Hybrid/Remote Enterprise Software Contract Job Trends

Enterprise Application Software
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Enterprise Software in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Software over the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 241 223 306
Rank change year-on-year -18 +83 -10
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 74 95 91
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.72% 0.78% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.04% 2.52% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 37 60
10th Percentile £308 £400 £375
25th Percentile £402 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £540 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.04% -10.00% +2.74%
75th Percentile £581 £675 £700
90th Percentile £680 £885 £740
UK median daily rate £481 £501 £600
% change year-on-year -3.99% -16.46% +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £27.50
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £13.00 £78.40 £63.29
% change year-on-year -83.42% +23.87% +1.67%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Enterprise Software falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,631 3,766 5,552
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.37% 30.88% 30.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,282 2,384 3,875
10th Percentile £330 £325 £325
25th Percentile £419 £419 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £643 £675 £666
90th Percentile £775 £818 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -4.67% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 68 125
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.50 £19.99
25th Percentile £21.31 £21.25 £22.00
Median hourly rate £45.46 £40.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.65% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.81 £75.00 £77.20
UK median hourly rate £27.33 £37.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.14% -16.85% +48.33%

Enterprise Software
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Enterprise Software and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Enterprise Software job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Enterprise Software
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software

Enterprise Software
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.

Enterprise Software daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Enterprise Software
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software

