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 2 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 228 217
Rank change year-on-year +55 -11 +68
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 231 78 112
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.70% 0.80% 0.89%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.42% 2.25% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 44 65
10th Percentile £350 £343 £444
25th Percentile £447 £418 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £509 £575
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -11.43% +6.48%
75th Percentile £607 £641 £675
90th Percentile £688 £739 £1,000
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £77.28 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £92.00 £30.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +206.67% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £93.80 - -
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £16.00 -
% change year-on-year +21.88% - -

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 5,227 3,471 3,861
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 38.51% 35.57% 30.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,151 2,233 2,487
10th Percentile £363 £331 £325
25th Percentile £440 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £688
90th Percentile £738 £800 £850
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £535
% change year-on-year +0.96% -2.71% -2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 394 109 88
10th Percentile £16.70 £14.42 £20.60
25th Percentile £31.25 £23.50 £30.48
Median hourly rate £43.96 £34.00 £63.43
Median % change year-on-year +29.29% -46.40% +20.81%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £81.95 £70.16 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £28.13 £49.75
% change year-on-year +28.00% -43.47% +10.56%

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 2 October 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
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Enterprise Software over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.

Enterprise Software hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

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 10 (4.33%) Confluence
2 5 (2.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.30%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.87%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.87%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.87%) Mendix
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle Service Bus
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.87%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.43%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.43%) Apache
5 1 (0.43%) Appian
5 1 (0.43%) IIS
5 1 (0.43%) JBoss
5 1 (0.43%) Mule
5 1 (0.43%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.43%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 10 (4.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (3.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.73%) Primavera
4 3 (1.30%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (1.30%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (1.30%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.87%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.87%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.87%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.43%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.43%) Endur
6 1 (0.43%) Maximo
6 1 (0.43%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.43%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.43%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.43%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.43%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.43%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 99 (42.86%) Azure
2 53 (22.94%) AWS
3 41 (17.75%) Entra ID
4 22 (9.52%) Power Platform
5 19 (8.23%) SaaS
6 15 (6.49%) GCP
7 14 (6.06%) Power Automate
8 13 (5.63%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (5.19%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (5.19%) GitHub
9 12 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
10 11 (4.76%) Serverless
11 10 (4.33%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (3.46%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (3.03%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (2.60%) Amazon Bedrock
14 6 (2.60%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (2.60%) Amazon S3
14 6 (2.60%) Azure Key Vault
14 6 (2.60%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.33%) Firewall
2 5 (2.16%) Kerberos
3 4 (1.73%) NGFW
4 3 (1.30%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (0.87%) FTP
5 2 (0.87%) Network Security
5 2 (0.87%) SSL
6 1 (0.43%) HTTP
6 1 (0.43%) SSH
6 1 (0.43%) VPN
6 1 (0.43%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (9.52%) SQL Server
2 18 (7.79%) Power BI
3 12 (5.19%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (4.76%) Relational Database
5 6 (2.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.16%) Metadata
6 5 (2.16%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.73%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.30%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (1.30%) DynamoDB
8 3 (1.30%) MySQL
8 3 (1.30%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.87%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.87%) Amazon QuickSight
9 2 (0.87%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.87%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.87%) OLAP
9 2 (0.87%) OLTP
9 2 (0.87%) Oracle OLAP
9 2 (0.87%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 15 (6.49%) Git
2 14 (6.06%) JIRA
3 10 (4.33%) Jenkins
4 8 (3.46%) GitLab
5 4 (1.73%) Postman
6 3 (1.30%) Artifactory
6 3 (1.30%) Cucumber
6 3 (1.30%) Maven
6 3 (1.30%) REST Assured
6 3 (1.30%) SonarQube
6 3 (1.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.87%) JUnit
7 2 (0.87%) Mockito
