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 16 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 207 288
Rank change year-on-year -11 +81 -5
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 126 100 64
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.06% 0.99% 0.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.05% 3.04% 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 57 44
10th Percentile £356 £327 £403
25th Percentile £463 £463 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £588
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -6.38% +6.82%
75th Percentile £750 £663 £725
90th Percentile - £850 £898
UK median daily rate £525 £551 £550
% change year-on-year -4.72% +0.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
Median hourly rate £36.32 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.89% - -
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -74.40% +4.17% -7.69%

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 4,127 3,286 4,496
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.72% 32.55% 28.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,569 2,238 3,023
10th Percentile £350 £350 £321
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £549 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.78% -0.14% -
75th Percentile £625 £676 £670
90th Percentile £750 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 77 177
10th Percentile £17.75 £19.45 £15.35
25th Percentile £25.38 £26.32 £23.75
Median hourly rate £51.25 £47.44 £44.74
Median % change year-on-year +8.03% +6.03% -28.98%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £78.00 £70.80
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £27.25
% change year-on-year +38.46% +19.27% +21.19%

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 16 April 2026.

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 6 (4.76%) IIS
2 4 (3.17%) Confluence
3 3 (2.38%) Apache
4 2 (1.59%) IBM HTTP Server
4 2 (1.59%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 2 (1.59%) WebSphere
4 2 (1.59%) WebSphere Application Server
4 2 (1.59%) WebSphere Portal
5 1 (0.79%) CMS
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.79%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.59%) Primavera
2 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.79%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.79%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.79%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 71 (56.35%) Azure
2 55 (43.65%) AWS
3 44 (34.92%) GCP
4 21 (16.67%) Entra ID
5 9 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (7.14%) Serverless
6 6 (4.76%) Amazon S3
6 6 (4.76%) AWS Lambda
6 6 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (3.97%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (3.97%) SaaS
8 4 (3.17%) GitHub
8 4 (3.17%) Power Platform
8 4 (3.17%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (2.38%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (2.38%) AWS Control Tower
9 3 (2.38%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.38%) Mimecast
9 3 (2.38%) Nutanix
9 3 (2.38%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.94%) DNS
2 9 (7.14%) Firewall
3 4 (3.17%) DHCP
4 3 (2.38%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (1.59%) HTTP
5 2 (1.59%) SSL
5 2 (1.59%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.79%) LAN
6 1 (0.79%) Network Security
6 1 (0.79%) WAN
6 1 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.97%) NoSQL
1 5 (3.97%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.17%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (2.38%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (2.38%) Amazon QuickSight
3 3 (2.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.38%) DynamoDB
3 3 (2.38%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.59%) Power BI
5 1 (0.79%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.79%) DocumentDB
5 1 (0.79%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (7.14%) JIRA
2 8 (6.35%) GitLab
2 8 (6.35%) Jenkins
3 7 (5.56%) Git
4 3 (2.38%) Artifactory
5 2 (1.59%) Introscope
5 2 (1.59%) Postman
6 1 (0.79%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.79%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.79%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.79%) JMeter
6 1 (0.79%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.79%) MLflow
6 1 (0.79%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.79%) Selenium
6 1 (0.79%) WebDriver
General
1 69 (54.76%) Social Skills
2 17 (13.49%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (8.73%) Finance
4 10 (7.94%) Public Sector
5 7 (5.56%) Banking
6 5 (3.97%) Legal
7 4 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (3.17%) Financial Institution
8 3 (2.38%) Military
8 3 (2.38%) Police
9 2 (1.59%) Automotive
9 2 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.59%) Law
9 2 (1.59%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.59%) Marketing
9 2 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (0.79%) Electronics
10 1 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Mandarin Language
10 1 (0.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 47 (37.30%) Architect
2 34 (26.98%) CyberArk Architect
3 14 (11.11%) Developer
4 12 (9.52%) Senior
5 8 (6.35%) Project Manager
6 6 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (3.97%) .NET Developer
7 5 (3.97%) Analyst
7 5 (3.97%) Consultant
8 4 (3.17%) Backend Developer
8 4 (3.17%) C# .NET Developer
8 4 (3.17%) C# Developer
8 4 (3.17%) DevOps Engineer
9 3 (2.38%) AWS Engineer
