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 3 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 203 254
Rank change year-on-year -6 +51 +47
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 137 99 95
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.10% 1.04% 0.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.08% 3.11% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 58 67
10th Percentile £352 £334 £432
25th Percentile £500 £438 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £537 £575
Median % change year-on-year +14.06% -6.61% +4.55%
75th Percentile £750 £691 £681
90th Percentile - £850 £950
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 0
10th Percentile £47.46 £54.25 -
25th Percentile £64.16 £56.88 -
Median hourly rate £92.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.20% - -
75th Percentile £93.50 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £94.40 - -
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £62.50 £55.80
% change year-on-year -68.80% +12.01% -17.33%

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 4,455 3,187 4,242
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.92% 33.52% 28.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,813 2,140 2,891
10th Percentile £356 £340 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £537 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.23% -2.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £825 £825
UK median daily rate £514 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.10% -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 77 186
10th Percentile £18.10 £17.28 £15.88
25th Percentile £25.49 £26.25 £25.50
Median hourly rate £54.50 £45.00 £51.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.11% -11.76% -2.86%
75th Percentile £76.00 £64.52 £69.38
90th Percentile £88.75 £87.05 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £33.03 £35.00
% change year-on-year +26.99% -5.64% +59.09%

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 3 June 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 3 June 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 3 (2.19%) Confluence
2 2 (1.46%) IBM HTTP Server
2 2 (1.46%) IIS
2 2 (1.46%) Jupyter
2 2 (1.46%) Oracle HTTP Server
2 2 (1.46%) WebSphere
2 2 (1.46%) WebSphere Application Server
2 2 (1.46%) WebSphere Portal
3 1 (0.73%) Apache
3 1 (0.73%) CMS
3 1 (0.73%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (2.92%) Primavera
2 3 (2.19%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.73%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.73%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.73%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 74 (54.01%) Azure
2 59 (43.07%) AWS
3 46 (33.58%) GCP
4 19 (13.87%) Entra ID
5 8 (5.84%) Serverless
6 6 (4.38%) Amazon EC2
6 6 (4.38%) Amazon S3
6 6 (4.38%) Azure Logic Apps
6 6 (4.38%) Power Platform
6 6 (4.38%) SaaS
7 5 (3.65%) AWS Lambda
7 5 (3.65%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.92%) Azure Key Vault
8 4 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (2.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (2.19%) AWS Control Tower
9 3 (2.19%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (2.19%) GitHub
9 3 (2.19%) PaaS
10 2 (1.46%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.11%) Firewall
2 5 (3.65%) DNS
3 3 (2.19%) Reverse Proxy
3 3 (2.19%) SSL
4 2 (1.46%) HTTP
4 2 (1.46%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.73%) DHCP
5 1 (0.73%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.73%) LAN
5 1 (0.73%) NGFW
5 1 (0.73%) WAN
5 1 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.73%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.65%) NoSQL
1 5 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (3.65%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.92%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (2.19%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (2.19%) Amazon QuickSight
3 3 (2.19%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.19%) DynamoDB
3 3 (2.19%) Power BI
4 2 (1.46%) Amazon Aurora
4 2 (1.46%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.73%) DocumentDB
5 1 (0.73%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.73%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (6.57%) GitLab
2 8 (5.84%) Git
3 7 (5.11%) Jenkins
3 7 (5.11%) JIRA
4 4 (2.92%) Postman
5 3 (2.19%) Artifactory
5 3 (2.19%) Cucumber
5 3 (2.19%) REST Assured
6 2 (1.46%) Introscope
7 1 (0.73%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.73%) DbUnit
7 1 (0.73%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.73%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.73%) JMeter
7 1 (0.73%) JUnit
7 1 (0.73%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.73%) Maven
7 1 (0.73%) Mockito
7 1 (0.73%) MSI
7 1 (0.73%) SonarQube
General
1 72 (52.55%) Social Skills
2 15 (10.95%) Public Sector
3 14 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.03%) Finance
5 6 (4.38%) Banking
6 5 (3.65%) Financial Institution
7 4 (2.92%) Legal
7 4 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (2.19%) Military
9 2 (1.46%) Law
9 2 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.46%) Police
10 1 (0.73%) Automotive
10 1 (0.73%) German Language
10 1 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.73%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.73%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 48 (35.04%) Architect
2 36 (26.28%) CyberArk Architect
3 18 (13.14%) Senior
4 17 (12.41%) Developer
5 6 (4.38%) Project Manager
5 6 (4.38%) Senior Manager
6 5 (3.65%) Analyst
6 5 (3.65%) Backend Developer
6 5 (3.65%) Cloud Engineer
