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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 203 279
Rank change year-on-year -15 +76 +1
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 125 101 73
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.03% 1.02% 0.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.95% 3.09% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 60 49
10th Percentile £356 £328 £417
25th Percentile £463 £447 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £537 £600
Median % change year-on-year +11.73% -10.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £750 £672 £700
90th Percentile - £850 £950
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 £19.50 £62.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -68.80% +4.17% -11.11%

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 4,237 3,268 4,409
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 35.01% 32.99% 28.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,649 2,225 2,976
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £425 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.69% -0.91% -
75th Percentile £627 £680 £675
90th Percentile £750 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.42% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 76 195
10th Percentile £18.30 £18.75 £15.45
25th Percentile £25.38 £26.25 £25.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £41.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.74% -16.50% -13.04%
75th Percentile £70.00 £64.57 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £78.13 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £45.46 £32.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +39.88% +8.33% +33.42%

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 30 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 (4.80%) IIS
2 3 (2.40%) Apache
2 3 (2.40%) Confluence
3 2 (1.60%) IBM HTTP Server
3 2 (1.60%) Oracle HTTP Server
3 2 (1.60%) WebSphere
3 2 (1.60%) WebSphere Application Server
3 2 (1.60%) WebSphere Portal
4 1 (0.80%) CMS
4 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.80%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.60%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.60%) Primavera
2 1 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.80%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.80%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 71 (56.80%) Azure
2 56 (44.80%) AWS
3 45 (36.00%) GCP
4 19 (15.20%) Entra ID
5 9 (7.20%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (7.20%) Serverless
6 6 (4.80%) Amazon S3
6 6 (4.80%) AWS Lambda
6 6 (4.80%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (4.00%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (4.00%) SaaS
8 4 (3.20%) GitHub
8 4 (3.20%) Power Platform
8 4 (3.20%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 3 (2.40%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (2.40%) AWS Control Tower
9 3 (2.40%) Azure Key Vault
9 3 (2.40%) GitHub Actions
9 3 (2.40%) Mimecast
9 3 (2.40%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.20%) DNS
2 8 (6.40%) Firewall
3 4 (3.20%) DHCP
4 3 (2.40%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (1.60%) HTTP
5 2 (1.60%) SSL
5 2 (1.60%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.80%) LAN
6 1 (0.80%) WAN
6 1 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.00%) NoSQL
1 5 (4.00%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.20%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (2.40%) Amazon Athena
3 3 (2.40%) Amazon QuickSight
3 3 (2.40%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (2.40%) DynamoDB
3 3 (2.40%) Oracle Database
3 3 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (1.60%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.60%) Power BI
5 1 (0.80%) Amazon Aurora
5 1 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.80%) DocumentDB
5 1 (0.80%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 9 (7.20%) GitLab
2 8 (6.40%) Jenkins
2 8 (6.40%) JIRA
3 6 (4.80%) Git
4 3 (2.40%) Artifactory
5 2 (1.60%) Introscope
6 1 (0.80%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.80%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.80%) IntelliJ
6 1 (0.80%) JMeter
6 1 (0.80%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.80%) MLflow
6 1 (0.80%) Postman
General
1 67 (53.60%) Social Skills
2 13 (10.40%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (8.00%) Finance
3 10 (8.00%) Public Sector
4 7 (5.60%) Banking
5 5 (4.00%) Legal
6 4 (3.20%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (3.20%) Financial Institution
7 3 (2.40%) Military
7 3 (2.40%) Police
8 2 (1.60%) Automotive
8 2 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.60%) Law
8 2 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.80%) German Language
9 1 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.80%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.80%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 48 (38.40%) Architect
2 34 (27.20%) CyberArk Architect
3 15 (12.00%) Developer
4 12 (9.60%) Senior
5 7 (5.60%) Project Manager
6 6 (4.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 5 (4.00%) .NET Developer
7 5 (4.00%) Analyst
7 5 (4.00%) Backend Developer
7 5 (4.00%) Consultant
7 5 (4.00%) DevOps Engineer
8 4 (3.20%) C# .NET Developer
8 4 (3.20%) C# Developer
9 3 (2.40%) Applications Manager
