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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 209 238
Rank change year-on-year -1 +29 +65
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 146 98 104
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.13% 1.01% 0.70%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.14% 2.98% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 56 71
10th Percentile £309 £332 £431
25th Percentile £453 £425 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £750 £710 £688
90th Percentile - £850 £950
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
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 £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 4,651 3,292 4,306
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 36.15% 33.90% 29.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,906 2,200 2,914
10th Percentile £360 £340 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £825 £846
UK median daily rate £519 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.24% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 241 86 188
10th Percentile £19.25 £17.15 £16.03
25th Percentile £28.00 £26.25 £25.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £45.63 £49.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.65% -7.36% -6.19%
75th Percentile £76.00 £64.52 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.75 £83.53 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.71 £32.95 £35.50
% change year-on-year +29.63% -7.20% +57.88%

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 18 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 18 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 4 (2.74%) Confluence
2 2 (1.37%) IBM HTTP Server
2 2 (1.37%) Jupyter
2 2 (1.37%) Oracle HTTP Server
2 2 (1.37%) WebSphere
2 2 (1.37%) WebSphere Application Server
2 2 (1.37%) WebSphere Portal
3 1 (0.68%) Apache
3 1 (0.68%) CMS
3 1 (0.68%) IIS
3 1 (0.68%) Mendix
3 1 (0.68%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (4.11%) Primavera
2 3 (2.05%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (1.37%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.68%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.68%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.68%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.68%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.68%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.68%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.68%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.68%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 73 (50.00%) Azure
2 53 (36.30%) AWS
3 35 (23.97%) GCP
4 21 (14.38%) Entra ID
5 8 (5.48%) Power Platform
5 8 (5.48%) Serverless
6 7 (4.79%) Azure Logic Apps
7 6 (4.11%) Amazon EC2
7 6 (4.11%) Amazon S3
7 6 (4.11%) SaaS
8 5 (3.42%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (3.42%) Azure Key Vault
9 4 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (2.74%) GitHub
9 4 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (2.74%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 3 (2.05%) AWS Control Tower
10 3 (2.05%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (2.05%) PaaS
10 3 (2.05%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.79%) Firewall
2 5 (3.42%) DNS
3 4 (2.74%) SSL
4 3 (2.05%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (1.37%) HTTP
5 2 (1.37%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.68%) DHCP
6 1 (0.68%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.68%) LAN
6 1 (0.68%) Network Security
6 1 (0.68%) NGFW
6 1 (0.68%) SSH
6 1 (0.68%) WAN
6 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.68%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.48%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (4.79%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.42%) NoSQL
4 4 (2.74%) Amazon Redshift
4 4 (2.74%) Power BI
5 3 (2.05%) Amazon Athena
5 3 (2.05%) Amazon QuickSight
5 3 (2.05%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (2.05%) DynamoDB
5 3 (2.05%) Relational Database
5 3 (2.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.37%) Amazon Aurora
6 2 (1.37%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.68%) Metadata
7 1 (0.68%) OLAP
7 1 (0.68%) OLTP
7 1 (0.68%) Oracle OLAP
7 1 (0.68%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 9 (6.16%) GitLab
1 9 (6.16%) JIRA
2 8 (5.48%) Git
3 7 (4.79%) Jenkins
4 5 (3.42%) Postman
5 3 (2.05%) Artifactory
5 3 (2.05%) Cucumber
5 3 (2.05%) REST Assured
6 2 (1.37%) Introscope
6 2 (1.37%) JMeter
6 2 (1.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.68%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.68%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.68%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.68%) JUnit
7 1 (0.68%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.68%) Maven
7 1 (0.68%) Mockito
7 1 (0.68%) MSI
7 1 (0.68%) SonarQube
General
1 65 (44.52%) Social Skills
2 20 (13.70%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (11.64%) Public Sector
4 14 (9.59%) Finance
5 6 (4.11%) Banking
5 6 (4.11%) Legal
6 5 (3.42%) Financial Institution
6 5 (3.42%) Military
6 5 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.05%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.37%) Law
8 2 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.37%) Police
8 2 (1.37%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.68%) Automotive
9 1 (0.68%) German Language
9 1 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.68%) Marketing
9 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (26.03%) Architect
