7 (9.09%) WhatsApp
4 2 (2.60%) Adobe Analytics
4 2 (2.60%) Azure
4 2 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.60%) GitHub
4 2 (2.60%) Lucidchart
4 2 (2.60%) Pendo
4 2 (2.60%) Power Platform
4 2 (2.60%) SaaS
5 1 (1.30%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.30%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 12 (15.58%) JIRA
2 2 (2.60%) Balsamiq
General
1 36 (46.75%) Public Sector
2 32 (41.56%) Social Skills
3 14 (18.18%) Finance
4 9 (11.69%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (11.69%) Retail
5 5 (6.49%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (3.90%) Banking
6 3 (3.90%) Military
6 3 (3.90%) Retail Banking
7 2 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.30%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.30%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (1.30%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.30%) Games
8 1 (1.30%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.30%) Local Government
8 1 (1.30%) Marketing
8 1 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.30%) Publishing
8 1 (1.30%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 40 (51.95%) Designer
2 32 (41.56%) Service Designer
3 14 (18.18%) Lead
3 14 (18.18%) User Researcher
4 9 (11.69%) Analyst
5 7 (9.09%) Senior
6 6 (7.79%) Business Analyst
7 5 (6.49%) UX Designer
8 4 (5.19%) Technical Analyst
8 4 (5.19%) Technical Business Analyst
9 3 (3.90%) Consultant
9 3 (3.90%) Digital User Researcher
9 3 (3.90%) Lead Designer
9 3 (3.90%) Lead Service Designer
9 3 (3.90%) Senior Analyst
9 3 (3.90%) Senior Business Analyst
9 3 (3.90%) Senior Designer
10 2 (2.60%) Product Designer
10 2 (2.60%) Senior Service Designer
10 2 (2.60%) Senior Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.60%) OpenAPI
1 2 (2.60%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.69%) Product Ownership
2 7 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 7 (9.09%) Virtual Team
3 2 (2.60%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.30%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.30%) CMDB
4 1 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.30%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (66.23%) Service Design
2 47 (61.04%) Workshop Facilitation
3 43 (55.84%) Agile
4 42 (54.55%) User Research
5 29 (37.66%) Stakeholder Management
6 26 (33.77%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 24 (31.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (27.27%) User Experience
9 19 (24.68%) Decision-Making
10 17 (22.08%) Qualitative Research
11 15 (19.48%) Customer Experience
12 14 (18.18%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 14 (18.18%) Inclusive Design
12 14 (18.18%) Wireframes
13 13 (16.88%) Problem-Solving
14 12 (15.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 12 (15.58%) Storytelling
14 12 (15.58%) UX Design
15 11 (14.29%) Interaction Design
15 11 (14.29%) Usability Testing
Qualifications
1 22 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 15 (19.48%) SC Cleared
3 6 (7.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (6.49%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.30%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (25.97%) Accessibility
2 7 (9.09%) WCAG
3 2 (2.60%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (2.60%) QA
4 1 (1.30%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.30%) PMO
4 1 (1.30%) SLA
Systems Management
1 7 (9.09%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 7 (9.09%) Google
2 3 (3.90%) Adobe
3 2 (2.60%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.30%) Glassbox
4 1 (1.30%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.30%) PTC
4 1 (1.30%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.30%) SAP