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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 234 224
Rank change year-on-year +69 -10 +76
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 241 74 118
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.79% 0.77% 0.94%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.62% 2.17% 3.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 43 66
10th Percentile £353 £338 £438
25th Percentile £449 £419 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +1.85%
75th Percentile £611 £613 £672
90th Percentile £700 £728 £1,000
UK median daily rate £525 £514 £525
% change year-on-year +2.09% -2.05% -8.70%
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 5,216 3,417 3,866
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 38.65% 35.45% 30.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,150 2,199 2,482
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 £686
90th Percentile £750 £790 £850
UK median daily rate £525 £519 £527
% change year-on-year +1.25% -1.57% -4.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 387 111 88
10th Percentile £16.70 £14.78 £19.26
25th Percentile £31.25 £22.13 £29.79
Median hourly rate £43.96 £43.00 £61.98
Median % change year-on-year +2.23% -30.62% +18.05%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £70.16 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £35.91 £27.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +30.58% -42.11% +5.56%

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 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 11 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 10 (4.15%) Confluence
2 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.24%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.83%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (0.83%) IIS
4 2 (0.83%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.83%) Mendix
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Service Bus
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.83%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.41%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.41%) Apache
5 1 (0.41%) Appian
5 1 (0.41%) JBoss
5 1 (0.41%) Mule
5 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
1 1 (0.41%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (4.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (3.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.66%) NetSuite
3 4 (1.66%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.66%) Primavera
4 3 (1.24%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (1.24%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.83%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.83%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.83%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.83%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.41%) Endur
6 1 (0.41%) Maximo
6 1 (0.41%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.41%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.41%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.41%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 107 (44.40%) Azure
2 53 (21.99%) AWS
3 46 (19.09%) Entra ID
4 24 (9.96%) SaaS
5 23 (9.54%) Power Platform
6 19 (7.88%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (7.05%) GitHub
8 15 (6.22%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (6.22%) Power Automate
9 14 (5.81%) GCP
9 14 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
10 12 (4.98%) Azure Monitor
11 10 (4.15%) Azure Logic Apps
11 10 (4.15%) Serverless
12 7 (2.90%) Azure Key Vault
12 7 (2.90%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (2.49%) Amazon Bedrock
13 6 (2.49%) SuccessFactors
14 5 (2.07%) Azure AI
14 5 (2.07%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.15%) Firewall
2 5 (2.07%) Kerberos
3 4 (1.66%) Network Security
3 4 (1.66%) NGFW
3 4 (1.66%) X.509
4 3 (1.24%) DNS
4 3 (1.24%) SSL
4 3 (1.24%) VPN
5 2 (0.83%) FTP
5 2 (0.83%) Internet
5 2 (0.83%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.83%) WAN
6 1 (0.41%) DHCP
6 1 (0.41%) HTTP
6 1 (0.41%) LAN
6 1 (0.41%) Reverse Proxy
6 1 (0.41%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (9.54%) SQL Server
2 18 (7.47%) Power BI
3 12 (4.98%) PostgreSQL
4 11 (4.56%) Relational Database
5 6 (2.49%) Metadata
5 6 (2.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.07%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.66%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.24%) DynamoDB
8 3 (1.24%) MySQL
8 3 (1.24%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.83%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.83%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.83%) OLAP
9 2 (0.83%) OLTP
9 2 (0.83%) Oracle OLAP
9 2 (0.83%) SAP HANA
10 1 (0.41%) AlloyDB
10 1 (0.41%) Amazon Aurora
10 1 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 16 (6.64%) Git
2 14 (5.81%) JIRA
3 10 (4.15%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.49%) GitLab
5 5 (2.07%) Postman
6 3 (1.24%) Cucumber
6 3 (1.24%) Maven
6 3 (1.24%) REST Assured
6 3 (1.24%) SonarQube
6 3 (1.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.83%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.83%) JUnit
7 2 (0.83%) Mockito
7 2 (0.83%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.41%) Ant
8 1 (0.41%) JMeter
8 1 (0.41%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.41%) MSI
8 1 (0.41%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
General
1 98 (40.66%) Social Skills
2 47 (19.50%) Finance
3 45 (18.67%) Public Sector
4 34 (14.11%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (4.15%) Banking
