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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 213 199 245
Rank change year-on-year -14 +46 +45
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 140 100 100
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.10% 1.03% 0.68%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.05% 3.06% 2.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 56 68
10th Percentile £348 £332 £429
25th Percentile £476 £429 £474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £531 £575
Median % change year-on-year +12.99% -7.65% +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 4 3 0
10th Percentile £53.02 £54.25 -
25th Percentile £78.08 £56.88 -
Median hourly rate £92.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.20% - -
75th Percentile £92.75 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £94.10 - -
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 4,586 3,269 4,328
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 36.01% 33.77% 29.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,878 2,185 2,941
10th Percentile £360 £340 £325
25th Percentile £431 £413 £431
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 £838
UK median daily rate £517 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.50% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 223 81 187
10th Percentile £18.65 £17.80 £15.95
25th Percentile £25.50 £26.25 £25.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £46.25 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £76.38 £65.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £88.75 £87.05 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £33.05 £35.00
% change year-on-year +26.90% -5.57% +57.30%

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 12 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 12 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 3 (2.14%) Confluence
2 2 (1.43%) IBM HTTP Server
2 2 (1.43%) Jupyter
2 2 (1.43%) Oracle HTTP Server
2 2 (1.43%) WebSphere
2 2 (1.43%) WebSphere Application Server
2 2 (1.43%) WebSphere Portal
3 1 (0.71%) Apache
3 1 (0.71%) CMS
3 1 (0.71%) IIS
3 1 (0.71%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 2 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (3.57%) Primavera
2 3 (2.14%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.71%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.71%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.71%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.71%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.71%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.71%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.71%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.71%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 75 (53.57%) Azure
2 58 (41.43%) AWS
3 45 (32.14%) GCP
4 19 (13.57%) Entra ID
5 7 (5.00%) Azure Logic Apps
5 7 (5.00%) Serverless
6 6 (4.29%) Power Platform
7 5 (3.57%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (3.57%) Amazon S3
7 5 (3.57%) SaaS
8 4 (2.86%) AWS Lambda
8 4 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.86%) Azure Key Vault
8 4 (2.86%) GitHub
8 4 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (2.14%) AWS Control Tower
9 3 (2.14%) Azure Monitor
9 3 (2.14%) OCI
9 3 (2.14%) PaaS
9 3 (2.14%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.00%) Firewall
2 5 (3.57%) DNS
3 3 (2.14%) Reverse Proxy
3 3 (2.14%) SSL
4 2 (1.43%) HTTP
4 2 (1.43%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.71%) DHCP
5 1 (0.71%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.71%) LAN
5 1 (0.71%) NGFW
5 1 (0.71%) WAN
5 1 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.71%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.57%) NoSQL
1 5 (3.57%) PostgreSQL
1 5 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.14%) Amazon Athena
2 3 (2.14%) Amazon QuickSight
2 3 (2.14%) Amazon Redshift
2 3 (2.14%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (2.14%) DynamoDB
2 3 (2.14%) Power BI
3 2 (1.43%) Amazon Aurora
3 2 (1.43%) MongoDB
3 2 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.71%) DocumentDB
4 1 (0.71%) Metadata
4 1 (0.71%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.71%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 8 (5.71%) GitLab
1 8 (5.71%) JIRA
2 7 (5.00%) Git
3 5 (3.57%) Jenkins
4 4 (2.86%) Postman
5 3 (2.14%) Artifactory
5 3 (2.14%) Cucumber
5 3 (2.14%) REST Assured
6 2 (1.43%) Introscope
7 1 (0.71%) AdminStudio
7 1 (0.71%) DbUnit
7 1 (0.71%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.71%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.71%) JMeter
7 1 (0.71%) JUnit
7 1 (0.71%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.71%) Maven
7 1 (0.71%) Mockito
7 1 (0.71%) MSI
7 1 (0.71%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 73 (52.14%) Social Skills
2 18 (12.86%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 11 (7.86%) Finance
5 5 (3.57%) Banking
5 5 (3.57%) Legal
5 5 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (2.86%) Financial Institution
7 3 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.14%) Military
8 2 (1.43%) Law
8 2 (1.43%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.43%) Police
8 2 (1.43%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.71%) Automotive
9 1 (0.71%) German Language
9 1 (0.71%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.71%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.71%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 47 (33.57%) Architect
2 34 (24.29%) CyberArk Architect
