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 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 256 286 319
Rank change year-on-year +30 +33 +113
Contract jobs citing Journey Map 68 25 47
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.63% 0.23% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 0.26% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 19 27
10th Percentile £400 £430 £345
25th Percentile £416 £500 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.76%
75th Percentile £570 £550 £575
90th Percentile £600 £590 £600
UK median daily rate £500 £545 £500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +9.00% +2.56%

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 9,667 9,630 14,590
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 89.56% 90.27% 88.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,310 6,202 9,777
10th Percentile £338 £328 £338
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 403 183 504
10th Percentile £16.31 £18.28 £15.19
25th Percentile £25.00 £24.75 £22.52
Median hourly rate £51.21 £38.00 £47.25
Median % change year-on-year +34.76% -19.58% -17.83%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.93 £66.00
90th Percentile £72.00 £75.00 £83.80
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £34.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -4.41% -1.68%

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 16 February 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 2 (2.94%) Confluence
2 1 (1.47%) CMS
2 1 (1.47%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (10.29%) Sketch
2 6 (8.82%) Adobe XD
3 5 (7.35%) Chatbot
4 4 (5.88%) InVision
5 3 (4.41%) Zeplin
6 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (1.47%) MS Visio
6 1 (1.47%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 13 (19.12%) Figma
2 8 (11.76%) Miro
3 5 (7.35%) Google Workspace
3 5 (7.35%) WhatsApp
4 3 (4.41%) Azure
4 3 (4.41%) Lucidchart
5 2 (2.94%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.94%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.47%) AWS
6 1 (1.47%) Heroku
6 1 (1.47%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.47%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (7.35%) JIRA
2 4 (5.88%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.47%) GitLab
General
1 25 (36.76%) Public Sector
2 22 (32.35%) Social Skills
3 14 (20.59%) Finance
4 7 (10.29%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (10.29%) Retail
5 5 (7.35%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (5.88%) Banking
6 4 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.94%) Marketing
8 2 (2.94%) Military
8 2 (2.94%) Retail Banking
8 2 (2.94%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.47%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (1.47%) Digital Healthcare
9 1 (1.47%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.47%) Legal
9 1 (1.47%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 45 (66.18%) Designer
2 31 (45.59%) Service Designer
3 12 (17.65%) Senior
4 8 (11.76%) Lead
4 8 (11.76%) Senior Designer
5 6 (8.82%) Analyst
5 6 (8.82%) Senior Service Designer
5 6 (8.82%) UX Designer
6 5 (7.35%) Business Analyst
6 5 (7.35%) Product Designer
7 4 (5.88%) Digital Designer
7 4 (5.88%) Digital Service Designer
7 4 (5.88%) User Researcher
8 3 (4.41%) Interaction Designer
8 3 (4.41%) Senior User Researcher
9 2 (2.94%) Architect
9 2 (2.94%) IT Analyst
9 2 (2.94%) Product Owner
9 2 (2.94%) Senior Interaction Designer
9 2 (2.94%) UX Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.41%) CSS
1 3 (4.41%) HTML
2 2 (2.94%) Sass
3 1 (1.47%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.47%) Framer.js
3 1 (1.47%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.29%) Product Ownership
2 5 (7.35%) NHS
2 5 (7.35%) Virtual Team
3 2 (2.94%) AI Agents
3 2 (2.94%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.94%) Taxonomies
4 1 (1.47%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.47%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.47%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (57.35%) Service Design
2 34 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 32 (47.06%) Agile
4 27 (39.71%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 26 (38.24%) User Research
6 22 (32.35%) Problem-Solving
7 19 (27.94%) Co-Creation
7 19 (27.94%) Design Thinking
7 19 (27.94%) User Experience
8 18 (26.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (26.47%) Decision-Making
9 16 (23.53%) Storytelling
10 15 (22.06%) User Stories
11 14 (20.59%) User Journey Map
11 14 (20.59%) UX Design
12 13 (19.12%) Roadmaps
12 13 (19.12%) Usability Testing
13 11 (16.18%) Wireframes
14 10 (14.71%) Prototyping
14 10 (14.71%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.47%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (23.53%) Security Cleared
2 14 (20.59%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.41%) Degree
4 1 (1.47%) APMG
4 1 (1.47%) IIBA
4 1 (1.47%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.47%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (38.24%) Accessibility
2 12 (17.65%) WCAG
3 2 (2.94%) GDPR
4 1 (1.47%) GMP
4 1 (1.47%) GxP
Systems Management
1 5 (7.35%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (10.29%) Google
2 6 (8.82%) Adobe
3 5 (7.35%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.94%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.47%) Hotjar
5 1 (1.47%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.47%) Virgin Media