6 5 (3.65%) Consultant
7 4 (2.92%) Account Manager
7 4 (2.92%) DevOps Engineer
7 4 (2.92%) Escalation Manager
7 4 (2.92%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (2.92%) Senior Account Manager
7 4 (2.92%) Solutions Architect
7 4 (2.92%) Test Engineer
8 3 (2.19%) .NET Developer
8 3 (2.19%) Python Developer
8 3 (2.19%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (35.04%) REST
2 37 (27.01%) LDAP
2 37 (27.01%) SOAP
3 9 (6.57%) React
4 8 (5.84%) Middleware
4 8 (5.84%) RESTful
5 7 (5.11%) .NET
5 7 (5.11%) Kafka
6 6 (4.38%) Node.js
6 6 (4.38%) OAuth
7 5 (3.65%) OpenID
7 5 (3.65%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (2.92%) JMS
8 4 (2.92%) Microsoft Graph
8 4 (2.92%) OAuth2
8 4 (2.92%) Spring
9 3 (2.19%) AngularJS
9 3 (2.19%) JDBC
9 3 (2.19%) JSON
9 3 (2.19%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 35 (25.55%) Security Posture
2 17 (12.41%) Cloud Native
3 7 (5.11%) Onboarding
4 6 (4.38%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (3.65%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.19%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.19%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.46%) Clustering
7 2 (1.46%) CMDB
7 2 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.46%) PKI
7 2 (1.46%) PMI
7 2 (1.46%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.73%) BYOD
8 1 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.73%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (0.73%) Insider Threat
8 1 (0.73%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 17 (12.41%) Windows
2 11 (8.03%) Linux
3 4 (2.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (2.92%) Unix
3 4 (2.92%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.46%) Apple iOS
4 2 (1.46%) Oracle Linux
4 2 (1.46%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.73%) Android
5 1 (0.73%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (42.34%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (32.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 40 (29.20%) Technical Leadership
4 39 (28.47%) CI/CD
5 38 (27.74%) Integration Patterns
6 36 (26.28%) DevOps
6 36 (26.28%) ITSM
6 36 (26.28%) Presales
6 36 (26.28%) Privileged Access Management
6 36 (26.28%) Task Automation
7 35 (25.55%) SIEM
8 31 (22.63%) Agile
9 21 (15.33%) ITIL
10 16 (11.68%) AI
10 16 (11.68%) Containerisation
11 15 (10.95%) Test Automation
12 13 (9.49%) ERP
12 13 (9.49%) Infrastructure as Code
12 13 (9.49%) Scrum
13 12 (8.76%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 50 (36.50%) PowerShell
1 50 (36.50%) Python
2 17 (12.41%) SQL
3 14 (10.22%) Java
4 11 (8.03%) Bash
5 7 (5.11%) JavaScript
6 6 (4.38%) C#
7 3 (2.19%) Apex Code
7 3 (2.19%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.46%) Bicep
8 2 (1.46%) Jython
8 2 (1.46%) Perl
8 2 (1.46%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.46%) Swift
9 1 (0.73%) C
9 1 (0.73%) Korn
9 1 (0.73%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.73%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.73%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.73%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (40.15%) Security Cleared
2 52 (37.96%) SC Cleared
3 7 (5.11%) Degree
4 5 (3.65%) CISSP
5 4 (2.92%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.19%) ISTQB
6 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.19%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.46%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.46%) CISM
7 2 (1.46%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (1.46%) PMP
7 2 (1.46%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.73%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.73%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.73%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.73%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.92%) QA
2 3 (2.19%) GDPR
2 3 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.46%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.46%) GRC
3 2 (1.46%) NIST
4 1 (0.73%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (0.73%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.73%) GAMP
4 1 (0.73%) GMP
4 1 (0.73%) GxP
4 1 (0.73%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.73%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.73%) ITGC
4 1 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.73%) SLA
4 1 (0.73%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.73%) WCAG
System Software
1 52 (37.96%) Active Directory
2 14 (10.22%) Docker
3 2 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.73%) Firmware
4 1 (0.73%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.73%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (9.49%) Kubernetes
2 11 (8.03%) Ansible
2 11 (8.03%) Terraform
3 7 (5.11%) Grafana
4 6 (4.38%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (2.19%) Puppet
5 3 (2.19%) Salt
5 3 (2.19%) SCCM
6 2 (1.46%) Argo
6 2 (1.46%) CA Wily
6 2 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.46%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.73%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.73%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.73%) logstash
7 1 (0.73%) QRadar
Vendors
1 38 (27.74%) CyberArk
2 34 (24.82%) BeyondTrust
2 34 (24.82%) Centrify
3 22 (16.06%) Microsoft
4 11 (8.03%) Oracle
5 7 (5.11%) SAP
5 7 (5.11%) ServiceNow
6 6 (4.38%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.92%) Google
7 4 (2.92%) Red Hat
8 3 (2.19%) AppDynamics
8 3 (2.19%) Atlassian
8 3 (2.19%) Citrix
8 3 (2.19%) Conga
8 3 (2.19%) Fortinet
8 3 (2.19%) GoCardless
9 2 (1.46%) Databricks
9 2 (1.46%) IBM
9 2 (1.46%) Splunk
9 2 (1.46%) Workday