3 20 (14.29%) Developer
4 19 (13.57%) Senior
5 7 (5.00%) Analyst
6 6 (4.29%) Consultant
6 6 (4.29%) Project Manager
6 6 (4.29%) Senior Manager
7 5 (3.57%) Backend Developer
7 5 (3.57%) Cloud Engineer
8 4 (2.86%) Account Manager
8 4 (2.86%) Escalation Manager
8 4 (2.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 4 (2.86%) Senior Account Manager
8 4 (2.86%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (2.86%) Technical Analyst
8 4 (2.86%) Test Engineer
9 3 (2.14%) .NET Developer
9 3 (2.14%) Python Developer
9 3 (2.14%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (34.29%) REST
2 37 (26.43%) SOAP
3 35 (25.00%) LDAP
4 11 (7.86%) React
5 9 (6.43%) .NET
5 9 (6.43%) Middleware
5 9 (6.43%) RESTful
6 7 (5.00%) Kafka
7 6 (4.29%) JSON
7 6 (4.29%) Node.js
7 6 (4.29%) OAuth
8 5 (3.57%) OpenID
8 5 (3.57%) RabbitMQ
8 5 (3.57%) XML
9 4 (2.86%) AngularJS
9 4 (2.86%) JMS
9 4 (2.86%) Microsoft Graph
9 4 (2.86%) OAuth2
9 4 (2.86%) Spring
10 3 (2.14%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 33 (23.57%) Security Posture
2 17 (12.14%) Cloud Native
3 7 (5.00%) Onboarding
4 6 (4.29%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (3.57%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.14%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.14%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.43%) AI Agents
7 2 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.43%) Clustering
7 2 (1.43%) CMDB
7 2 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.43%) PKI
7 2 (1.43%) PMI
7 2 (1.43%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.71%) BYOD
8 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (0.71%) Insider Threat
8 1 (0.71%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 17 (12.14%) Windows
2 12 (8.57%) Linux
3 4 (2.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (2.86%) Unix
4 3 (2.14%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.43%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.43%) Oracle Linux
5 2 (1.43%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.71%) Android
6 1 (0.71%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (42.14%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (31.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 41 (29.29%) CI/CD
4 40 (28.57%) Technical Leadership
5 37 (26.43%) DevOps
5 37 (26.43%) Integration Patterns
6 35 (25.00%) ITSM
7 34 (24.29%) Agile
7 34 (24.29%) Presales
7 34 (24.29%) Privileged Access Management
7 34 (24.29%) Task Automation
8 33 (23.57%) SIEM
9 22 (15.71%) ITIL
10 19 (13.57%) AI
11 16 (11.43%) Scrum
12 15 (10.71%) Containerisation
12 15 (10.71%) Test Automation
13 14 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
14 12 (8.57%) Identity Access Management
14 12 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (35.00%) Python
2 48 (34.29%) PowerShell
3 16 (11.43%) SQL
4 14 (10.00%) Java
5 10 (7.14%) Bash
6 9 (6.43%) JavaScript
7 7 (5.00%) C#
8 3 (2.14%) Apex Code
8 3 (2.14%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.43%) ABAP
9 2 (1.43%) Bicep
9 2 (1.43%) Jython
9 2 (1.43%) Perl
9 2 (1.43%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.43%) Swift
10 1 (0.71%) C++
10 1 (0.71%) Groovy
10 1 (0.71%) Korn
10 1 (0.71%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.71%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 51 (36.43%) Security Cleared
2 49 (35.00%) SC Cleared
3 9 (6.43%) Degree
4 5 (3.57%) CISSP
5 4 (2.86%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.14%) ISTQB
6 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (2.14%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.43%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.43%) CISM
7 2 (1.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (1.43%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 1 (0.71%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.71%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.71%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.14%) GDPR
1 3 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (2.14%) QA
2 2 (1.43%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.43%) Data Quality
2 2 (1.43%) NIST
3 1 (0.71%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 1 (0.71%) GAMP
3 1 (0.71%) GMP
3 1 (0.71%) GRC
3 1 (0.71%) GxP
3 1 (0.71%) HIPAA
3 1 (0.71%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.71%) SLA
3 1 (0.71%) SOC 2
3 1 (0.71%) WCAG
System Software
1 50 (35.71%) Active Directory
2 13 (9.29%) Docker
3 2 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.71%) Firmware
4 1 (0.71%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.71%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (8.57%) Kubernetes
2 10 (7.14%) Ansible
2 10 (7.14%) Terraform
3 6 (4.29%) Grafana
4 5 (3.57%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (2.14%) Puppet
5 3 (2.14%) Salt
5 3 (2.14%) SCCM
6 2 (1.43%) Argo
6 2 (1.43%) CA Wily
6 2 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (1.43%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.71%) Fluentd
7 1 (0.71%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.71%) logstash
7 1 (0.71%) QRadar
Vendors
1 36 (25.71%) CyberArk
2 32 (22.86%) BeyondTrust
2 32 (22.86%) Centrify
3 22 (15.71%) Microsoft
4 11 (7.86%) Oracle
5 9 (6.43%) SAP
5 9 (6.43%) ServiceNow
6 5 (3.57%) Google
6 5 (3.57%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.86%) Red Hat
8 3 (2.14%) AppDynamics
8 3 (2.14%) Atlassian
8 3 (2.14%) Conga
8 3 (2.14%) Fortinet
8 3 (2.14%) GoCardless
9 2 (1.43%) Databricks
9 2 (1.43%) MuleSoft
9 2 (1.43%) Okta
9 2 (1.43%) Splunk
9 2 (1.43%) Workday