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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 233 219
Rank change year-on-year +67 -14 +86
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 247 71 117
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.81% 0.73% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.67% 2.07% 3.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 40 65
10th Percentile £350 £323 £437
25th Percentile £447 £418 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +1.85%
75th Percentile £610 £628 £663
90th Percentile £700 £738 £910
UK median daily rate £525 £518 £524
% change year-on-year +1.45% -1.15% -8.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £77.28 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £92.00 £30.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +206.67% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £93.80 - -
UK median hourly rate £19.50 £16.00 £78.40
% change year-on-year +21.88% -79.59% +24.16%

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 5,294 3,422 3,821
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 38.70% 35.40% 30.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,200 2,202 2,443
10th Percentile £363 £335 £325
25th Percentile £438 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £649 £685
90th Percentile £750 £790 £850
UK median daily rate £525 £519 £529
% change year-on-year +1.25% -1.94% -3.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 393 110 85
10th Percentile £16.70 £14.60 £18.94
25th Percentile £31.25 £21.81 £27.84
Median hourly rate £43.96 £38.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.18% -35.83% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £70.16 £82.50
UK median hourly rate £35.91 £27.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year +30.58% -40.45% +2.62%

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 14 October 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 14 October 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 11 (4.45%) Confluence
2 6 (2.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.21%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.81%) IIS
4 2 (0.81%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.81%) Mendix
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle Service Bus
4 2 (0.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.81%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.40%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.40%) Apache
5 1 (0.40%) Appian
5 1 (0.40%) JBoss
5 1 (0.40%) Mule
5 1 (0.40%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.40%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (4.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (3.24%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.62%) NetSuite
3 4 (1.62%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.62%) Primavera
4 3 (1.21%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (1.21%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.81%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.81%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.81%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.40%) Endur
6 1 (0.40%) Maximo
6 1 (0.40%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.40%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.40%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.40%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.40%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 108 (43.72%) Azure
2 54 (21.86%) AWS
3 47 (19.03%) Entra ID
4 26 (10.53%) SaaS
5 23 (9.31%) Power Platform
6 19 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (7.69%) GitHub
7 15 (6.07%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (6.07%) Power Automate
8 14 (5.67%) GCP
9 12 (4.86%) Azure Monitor
10 10 (4.05%) Azure Logic Apps
10 10 (4.05%) Serverless
11 9 (3.64%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (2.43%) Amazon Bedrock
12 6 (2.43%) Azure Key Vault
12 6 (2.43%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (2.02%) Azure AI
13 5 (2.02%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.05%) Firewall
2 5 (2.02%) Kerberos
3 4 (1.62%) Network Security
3 4 (1.62%) NGFW
3 4 (1.62%) X.509
4 3 (1.21%) DNS
4 3 (1.21%) SSL
4 3 (1.21%) VPN
5 2 (0.81%) FTP
5 2 (0.81%) Internet
5 2 (0.81%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.81%) WAN
6 1 (0.40%) DHCP
6 1 (0.40%) HTTP
6 1 (0.40%) Reverse Proxy
6 1 (0.40%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.40%) SSH
6 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (9.72%) SQL Server
2 18 (7.29%) Power BI
3 12 (4.86%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (4.86%) Relational Database
4 6 (2.43%) Metadata
4 6 (2.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.62%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.62%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.21%) DynamoDB
6 3 (1.21%) MySQL
6 3 (1.21%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.81%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.81%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.81%) OLAP
7 2 (0.81%) OLTP
7 2 (0.81%) Oracle OLAP
7 2 (0.81%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.40%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.40%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 17 (6.88%) Git
2 15 (6.07%) JIRA
3 10 (4.05%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.02%) GitLab
4 5 (2.02%) Postman
5 3 (1.21%) Cucumber
5 3 (1.21%) Maven
5 3 (1.21%) REST Assured
5 3 (1.21%) SonarQube
5 3 (1.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.81%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.81%) CircleCI
6 2 (0.81%) Gradle
6 2 (0.81%) JUnit
6 2 (0.81%) Mockito
6 2 (0.81%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.40%) JMeter
7 1 (0.40%) MSI
7 1 (0.40%) Visual LANSA
7 1 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 100 (40.49%) Social Skills
