The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for PPP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PPP over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
PPP is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1,533
2,862
4,349
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
10.41%
11.55%
9.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
995
1,891
2,947
10th Percentile
£300
£350
£313
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£510
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-2.86%
+5.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£617
£650
£600
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£678
UK median daily rate
£490
£518
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.31%
+3.50%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
76
97
104
10th Percentile
£12.75
£21.50
£18.55
25th Percentile
£14.20
£42.50
£25.50
Median hourly rate
£24.38
£57.50
£47.50
Median % change year-on-year
-57.61%
+21.05%
+15.85%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£70.25
£63.56
90th Percentile
£87.46
£80.25
£66.00
UK median hourly rate
£40.00
£18.50
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+116.22%
-32.73%
+10.00%
PPP Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing PPP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
PPP Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing PPP.
PPP Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing PPP.
PPP Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing PPP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for PPP.
PPP Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