7 2 (0.87%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.43%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.43%) JMeter
8 1 (0.43%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.43%) MSI
8 1 (0.43%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.43%) Visual LANSA
General
1 91 (39.39%) Social Skills
2 39 (16.88%) Public Sector
3 36 (15.58%) Finance
4 31 (13.42%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (3.90%) Legal
6 7 (3.03%) Banking
6 7 (3.03%) Manufacturing
6 7 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (2.60%) Military
8 5 (2.16%) Aerospace
9 4 (1.73%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.30%) Police
11 2 (0.87%) Back Office
11 2 (0.87%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.87%) Local Government
11 2 (0.87%) Public Speaking
11 2 (0.87%) Social Housing
11 2 (0.87%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 50 (21.65%) Developer
2 43 (18.61%) Architect
3 39 (16.88%) Senior
4 22 (9.52%) Solutions Architect
5 19 (8.23%) Consultant
6 15 (6.49%) Senior Developer
7 12 (5.19%) Project Manager
8 11 (4.76%) Analyst
9 10 (4.33%) Lead
10 9 (3.90%) Azure Engineer
10 9 (3.90%) Cloud Engineer
10 9 (3.90%) Java Developer
11 8 (3.46%) Full-Stack Developer
12 7 (3.03%) ERP Architect
12 7 (3.03%) Technical Consultant
13 6 (2.60%) DevOps Engineer
13 6 (2.60%) Technical Architect
14 5 (2.16%) IT Manager
14 5 (2.16%) Senior Architect
14 5 (2.16%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (16.02%) REST
2 27 (11.69%) .NET
3 23 (9.96%) Terraform
4 21 (9.09%) React
5 20 (8.66%) Middleware
6 18 (7.79%) OAuth
7 16 (6.93%) JSON
7 16 (6.93%) OAuth2
7 16 (6.93%) SOAP
8 15 (6.49%) RESTful
9 14 (6.06%) XML
10 13 (5.63%) AngularJS
10 13 (5.63%) OpenID
11 11 (4.76%) SailPoint
11 11 (4.76%) Web Services
12 10 (4.33%) Spring
13 7 (3.03%) ASP.NET
13 7 (3.03%) LDAP
13 7 (3.03%) Node.js
13 7 (3.03%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 39 (16.88%) Cloud Native
2 21 (9.09%) Product Ownership
3 13 (5.63%) Distributed Systems
3 13 (5.63%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.33%) AI Agents
4 10 (4.33%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.03%) Legacy Applications
6 6 (2.60%) CMDB
6 6 (2.60%) Enterprise Cloud
6 6 (2.60%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.16%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.73%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.73%) SCADA
9 3 (1.30%) PKI
10 2 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (0.87%) Life Science
10 2 (0.87%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 21 (9.09%) Windows
2 14 (6.06%) Linux
3 6 (2.60%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.30%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.87%) Unix
5 2 (0.87%) VMS
5 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.43%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (35.93%) CI/CD
2 71 (30.74%) Agile
3 65 (28.14%) DevOps
4 64 (27.71%) Stakeholder Management
5 61 (26.41%) Problem-Solving
6 44 (19.05%) AI
7 39 (16.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 38 (16.45%) Migration
9 37 (16.02%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (13.85%) Infrastructure as Code
11 30 (12.99%) Roadmaps
12 27 (11.69%) Enterprise Architecture
13 26 (11.26%) ITIL
13 26 (11.26%) Scrum
13 26 (11.26%) Technical Leadership
14 25 (10.82%) Containerisation
15 24 (10.39%) Microservices
16 23 (9.96%) ERP
17 22 (9.52%) Service Management
18 21 (9.09%) Identity Access Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (16.45%) Java
2 33 (14.29%) SQL
3 31 (13.42%) JavaScript
4 24 (10.39%) C#
5 23 (9.96%) Python
6 21 (9.09%) PowerShell
7 11 (4.76%) TypeScript
8 10 (4.33%) Bash
9 6 (2.60%) Bicep
10 5 (2.16%) T-SQL
11 4 (1.73%) Apex Code
11 4 (1.73%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.30%) C++
12 3 (1.30%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.87%) ABAP
13 2 (0.87%) BeanShell
13 2 (0.87%) Groovy
13 2 (0.87%) Rust
14 1 (0.43%) Objective-C
14 1 (0.43%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 62 (26.84%) Security Cleared
2 56 (24.24%) SC Cleared
3 18 (7.79%) Degree
4 14 (6.06%) Azure Certification
5 9 (3.90%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.73%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.73%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.73%) MCSE
8 4 (1.73%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.73%) PMP
9 3 (1.30%) CISSP
9 3 (1.30%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.87%) CISM
10 2 (0.87%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.87%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.66%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.90%) QA
3 6 (2.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.73%) GDPR
5 3 (1.30%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.30%) ITGC
5 3 (1.30%) NCSC
5 3 (1.30%) NIST
5 3 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.43%) GRC
6 1 (0.43%) GxP
6 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.43%) PMO
6 1 (0.43%) SLA
6 1 (0.43%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.43%) WCAG
System Software
1 42 (18.18%) Active Directory
2 31 (13.42%) Docker
3 5 (2.16%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.43%) OpenSSH
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (13.42%) Kubernetes
2 12 (5.19%) Ansible
3 9 (3.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (3.46%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (2.60%) Grafana
6 5 (2.16%) Prometheus
7 4 (1.73%) SCCM
8 3 (1.30%) Argo
9 2 (0.87%) Puppet
9 2 (0.87%) Salt
10 1 (0.43%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.43%) Podman
Vendors
1 78 (33.77%) Microsoft
2 34 (14.72%) SAP
3 30 (12.99%) Oracle
4 19 (8.23%) ServiceNow
5 12 (5.19%) Salesforce
6 10 (4.33%) Google
7 9 (3.90%) Databricks
8 8 (3.46%) CyberArk
8 8 (3.46%) Workday
9 6 (2.60%) IBM
9 6 (2.60%) JD Edwards
9 6 (2.60%) MuleSoft
10 5 (2.16%) Ariba
10 5 (2.16%) OpenAI
11 4 (1.73%) Okta
12 3 (1.30%) Conga
12 3 (1.30%) GoCardless
12 3 (1.30%) Pega
12 3 (1.30%) Red Hat
12 3 (1.30%) Siebel