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 24 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 222 230
Rank change year-on-year +16 +8 +74
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 162 90 112
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.20% 0.89% 0.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.24% 2.59% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 55 70
10th Percentile £333 £331 £438
25th Percentile £440 £425 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £519 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.25% -9.83% +4.55%
75th Percentile £599 £720 £722
90th Percentile £700 £850 £1,000
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% -5.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - £54.25 -
25th Percentile - £56.88 -
Median hourly rate £92.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.20% - -
75th Percentile £92.75 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £94.10 - -
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £41.50 £45.75
% change year-on-year -53.01% -9.29% -32.22%

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 5,005 3,478 4,162
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 37.05% 34.36% 30.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,096 2,270 2,827
10th Percentile £366 £350 £325
25th Percentile £438 £413 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £663 £688
90th Percentile £750 £825 £850
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £540
% change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 111 141
10th Percentile £21.00 £14.78 £19.00
25th Percentile £31.25 £25.01 £30.16
Median hourly rate £43.96 £33.89 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.73% -38.39% +5.51%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £88.75 £75.00 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +46.53% -25.00% +11.11%

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 24 July 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 7 (4.32%) Confluence
2 2 (1.23%) IBM HTTP Server
2 2 (1.23%) Jupyter
2 2 (1.23%) Oracle HTTP Server
2 2 (1.23%) WebSphere
2 2 (1.23%) WebSphere Application Server
2 2 (1.23%) WebSphere Portal
3 1 (0.62%) Mendix
Applications
1 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (3.70%) Primavera
1 6 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.85%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (1.23%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.62%) Endur
5 1 (0.62%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.62%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.62%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.62%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.62%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.62%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.62%) Siebel CRM
5 1 (0.62%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.62%) TrackWise
5 1 (0.62%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 71 (43.83%) Azure
2 40 (24.69%) AWS
3 29 (17.90%) Entra ID
4 15 (9.26%) Power Platform
5 14 (8.64%) GCP
6 10 (6.17%) GitHub
6 10 (6.17%) SaaS
6 10 (6.17%) Serverless
7 9 (5.56%) Azure Logic Apps
7 9 (5.56%) Power Automate
8 8 (4.94%) Amazon EC2
8 8 (4.94%) Amazon S3
8 8 (4.94%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (4.32%) Azure Monitor
9 7 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (3.70%) Azure Key Vault
10 6 (3.70%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (3.09%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (2.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (2.47%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.94%) Firewall
2 4 (2.47%) DNS
2 4 (2.47%) Reverse Proxy
2 4 (2.47%) SSL
3 2 (1.23%) HTTP
3 2 (1.23%) Network Security
3 2 (1.23%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.62%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.62%) LAN
4 1 (0.62%) NGFW
4 1 (0.62%) SSH
4 1 (0.62%) VPN
4 1 (0.62%) WAN
4 1 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.62%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (8.64%) SQL Server
2 10 (6.17%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (6.17%) Power BI
3 7 (4.32%) Relational Database
4 4 (2.47%) Amazon Redshift
4 4 (2.47%) NoSQL
4 4 (2.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (1.85%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (1.85%) Amazon QuickSight
5 3 (1.85%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.85%) DynamoDB
5 3 (1.85%) MongoDB
6 2 (1.23%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.62%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.62%) Db2
7 1 (0.62%) Oracle OLAP
7 1 (0.62%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.62%) Siebel EIM
Development Applications
1 14 (8.64%) JIRA
2 12 (7.41%) Git
3 9 (5.56%) GitLab
3 9 (5.56%) Jenkins
4 5 (3.09%) Postman
5 3 (1.85%) Artifactory
5 3 (1.85%) Cucumber
5 3 (1.85%) REST Assured
5 3 (1.85%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (1.23%) Introscope
6 2 (1.23%) JMeter
7 1 (0.62%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.62%) DbUnit
7 1 (0.62%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.62%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.62%) JUnit
7 1 (0.62%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.62%) Maven
7 1 (0.62%) MSI
7 1 (0.62%) Visual LANSA
General
1 60 (37.04%) Social Skills
2 25 (15.43%) Analytical Skills
2 25 (15.43%) Public Sector
3 23 (14.20%) Finance
4 8 (4.94%) Legal
5 7 (4.32%) Banking
6 6 (3.70%) Military
6 6 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (3.09%) Financial Institution
8 4 (2.47%) Aerospace
8 4 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (2.47%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.85%) Police
10 2 (1.23%) Automotive
10 2 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.23%) Law
10 2 (1.23%) Marketing
