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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 232 298
Rank change year-on-year +20 +66 +1
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 115 83 65
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.07% 0.78% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.10% 2.43% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 34 46
10th Percentile £356 £348 £388
25th Percentile £500 £466 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £542 £550
Median % change year-on-year +19.93% -1.45% -6.38%
75th Percentile £750 £607 £700
90th Percentile - £664 £756
UK median daily rate £550 £535 £556
% change year-on-year +2.80% -3.82% +1.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £30.63 - -
25th Percentile £31.58 £52.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £33.16 £55.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.71% +100.00% -
75th Percentile £34.74 £57.50 £28.75
90th Percentile £35.69 - -
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £78.40 £62.32
% change year-on-year -79.59% +25.80% +0.12%

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 3,713 3,413 4,806
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.52% 31.90% 29.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,308 2,216 3,235
10th Percentile £327 £328 £325
25th Percentile £421 £422 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -6.05% +2.80% -2.73%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 141 54 185
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.08 £15.80
25th Percentile £21.25 £30.44 £22.87
Median hourly rate £45.46 £41.00 £42.31
Median % change year-on-year +10.88% -3.08% -32.85%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £76.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £35.13 £32.12
% change year-on-year -14.59% +9.37% +42.83%

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 11 February 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 (5.22%) IIS
2 4 (3.48%) Confluence
3 3 (2.61%) Apache
4 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.87%) CMS
5 1 (0.87%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.87%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.74%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.87%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 1 (0.87%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.87%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 73 (63.48%) Azure
2 50 (43.48%) AWS
3 43 (37.39%) GCP
4 20 (17.39%) Entra ID
5 9 (7.83%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (6.96%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (6.09%) Power Platform
7 7 (6.09%) SaaS
8 6 (5.22%) IaaS
8 6 (5.22%) Serverless
9 5 (4.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 5 (4.35%) GitHub
10 4 (3.48%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (3.48%) Microsoft Purview
10 4 (3.48%) PaaS
10 4 (3.48%) Power Automate
10 4 (3.48%) PowerApps
11 3 (2.61%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (2.61%) Mimecast
11 3 (2.61%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.70%) DNS
2 8 (6.96%) Firewall
3 5 (4.35%) DHCP
4 2 (1.74%) Network Security
4 2 (1.74%) VPN
5 1 (0.87%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.09%) SQL Server
2 6 (5.22%) Power BI
3 4 (3.48%) Data Lake
4 3 (2.61%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (2.61%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.61%) Oracle Database
5 2 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.74%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.74%) MySQL
5 2 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.74%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.87%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.87%) DocumentDB
6 1 (0.87%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (6.09%) JIRA
2 6 (5.22%) Jenkins
3 4 (3.48%) Git
4 2 (1.74%) GitLab
5 1 (0.87%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.87%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.87%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.87%) MLflow
5 1 (0.87%) Postman
5 1 (0.87%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.87%) ScriptRunner
5 1 (0.87%) Selenium
5 1 (0.87%) TestRail
5 1 (0.87%) WebDriver
General
1 68 (59.13%) Social Skills
2 21 (18.26%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (11.30%) Finance
4 6 (5.22%) Public Sector
5 3 (2.61%) Banking
5 3 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (2.61%) Financial Institution
6 2 (1.74%) Automotive
6 2 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (1.74%) Legal
6 2 (1.74%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.74%) Marketing
7 1 (0.87%) Electronics
7 1 (0.87%) Mandarin Language
7 1 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.87%) Police
7 1 (0.87%) Retail
7 1 (0.87%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 49 (42.61%) Architect
2 34 (29.57%) CyberArk Architect
3 13 (11.30%) Developer
4 7 (6.09%) Analyst
5 6 (5.22%) Consultant
5 6 (5.22%) Senior
6 5 (4.35%) Azure Architect
6 5 (4.35%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
7 4 (3.48%) DevOps Engineer
7 4 (3.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (2.61%) .NET Developer
8 3 (2.61%) Applications Architect
