Roadmaps Contracts with Work from Home Options

Roadmaps
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Roadmaps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Roadmaps over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 46 35 44
Rank change year-on-year -11 +9 +13
Contract jobs citing Roadmaps 595 1,472 2,366
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.96% 5.84% 5.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.49% 6.51% 5.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 1,056 1,699
10th Percentile £412 £438 £413
25th Percentile £478 £500 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +4.35% +8.49%
75th Percentile £717 £688 £675
90th Percentile £838 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £585 £600 £589
% change year-on-year -2.50% +1.95% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 18 17
10th Percentile £29.71 £35.00 £29.75
25th Percentile £33.61 £39.38 £43.95
Median hourly rate £71.93 £66.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.98% -5.71% +137.13%
75th Percentile £77.14 £69.69 £77.50
90th Percentile £84.22 £84.05 £84.90
UK median hourly rate £66.25 £56.89 £43.95
% change year-on-year +16.46% +29.43% +0.46%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Roadmaps is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,241 22,603 40,082
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.03% 89.73% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,876 15,973 29,084
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 571 519 538
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.63 £14.18
25th Percentile £25.50 £29.31 £20.56
Median hourly rate £43.00 £53.35 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.40% +50.28% +44.90%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £70.60
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +4.82%

Roadmaps
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Roadmaps as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Roadmaps trend for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
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 Roadmaps.

Roadmaps daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Roadmaps daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
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 Roadmaps.

