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/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 23 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 162 | 242 | 210 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +80 | -32 | +92 |
| Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software | 264 | 67 | 120 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.93% | 0.68% | 0.98% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.93% | 1.95% | 3.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 172 | 40 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £278 | £444 |
| 25th Percentile | £437 | £418 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £488 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -13.33% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £609 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £699 | £738 | £933 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £481 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | -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 | £78.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -79.59% | +24.16% |
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/hybrid work options citing generic IT skills.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 5,356 | 3,440 | 3,822 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 39.12% | 35.13% | 31.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,230 | 2,210 | 2,444 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £331 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £415 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £640 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £788 | £825 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -3.30% | -3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 413 | 118 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.33 | £14.78 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.00 | £20.50 | £24.26 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £38.50 | £54.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.18% | -29.36% | +13.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £65.00 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.16 | £77.63 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.00 | £26.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.85% | -42.62% | +3.78% |
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/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Enterprise Software Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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 23 October 2026.
Enterprise Software Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
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/hybrid work options citing Enterprise Software over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Enterprise Software Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Native | 16.7% | 44 |
| 2 | Product Ownership | 9.8% | 26 |
| 3 | Onboarding | 6.8% | 18 |
| 4 | Distributed Systems | 5.3% | 14 |
| 5 | AI Agents | 4.5% | 12 |
| 6 | Hybrid Cloud | 4.2% | 11 |
| 7 | Management Information System | 3.8% | 10 |
| 8 | Legacy Applications | 3.0% | 8 |
| 8 | Legacy Systems | 3.0% | 8 |
| 10 | CMDB | 2.7% | 7 |
| 10 | PKI | 2.7% | 7 |
| 12 | Enterprise Cloud | 2.3% | 6 |
| 13 | Greenfield Project | 1.9% | 5 |
| 13 | Self-Motivation | 1.9% | 5 |
| 15 | Data Protection Act | 1.5% | 4 |
| 15 | Data Structures | 1.5% | 4 |
| 15 | SCADA | 1.5% | 4 |
| 18 | Mobile App | 1.1% | 3 |
| 19 | Analytical Mindset | 0.8% | 2 |
| 19 | Data Centre | 0.8% | 2 |