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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 219 229
Rank change year-on-year +1 +10 +76
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 143 91 113
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.08% 0.91% 0.77%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.96% 2.66% 2.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 55 75
10th Percentile £303 £331 £425
25th Percentile £413 £425 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £720 £688
90th Percentile £718 £850 £980
UK median daily rate £520 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.45% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile £58.59 £54.25 -
25th Percentile - £56.88 -
Median hourly rate £92.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.20% - -
75th Percentile - £63.75 -
90th Percentile £93.80 - -
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £55.00 £55.80
% change year-on-year -64.55% -1.43% +24.00%

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 4,839 3,419 4,350
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 36.57% 34.18% 29.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,022 2,266 2,940
10th Percentile £363 £340 £325
25th Percentile £438 £413 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £638 £675 £680
90th Percentile £750 £825 £850
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £539
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.51% -2.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 102 183
10th Percentile £20.46 £16.63 £16.67
25th Percentile £28.00 £26.25 £25.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £41.52 £51.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.38% -18.59% -2.51%
75th Percentile £77.00 £64.88 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.75 £77.25 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £43.50 £31.00 £36.05
% change year-on-year +40.32% -14.00% +60.20%

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 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
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 July 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 6 (4.20%) Confluence
2 2 (1.40%) IBM HTTP Server
2 2 (1.40%) Jupyter
2 2 (1.40%) Oracle HTTP Server
2 2 (1.40%) WebSphere
2 2 (1.40%) WebSphere Application Server
2 2 (1.40%) WebSphere Portal
3 1 (0.70%) CMS
3 1 (0.70%) Mendix
3 1 (0.70%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (4.20%) Primavera
2 3 (2.10%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (1.40%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.70%) Endur
4 1 (0.70%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.70%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.70%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.70%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.70%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.70%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.70%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.70%) Siebel CRM
4 1 (0.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.70%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 59 (41.26%) Azure
2 38 (26.57%) AWS
3 23 (16.08%) Entra ID
4 17 (11.89%) GCP
5 9 (6.29%) Power Platform
5 9 (6.29%) SaaS
6 8 (5.59%) Amazon EC2
6 8 (5.59%) Amazon S3
6 8 (5.59%) Azure Logic Apps
6 8 (5.59%) Serverless
7 6 (4.20%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (4.20%) GitHub
8 5 (3.50%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (3.50%) Azure Key Vault
8 5 (3.50%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (2.80%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (2.80%) OCI
9 4 (2.80%) PaaS
9 4 (2.80%) Power Automate
9 4 (2.80%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.90%) Firewall
2 4 (2.80%) DNS
2 4 (2.80%) Reverse Proxy
2 4 (2.80%) SSL
3 2 (1.40%) HTTP
3 2 (1.40%) Network Security
3 2 (1.40%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.70%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.70%) LAN
4 1 (0.70%) NGFW
4 1 (0.70%) SSH
4 1 (0.70%) WAN
4 1 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.70%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 9 (6.29%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (4.20%) Relational Database
4 5 (3.50%) NoSQL
4 5 (3.50%) Power BI
5 4 (2.80%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (2.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (2.10%) Amazon Athena
6 3 (2.10%) Amazon QuickSight
6 3 (2.10%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (2.10%) DynamoDB
6 3 (2.10%) MongoDB
7 2 (1.40%) Amazon Aurora
7 2 (1.40%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.70%) Db2
8 1 (0.70%) DocumentDB
8 1 (0.70%) Metadata
8 1 (0.70%) Oracle OLAP
8 1 (0.70%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (8.39%) JIRA
2 10 (6.99%) Git
3 9 (6.29%) GitLab
4 8 (5.59%) Jenkins
5 5 (3.50%) Postman
6 3 (2.10%) Artifactory
6 3 (2.10%) Cucumber
6 3 (2.10%) REST Assured
6 3 (2.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (1.40%) Introscope
7 2 (1.40%) JMeter
8 1 (0.70%) DbUnit
8 1 (0.70%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.70%) JUnit
8 1 (0.70%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.70%) Maven
8 1 (0.70%) Mockito
8 1 (0.70%) MSI
8 1 (0.70%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.70%) Visual LANSA
General
1 55 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 25 (17.48%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (14.69%) Public Sector
4 16 (11.19%) Finance
5 8 (5.59%) Legal
6 6 (4.20%) Banking
7 5 (3.50%) Financial Institution
7 5 (3.50%) Military
7 5 (3.50%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.10%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.40%) Law
9 2 (1.40%) Manufacturing
9 2 (1.40%) Marketing
9 2 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.40%) Police
