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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 202 289
Rank change year-on-year -13 +87 +2
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 119 103 60
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.01% 1.02% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.94% 3.09% 1.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 54 42
10th Percentile £356 £325 £401
25th Percentile £463 £453 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £598 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year +8.68% -2.22% -1.32%
75th Percentile £750 £672 £697
90th Percentile - £850 £774
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
Median hourly rate £36.32 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -41.89% - -
UK median hourly rate £16.00 £68.05 £61.65
% change year-on-year -76.49% +10.39% -5.16%

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 4,047 3,328 4,504
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.43% 33.00% 28.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,538 2,264 3,027
10th Percentile £350 £340 £315
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £657
90th Percentile £750 £825 £788
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £537
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.23% -2.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 75 178
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.33 £15.23
25th Percentile £25.38 £24.48 £23.66
Median hourly rate £50.00 £41.00 £44.74
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% -8.36% -28.98%
75th Percentile £70.00 £64.88 £60.00
90th Percentile £83.65 £78.25 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +38.46% +18.18% +22.30%

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 2 April 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 (5.04%) IIS
2 3 (2.52%) Apache
2 3 (2.52%) Confluence
3 2 (1.68%) IBM HTTP Server
3 2 (1.68%) Oracle HTTP Server
3 2 (1.68%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.68%) WebSphere Application Server
3 2 (1.68%) WebSphere Portal
4 1 (0.84%) CMS
4 1 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.84%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.68%) Primavera
2 1 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.84%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.84%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 70 (58.82%) Azure
2 53 (44.54%) AWS
3 44 (36.97%) GCP
4 22 (18.49%) Entra ID
5 8 (6.72%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (6.72%) Serverless
6 6 (5.04%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (3.36%) Amazon S3
7 4 (3.36%) AWS Lambda
7 4 (3.36%) PaaS
7 4 (3.36%) Power Platform
7 4 (3.36%) SaaS
8 3 (2.52%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (2.52%) Amazon ECS
8 3 (2.52%) Azure AKS
8 3 (2.52%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (2.52%) GitHub
8 3 (2.52%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (2.52%) Mimecast
8 3 (2.52%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.08%) DNS
2 8 (6.72%) Firewall
3 5 (4.20%) DHCP
4 2 (1.68%) HTTP
4 2 (1.68%) SSL
4 2 (1.68%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.84%) LAN
5 1 (0.84%) Network Security
5 1 (0.84%) Reverse Proxy
5 1 (0.84%) VPN
5 1 (0.84%) WAN
5 1 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.20%) NoSQL
1 5 (4.20%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.52%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (2.52%) DynamoDB
2 3 (2.52%) Oracle Database
2 3 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.68%) Amazon Redshift
3 2 (1.68%) Power BI
4 1 (0.84%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (0.84%) Amazon Aurora
4 1 (0.84%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (0.84%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.84%) DocumentDB
4 1 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (7.56%) JIRA
2 8 (6.72%) Jenkins
3 5 (4.20%) Git
3 5 (4.20%) GitLab
4 2 (1.68%) Introscope
4 2 (1.68%) Postman
5 1 (0.84%) AdminStudio
5 1 (0.84%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.84%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.84%) JMeter
5 1 (0.84%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.84%) MLflow
5 1 (0.84%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.84%) Selenium
5 1 (0.84%) WebDriver
General
1 70 (58.82%) Social Skills
2 20 (16.81%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (9.24%) Finance
4 7 (5.88%) Banking
4 7 (5.88%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.36%) Financial Institution
6 3 (2.52%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (2.52%) Legal
7 2 (1.68%) Automotive
7 2 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.68%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.68%) Marketing
8 1 (0.84%) Electronics
8 1 (0.84%) German Language
8 1 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.84%) Mandarin Language
8 1 (0.84%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.84%) Police
8 1 (0.84%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (40.34%) Architect
2 34 (28.57%) CyberArk Architect
3 13 (10.92%) Developer
4 10 (8.40%) Senior
5 6 (5.04%) Analyst
5 6 (5.04%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.20%) .NET Developer
6 5 (4.20%) Consultant
6 5 (4.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (3.36%) C# .NET Developer
7 4 (3.36%) C# Developer
