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 14 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 202 264
Rank change year-on-year -16 +62 +25
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 123 102 85
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.01% 1.05% 0.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.89% 3.16% 1.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 62 62
10th Percentile £356 £329 £431
25th Percentile £476 £440 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £534 £575
Median % change year-on-year +12.46% -7.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £750 £661 £675
90th Percentile - £850 £933
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
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 £19.50 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -68.80% +4.17% -11.11%

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 4,252 3,232 4,286
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.02% 33.23% 28.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,684 2,197 2,930
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £425 £425 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.12% -0.91% -
75th Percentile £625 £688 £675
90th Percentile £750 £825 £825
UK median daily rate £508 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -3.24% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 67 190
10th Percentile £18.40 £18.05 £16.18
25th Percentile £25.49 £22.73 £25.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £47.44 £51.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.94% -6.98% -3.64%
75th Percentile £75.00 £64.51 £66.94
90th Percentile £88.75 £82.07 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £31.91 £31.25
% change year-on-year +33.21% +2.10% +38.98%

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 14 May 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 (4.88%) IIS
2 3 (2.44%) Apache
2 3 (2.44%) Confluence
3 2 (1.63%) IBM HTTP Server
3 2 (1.63%) Jupyter
3 2 (1.63%) Oracle HTTP Server
3 2 (1.63%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.63%) WebSphere Application Server
3 2 (1.63%) WebSphere Portal
4 1 (0.81%) CMS
4 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.81%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.63%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.63%) Primavera
2 1 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.81%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.81%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 72 (58.54%) Azure
2 56 (45.53%) AWS
3 45 (36.59%) GCP
4 18 (14.63%) Entra ID
5 8 (6.50%) Serverless
6 7 (5.69%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (5.69%) Power Platform
7 5 (4.07%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (4.07%) Amazon S3
7 5 (4.07%) AWS Lambda
7 5 (4.07%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (4.07%) SaaS
8 4 (3.25%) Azure Key Vault
8 4 (3.25%) Azure Logic Apps
8 4 (3.25%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (2.44%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (2.44%) GitHub
9 3 (2.44%) Mimecast
9 3 (2.44%) Nutanix
9 3 (2.44%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.32%) Firewall
2 7 (5.69%) DNS
3 3 (2.44%) DHCP
3 3 (2.44%) Reverse Proxy
3 3 (2.44%) SSL
4 2 (1.63%) HTTP
4 2 (1.63%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.81%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.81%) LAN
5 1 (0.81%) NGFW
5 1 (0.81%) WAN
5 1 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.81%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.88%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.07%) NoSQL
3 4 (3.25%) Amazon Redshift
3 4 (3.25%) Power BI
4 3 (2.44%) Amazon Athena
4 3 (2.44%) Amazon QuickSight
4 3 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (2.44%) Oracle Database
4 3 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.63%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.63%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.81%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.81%) DocumentDB
6 1 (0.81%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (7.32%) GitLab
2 8 (6.50%) Jenkins
3 7 (5.69%) Git
3 7 (5.69%) JIRA
4 3 (2.44%) Artifactory
5 2 (1.63%) Introscope
5 2 (1.63%) Postman
6 1 (0.81%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.81%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.81%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.81%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.81%) JMeter
6 1 (0.81%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.81%) MLflow
6 1 (0.81%) MSI
6 1 (0.81%) REST Assured
General
1 63 (51.22%) Social Skills
2 11 (8.94%) Finance
2 11 (8.94%) Public Sector
3 10 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (6.50%) Banking
5 5 (4.07%) Financial Institution
6 4 (3.25%) Legal
7 3 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.44%) Military
8 2 (1.63%) Law
8 2 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.63%) Police
9 1 (0.81%) Automotive
9 1 (0.81%) German Language
9 1 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.81%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.81%) Marketing
9 1 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (37.40%) Architect
2 35 (28.46%) CyberArk Architect
3 18 (14.63%) Developer
4 13 (10.57%) Senior
5 6 (4.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 6 (4.88%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.07%) .NET Developer