9 2 (1.40%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.70%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.70%) Automotive
10 1 (0.70%) German Language
10 1 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 29 (20.28%) Developer
2 24 (16.78%) Senior
3 19 (13.29%) Architect
4 9 (6.29%) Analyst
5 8 (5.59%) Project Manager
6 7 (4.90%) Backend Developer
6 7 (4.90%) Consultant
6 7 (4.90%) Senior Manager
7 6 (4.20%) Cloud Engineer
7 6 (4.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (4.20%) Solutions Architect
8 5 (3.50%) CyberArk Architect
8 5 (3.50%) Technical Analyst
9 4 (2.80%) .NET Developer
9 4 (2.80%) Account Manager
9 4 (2.80%) Escalation Manager
9 4 (2.80%) Java Developer
9 4 (2.80%) Senior Account Manager
9 4 (2.80%) Test Engineer
10 3 (2.10%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (14.69%) REST
2 18 (12.59%) React
3 14 (9.79%) .NET
3 14 (9.79%) RESTful
4 11 (7.69%) Middleware
5 9 (6.29%) JSON
5 9 (6.29%) Kafka
5 9 (6.29%) SOAP
6 8 (5.59%) OAuth
6 8 (5.59%) RabbitMQ
7 7 (4.90%) AngularJS
7 7 (4.90%) OpenID
7 7 (4.90%) XML
8 6 (4.20%) LDAP
8 6 (4.20%) OAuth2
8 6 (4.20%) SailPoint
8 6 (4.20%) Spring
9 5 (3.50%) ASP.NET
9 5 (3.50%) Node.js
10 4 (2.80%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 24 (16.78%) Cloud Native
2 9 (6.29%) Product Ownership
3 8 (5.59%) Onboarding
4 7 (4.90%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (2.80%) SCADA
5 4 (2.80%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.10%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.10%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.10%) PKI
7 2 (1.40%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.40%) Clustering
7 2 (1.40%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.40%) Enterprise Cloud
7 2 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.40%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.40%) PMI
7 2 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.40%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (13.29%) Windows
2 15 (10.49%) Linux
3 6 (4.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (3.50%) Unix
5 2 (1.40%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.40%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.40%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 2 (1.40%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.70%) Android
6 1 (0.70%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (34.97%) CI/CD
2 48 (33.57%) DevOps
3 47 (32.87%) Agile
4 43 (30.07%) Problem-Solving
5 25 (17.48%) AI
6 22 (15.38%) Containerisation
6 22 (15.38%) ITIL
6 22 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 22 (15.38%) Test Automation
7 20 (13.99%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (12.59%) Stakeholder Management
9 17 (11.89%) Scrum
10 16 (11.19%) Infrastructure as Code
10 16 (11.19%) Migration
11 15 (10.49%) Enterprise Architecture
11 15 (10.49%) Technical Leadership
12 14 (9.79%) Microservices
12 14 (9.79%) Software Testing
13 13 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
13 13 (9.09%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 23 (16.08%) Python
2 22 (15.38%) SQL
3 21 (14.69%) Java
3 21 (14.69%) PowerShell
4 15 (10.49%) JavaScript
5 13 (9.09%) C#
6 11 (7.69%) Bash
7 5 (3.50%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.80%) PL/SQL
8 4 (2.80%) T-SQL
9 3 (2.10%) Apex Code
9 3 (2.10%) Perl
9 3 (2.10%) Shell Script
10 2 (1.40%) ABAP
10 2 (1.40%) Bicep
10 2 (1.40%) Jython
10 2 (1.40%) Swift
11 1 (0.70%) Groovy
11 1 (0.70%) Korn
11 1 (0.70%) RPG
Qualifications
1 32 (22.38%) Security Cleared
2 29 (20.28%) SC Cleared
3 13 (9.09%) Degree
4 6 (4.20%) Azure Certification
5 5 (3.50%) CISSP
5 5 (3.50%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.10%) AWS Certification
6 3 (2.10%) ISTQB
6 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.10%) PMP
7 2 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.40%) CISM
7 2 (1.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (1.40%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.70%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.70%) MCSE
8 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.50%) Data Quality
1 5 (3.50%) QA
2 4 (2.80%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.10%) GDPR
3 3 (2.10%) NCSC
3 3 (2.10%) NIST
4 2 (1.40%) GxP
4 2 (1.40%) SLA
4 2 (1.40%) WCAG
5 1 (0.70%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.70%) GAMP
5 1 (0.70%) GMP
5 1 (0.70%) GRC
5 1 (0.70%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.70%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.70%) ITGC
5 1 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 25 (17.48%) Active Directory
2 20 (13.99%) Docker
3 2 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.70%) Firmware
4 1 (0.70%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.70%) OpenSSH
4 1 (0.70%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 19 (13.29%) Kubernetes
2 13 (9.09%) Terraform
3 11 (7.69%) Ansible
4 6 (4.20%) Grafana
5 5 (3.50%) Prometheus
6 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (2.10%) Puppet
6 3 (2.10%) Salt
6 3 (2.10%) SCCM
7 2 (1.40%) Argo
7 2 (1.40%) CA Wily
7 2 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (1.40%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.70%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.70%) Fluentd
8 1 (0.70%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.70%) logstash
8 1 (0.70%) QRadar
Vendors
1 28 (19.58%) Microsoft
2 15 (10.49%) Oracle
3 13 (9.09%) SAP
3 13 (9.09%) ServiceNow
4 8 (5.59%) CyberArk
5 7 (4.90%) Google
5 7 (4.90%) Salesforce
6 5 (3.50%) IBM
6 5 (3.50%) Red Hat
7 3 (2.10%) Atlassian
7 3 (2.10%) BeyondTrust
7 3 (2.10%) Centrify
7 3 (2.10%) Conga
7 3 (2.10%) Databricks
7 3 (2.10%) Fortinet
7 3 (2.10%) GoCardless
8 2 (1.40%) AppDynamics
8 2 (1.40%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.40%) Okta
8 2 (1.40%) Workday