Enterprise Software
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 (2.70%) Apache
1 2 (2.70%) Confluence
1 2 (2.70%) IIS
1 2 (2.70%) Mule
2 1 (1.35%) Alfresco
2 1 (1.35%) Anypoint
2 1 (1.35%) Apache Solr
2 1 (1.35%) JBoss
2 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.35%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.35%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (5.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.35%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 1 (1.35%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.35%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 34 (45.95%) Azure
2 19 (25.68%) AWS
2 19 (25.68%) Entra ID
3 10 (13.51%) GCP
4 8 (10.81%) GitHub
5 7 (9.46%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (8.11%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (8.11%) Microsoft Purview
7 5 (6.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 5 (6.76%) Power Platform
7 5 (6.76%) SaaS
8 4 (5.41%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (5.41%) IaaS
9 3 (4.05%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (4.05%) Power Automate
9 3 (4.05%) PowerApps
9 3 (4.05%) Serverless
10 2 (2.70%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (2.70%) Miro
10 2 (2.70%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 9 (12.16%) DNS
1 9 (12.16%) Firewall
2 4 (5.41%) DHCP
3 3 (4.05%) Network Security
4 2 (2.70%) Internet
4 2 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.70%) VPN
5 1 (1.35%) HTTP
5 1 (1.35%) SAN
5 1 (1.35%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.76%) Power BI
2 4 (5.41%) Data Lake
2 4 (5.41%) MySQL
2 4 (5.41%) SQL Server
3 3 (4.05%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (4.05%) DB2
3 3 (4.05%) Relational Database
4 2 (2.70%) Hadoop
4 2 (2.70%) MemSQL
4 2 (2.70%) MongoDB
4 2 (2.70%) NoSQL
4 2 (2.70%) Sybase IQ
5 1 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (1.35%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.35%) Big Data
5 1 (1.35%) DynamoDB
5 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (1.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (12.16%) JIRA
2 5 (6.76%) Git
3 3 (4.05%) Jenkins
4 2 (2.70%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (1.35%) Artifactory
5 1 (1.35%) Bitbucket
5 1 (1.35%) Burp Suite
5 1 (1.35%) Cucumber
5 1 (1.35%) JUnit
5 1 (1.35%) Postman
5 1 (1.35%) REST Assured
5 1 (1.35%) ScriptRunner
5 1 (1.35%) Selenium
5 1 (1.35%) TestRail
5 1 (1.35%) WebDriver
General
1 33 (44.59%) Social Skills
2 23 (31.08%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (17.57%) Finance
4 6 (8.11%) Public Sector
5 5 (6.76%) Banking
6 2 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.70%) Legal
6 2 (2.70%) Manufacturing
6 2 (2.70%) Marketing
7 1 (1.35%) Automotive
7 1 (1.35%) Electronics
7 1 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.35%) Mandarin Language
7 1 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.35%) Police
7 1 (1.35%) Retail
7 1 (1.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (20.27%) Architect
2 8 (10.81%) Developer
3 6 (8.11%) Analyst
3 6 (8.11%) Solutions Architect
4 4 (5.41%) Consultant
4 4 (5.41%) Senior
5 3 (4.05%) Azure Architect
5 3 (4.05%) DevOps Engineer
5 3 (4.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (4.05%) Java Developer
5 3 (4.05%) Lead
5 3 (4.05%) Security Architect
6 2 (2.70%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
6 2 (2.70%) Identity and Access Management Engineer
6 2 (2.70%) Identity Management Engineer
6 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Engineer
6 2 (2.70%) PHP Developer
6 2 (2.70%) Security Engineer
6 2 (2.70%) Technical Manager
6 2 (2.70%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.11%) SAML
2 5 (6.76%) OAuth
2 5 (6.76%) OpenID
3 3 (4.05%) CSS
3 3 (4.05%) Hibernate
3 3 (4.05%) HTML
3 3 (4.05%) HTML5
3 3 (4.05%) LDAP
3 3 (4.05%) REST
3 3 (4.05%) Spring
4 2 (2.70%) .NET
4 2 (2.70%) CSS3
4 2 (2.70%) Node.js
4 2 (2.70%) Vue
4 2 (2.70%) Web Services
5 1 (1.35%) Entity Framework
5 1 (1.35%) Laravel
5 1 (1.35%) React
5 1 (1.35%) Sass
5 1 (1.35%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.46%) Security Posture
2 5 (6.76%) Cloud Native
3 4 (5.41%) Product Ownership
4 3 (4.05%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (4.05%) Management Information System
4 3 (4.05%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.70%) AI Agents
5 2 (2.70%) Algorithms
5 2 (2.70%) BYOD
5 2 (2.70%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (2.70%) Data Structures
5 2 (2.70%) Distributed Applications
5 2 (2.70%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (2.70%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (2.70%) Public Cloud
5 2 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.35%) Distributed Computing
6 1 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.35%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 14 (18.92%) Windows
2 6 (8.11%) Windows Server
3 5 (6.76%) Linux
4 2 (2.70%) Ubuntu
4 2 (2.70%) Unix
4 2 (2.70%) VMS
4 2 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (1.35%) CentOS
5 1 (1.35%) Debian
5 1 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (1.35%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (43.24%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (29.73%) CI/CD
3 17 (22.97%) Agile
3 17 (22.97%) Identity Access Management
4 13 (17.57%) DevOps
5 12 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (16.22%) Roadmaps
6 10 (13.51%) AI
6 10 (13.51%) ERP
6 10 (13.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 9 (12.16%) Analytics
7 9 (12.16%) Computer Science
7 9 (12.16%) CRM
8 8 (10.81%) Infrastructure as Code
8 8 (10.81%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (9.46%) Incident Response
9 7 (9.46%) ITIL
9 7 (9.46%) Mentoring
9 7 (9.46%) Vulnerability Management
10 6 (8.11%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 13 (17.57%) Python
2 11 (14.86%) PowerShell
3 10 (13.51%) SQL
4 7 (9.46%) Java
5 3 (4.05%) JavaScript
6 2 (2.70%) PHP
7 1 (1.35%) Bicep
7 1 (1.35%) C#
7 1 (1.35%) Go
7 1 (1.35%) Perl
7 1 (1.35%) Ruby
7 1 (1.35%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 14 (18.92%) Security Cleared
2 13 (17.57%) SC Cleared
3 11 (14.86%) Degree
4 6 (8.11%) Azure Certification
4 6 (8.11%) CISSP
4 6 (8.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (4.05%) AWS Certification
7 2 (2.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (2.70%) CCSP
7 2 (2.70%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (2.70%) CRISC
8 1 (1.35%) CEH
8 1 (1.35%) CISA
8 1 (1.35%) CISM
8 1 (1.35%) CSSLP
8 1 (1.35%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.35%) ISTQB
8 1 (1.35%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.81%) GDPR
2 7 (9.46%) QA
3 5 (6.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (6.76%) NIST
4 4 (5.41%) HIPAA
5 3 (4.05%) PCI DSS
5 3 (4.05%) PSD2
6 2 (2.70%) Data Quality
6 2 (2.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (2.70%) SLA
7 1 (1.35%) Accessibility
7 1 (1.35%) GRC
System Software
1 14 (18.92%) Active Directory
2 8 (10.81%) Docker
3 3 (4.05%) Hyper-V
3 3 (4.05%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (1.35%) Firmware
5 1 (1.35%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (1.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (13.51%) Kubernetes
2 5 (6.76%) Terraform
3 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (4.05%) Ansible
5 2 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (2.70%) Tivoli Identity Manager
6 1 (1.35%) Nexpose
6 1 (1.35%) SCCM
6 1 (1.35%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 24 (32.43%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.76%) Salesforce
2 5 (6.76%) SAP
3 4 (5.41%) Atlassian
3 4 (5.41%) Databricks
3 4 (5.41%) Oracle
3 4 (5.41%) ServiceNow
4 3 (4.05%) IBM
4 3 (4.05%) Okta
4 3 (4.05%) Palo Alto
4 3 (4.05%) Ping Identity
4 3 (4.05%) VMware
4 3 (4.05%) Workday
5 2 (2.70%) Cisco
5 2 (2.70%) Google
5 2 (2.70%) MuleSoft
5 2 (2.70%) Qualys
5 2 (2.70%) SolarWinds
5 2 (2.70%) Tenable
6 1 (1.35%) Rapid7