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 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 278 316
Rank change year-on-year +15 +38 +129
Contract jobs citing Journey Map 61 28 51
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.58% 0.26% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.29% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 19 29
10th Percentile £384 £438 £373
25th Percentile £431 £500 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £545 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.67% +3.81% -5.62%
75th Percentile £576 £550 £585
90th Percentile £608 £650 £720
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £514
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.00% +0.29%

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 9,422 9,692 14,575
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 89.91% 89.86% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,192 6,117 9,830
10th Percentile £331 £328 £340
25th Percentile £413 £414 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.43% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 347 192 461
10th Percentile £15.74 £18.29 £15.25
25th Percentile £21.20 £22.00 £23.25
Median hourly rate £47.50 £37.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +28.38% -22.11% -17.39%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £84.36
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £35.98
% change year-on-year -22.62% -9.67% +12.44%

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 28 January 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 (3.28%) Confluence
2 1 (1.64%) CMS
2 1 (1.64%) Umbraco
Applications
1 6 (9.84%) Adobe XD
1 6 (9.84%) Sketch
2 4 (6.56%) InVision
3 3 (4.92%) Zeplin
4 1 (1.64%) Chatbot
4 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.64%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.64%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) Figma
2 3 (4.92%) Azure
2 3 (4.92%) Lucidchart
2 3 (4.92%) Miro
3 2 (3.28%) Google Analytics
3 2 (3.28%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.64%) AWS
4 1 (1.64%) Dialogflow
4 1 (1.64%) Heroku
4 1 (1.64%) Twilio
4 1 (1.64%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.64%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (8.20%) JIRA
2 4 (6.56%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.64%) GitLab
General
1 23 (37.70%) Public Sector
2 18 (29.51%) Social Skills
3 8 (13.11%) Finance
4 5 (8.20%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.56%) Banking
5 4 (6.56%) Pharmaceutical
5 4 (6.56%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (4.92%) Marketing
7 2 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.28%) Military
7 2 (3.28%) Retail Banking
7 2 (3.28%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.64%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (1.64%) Digital Health
8 1 (1.64%) Digital Healthcare
8 1 (1.64%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.64%) Legal
8 1 (1.64%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 41 (67.21%) Designer
2 29 (47.54%) Service Designer
3 11 (18.03%) Senior
4 7 (11.48%) Senior Designer
5 6 (9.84%) Lead
6 5 (8.20%) Analyst
6 5 (8.20%) Product Designer
6 5 (8.20%) Senior Service Designer
7 4 (6.56%) Business Analyst
7 4 (6.56%) Digital Designer
7 4 (6.56%) Digital Service Designer
7 4 (6.56%) User Researcher
7 4 (6.56%) UX Designer
8 3 (4.92%) Interaction Designer
8 3 (4.92%) Senior User Researcher
9 2 (3.28%) Architect
9 2 (3.28%) IT Analyst
9 2 (3.28%) Product Owner
9 2 (3.28%) Senior Interaction Designer
9 2 (3.28%) UX Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.56%) CSS
1 4 (6.56%) HTML
2 2 (3.28%) Sass
3 1 (1.64%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.64%) Framer.js
3 1 (1.64%) JSON
3 1 (1.64%) React
3 1 (1.64%) Svelte
3 1 (1.64%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.75%) Product Ownership
2 6 (9.84%) NHS
3 3 (4.92%) AI Agents
4 2 (3.28%) Taxonomies
5 1 (1.64%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.64%) IVR
5 1 (1.64%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.64%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.64%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (59.02%) Service Design
2 30 (49.18%) Agile
3 27 (44.26%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
4 25 (40.98%) Workshop Facilitation
5 23 (37.70%) User Research
6 18 (29.51%) Co-Creation
6 18 (29.51%) Design Thinking
7 17 (27.87%) Problem-Solving
7 17 (27.87%) User Experience
8 15 (24.59%) User Stories
9 13 (21.31%) Roadmaps
9 13 (21.31%) User Journey Map
10 12 (19.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (19.67%) Usability Testing
11 11 (18.03%) UX Design
12 10 (16.39%) Decision-Making
12 10 (16.39%) Storytelling
12 10 (16.39%) Strategic Roadmap
13 9 (14.75%) Backlog Management
13 9 (14.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.28%) JavaScript
2 1 (1.64%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (24.59%) Security Cleared
2 13 (21.31%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.92%) Degree
4 1 (1.64%) APMG
4 1 (1.64%) IIBA
4 1 (1.64%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.64%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (39.34%) Accessibility
2 11 (18.03%) WCAG
3 2 (3.28%) GDPR
4 1 (1.64%) GMP
4 1 (1.64%) GxP
Systems Management
1 1 (1.64%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (9.84%) Adobe
2 5 (8.20%) Salesforce
3 3 (4.92%) Google
4 2 (3.28%) Microsoft
4 2 (3.28%) Oracle
5 1 (1.64%) Hotjar
5 1 (1.64%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.64%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.64%) Virgin Media
5 1 (1.64%) Zoho