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 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 218 219 293
Rank change year-on-year +1 +74 -1
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 101 95 71
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.99% 0.83% 0.43%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.85% 2.67% 1.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 38 54
10th Percentile £330 £423 £386
25th Percentile £425 £475 £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £542 £600
Median % change year-on-year +15.31% -9.67% +3.09%
75th Percentile £750 £608 £700
90th Percentile - £704 £771
UK median daily rate £550 £522 £600
% change year-on-year +5.36% -13.00% +4.35%
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 £16.00 £83.20 £63.29
% change year-on-year -80.77% +31.46% +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 3,541 3,557 4,887
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.62% 31.16% 29.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,219 2,260 3,375
10th Percentile £335 £325 £325
25th Percentile £420 £420 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £638 £675 £672
90th Percentile £750 £800 £757
UK median daily rate £503 £529 £550
% change year-on-year -4.82% -3.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 58 125
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.50 £19.99
25th Percentile £21.25 £23.08 £22.00
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.42% -24.50% -20.63%
75th Percentile £67.00 £64.94 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.14 £75.00 £76.55
UK median hourly rate £27.33 £33.65 £42.19
% change year-on-year -18.77% -20.25% +27.85%

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 31 December 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 6 (5.94%) IIS
2 3 (2.97%) Apache
2 3 (2.97%) Confluence
3 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.98%) Mule
4 1 (0.99%) Alfresco
4 1 (0.99%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.99%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (4.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.98%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.99%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 1 (0.99%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 64 (63.37%) Azure
2 43 (42.57%) AWS
3 37 (36.63%) GCP
4 19 (18.81%) Entra ID
5 9 (8.91%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (6.93%) GitHub
6 7 (6.93%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (6.93%) Power Platform
7 6 (5.94%) SaaS
8 5 (4.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (3.96%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (3.96%) IaaS
9 4 (3.96%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (3.96%) Power Automate
9 4 (3.96%) PowerApps
9 4 (3.96%) Serverless
10 3 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (2.97%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (2.97%) Mimecast
10 3 (2.97%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 10 (9.90%) DNS
2 9 (8.91%) Firewall
3 5 (4.95%) DHCP
4 3 (2.97%) Network Security
5 2 (1.98%) VPN
6 1 (0.99%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.93%) Power BI
2 6 (5.94%) SQL Server
3 4 (3.96%) Data Lake
4 3 (2.97%) MySQL
4 3 (2.97%) Oracle Database
5 2 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.98%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.99%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.99%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.99%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (8.91%) JIRA
2 7 (6.93%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.96%) Git
4 2 (1.98%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.99%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.99%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.99%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.99%) GitLab
5 1 (0.99%) Postman
5 1 (0.99%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.99%) ScriptRunner
5 1 (0.99%) Selenium
5 1 (0.99%) TestRail
5 1 (0.99%) WebDriver
General
1 61 (60.40%) Social Skills
2 22 (21.78%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (15.84%) Finance
4 6 (5.94%) Banking
4 6 (5.94%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.97%) Financial Institution
6 2 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (1.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.98%) Legal
6 2 (1.98%) Marketing
7 1 (0.99%) Automotive
7 1 (0.99%) Electronics
7 1 (0.99%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (0.99%) Mandarin Language
7 1 (0.99%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.99%) Police
7 1 (0.99%) Retail
7 1 (0.99%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 43 (42.57%) Architect
2 29 (28.71%) CyberArk Architect
3 9 (8.91%) Developer
4 7 (6.93%) Analyst
5 5 (4.95%) Consultant
6 4 (3.96%) Azure Architect
6 4 (3.96%) DevOps Engineer
6 4 (3.96%) Senior
6 4 (3.96%) Solutions Architect
7 3 (2.97%) .NET Developer
