JIRA Contracts with Work from Home Options

Atlassian JIRA
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for JIRA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JIRA over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 39 46 31
Rank change year-on-year +7 -15 +16
Contract jobs citing JIRA 641 1,188 2,807
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 4.35% 4.79% 6.31%
As % of the Development Applications category 36.15% 31.94% 34.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 801 1,951
10th Percentile £325 £325 £362
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 39 78
10th Percentile £10.50 £37.40 -
25th Percentile £32.50 £51.25 £39.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £65.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +46.07% -3.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £65.41
90th Percentile - £83.33 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £64.69 £44.50
% change year-on-year -14.98% +45.37% -3.26%

All Development Application Skills
Work from Home

JIRA is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for development application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 1,773 3,720 8,237
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 12.04% 15.01% 18.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,273 2,677 5,910
10th Percentile £360 £388 £383
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.89% +3.43% +7.14%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £638
90th Percentile £700 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 107 106
10th Percentile £25.99 £39.60 -
25th Percentile £43.38 £51.63 £39.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £53.07
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +17.78% +17.92%
75th Percentile £86.25 £70.64 £65.41
90th Percentile £90.00 £85.54 £75.42
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £61.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year +5.69% +17.14% +14.13%

JIRA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing JIRA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

JIRA trend for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing JIRA.

JIRA daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing JIRA over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

JIRA daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing JIRA.

JIRA hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing JIRA over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