Roadmaps hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Roadmaps hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (4.87%) Confluence
2 8 (1.34%) CMS
2 8 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.84%) IIS
5 3 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.50%) Apache
5 3 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.50%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.50%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.34%) SAS
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.17%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.17%) LiveLink
Applications
1 20 (3.36%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.34%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.84%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.17%) PlantUML
8 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (3.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.84%) SAP FI
4 4 (0.67%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.67%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.50%) SAP BPC
5 3 (0.50%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.34%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.34%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.34%) SAP Hybris
6 2 (0.34%) SAP MM
6 2 (0.34%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.34%) Shopify
6 2 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.17%) Distributed Ledger
7 1 (0.17%) SAP APO
7 1 (0.17%) SAP HR
7 1 (0.17%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.17%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 84 (14.12%) Azure
2 70 (11.76%) AWS
3 35 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.71%) GCP
5 26 (4.37%) SaaS
6 24 (4.03%) Power Platform
7 20 (3.36%) PaaS
8 14 (2.35%) AWS CloudFormation
9 13 (2.18%) IaaS
9 13 (2.18%) Serverless
10 11 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
10 11 (1.85%) GitHub
11 10 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (1.68%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.51%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.51%) OpenShift
13 8 (1.34%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (1.01%) SuccessFactors
15 5 (0.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 5 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.87%) Firewall
2 15 (2.52%) Network Security
3 14 (2.35%) DNS
4 13 (2.18%) 5G
5 12 (2.02%) 4G
5 12 (2.02%) Radio Access Network
5 12 (2.02%) WAN
6 11 (1.85%) LAN
6 11 (1.85%) VPN
7 8 (1.34%) TCP/IP
7 8 (1.34%) VoIP
8 6 (1.01%) 3G
8 6 (1.01%) CTI
8 6 (1.01%) DHCP
9 5 (0.84%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (0.84%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.84%) VLAN
10 4 (0.67%) 5G NR
10 4 (0.67%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.67%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.36%) Power BI
2 17 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (2.02%) MongoDB
4 11 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (1.68%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.51%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.34%) Amazon Aurora
7 8 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.34%) Elasticsearch
8 7 (1.18%) Oracle Database
9 6 (1.01%) Metadata
9 6 (1.01%) Tableau
10 5 (0.84%) Big Data
10 5 (0.84%) OLAP
10 5 (0.84%) OLTP
11 4 (0.67%) Amazon Athena
11 4 (0.67%) DB2
11 4 (0.67%) GIS
11 4 (0.67%) Informix
12 3 (0.50%) Dremio
Development Applications
1 45 (7.56%) JIRA
2 20 (3.36%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.68%) Git
4 7 (1.18%) GitLab
5 6 (1.01%) Artifactory
5 6 (1.01%) Bitbucket
5 6 (1.01%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.67%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.67%) Selenium
6 4 (0.67%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.50%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.34%) JMeter
9 1 (0.17%) Appium
9 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.17%) NeoLoad
9 1 (0.17%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.17%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.17%) Subversion
9 1 (0.17%) Terragrunt
9 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 176 (29.58%) Social Skills
2 132 (22.18%) Finance
3 101 (16.97%) Public Sector
4 65 (10.92%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (7.06%) Banking
6 28 (4.71%) Telecoms
7 25 (4.20%) Influencing Skills
8 24 (4.03%) Retail
9 21 (3.53%) Marketing
10 20 (3.36%) Manufacturing
11 17 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
12 13 (2.18%) Legal
13 8 (1.34%) Police
14 7 (1.18%) Aerospace
15 6 (1.01%) Investment Banking
15 6 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.84%) Law
Job Titles
1 181 (30.42%) Architect
2 65 (10.92%) Senior
3 58 (9.75%) Analyst
4 52 (8.74%) Consultant
5 50 (8.40%) Lead
5 50 (8.40%) Solutions Architect
6 36 (6.05%) Business Analyst
7 30 (5.04%) Enterprise Architect
8 28 (4.71%) Product Manager
9 27 (4.54%) Product Owner
10 24 (4.03%) Developer
11 21 (3.53%) Technical Architect
12 18 (3.03%) Security Architect
13 17 (2.86%) Project Manager
14 16 (2.69%) Business Architect
14 16 (2.69%) Senior Architect
15 13 (2.18%) Programme Manager
16 12 (2.02%) Data Architect
16 12 (2.02%) Delivery Manager
16 12 (2.02%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.19%) .NET
2 15 (2.52%) HTML
3 14 (2.35%) React
4 12 (2.02%) REST
5 11 (1.85%) AWS CDK
5 11 (1.85%) CSS
5 11 (1.85%) Web Services
6 9 (1.51%) Node.js
7 8 (1.34%) Spring
7 8 (1.34%) XML
8 7 (1.18%) JSON
8 7 (1.18%) OAuth
8 7 (1.18%) RESTful
8 7 (1.18%) SAML
9 6 (1.01%) Spring Boot
10 5 (0.84%) J2EE
10 5 (0.84%) OpenID
11 4 (0.67%) ASP.NET
11 4 (0.67%) Servlets
11 4 (0.67%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 62 (10.42%) Product Ownership
2 23 (3.87%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (2.02%) Hybrid Cloud
4 12 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (1.85%) Public Cloud
6 10 (1.68%) Data Centre
7 9 (1.51%) IVR
7 9 (1.51%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.18%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.01%) Replication
9 6 (1.01%) Security Posture
10 5 (0.84%) Cloud Native
10 5 (0.84%) CMDB
10 5 (0.84%) Mainframe
10 5 (0.84%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 32 (5.38%) Linux
2 18 (3.03%) Windows
3 12 (2.02%) Unix
4 9 (1.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.18%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.84%) Android
6 5 (0.84%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.50%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.34%) Solaris
8 2 (0.34%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (31.60%) Agile
2 102 (17.14%) Strategic Roadmap
3 93 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
4 72 (12.10%) Analytics
5 69 (11.60%) Product Roadmap
6 65 (10.92%) DevOps
7 63 (10.59%) Stakeholder Management
8 60 (10.08%) Continuous Improvement
9 58 (9.75%) Migration
10 52 (8.74%) Technology Roadmap
11 50 (8.40%) Decision-Making
12 48 (8.07%) Business Analysis
12 48 (8.07%) Scrum
13 46 (7.73%) Project Delivery
14 45 (7.56%) Enterprise Architecture
15 44 (7.39%) Business Strategy
15 44 (7.39%) Project Management
16 42 (7.06%) IT Strategy
17 40 (6.72%) Computer Science
18 38 (6.39%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.24%) Python
2 41 (6.89%) SQL
3 38 (6.39%) Java
4 24 (4.03%) JavaScript
5 22 (3.70%) PowerShell
6 18 (3.03%) Bash
7 16 (2.69%) TypeScript
8 15 (2.52%) C#
9 9 (1.51%) C++
10 6 (1.01%) VB.NET
11 5 (0.84%) Shell Script
11 5 (0.84%) VBA
12 4 (0.67%) Perl
12 4 (0.67%) PHP
13 3 (0.50%) Go
13 3 (0.50%) Ruby
13 3 (0.50%) VBScript
14 2 (0.34%) C
15 1 (0.17%) Groovy
15 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 89 (14.96%) Security Cleared
2 74 (12.44%) Degree
3 66 (11.09%) SC Cleared
4 18 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
5 15 (2.52%) CISSP
6 12 (2.02%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.34%) CISM
7 8 (1.34%) Master's Degree
7 8 (1.34%) TOGAF Certification
8 7 (1.18%) AWS Certification
8 7 (1.18%) CCNA
8 7 (1.18%) PMP
9 6 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.01%) CCNP
10 5 (0.84%) CEH
10 5 (0.84%) CTC Cleared
11 4 (0.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.67%) APMP
11 4 (0.67%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.03%) QA
2 21 (3.53%) NIST
3 13 (2.18%) Accessibility
4 12 (2.02%) SLA
5 10 (1.68%) Data Quality
5 10 (1.68%) PMO
6 7 (1.18%) GDPR
7 6 (1.01%) GRC
7 6 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.84%) Disclosure Scotland
8 5 (0.84%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.34%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.34%) PSD2
12 1 (0.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.17%) ITGC
12 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 28 (4.71%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.85%) Docker
2 11 (1.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.01%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.67%) vSphere
5 3 (0.50%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.34%) Ceph
6 2 (0.34%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.34%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.17%) XenApp
7 1 (0.17%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 23 (3.87%) Terraform
2 19 (3.19%) Ansible
3 17 (2.86%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (1.34%) Red Hat Satellite
6 7 (1.18%) Grafana
7 5 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.67%) Kibana
8 4 (0.67%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.50%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.34%) Argo
10 2 (0.34%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.34%) Pacemaker
10 2 (0.34%) Podman
10 2 (0.34%) SCCM
10 2 (0.34%) WSUS
11 1 (0.17%) AppManager
11 1 (0.17%) Nagios
11 1 (0.17%) OpenView
Vendors
1 81 (13.61%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.89%) SAP
3 22 (3.70%) Oracle
4 21 (3.53%) Google
5 19 (3.19%) ServiceNow
6 15 (2.52%) Cisco
6 15 (2.52%) VMware
7 14 (2.35%) Atlassian
8 12 (2.02%) Red Hat
9 10 (1.68%) LogRhythm
10 8 (1.34%) Genesys
10 8 (1.34%) Palo Alto
10 8 (1.34%) Salesforce
11 6 (1.01%) Adobe
11 6 (1.01%) Cadence
11 6 (1.01%) Informatica
11 6 (1.01%) Ping Identity
11 6 (1.01%) Splunk
12 5 (0.84%) F5
12 5 (0.84%) IBM