Hybrid/Remote ODBC Contract Job Trends
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote/hybrid contract jobs citing ODBC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 370 | 304 | 314 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -66 | +10 | +83 |
| Contract jobs citing ODBC | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.080% | 0.050% | 0.074% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.29% | 0.16% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £491 | £256 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £306 | £203 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £713 | £390 | £205 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +82.93% | +90.00% | -15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £473 | £278 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £524 | £474 |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £575 | £220 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | +161.36% | -18.52% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home
ODBC falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 3,754 | 3,064 | 3,388 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 27.44% | 30.51% | 27.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,481 | 2,049 | 2,273 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £356 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £420 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £788 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 133 | 68 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.60 | £31.10 | £22.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.75 | £35.81 | £28.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £55.00 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.27% | +4.76% | -19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.43 | - | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £54.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -16.92% | +13.04% |
ODBC Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ODBC and offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
ODBC Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ODBC.
ODBC Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ODBC over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.
ODBC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JDBC | 63.6% | 7 |
| 2 | Middleware | 54.5% | 6 |
| 3 | .NET | 45.5% | 5 |
| 4 | ADO | 27.3% | 3 |
| 4 | COM | 27.3% | 3 |
| 6 | EJB | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | Java SE | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | JSP | 18.2% | 2 |
| 9 | Jakarta EE | 9.1% | 1 |
| 9 | OpenLayers | 9.1% | 1 |
| 9 | Spring | 9.1% | 1 |
| 9 | Spring Boot | 9.1% | 1 |
| 9 | Streamlit | 9.1% | 1 |