8 3 (2.61%) Applications Manager
8 3 (2.61%) Business Analyst
8 3 (2.61%) C# .NET Developer
8 3 (2.61%) C# Developer
8 3 (2.61%) Firewall Engineer
8 3 (2.61%) Network Engineer
8 3 (2.61%) Switch Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (33.91%) REST
2 35 (30.43%) LDAP
3 34 (29.57%) SOAP
4 6 (5.22%) .NET
4 6 (5.22%) Node.js
5 5 (4.35%) React
6 4 (3.48%) .NET Framework
6 4 (3.48%) CSS
6 4 (3.48%) HTML
6 4 (3.48%) RESTful
7 3 (2.61%) ARM Templates
7 3 (2.61%) HTML5
7 3 (2.61%) OAuth
7 3 (2.61%) SAML
7 3 (2.61%) WinForms
8 2 (1.74%) AngularJS
8 2 (1.74%) ASP.NET
8 2 (1.74%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (1.74%) Vue
8 2 (1.74%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 38 (33.04%) Security Posture
2 8 (6.96%) Cloud Native
3 3 (2.61%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.61%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (2.61%) Virtual Team
4 2 (1.74%) BYOD
4 2 (1.74%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (1.74%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.74%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (1.74%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.87%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.87%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.87%) Distributed Computing
5 1 (0.87%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 1 (0.87%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (0.87%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (17.39%) Windows
2 11 (9.57%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.35%) Linux
4 1 (0.87%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.87%) Unix
4 1 (0.87%) VMS
4 1 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.87%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (50.43%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (37.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 38 (33.04%) Integration Patterns
4 36 (31.30%) ITSM
4 36 (31.30%) Privileged Access Management
4 36 (31.30%) SIEM
4 36 (31.30%) Task Automation
4 36 (31.30%) Technical Leadership
5 34 (29.57%) Presales
6 26 (22.61%) CI/CD
7 23 (20.00%) Agile
8 22 (19.13%) DevOps
9 14 (12.17%) ERP
9 14 (12.17%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (9.57%) Identity Access Management
10 11 (9.57%) Infrastructure as Code
11 10 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
11 10 (8.70%) CRM
11 10 (8.70%) Roadmaps
12 9 (7.83%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 48 (41.74%) Python
2 46 (40.00%) PowerShell
3 13 (11.30%) SQL
4 7 (6.09%) JavaScript
5 6 (5.22%) C#
6 3 (2.61%) Bash
6 3 (2.61%) PL/SQL
6 3 (2.61%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.74%) Java
7 2 (1.74%) PHP
8 1 (0.87%) Bicep
8 1 (0.87%) Go
8 1 (0.87%) Korn
8 1 (0.87%) Ruby
8 1 (0.87%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.87%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 49 (42.61%) Security Cleared
2 48 (41.74%) SC Cleared
3 13 (11.30%) Degree
4 6 (5.22%) Azure Certification
4 6 (5.22%) CISSP
4 6 (5.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (5.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.61%) AWS Certification
5 3 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.61%) PMP
6 2 (1.74%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (0.87%) CEH
7 1 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.87%) CISM
7 1 (0.87%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.87%) CRISC
7 1 (0.87%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.87%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.09%) QA
2 4 (3.48%) GDPR
3 3 (2.61%) GRC
3 3 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.61%) SLA
4 2 (1.74%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.74%) NIST
5 1 (0.87%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.87%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.87%) GAMP
5 1 (0.87%) GMP
5 1 (0.87%) GxP
5 1 (0.87%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.87%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.87%) ITGC
5 1 (0.87%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.87%) PSD2
5 1 (0.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.87%) SOC 2
System Software
1 50 (43.48%) Active Directory
2 11 (9.57%) Docker
3 4 (3.48%) Hyper-V
3 4 (3.48%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.74%) Firmware
5 1 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (8.70%) Terraform
2 8 (6.96%) Kubernetes
3 6 (5.22%) Ansible
4 2 (1.74%) Grafana
4 2 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.74%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.74%) SCCM
5 1 (0.87%) Fluentd
5 1 (0.87%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.87%) logstash
5 1 (0.87%) Nexpose
5 1 (0.87%) QRadar
5 1 (0.87%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 34 (29.57%) BeyondTrust
1 34 (29.57%) Centrify
1 34 (29.57%) CyberArk
2 28 (24.35%) Microsoft
3 7 (6.09%) Oracle
4 5 (4.35%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.35%) SAP
5 4 (3.48%) Cisco
5 4 (3.48%) Databricks
5 4 (3.48%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.61%) Atlassian
6 3 (2.61%) Citrix
6 3 (2.61%) Google
6 3 (2.61%) Palo Alto
6 3 (2.61%) SolarWinds
6 3 (2.61%) Workday
7 2 (1.74%) AppDynamics
7 2 (1.74%) MuleSoft
7 2 (1.74%) Okta
7 2 (1.74%) Splunk