JIRA hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

JIRA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 275 (42.90%) Confluence
2 38 (5.93%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.65%) SharePoint Server
4 14 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 11 (1.72%) CMS
6 7 (1.09%) nginx
7 5 (0.78%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 4 (0.62%) IIS
8 4 (0.62%) JBoss
9 3 (0.47%) Appian
9 3 (0.47%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.31%) Apache
10 2 (0.31%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.16%) Mule
11 1 (0.16%) SAS
11 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
11 1 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.16%) WildFly
Applications
1 30 (4.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.21%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (3.90%) MS Visio
4 21 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (3.28%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.62%) Trello
6 1 (0.16%) InVision
6 1 (0.16%) Simulink
6 1 (0.16%) Sketch
6 1 (0.16%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 11 (1.72%) SAP Hybris
2 7 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.78%) Temenos T24
4 4 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.31%) Maximo
6 2 (0.31%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.31%) SAP CRM
6 2 (0.31%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.31%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.16%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 160 (24.96%) Azure
2 121 (18.88%) AWS
3 52 (8.11%) Azure DevOps
4 51 (7.96%) GitHub
5 46 (7.18%) Power Platform
6 33 (5.15%) GCP
7 30 (4.68%) Microsoft 365
8 21 (3.28%) SaaS
9 20 (3.12%) PowerApps
10 18 (2.81%) Azure Stack
11 17 (2.65%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 17 (2.65%) Slack
12 15 (2.34%) Miro
12 15 (2.34%) Power Automate
13 13 (2.03%) Serverless
14 12 (1.87%) IaaS
15 11 (1.72%) Azure Data Factory
15 11 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
16 9 (1.40%) Asana
16 9 (1.40%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 45 (7.02%) Firewall
2 23 (3.59%) TCP/IP
3 21 (3.28%) Intranet
4 20 (3.12%) DNS
5 19 (2.96%) BGP
6 12 (1.87%) VPN
7 9 (1.40%) DHCP
8 8 (1.25%) HTTP
9 7 (1.09%) Internet
9 7 (1.09%) VLAN
10 6 (0.94%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.94%) Kerberos
10 6 (0.94%) NAS
10 6 (0.94%) SAN
11 4 (0.62%) FIX Connectivity
11 4 (0.62%) SSL
11 4 (0.62%) tcpdump
11 4 (0.62%) VSAN
11 4 (0.62%) Wireless
11 4 (0.62%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.93%) Power BI
2 35 (5.46%) SQL Server
3 19 (2.96%) Relational Database
4 17 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (2.03%) MongoDB
7 12 (1.87%) Tableau
8 10 (1.56%) Elasticsearch
9 9 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (1.25%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (1.25%) Data Lake
10 8 (1.25%) MySQL
11 7 (1.09%) NoSQL
11 7 (1.09%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.94%) PowerCenter
13 5 (0.78%) Apache Cassandra
13 5 (0.78%) OLAP
13 5 (0.78%) OLTP
13 5 (0.78%) Oracle OLAP
13 5 (0.78%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 84 (13.10%) Git
2 71 (11.08%) Jenkins
3 40 (6.24%) GitLab
4 32 (4.99%) Bitbucket
5 24 (3.74%) Selenium
6 20 (3.12%) Cypress.io
7 19 (2.96%) TeamCity
8 17 (2.65%) Cucumber
8 17 (2.65%) JMeter
9 11 (1.72%) Postman
9 11 (1.72%) SonarQube
10 9 (1.40%) REST Assured
11 8 (1.25%) Appium
11 8 (1.25%) Bitbucket Server
11 8 (1.25%) Eclipse
11 8 (1.25%) Team Foundation Server
12 7 (1.09%) JUnit
12 7 (1.09%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 7 (1.09%) Subversion
12 7 (1.09%) webpack
General
1 222 (34.63%) Social Skills
2 134 (20.90%) Finance
3 93 (14.51%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (11.86%) Public Sector
5 48 (7.49%) Banking
6 25 (3.90%) Marketing
7 23 (3.59%) Retail
8 20 (3.12%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.96%) Front Office
10 18 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
11 13 (2.03%) Telecoms
12 11 (1.72%) Law
13 9 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.25%) Police
15 7 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.94%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.94%) Military
16 6 (0.94%) Publishing
17 4 (0.62%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 121 (18.88%) Analyst
2 69 (10.76%) Business Analyst
2 69 (10.76%) Senior
3 64 (9.98%) Developer
4 45 (7.02%) Project Manager
5 37 (5.77%) Architect
6 35 (5.46%) Lead
7 27 (4.21%) DevOps Engineer
8 24 (3.74%) Technical Analyst
9 22 (3.43%) Consultant
10 19 (2.96%) Test Engineer
11 18 (2.81%) Data Engineer
11 18 (2.81%) Technical Writer
12 17 (2.65%) Microsoft Engineer
12 17 (2.65%) Software Engineer
13 16 (2.50%) Administrator
13 16 (2.50%) Test Analyst
14 15 (2.34%) Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.18%) Delivery Manager
15 14 (2.18%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (6.55%) REST
2 40 (6.24%) HTML
3 36 (5.62%) CSS
4 28 (4.37%) React
5 24 (3.74%) XML
6 21 (3.28%) JSON
6 21 (3.28%) SOAP
6 21 (3.28%) Web Services
7 18 (2.81%) Middleware
8 15 (2.34%) AngularJS
8 15 (2.34%) RESTful
9 12 (1.87%) .NET
10 11 (1.72%) LDAP