8 3 (2.52%) Applications Manager
8 3 (2.52%) Azure Architect
8 3 (2.52%) Backend Developer
8 3 (2.52%) Firewall Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Network Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Python Developer
8 3 (2.52%) Switch Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (35.29%) REST
2 36 (30.25%) LDAP
2 36 (30.25%) SOAP
3 9 (7.56%) .NET
4 6 (5.04%) Node.js
4 6 (5.04%) OAuth
4 6 (5.04%) React
4 6 (5.04%) RESTful
5 4 (3.36%) .NET Framework
5 4 (3.36%) Kafka
5 4 (3.36%) Middleware
5 4 (3.36%) OpenID
6 3 (2.52%) ARM Templates
6 3 (2.52%) JDBC
6 3 (2.52%) JSON
6 3 (2.52%) OAuth2
6 3 (2.52%) RabbitMQ
6 3 (2.52%) SailPoint
6 3 (2.52%) SAML
6 3 (2.52%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 37 (31.09%) Security Posture
2 11 (9.24%) Cloud Native
3 4 (3.36%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.36%) Onboarding
3 4 (3.36%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.52%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.52%) Virtual Team
5 2 (1.68%) BYOD
5 2 (1.68%) Clustering
5 2 (1.68%) CMDB
5 2 (1.68%) Distributed Systems
5 2 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.68%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.68%) PMI
6 1 (0.84%) Cloud Security Posture
6 1 (0.84%) iPhone
6 1 (0.84%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.84%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 23 (19.33%) Windows
2 10 (8.40%) Windows Server
3 6 (5.04%) Linux
4 3 (2.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (2.52%) Unix
5 2 (1.68%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.68%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.68%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.84%) Android
6 1 (0.84%) VMS
6 1 (0.84%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (50.42%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (36.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 39 (32.77%) Integration Patterns
4 36 (30.25%) ITSM
4 36 (30.25%) Privileged Access Management
4 36 (30.25%) SIEM
4 36 (30.25%) Task Automation
5 35 (29.41%) Technical Leadership
6 34 (28.57%) Presales
7 27 (22.69%) CI/CD
8 25 (21.01%) Agile
8 25 (21.01%) DevOps
9 16 (13.45%) Identity Access Management
10 13 (10.92%) ITIL
11 12 (10.08%) ERP
11 12 (10.08%) Migration
11 12 (10.08%) Stakeholder Management
11 12 (10.08%) Test Automation
12 11 (9.24%) AI
13 9 (7.56%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 47 (39.50%) Python
2 46 (38.66%) PowerShell
3 13 (10.92%) SQL
4 9 (7.56%) C#
5 6 (5.04%) Bash
5 6 (5.04%) JavaScript
6 5 (4.20%) Java
7 3 (2.52%) PL/SQL
7 3 (2.52%) T-SQL
8 2 (1.68%) Bicep
8 2 (1.68%) Jython
8 2 (1.68%) Perl
8 2 (1.68%) Swift
8 2 (1.68%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.84%) BeanShell
9 1 (0.84%) Korn
9 1 (0.84%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.84%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.84%) Ruby
9 1 (0.84%) Scala
Qualifications
1 52 (43.70%) Security Cleared
2 50 (42.02%) SC Cleared
3 12 (10.08%) Degree
4 6 (5.04%) CISSP
4 6 (5.04%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (4.20%) Azure Certification
5 5 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.36%) PMI Certification
7 3 (2.52%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.52%) PMP
8 2 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 1 (0.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.84%) CCSP
9 1 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.84%) CISM
9 1 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.84%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.04%) QA
2 5 (4.20%) GDPR
3 3 (2.52%) SLA
4 2 (1.68%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.68%) GRC
4 2 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.84%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 1 (0.84%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.84%) GAMP
5 1 (0.84%) GMP
5 1 (0.84%) GxP
5 1 (0.84%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.84%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.84%) ITGC
5 1 (0.84%) NIST
5 1 (0.84%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.84%) PSD2
5 1 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.84%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.84%) WCAG
System Software
1 52 (43.70%) Active Directory
2 13 (10.92%) Docker
3 4 (3.36%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.68%) Firmware
4 2 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (8.40%) Ansible
2 9 (7.56%) Kubernetes
2 9 (7.56%) Terraform
3 3 (2.52%) Grafana
3 3 (2.52%) Prometheus
3 3 (2.52%) SCCM
4 2 (1.68%) CA Wily
4 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.68%) Tivoli
5 1 (0.84%) Fluentd
5 1 (0.84%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.84%) logstash
5 1 (0.84%) Puppet
5 1 (0.84%) QRadar
5 1 (0.84%) Salt
Vendors
1 34 (28.57%) BeyondTrust
1 34 (28.57%) Centrify
1 34 (28.57%) CyberArk
2 26 (21.85%) Microsoft
3 9 (7.56%) Oracle
4 8 (6.72%) SAP
5 5 (4.20%) Citrix
6 4 (3.36%) AppDynamics
6 4 (3.36%) Cisco
6 4 (3.36%) Google
6 4 (3.36%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.52%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.52%) Red Hat
7 3 (2.52%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.52%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.68%) IBM
8 2 (1.68%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.68%) Splunk
8 2 (1.68%) VMware
8 2 (1.68%) Workday