6 5 (4.07%) Backend Developer
7 4 (3.25%) Analyst
7 4 (3.25%) C# .NET Developer
7 4 (3.25%) C# Developer
7 4 (3.25%) Cloud Engineer
7 4 (3.25%) Consultant
7 4 (3.25%) DevOps Engineer
8 3 (2.44%) Network Engineer
8 3 (2.44%) Python Developer
8 3 (2.44%) Senior Manager
8 3 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
8 3 (2.44%) Technical Architect
8 3 (2.44%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (34.96%) REST
2 36 (29.27%) LDAP
2 36 (29.27%) SOAP
3 8 (6.50%) .NET
4 7 (5.69%) Kafka
5 6 (4.88%) React
5 6 (4.88%) RESTful
6 5 (4.07%) Node.js
6 5 (4.07%) OAuth
6 5 (4.07%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (3.25%) Middleware
7 4 (3.25%) OAuth2
7 4 (3.25%) OpenID
8 3 (2.44%) .NET Framework
8 3 (2.44%) JDBC
8 3 (2.44%) JMS
8 3 (2.44%) JSON
8 3 (2.44%) SailPoint
8 3 (2.44%) WinForms
9 2 (1.63%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (28.46%) Security Posture
2 13 (10.57%) Cloud Native
3 5 (4.07%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.25%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.44%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.44%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.63%) Clustering
6 2 (1.63%) CMDB
6 2 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.63%) PMI
6 2 (1.63%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.81%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.81%) Insider Threat
7 1 (0.81%) iPhone
7 1 (0.81%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.81%) LIMS
7 1 (0.81%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 17 (13.82%) Windows
2 8 (6.50%) Linux
2 8 (6.50%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (2.44%) Unix
5 2 (1.63%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.63%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.63%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.81%) Android
6 1 (0.81%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (41.46%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (34.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 37 (30.08%) Integration Patterns
3 37 (30.08%) Technical Leadership
4 36 (29.27%) Presales
4 36 (29.27%) Task Automation
5 35 (28.46%) ITSM
5 35 (28.46%) Privileged Access Management
5 35 (28.46%) SIEM
6 34 (27.64%) CI/CD
7 32 (26.02%) DevOps
8 28 (22.76%) Agile
9 15 (12.20%) Containerisation
9 15 (12.20%) ITIL
10 12 (9.76%) Infrastructure as Code
10 12 (9.76%) Migration
10 12 (9.76%) Test Automation
11 11 (8.94%) AI
11 11 (8.94%) ERP
11 11 (8.94%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 50 (40.65%) Python
2 46 (37.40%) PowerShell
3 16 (13.01%) SQL
4 10 (8.13%) Bash
5 8 (6.50%) C#
5 8 (6.50%) Java
6 6 (4.88%) JavaScript
7 3 (2.44%) PL/SQL
7 3 (2.44%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.63%) Bicep
8 2 (1.63%) Jython
8 2 (1.63%) Perl
8 2 (1.63%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.63%) Swift
8 2 (1.63%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.81%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.81%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.81%) Korn
9 1 (0.81%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.81%) Scala
Qualifications
1 53 (43.09%) Security Cleared
2 51 (41.46%) SC Cleared
3 7 (5.69%) Degree
4 4 (3.25%) Azure Certification
4 4 (3.25%) CISSP
4 4 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.44%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.63%) AWS Certification
6 2 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.63%) PMP
6 2 (1.63%) TOGAF Certification
7 1 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (0.81%) CISM
7 1 (0.81%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.81%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.81%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.07%) QA
2 3 (2.44%) GDPR
3 2 (1.63%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.63%) GRC
4 1 (0.81%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (0.81%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.81%) GAMP
4 1 (0.81%) GMP
4 1 (0.81%) GxP
4 1 (0.81%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.81%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.81%) ITGC
4 1 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.81%) SLA
4 1 (0.81%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.81%) WCAG
System Software
1 50 (40.65%) Active Directory
2 12 (9.76%) Docker
3 3 (2.44%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.63%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.81%) Firmware
5 1 (0.81%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (9.76%) Ansible
2 11 (8.94%) Kubernetes
3 10 (8.13%) Terraform
4 5 (4.07%) Grafana
4 5 (4.07%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (2.44%) Puppet
5 3 (2.44%) Salt
5 3 (2.44%) SCCM
6 2 (1.63%) Argo
6 2 (1.63%) CA Wily
6 2 (1.63%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.81%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.81%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.81%) logstash
7 1 (0.81%) QRadar
Vendors
1 35 (28.46%) CyberArk
2 34 (27.64%) BeyondTrust
2 34 (27.64%) Centrify
3 24 (19.51%) Microsoft
4 11 (8.94%) Oracle
5 6 (4.88%) SAP
6 5 (4.07%) Citrix
6 5 (4.07%) Salesforce
7 4 (3.25%) AppDynamics
7 4 (3.25%) Cisco
7 4 (3.25%) Google
7 4 (3.25%) Red Hat
7 4 (3.25%) ServiceNow
8 3 (2.44%) Fortinet
8 3 (2.44%) Palo Alto
8 3 (2.44%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.63%) Atlassian
9 2 (1.63%) IBM
9 2 (1.63%) Splunk
9 2 (1.63%) Workday