9 3 (2.40%) Firewall Engineer
9 3 (2.40%) IT Project Manager
9 3 (2.40%) Network Engineer
9 3 (2.40%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 3 (2.40%) Python Developer
9 3 (2.40%) Switch Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (34.40%) REST
2 36 (28.80%) LDAP
2 36 (28.80%) SOAP
3 9 (7.20%) .NET
4 7 (5.60%) Kafka
4 7 (5.60%) RESTful
5 6 (4.80%) Node.js
5 6 (4.80%) OAuth
5 6 (4.80%) React
6 5 (4.00%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (3.20%) .NET Framework
7 4 (3.20%) Middleware
7 4 (3.20%) OpenID
8 3 (2.40%) JDBC
8 3 (2.40%) JMS
8 3 (2.40%) JSON
8 3 (2.40%) OAuth2
8 3 (2.40%) SailPoint
8 3 (2.40%) SAML
8 3 (2.40%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 36 (28.80%) Security Posture
2 11 (8.80%) Cloud Native
3 5 (4.00%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.20%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.20%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.40%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.40%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.40%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.60%) BYOD
6 2 (1.60%) Clustering
6 2 (1.60%) CMDB
6 2 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.60%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.60%) PMI
7 1 (0.80%) CCTV
7 1 (0.80%) FMCG
7 1 (0.80%) iPhone
7 1 (0.80%) LIMS
7 1 (0.80%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 20 (16.00%) Windows
2 8 (6.40%) Windows Server
3 7 (5.60%) Linux
4 3 (2.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (2.40%) Unix
5 2 (1.60%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.60%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.60%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.80%) Android
6 1 (0.80%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (44.80%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (34.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 39 (31.20%) Integration Patterns
4 36 (28.80%) Privileged Access Management
4 36 (28.80%) Task Automation
5 35 (28.00%) ITSM
5 35 (28.00%) SIEM
5 35 (28.00%) Technical Leadership
6 34 (27.20%) Presales
7 32 (25.60%) CI/CD
7 32 (25.60%) DevOps
8 28 (22.40%) Agile
9 15 (12.00%) Containerisation
10 13 (10.40%) ITIL
10 13 (10.40%) Stakeholder Management
11 12 (9.60%) AI
11 12 (9.60%) ERP
11 12 (9.60%) Identity Access Management
12 11 (8.80%) Migration
13 10 (8.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 49 (39.20%) Python
2 44 (35.20%) PowerShell
3 14 (11.20%) SQL
4 10 (8.00%) Bash
5 9 (7.20%) C#
6 7 (5.60%) Java
7 6 (4.80%) JavaScript
8 3 (2.40%) PL/SQL
8 3 (2.40%) T-SQL
9 2 (1.60%) Jython
9 2 (1.60%) Perl
9 2 (1.60%) Swift
9 2 (1.60%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.80%) BeanShell
10 1 (0.80%) C
10 1 (0.80%) Korn
10 1 (0.80%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.80%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.80%) Scala
10 1 (0.80%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 55 (44.00%) Security Cleared
2 53 (42.40%) SC Cleared
3 10 (8.00%) Degree
4 5 (4.00%) CISSP
5 4 (3.20%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.40%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.60%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.60%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.60%) PMP
7 2 (1.60%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.80%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.80%) CISM
8 1 (0.80%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.80%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.80%) QA
2 3 (2.40%) GDPR
3 2 (1.60%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.60%) GRC
4 1 (0.80%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 1 (0.80%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.80%) GAMP
4 1 (0.80%) GMP
4 1 (0.80%) GxP
4 1 (0.80%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.80%) ISO 13485
4 1 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.80%) ITGC
4 1 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.80%) SLA
4 1 (0.80%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.80%) WCAG
System Software
1 50 (40.00%) Active Directory
2 13 (10.40%) Docker
3 3 (2.40%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.80%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (10.40%) Ansible
2 11 (8.80%) Kubernetes
3 10 (8.00%) Terraform
4 5 (4.00%) Grafana
4 5 (4.00%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.40%) Puppet
5 3 (2.40%) Salt
6 2 (1.60%) Argo
6 2 (1.60%) CA Wily
6 2 (1.60%) SCCM
6 2 (1.60%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.80%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.80%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.80%) logstash
7 1 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.80%) QRadar
Vendors
1 34 (27.20%) BeyondTrust
1 34 (27.20%) Centrify
1 34 (27.20%) CyberArk
2 24 (19.20%) Microsoft
3 9 (7.20%) Oracle
4 7 (5.60%) SAP
5 5 (4.00%) Citrix
5 5 (4.00%) Salesforce
6 4 (3.20%) AppDynamics
6 4 (3.20%) Cisco
6 4 (3.20%) Google
7 3 (2.40%) Fortinet
7 3 (2.40%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.40%) Red Hat
7 3 (2.40%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.40%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.60%) Atlassian
8 2 (1.60%) IBM
8 2 (1.60%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.60%) Workday