2 49 (19.84%) Finance
3 47 (19.03%) Public Sector
4 35 (14.17%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (4.86%) Banking
6 8 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (2.83%) Legal
7 7 (2.83%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.43%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.02%) Aerospace
9 5 (2.02%) Police
10 4 (1.62%) Financial Institution
10 4 (1.62%) Military
11 3 (1.21%) Back Office
11 3 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.21%) Investment Banking
11 3 (1.21%) Local Government
11 3 (1.21%) Social Housing
12 2 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.81%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 51 (20.65%) Developer
2 50 (20.24%) Architect
3 43 (17.41%) Senior
4 25 (10.12%) Solutions Architect
5 21 (8.50%) Consultant
6 15 (6.07%) Senior Developer
7 14 (5.67%) Analyst
7 14 (5.67%) Project Manager
8 12 (4.86%) Lead
9 10 (4.05%) Azure Engineer
10 9 (3.64%) Full-Stack Developer
10 9 (3.64%) Java Developer
10 9 (3.64%) Senior Architect
11 8 (3.24%) Technical Architect
12 7 (2.83%) Cloud Engineer
12 7 (2.83%) ERP Architect
12 7 (2.83%) Technical Consultant
13 6 (2.43%) SailPoint Consultant
13 6 (2.43%) Technical Analyst
14 5 (2.02%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (19.43%) REST
2 28 (11.34%) .NET
3 27 (10.93%) Terraform
4 23 (9.31%) OAuth
5 22 (8.91%) React
6 20 (8.10%) JSON
6 20 (8.10%) Middleware
7 19 (7.69%) SOAP
8 17 (6.88%) OAuth2
9 16 (6.48%) XML
10 15 (6.07%) OpenID
11 14 (5.67%) AngularJS
11 14 (5.67%) RESTful
12 13 (5.26%) Web Services
13 12 (4.86%) SailPoint
14 11 (4.45%) Spring
15 9 (3.64%) LDAP
16 8 (3.24%) ASP.NET
16 8 (3.24%) Node.js
17 6 (2.43%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 40 (16.19%) Cloud Native
2 22 (8.91%) Product Ownership
3 17 (6.88%) Onboarding
4 14 (5.67%) Distributed Systems
5 11 (4.45%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (4.05%) AI Agents
6 10 (4.05%) Management Information System
7 8 (3.24%) Legacy Applications
8 7 (2.83%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.83%) PKI
9 6 (2.43%) CMDB
9 6 (2.43%) Enterprise Cloud
10 5 (2.02%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.62%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.62%) SCADA
12 3 (1.21%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.81%) Data Centre
13 2 (0.81%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.12%) Windows
2 17 (6.88%) Linux
3 8 (3.24%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.62%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.81%) Unix
6 2 (0.81%) VMS
6 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.40%) Android
7 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (34.41%) CI/CD
2 79 (31.98%) Agile
3 75 (30.36%) Stakeholder Management
4 69 (27.94%) DevOps
5 66 (26.72%) Problem-Solving
6 49 (19.84%) Migration
7 45 (18.22%) AI
8 43 (17.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 41 (16.60%) Continuous Improvement
9 41 (16.60%) Roadmaps
10 37 (14.98%) Infrastructure as Code
11 31 (12.55%) Enterprise Architecture
12 28 (11.34%) Microservices
12 28 (11.34%) Technical Leadership
13 26 (10.53%) Identity Access Management
13 26 (10.53%) ITIL
13 26 (10.53%) Scrum
13 26 (10.53%) Service Management
14 24 (9.72%) ERP
14 24 (9.72%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 42 (17.00%) Java
2 37 (14.98%) SQL
3 32 (12.96%) JavaScript
4 27 (10.93%) PowerShell
5 26 (10.53%) C#
6 24 (9.72%) Python
7 12 (4.86%) TypeScript
8 10 (4.05%) Bash
9 9 (3.64%) Bicep
10 5 (2.02%) T-SQL
11 4 (1.62%) Apex Code
11 4 (1.62%) PL/SQL
11 4 (1.62%) Shell Script
12 3 (1.21%) BeanShell
12 3 (1.21%) C++
12 3 (1.21%) Groovy
13 2 (0.81%) ABAP
13 2 (0.81%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.81%) Rust
14 1 (0.40%) CodeQL
Qualifications
1 73 (29.55%) Security Cleared
2 66 (26.72%) SC Cleared
3 22 (8.91%) Degree
4 17 (6.88%) Azure Certification
5 10 (4.05%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (4.05%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.24%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.43%) AWS Certification
8 5 (2.02%) CISSP
8 5 (2.02%) PMI Certification
8 5 (2.02%) PMP
9 4 (1.62%) DV Cleared
9 4 (1.62%) MCSE
10 3 (1.21%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.21%) CISM
10 3 (1.21%) ISTQB
10 3 (1.21%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (1.21%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.10%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.64%) QA
3 7 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.62%) GDPR
4 4 (1.62%) NIST
5 3 (1.21%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.21%) ITGC
5 3 (1.21%) NCSC
5 3 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.40%) GRC
6 1 (0.40%) GxP
6 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.40%) PMO
6 1 (0.40%) SLA
6 1 (0.40%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.40%) WCAG
System Software
1 47 (19.03%) Active Directory
2 30 (12.15%) Docker
3 6 (2.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.40%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.40%) OpenSSH
5 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (14.17%) Kubernetes
2 11 (4.45%) Ansible
2 11 (4.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (3.64%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (3.24%) Grafana
5 4 (1.62%) SCCM
6 3 (1.21%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.81%) Argo
8 1 (0.40%) CASB
8 1 (0.40%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.40%) FreeIPA
8 1 (0.40%) Podman
Vendors
1 88 (35.63%) Microsoft
2 34 (13.77%) SAP
3 31 (12.55%) Oracle
4 21 (8.50%) ServiceNow
5 14 (5.67%) Salesforce
6 10 (4.05%) CyberArk
6 10 (4.05%) Google
7 9 (3.64%) Databricks
8 8 (3.24%) Workday
9 6 (2.43%) IBM
9 6 (2.43%) JD Edwards
9 6 (2.43%) MuleSoft
10 5 (2.02%) Ariba
10 5 (2.02%) OpenAI
10 5 (2.02%) VMware
11 4 (1.62%) Dynatrace
11 4 (1.62%) Okta
12 3 (1.21%) Conga
12 3 (1.21%) GoCardless
12 3 (1.21%) Pega