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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 255 286 318
Rank change year-on-year +31 +32 +119
Contract jobs citing Journey Map 74 25 47
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.67% 0.23% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.26% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 19 28
10th Percentile £397 £430 £359
25th Percentile £419 £500 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.76%
75th Percentile £573 £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 9,955 9,695 14,428
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 89.57% 90.39% 87.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,499 6,278 9,657
10th Percentile £340 £328 £338
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £731
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 423 186 513
10th Percentile £17.00 £18.36 £15.18
25th Percentile £25.61 £23.67 £22.87
Median hourly rate £54.50 £37.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.33% -21.05% -16.58%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £66.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £82.20
UK median hourly rate £25.64 £32.50 £34.77
% change year-on-year -21.12% -6.52% -0.67%

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 20 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 3 (4.05%) Confluence
2 1 (1.35%) CMS
2 1 (1.35%) Umbraco
Applications
1 7 (9.46%) Sketch
2 6 (8.11%) Adobe XD
3 5 (6.76%) Chatbot
4 4 (5.41%) InVision
5 3 (4.05%) Zeplin
6 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (1.35%) MS Visio
6 1 (1.35%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 15 (20.27%) Figma
2 9 (12.16%) Miro
3 5 (6.76%) Google Workspace
3 5 (6.76%) WhatsApp
4 3 (4.05%) Azure
4 3 (4.05%) Lucidchart
5 2 (2.70%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.70%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.35%) AWS
6 1 (1.35%) Heroku
6 1 (1.35%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (9.46%) JIRA
2 4 (5.41%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.35%) GitLab
General
1 30 (40.54%) Public Sector
2 23 (31.08%) Social Skills
3 14 (18.92%) Finance
4 7 (9.46%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (9.46%) Retail
5 5 (6.76%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (5.41%) Banking
6 4 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.05%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.70%) Marketing
8 2 (2.70%) Military
8 2 (2.70%) Retail Banking
8 2 (2.70%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.35%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (1.35%) Digital Healthcare
9 1 (1.35%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.35%) Legal
9 1 (1.35%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 51 (68.92%) Designer
2 35 (47.30%) Service Designer
3 12 (16.22%) Senior
4 8 (10.81%) Lead
4 8 (10.81%) Senior Designer
4 8 (10.81%) UX Designer
5 6 (8.11%) Analyst
5 6 (8.11%) Senior Service Designer
6 5 (6.76%) Business Analyst
6 5 (6.76%) Product Designer
6 5 (6.76%) User Researcher
7 4 (5.41%) Digital Designer
7 4 (5.41%) Digital Service Designer
8 3 (4.05%) Interaction Designer
8 3 (4.05%) Senior User Researcher
9 2 (2.70%) Architect
9 2 (2.70%) Content Designer
9 2 (2.70%) IT Analyst
9 2 (2.70%) Product Owner
9 2 (2.70%) Senior Interaction Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.05%) CSS
1 3 (4.05%) HTML
2 2 (2.70%) Sass
3 1 (1.35%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.35%) Framer.js
3 1 (1.35%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.81%) Product Ownership
2 5 (6.76%) NHS
2 5 (6.76%) Virtual Team
3 2 (2.70%) AI Agents
3 2 (2.70%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.70%) Taxonomies
4 1 (1.35%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.35%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.35%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (58.11%) Service Design
2 37 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 34 (45.95%) Agile
4 31 (41.89%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 29 (39.19%) User Research
6 22 (29.73%) Co-Creation
6 22 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (28.38%) User Experience
8 20 (27.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (25.68%) Design Thinking
10 18 (24.32%) Decision-Making
11 16 (21.62%) Roadmaps
11 16 (21.62%) Storytelling
12 15 (20.27%) User Journey Map
12 15 (20.27%) User Stories
12 15 (20.27%) UX Design
13 14 (18.92%) Usability Testing
14 12 (16.22%) Inclusive Design
14 12 (16.22%) Strategic Roadmap
14 12 (16.22%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.35%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (25.68%) Security Cleared
2 17 (22.97%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.41%) Degree
4 1 (1.35%) APMG
4 1 (1.35%) IIBA
4 1 (1.35%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.35%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (39.19%) Accessibility
2 14 (18.92%) WCAG
3 2 (2.70%) GDPR
4 1 (1.35%) GMP
4 1 (1.35%) GxP
Systems Management
1 5 (6.76%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 7 (9.46%) Google
2 6 (8.11%) Adobe
3 5 (6.76%) Salesforce
4 2 (2.70%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.35%) Hotjar
5 1 (1.35%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.35%) Virgin Media