10 2 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.23%) Public Speaking
10 2 (1.23%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 35 (21.60%) Developer
2 29 (17.90%) Senior
3 22 (13.58%) Architect
4 11 (6.79%) Analyst
5 10 (6.17%) Project Manager
6 9 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (4.94%) Senior Developer
8 7 (4.32%) Cloud Engineer
8 7 (4.32%) Senior Manager
9 5 (3.09%) .NET Developer
9 5 (3.09%) Azure Engineer
9 5 (3.09%) Backend Developer
9 5 (3.09%) Consultant
9 5 (3.09%) DevOps Engineer
9 5 (3.09%) Full-Stack Developer
9 5 (3.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (3.09%) Java Developer
9 5 (3.09%) Technical Analyst
9 5 (3.09%) Technical Architect
10 4 (2.47%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (16.05%) REST
2 21 (12.96%) .NET
3 17 (10.49%) React
4 15 (9.26%) RESTful
5 14 (8.64%) Middleware
6 11 (6.79%) OAuth
6 11 (6.79%) OpenID
7 10 (6.17%) JSON
8 9 (5.56%) Kafka
8 9 (5.56%) OAuth2
8 9 (5.56%) SOAP
9 8 (4.94%) AngularJS
9 8 (4.94%) RabbitMQ
9 8 (4.94%) SailPoint
10 7 (4.32%) ASP.NET
10 7 (4.32%) Spring
10 7 (4.32%) XML
11 5 (3.09%) LDAP
12 4 (2.47%) .NET Framework
12 4 (2.47%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 30 (18.52%) Cloud Native
2 15 (9.26%) Product Ownership
3 10 (6.17%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (5.56%) Onboarding
5 5 (3.09%) AI Agents
5 5 (3.09%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.47%) CMDB
6 4 (2.47%) Data Structures
6 4 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (2.47%) SCADA
7 3 (1.85%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.85%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.85%) PKI
7 3 (1.85%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.23%) Clustering
8 2 (1.23%) Enterprise Cloud
8 2 (1.23%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.23%) NHS
8 2 (1.23%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 17 (10.49%) Windows
2 14 (8.64%) Linux
3 6 (3.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (2.47%) Unix
5 2 (1.23%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.23%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.23%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.62%) Android
6 1 (0.62%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.62%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (39.51%) CI/CD
2 60 (37.04%) Agile
3 57 (35.19%) DevOps
4 45 (27.78%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (18.52%) AI
5 30 (18.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 27 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
7 25 (15.43%) Containerisation
7 25 (15.43%) ITIL
8 24 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (14.81%) Migration
9 22 (13.58%) Infrastructure as Code
9 22 (13.58%) Test Automation
10 19 (11.73%) Enterprise Architecture
10 19 (11.73%) Identity Access Management
10 19 (11.73%) Scrum
11 18 (11.11%) Microservices
12 17 (10.49%) RBAC
13 16 (9.88%) Roadmaps
13 16 (9.88%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 26 (16.05%) Java
1 26 (16.05%) SQL
2 23 (14.20%) Python
3 21 (12.96%) JavaScript
4 20 (12.35%) C#
5 19 (11.73%) PowerShell
6 11 (6.79%) Bash
7 6 (3.70%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.47%) Apex Code
8 4 (2.47%) Bicep
8 4 (2.47%) PL/SQL
8 4 (2.47%) T-SQL
9 3 (1.85%) Perl
9 3 (1.85%) Shell Script
10 2 (1.23%) ABAP
10 2 (1.23%) BeanShell
10 2 (1.23%) Jython
10 2 (1.23%) Swift
11 1 (0.62%) Rust
11 1 (0.62%) Scala
Qualifications
1 39 (24.07%) Security Cleared
2 35 (21.60%) SC Cleared
3 14 (8.64%) Degree
4 11 (6.79%) Azure Certification
5 6 (3.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (3.09%) AWS Certification
6 5 (3.09%) PMI Certification
7 4 (2.47%) CISSP
8 3 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.85%) ISTQB
8 3 (1.85%) PMP
9 2 (1.23%) CISM
9 2 (1.23%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (1.23%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.62%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.62%) MCSE
10 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 1 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.94%) Data Quality
2 7 (4.32%) QA
3 6 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.09%) GDPR
5 4 (2.47%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.85%) ITGC
6 3 (1.85%) NCSC
6 3 (1.85%) NIST
6 3 (1.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (1.23%) GxP
7 2 (1.23%) WCAG
8 1 (0.62%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 1 (0.62%) GAMP
8 1 (0.62%) GMP
8 1 (0.62%) GRC
8 1 (0.62%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.62%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.62%) SLA
8 1 (0.62%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.62%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 28 (17.28%) Active Directory
2 26 (16.05%) Docker
3 1 (0.62%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.62%) OpenSSH
3 1 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 27 (16.67%) Kubernetes
2 17 (10.49%) Terraform
3 11 (6.79%) Ansible
4 6 (3.70%) Grafana
5 5 (3.09%) Prometheus
6 4 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (2.47%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.85%) Puppet
7 3 (1.85%) Salt
8 2 (1.23%) Argo
8 2 (1.23%) CA Wily
8 2 (1.23%) SCCM
8 2 (1.23%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.62%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.62%) Fluentd
9 1 (0.62%) Kubeflow
9 1 (0.62%) logstash
9 1 (0.62%) QRadar
Vendors
1 47 (29.01%) Microsoft
2 20 (12.35%) SAP
3 17 (10.49%) Oracle
4 15 (9.26%) ServiceNow
5 10 (6.17%) Salesforce
6 6 (3.70%) Google
7 5 (3.09%) CyberArk
7 5 (3.09%) IBM
7 5 (3.09%) Red Hat
8 4 (2.47%) OpenAI
8 4 (2.47%) Workday
9 3 (1.85%) Atlassian
9 3 (1.85%) Conga
9 3 (1.85%) Databricks
9 3 (1.85%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.85%) GoCardless
9 3 (1.85%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.85%) Okta
9 3 (1.85%) Siebel
10 2 (1.23%) Citrix