10 11 (1.72%) Node.js
10 11 (1.72%) Spring Boot
11 10 (1.56%) Kafka
11 10 (1.56%) Spring
12 9 (1.40%) Elastic Stack
12 9 (1.40%) Java EE
12 9 (1.40%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 25 (3.90%) Product Ownership
2 21 (3.28%) Private Cloud
3 18 (2.81%) Data Centre
4 15 (2.34%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.18%) Management Information System
6 12 (1.87%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.72%) Public Cloud
8 9 (1.40%) Mobile App
9 6 (0.94%) Algorithms
9 6 (0.94%) Clustering
9 6 (0.94%) Replication
9 6 (0.94%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.78%) DataPower
10 5 (0.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (0.78%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 4 (0.62%) YARA
Operating Systems
1 66 (10.30%) Windows
2 56 (8.74%) Linux
3 19 (2.96%) Unix
4 14 (2.18%) Windows Server
5 13 (2.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (1.09%) Android
7 6 (0.94%) AIX
7 6 (0.94%) Oracle Linux
7 6 (0.94%) Solaris
8 5 (0.78%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.78%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.62%) Embedded Linux
9 4 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.31%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.31%) VMS
11 2 (0.31%) Windows 2000
11 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.31%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.16%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (52.26%) Agile
2 164 (25.59%) DevOps
3 105 (16.38%) Scrum
4 104 (16.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 86 (13.42%) Problem-Solving
6 84 (13.10%) Project Management
7 72 (11.23%) CI/CD
8 71 (11.08%) Test Automation
9 61 (9.52%) User Stories
10 56 (8.74%) Continuous Improvement
11 55 (8.58%) Business Intelligence
12 54 (8.42%) Software Engineering
13 50 (7.80%) Migration
14 49 (7.64%) Kanban
15 47 (7.33%) Continuous Integration
16 46 (7.18%) Analytics
16 46 (7.18%) Service Management
17 45 (7.02%) Project Delivery
18 44 (6.86%) Roadmaps
19 43 (6.71%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 95 (14.82%) Python
2 84 (13.10%) SQL
3 74 (11.54%) JavaScript
4 55 (8.58%) Java
5 46 (7.18%) PowerShell
6 31 (4.84%) C#
7 25 (3.90%) Bash
8 23 (3.59%) TypeScript
9 22 (3.43%) Shell Script
10 14 (2.18%) C++
11 11 (1.72%) C
11 11 (1.72%) Go
12 8 (1.25%) PL/SQL
12 8 (1.25%) T-SQL
13 7 (1.09%) Groovy
13 7 (1.09%) Perl
13 7 (1.09%) Ruby
13 7 (1.09%) Scala
14 5 (0.78%) ABAP
14 5 (0.78%) F#
Qualifications
1 155 (24.18%) Security Cleared
2 122 (19.03%) SC Cleared
3 83 (12.95%) Degree
4 26 (4.06%) DV Cleared
5 12 (1.87%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.72%) ISTQB
7 7 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.09%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.09%) PMP
8 6 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (0.94%) CSPO
9 5 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.62%) ISEB
10 4 (0.62%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.62%) PhD
11 3 (0.47%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.31%) CBAP
12 2 (0.31%) MBA
12 2 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (9.83%) QA
2 30 (4.68%) PMO
3 21 (3.28%) Government Security Classifications
4 12 (1.87%) GDPR
5 11 (1.72%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.72%) NIST
6 8 (1.25%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.25%) NCSC
7 6 (0.94%) GxP
7 6 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.78%) Disclosure Scotland
9 4 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.62%) JTAG
9 4 (0.62%) SLA
10 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.47%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.31%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 2 (0.31%) WCAG
System Software
1 45 (7.02%) Docker
2 30 (4.68%) Active Directory
3 14 (2.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.87%) vSphere
5 8 (1.25%) VMware NSX
6 7 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.94%) Oracle RAC
7 6 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.78%) Firmware
9 4 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
9 4 (0.62%) Snort
10 3 (0.47%) vCloud
10 3 (0.47%) VirtualBox
11 1 (0.16%) HDFS
11 1 (0.16%) iptables
11 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 63 (9.83%) Terraform
2 57 (8.89%) Kubernetes
3 49 (7.64%) Ansible
4 17 (2.65%) SCOM
5 16 (2.50%) Kibana
6 15 (2.34%) Progress Chef
7 13 (2.03%) Grafana
7 13 (2.03%) Puppet
8 12 (1.87%) Docker Swarm
9 9 (1.40%) Packer
10 8 (1.25%) Podman
11 7 (1.09%) logstash
11 7 (1.09%) Prometheus
12 6 (0.94%) Data Guard
12 6 (0.94%) EMC NetWorker
12 6 (0.94%) Netcool
12 6 (0.94%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 6 (0.94%) Tivoli
12 6 (0.94%) Tivoli Storage Manager
12 6 (0.94%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 101 (15.76%) Microsoft
2 82 (12.79%) Atlassian
3 51 (7.96%) Oracle
4 35 (5.46%) SAP
5 33 (5.15%) ServiceNow
6 28 (4.37%) Splunk
7 21 (3.28%) VMware
8 19 (2.96%) Salesforce
9 18 (2.81%) Google
10 14 (2.18%) Dell
11 13 (2.03%) Adobe
11 13 (2.03%) IBM
12 12 (1.87%) Databricks
13 11 (1.72%) HP
13 11 (1.72%) Palo Alto
14 10 (1.56%) Cisco
15 8 (1.25%) Avaloq
15 8 (1.25%) Informatica
15 8 (1.25%) Red Hat
16 7 (1.09%) CyberArk