2 24 (16.44%) CyberArk Architect
2 24 (16.44%) Developer
3 22 (15.07%) Senior
4 8 (5.48%) Analyst
5 7 (4.79%) Project Manager
6 6 (4.11%) Consultant
6 6 (4.11%) Senior Manager
7 5 (3.42%) Backend Developer
7 5 (3.42%) Cloud Engineer
7 5 (3.42%) Solutions Architect
7 5 (3.42%) Technical Analyst
8 4 (2.74%) Account Manager
8 4 (2.74%) Escalation Manager
8 4 (2.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 4 (2.74%) Senior Account Manager
8 4 (2.74%) Senior Developer
8 4 (2.74%) Test Engineer
9 3 (2.05%) Administrator
9 3 (2.05%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (26.71%) REST
2 28 (19.18%) SOAP
3 25 (17.12%) LDAP
4 15 (10.27%) React
5 12 (8.22%) RESTful
6 10 (6.85%) .NET
7 9 (6.16%) Middleware
8 8 (5.48%) Kafka
8 8 (5.48%) OAuth
9 7 (4.79%) OpenID
10 6 (4.11%) AngularJS
10 6 (4.11%) JSON
10 6 (4.11%) Node.js
10 6 (4.11%) OAuth2
11 5 (3.42%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (3.42%) SailPoint
11 5 (3.42%) XML
12 4 (2.74%) JMS
12 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Graph
12 4 (2.74%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 23 (15.75%) Security Posture
2 19 (13.01%) Cloud Native
3 8 (5.48%) Onboarding
4 7 (4.79%) Product Ownership
5 6 (4.11%) Distributed Systems
6 3 (2.05%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.05%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.05%) PKI
6 3 (2.05%) SCADA
6 3 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.37%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.37%) Clustering
7 2 (1.37%) CMDB
7 2 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.37%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.37%) PMI
7 2 (1.37%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.68%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.68%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 19 (13.01%) Windows
2 14 (9.59%) Linux
3 5 (3.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (3.42%) Unix
4 3 (2.05%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.37%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.37%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.37%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.68%) Android
6 1 (0.68%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (36.99%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (30.82%) CI/CD
3 42 (28.77%) DevOps
4 38 (26.03%) Agile
5 35 (23.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 31 (21.23%) Technical Leadership
7 29 (19.86%) Integration Patterns
8 26 (17.81%) ITSM
9 25 (17.12%) Task Automation
10 24 (16.44%) Presales
10 24 (16.44%) Privileged Access Management
11 23 (15.75%) SIEM
12 21 (14.38%) AI
12 21 (14.38%) ITIL
13 20 (13.70%) Test Automation
14 19 (13.01%) Containerisation
15 18 (12.33%) Continuous Improvement
16 16 (10.96%) Scrum
17 15 (10.27%) Infrastructure as Code
18 14 (9.59%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 40 (27.40%) Python
2 37 (25.34%) PowerShell
3 19 (13.01%) SQL
4 17 (11.64%) Java
5 12 (8.22%) JavaScript
6 11 (7.53%) Bash
7 8 (5.48%) C#
8 3 (2.05%) Apex Code
8 3 (2.05%) Perl
8 3 (2.05%) PL/SQL
8 3 (2.05%) Shell Script
8 3 (2.05%) T-SQL
8 3 (2.05%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.37%) ABAP
9 2 (1.37%) Bicep
9 2 (1.37%) Jython
9 2 (1.37%) Swift
10 1 (0.68%) C++
10 1 (0.68%) Korn
10 1 (0.68%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 44 (30.14%) Security Cleared
2 42 (28.77%) SC Cleared
3 11 (7.53%) Degree
4 5 (3.42%) Azure Certification
4 5 (3.42%) CISSP
5 4 (2.74%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.05%) AWS Certification
6 3 (2.05%) ISTQB
6 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.37%) CISM
7 2 (1.37%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (1.37%) PMP
7 2 (1.37%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.68%) MCSE
8 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.74%) Accessibility
1 4 (2.74%) Data Quality
1 4 (2.74%) QA
2 3 (2.05%) GDPR
2 3 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.37%) GxP
3 2 (1.37%) NCSC
3 2 (1.37%) NIST
3 2 (1.37%) WCAG
4 1 (0.68%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (0.68%) GAMP
4 1 (0.68%) GMP
4 1 (0.68%) GRC
4 1 (0.68%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.68%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.68%) SLA
4 1 (0.68%) SOC 2
System Software
1 42 (28.77%) Active Directory
2 16 (10.96%) Docker
3 2 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.68%) Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.68%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.68%) OpenSSH
4 1 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 14 (9.59%) Kubernetes
2 13 (8.90%) Terraform
3 11 (7.53%) Ansible
4 6 (4.11%) Grafana
5 5 (3.42%) Prometheus
6 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (2.05%) Puppet
6 3 (2.05%) Salt
6 3 (2.05%) SCCM
7 2 (1.37%) Argo
7 2 (1.37%) CA Wily
7 2 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (1.37%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.68%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.68%) Fluentd
8 1 (0.68%) Kubeflow
8 1 (0.68%) logstash
8 1 (0.68%) QRadar
Vendors
1 27 (18.49%) CyberArk
2 25 (17.12%) Microsoft
3 22 (15.07%) BeyondTrust
3 22 (15.07%) Centrify
4 14 (9.59%) Oracle
5 12 (8.22%) SAP
6 11 (7.53%) ServiceNow
7 6 (4.11%) Google
8 5 (3.42%) Red Hat
8 5 (3.42%) Salesforce
9 3 (2.05%) Atlassian
9 3 (2.05%) Conga
9 3 (2.05%) Fortinet
9 3 (2.05%) GoCardless
10 2 (1.37%) AppDynamics
10 2 (1.37%) Databricks
10 2 (1.37%) MuleSoft
10 2 (1.37%) Okta
10 2 (1.37%) Pega
10 2 (1.37%) Workday