6 7 (2.90%) Legal
6 7 (2.90%) Manufacturing
6 7 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (2.07%) Aerospace
7 5 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (2.07%) Police
8 4 (1.66%) Financial Institution
8 4 (1.66%) Military
9 3 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.24%) Local Government
9 3 (1.24%) Social Housing
10 2 (0.83%) Back Office
10 2 (0.83%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.83%) Public Speaking
10 2 (0.83%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 50 (20.75%) Architect
1 50 (20.75%) Developer
2 42 (17.43%) Senior
3 25 (10.37%) Solutions Architect
4 20 (8.30%) Consultant
5 15 (6.22%) Senior Developer
6 14 (5.81%) Project Manager
7 12 (4.98%) Analyst
8 10 (4.15%) Azure Engineer
8 10 (4.15%) Lead
9 9 (3.73%) Java Developer
9 9 (3.73%) Senior Architect
10 8 (3.32%) Full-Stack Developer
10 8 (3.32%) Technical Architect
11 7 (2.90%) Cloud Engineer
11 7 (2.90%) ERP Architect
11 7 (2.90%) Technical Consultant
12 5 (2.07%) Senior Manager
12 5 (2.07%) Technical Analyst
12 5 (2.07%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (19.09%) REST
2 28 (11.62%) .NET
3 27 (11.20%) Terraform
4 22 (9.13%) OAuth
5 21 (8.71%) React
6 20 (8.30%) Middleware
7 19 (7.88%) JSON
8 18 (7.47%) SOAP
9 17 (7.05%) OAuth2
10 15 (6.22%) OpenID
10 15 (6.22%) XML
11 14 (5.81%) RESTful
12 13 (5.39%) AngularJS
13 12 (4.98%) Web Services
14 11 (4.56%) SailPoint
15 9 (3.73%) Spring
16 8 (3.32%) ASP.NET
16 8 (3.32%) LDAP
17 7 (2.90%) Node.js
18 6 (2.49%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 40 (16.60%) Cloud Native
2 21 (8.71%) Product Ownership
3 15 (6.22%) Onboarding
4 14 (5.81%) Distributed Systems
5 11 (4.56%) Hybrid Cloud
6 10 (4.15%) AI Agents
7 9 (3.73%) Management Information System
8 7 (2.90%) Legacy Applications
8 7 (2.90%) PKI
9 6 (2.49%) CMDB
9 6 (2.49%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.66%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (1.66%) SCADA
12 2 (0.83%) IVR
12 2 (0.83%) Life Science
12 2 (0.83%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.37%) Windows
2 17 (7.05%) Linux
3 8 (3.32%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.66%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.83%) Unix
6 2 (0.83%) VMS
6 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (34.85%) CI/CD
2 74 (30.71%) Agile
3 72 (29.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 69 (28.63%) DevOps
5 63 (26.14%) Problem-Solving
6 46 (19.09%) Migration
7 44 (18.26%) AI
8 40 (16.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 39 (16.18%) Continuous Improvement
9 39 (16.18%) Roadmaps
10 38 (15.77%) Infrastructure as Code
11 31 (12.86%) Enterprise Architecture
12 28 (11.62%) Technical Leadership
13 26 (10.79%) ITIL
14 25 (10.37%) Identity Access Management
14 25 (10.37%) Microservices
15 24 (9.96%) Containerisation
15 24 (9.96%) Service Management
16 23 (9.54%) ERP
16 23 (9.54%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 38 (15.77%) Java
2 34 (14.11%) SQL
3 32 (13.28%) JavaScript
4 26 (10.79%) C#
4 26 (10.79%) PowerShell
5 24 (9.96%) Python
6 11 (4.56%) Bash
6 11 (4.56%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.73%) Bicep
8 5 (2.07%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.66%) Apex Code
9 4 (1.66%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.66%) Shell Script
10 3 (1.24%) C++
10 3 (1.24%) Groovy
11 2 (0.83%) ABAP
11 2 (0.83%) BeanShell
11 2 (0.83%) Rust
12 1 (0.41%) CodeQL
12 1 (0.41%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 72 (29.88%) Security Cleared
2 65 (26.97%) SC Cleared
3 19 (7.88%) Degree
4 17 (7.05%) Azure Certification
5 10 (4.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (2.49%) AWS Certification
9 5 (2.07%) CISSP
10 4 (1.66%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.66%) MCSE
10 4 (1.66%) PMI Certification
10 4 (1.66%) PMP
11 3 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.24%) CISM
11 3 (1.24%) ISTQB
11 3 (1.24%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 3 (1.24%) Master's Degree
11 3 (1.24%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.30%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.73%) QA
3 7 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (1.66%) GDPR
4 4 (1.66%) NIST
5 3 (1.24%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.24%) ITGC
5 3 (1.24%) NCSC
5 3 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.41%) GRC
6 1 (0.41%) GxP
6 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.41%) PMO
6 1 (0.41%) SLA
6 1 (0.41%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.41%) WCAG
System Software
1 46 (19.09%) Active Directory
2 30 (12.45%) Docker
3 6 (2.49%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.41%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.41%) OpenSSH
5 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 36 (14.94%) Kubernetes
2 11 (4.56%) Ansible
2 11 (4.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (3.73%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (3.32%) Grafana
5 4 (1.66%) SCCM
6 3 (1.24%) Argo
6 3 (1.24%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.41%) CASB
7 1 (0.41%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.41%) FreeIPA
7 1 (0.41%) Podman
Vendors
1 87 (36.10%) Microsoft
2 34 (14.11%) SAP
3 31 (12.86%) Oracle
4 20 (8.30%) ServiceNow
5 14 (5.81%) Salesforce
6 10 (4.15%) Google
7 9 (3.73%) CyberArk
7 9 (3.73%) Databricks
8 8 (3.32%) Workday
9 6 (2.49%) IBM
9 6 (2.49%) JD Edwards
9 6 (2.49%) MuleSoft
10 5 (2.07%) Ariba
10 5 (2.07%) OpenAI
10 5 (2.07%) VMware
11 4 (1.66%) Dynatrace
11 4 (1.66%) Okta
12 3 (1.24%) Conga
12 3 (1.24%) GoCardless
12 3 (1.24%) Red Hat