7 3 (2.97%) Business Analyst
7 3 (2.97%) C# .NET Developer
7 3 (2.97%) C# Developer
7 3 (2.97%) Firewall Engineer
7 3 (2.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (2.97%) Lead
7 3 (2.97%) Network Engineer
7 3 (2.97%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (2.97%) Security Architect
7 3 (2.97%) Switch Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (31.68%) REST
2 30 (29.70%) LDAP
3 29 (28.71%) SOAP
4 5 (4.95%) .NET
5 4 (3.96%) .NET Framework
6 3 (2.97%) CSS
6 3 (2.97%) HTML
6 3 (2.97%) HTML5
6 3 (2.97%) Node.js
6 3 (2.97%) OAuth
6 3 (2.97%) SAML
6 3 (2.97%) WinForms
7 2 (1.98%) CSS3
7 2 (1.98%) OpenID
7 2 (1.98%) Vue
7 2 (1.98%) Web Services
8 1 (0.99%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.99%) Bootstrap
8 1 (0.99%) Laravel
8 1 (0.99%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 35 (34.65%) Security Posture
2 6 (5.94%) Cloud Native
3 5 (4.95%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.97%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.98%) BYOD
5 2 (1.98%) Cloud Security Posture
5 2 (1.98%) Distributed Applications
5 2 (1.98%) Linux Command Line
5 2 (1.98%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.98%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.98%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.99%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.99%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (0.99%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.99%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 1 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.99%) Low-Code
6 1 (0.99%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (16.83%) Windows
2 9 (8.91%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.98%) Linux
4 1 (0.99%) VMS
4 1 (0.99%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (53.47%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (36.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 32 (31.68%) Integration Patterns
4 31 (30.69%) ITSM
4 31 (30.69%) Privileged Access Management
4 31 (30.69%) SIEM
4 31 (30.69%) Technical Leadership
5 30 (29.70%) Task Automation
6 29 (28.71%) Presales
7 24 (23.76%) CI/CD
8 22 (21.78%) Agile
9 18 (17.82%) DevOps
10 13 (12.87%) Roadmaps
11 12 (11.88%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (11.88%) ERP
11 12 (11.88%) Identity Access Management
12 11 (10.89%) CRM
12 11 (10.89%) Stakeholder Management
13 10 (9.90%) Business Intelligence
14 9 (8.91%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 40 (39.60%) PowerShell
2 39 (38.61%) Python
3 13 (12.87%) SQL
4 5 (4.95%) C#
5 4 (3.96%) JavaScript
6 3 (2.97%) PL/SQL
6 3 (2.97%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.98%) Bash
7 2 (1.98%) Java
7 2 (1.98%) PHP
8 1 (0.99%) Bicep
8 1 (0.99%) Go
8 1 (0.99%) Ruby
8 1 (0.99%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 45 (44.55%) Security Cleared
2 43 (42.57%) SC Cleared
3 11 (10.89%) Degree
4 6 (5.94%) CISSP
4 6 (5.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (4.95%) Azure Certification
5 5 (4.95%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.98%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (1.98%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.98%) CCSP
6 2 (1.98%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.98%) CRISC
6 2 (1.98%) PMP
7 1 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.99%) CISA
7 1 (0.99%) CISM
7 1 (0.99%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 1 (0.99%) OSCP
7 1 (0.99%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.99%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.91%) QA
2 5 (4.95%) GDPR
2 5 (4.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (4.95%) NIST
3 3 (2.97%) PCI DSS
3 3 (2.97%) PSD2
4 2 (1.98%) GRC
4 2 (1.98%) SLA
5 1 (0.99%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.99%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.99%) ITGC
5 1 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 44 (43.56%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.92%) Docker
3 4 (3.96%) Hyper-V
4 3 (2.97%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.99%) Firmware
5 1 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (7.92%) Kubernetes
2 6 (5.94%) Terraform
3 5 (4.95%) Ansible
4 2 (1.98%) Grafana
4 2 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.98%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.99%) Nexpose
5 1 (0.99%) SCCM
5 1 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (28.71%) BeyondTrust
1 29 (28.71%) Centrify
1 29 (28.71%) CyberArk
2 28 (27.72%) Microsoft
3 7 (6.93%) Oracle
4 6 (5.94%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.96%) Cisco
5 4 (3.96%) Databricks
5 4 (3.96%) Palo Alto
5 4 (3.96%) SAP
5 4 (3.96%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.97%) Citrix
6 3 (2.97%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.97%) Workday
7 2 (1.98%) AppDynamics
7 2 (1.98%) Atlassian
7 2 (1.98%) Google
7 2 (1.98%) Okta
7 2 (1.98%) Qualys
7 2 (1.98%) Tenable