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 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 279 314
Rank change year-on-year -8 +35 +92
Contract jobs citing Journey Map 69 29 28
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.53% 0.30% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 0.32% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 19 22
10th Percentile £410 £347 £414
25th Percentile £427 £385 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £471 £513
Median % change year-on-year +6.15% -8.09% +2.50%
75th Percentile £580 £519 £575
90th Percentile £640 £540 £581
UK median daily rate £505 £500 £506
% change year-on-year +1.00% -1.23% -3.57%

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 11,677 8,930 12,752
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 89.44% 91.64% 87.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,504 6,082 8,581
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% -2.38% -2.78%
75th Percentile £621 £635 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £502 £525
% change year-on-year +2.09% -4.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 645 237 566
10th Percentile £17.01 £13.30 £15.08
25th Percentile £31.94 £18.54 £23.81
Median hourly rate £57.50 £35.89 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.21% -16.53% -17.81%
75th Percentile £71.91 £65.25 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.15 £75.00 £74.75
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -32.93% +7.14%

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 24 June 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 (8.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (10.14%) Chatbot
2 2 (2.90%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.90%) Sketch
3 1 (1.45%) Adobe XD
3 1 (1.45%) InVision
3 1 (1.45%) UserZoom
3 1 (1.45%) Zeplin
Cloud Services
1 9 (13.04%) Miro
2 7 (10.14%) Figma
2 7 (10.14%) Google Workspace
2 7 (10.14%) WhatsApp
3 2 (2.90%) SaaS
4 1 (1.45%) Adobe Analytics
4 1 (1.45%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (10.14%) JIRA
2 1 (1.45%) Axure RP
General
1 34 (49.28%) Public Sector
2 29 (42.03%) Social Skills
3 14 (20.29%) Finance
4 9 (13.04%) Retail
5 8 (11.59%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (5.80%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (5.80%) Military
7 2 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.90%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.45%) Banking
8 1 (1.45%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (1.45%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.45%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.45%) Marketing
8 1 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.45%) Publishing
8 1 (1.45%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (56.52%) Designer
2 33 (47.83%) Service Designer
3 12 (17.39%) Lead
4 11 (15.94%) User Researcher
5 6 (8.70%) Analyst
5 6 (8.70%) Senior
6 5 (7.25%) UX Designer
7 3 (4.35%) Business Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) Consultant
7 3 (4.35%) Senior Designer
7 3 (4.35%) Senior Service Designer
8 2 (2.90%) Digital User Researcher
8 2 (2.90%) Lead Designer
8 2 (2.90%) Lead Service Designer
8 2 (2.90%) Senior User Researcher
8 2 (2.90%) Service Analyst
8 2 (2.90%) User Experience Researcher
9 1 (1.45%) Pensions Analyst
9 1 (1.45%) Pensions Business Analyst
9 1 (1.45%) UI/UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.59%) Product Ownership
2 7 (10.14%) Onboarding
2 7 (10.14%) Virtual Team
3 2 (2.90%) Taxonomies
4 1 (1.45%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.45%) CMDB
4 1 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (69.57%) Service Design
2 40 (57.97%) Workshop Facilitation
3 39 (56.52%) Agile
4 37 (53.62%) User Research
5 26 (37.68%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 22 (31.88%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (27.54%) Decision-Making
8 18 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
9 15 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
9 15 (21.74%) User Experience
10 14 (20.29%) Qualitative Research
11 12 (17.39%) Customer Experience
11 12 (17.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (17.39%) Storytelling
12 11 (15.94%) Inclusive Design
12 11 (15.94%) UX Design
13 10 (14.49%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 10 (14.49%) Interaction Design
14 9 (13.04%) Actionable Insight
14 9 (13.04%) Co-Creation
Qualifications
1 21 (30.43%) Security Cleared
2 13 (18.84%) SC Cleared
3 6 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (7.25%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.90%) Degree
6 1 (1.45%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (21.74%) Accessibility
2 5 (7.25%) WCAG
3 2 (2.90%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.45%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.45%) PMO
4 1 (1.45%) SLA
Systems Management
1 7 (10.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 7 (10.14%) Google
2 2 (2.90%) Adobe
3 1 (1.45%) Glassbox
3 1 (1.45%) PTC
3 1 (1.45%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.45%) ServiceNow