9 3 (2.38%) Cloud Engineer
9 3 (2.38%) GCP Developer
9 3 (2.38%) IT Project Manager
9 3 (2.38%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (2.38%) Switch Engineer
9 3 (2.38%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (33.33%) REST
2 36 (28.57%) LDAP
2 36 (28.57%) SOAP
3 9 (7.14%) .NET
4 7 (5.56%) RESTful
5 6 (4.76%) Kafka
5 6 (4.76%) Node.js
5 6 (4.76%) OAuth
5 6 (4.76%) React
6 4 (3.17%) .NET Framework
6 4 (3.17%) Middleware
6 4 (3.17%) OpenID
6 4 (3.17%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (2.38%) JDBC
7 3 (2.38%) JMS
7 3 (2.38%) JSON
7 3 (2.38%) OAuth2
7 3 (2.38%) SailPoint
7 3 (2.38%) SAML
7 3 (2.38%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 37 (29.37%) Security Posture
2 12 (9.52%) Cloud Native
3 5 (3.97%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.17%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.17%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.38%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.38%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.59%) BYOD
6 2 (1.59%) Clustering
6 2 (1.59%) CMDB
6 2 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.59%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.59%) PMI
7 1 (0.79%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.79%) FMCG
7 1 (0.79%) iPhone
7 1 (0.79%) LIMS
7 1 (0.79%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 22 (17.46%) Windows
2 9 (7.14%) Windows Server
3 7 (5.56%) Linux
4 3 (2.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (2.38%) Unix
5 2 (1.59%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.59%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.59%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.79%) Android
6 1 (0.79%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (46.83%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (34.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 39 (30.95%) Integration Patterns
4 36 (28.57%) Privileged Access Management
4 36 (28.57%) SIEM
4 36 (28.57%) Task Automation
5 35 (27.78%) ITSM
6 34 (26.98%) Presales
6 34 (26.98%) Technical Leadership
7 32 (25.40%) CI/CD
7 32 (25.40%) DevOps
8 28 (22.22%) Agile
9 14 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
10 13 (10.32%) Containerisation
10 13 (10.32%) ITIL
11 12 (9.52%) AI
11 12 (9.52%) ERP
11 12 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
11 12 (9.52%) Test Automation
12 11 (8.73%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 49 (38.89%) Python
2 44 (34.92%) PowerShell
3 13 (10.32%) SQL
4 9 (7.14%) Bash
4 9 (7.14%) C#
5 6 (4.76%) Java
5 6 (4.76%) JavaScript
6 3 (2.38%) PL/SQL
6 3 (2.38%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.59%) Jython
7 2 (1.59%) Perl
7 2 (1.59%) Swift
7 2 (1.59%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.79%) BeanShell
8 1 (0.79%) C
8 1 (0.79%) Korn
8 1 (0.79%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.79%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.79%) Ruby
8 1 (0.79%) Scala
Qualifications
1 55 (43.65%) Security Cleared
2 53 (42.06%) SC Cleared
3 11 (8.73%) Degree
4 6 (4.76%) CISSP
5 4 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (3.17%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.38%) AWS Certification
6 3 (2.38%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.38%) PMP
7 2 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.79%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.79%) CCSP
8 1 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.79%) CISM
8 1 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.79%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.56%) QA
2 4 (3.17%) GDPR
3 2 (1.59%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.59%) GRC
3 2 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.59%) SLA
4 1 (0.79%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (0.79%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.79%) GAMP
4 1 (0.79%) GMP
4 1 (0.79%) GxP
4 1 (0.79%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.79%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.79%) ITGC
4 1 (0.79%) NIST
4 1 (0.79%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.79%) PSD2
4 1 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.79%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.79%) WCAG
System Software
1 51 (40.48%) Active Directory
2 14 (11.11%) Docker
3 3 (2.38%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.59%) Firmware
4 2 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (10.32%) Ansible
2 11 (8.73%) Kubernetes
3 10 (7.94%) Terraform
4 5 (3.97%) Grafana
4 5 (3.97%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.38%) Puppet
5 3 (2.38%) Salt
5 3 (2.38%) SCCM
6 2 (1.59%) CA Wily
6 2 (1.59%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.79%) Argo
7 1 (0.79%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.79%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.79%) logstash
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.79%) QRadar
Vendors
1 34 (26.98%) BeyondTrust
1 34 (26.98%) Centrify
1 34 (26.98%) CyberArk
2 25 (19.84%) Microsoft
3 9 (7.14%) Oracle
4 8 (6.35%) SAP
5 5 (3.97%) Citrix
6 4 (3.17%) AppDynamics
6 4 (3.17%) Cisco
6 4 (3.17%) Google
6 4 (3.17%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.38%) Fortinet
7 3 (2.38%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.38%) Red Hat
7 3 (2.38%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.38%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.59%) Atlassian
8 2 (1.59%) IBM
8 2 (1.59%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.59%) Workday