Hybrid/Remote Product Strategy Contract Job Trends

Product Strategy
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Product Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 267 242 295
Rank change year-on-year -25 +53 +155
Contract jobs citing Product Strategy 51 82 64
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.50% 0.71% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% 0.80% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 36 52
10th Percentile £400 £405 £324
25th Percentile £463 £500 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £633 £560
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +12.95% -2.61%
75th Percentile £638 £656 £673
90th Percentile £714 £750 £699
UK median daily rate £531 £565 £594
% change year-on-year -6.02% -4.84% +3.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £48.53 - -
25th Percentile £50.44 £49.08 -
Median hourly rate £54.25 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £57.44 £55.93 -
90th Percentile £58.98 - -
UK median hourly rate £54.25 £53.50 £83.40
% change year-on-year +1.40% -35.85% +42.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Product Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,280 10,293 14,823
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.63% 89.30% 88.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,119 6,460 10,109
10th Percentile £331 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 210 372
10th Percentile £15.47 £18.04 £19.25
25th Percentile £20.36 £22.00 £27.19
Median hourly rate £43.00 £35.63 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.70% -32.78% -7.83%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.01 £70.02
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.29% +24.29%

Product Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Product Strategy and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Product Strategy job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Product Strategy
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Product Strategy.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Product Strategy

Product Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Product Strategy over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Product Strategy daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Product Strategy
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Product Strategy.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Product Strategy

Product Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Product Strategy over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Product Strategy hourly rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid working options

Product Strategy
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 5 (9.80%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (5.88%) Chatbot
2 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.96%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (1.96%) Trello
3 1 (1.96%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 3 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.96%) ENOVIA
2 1 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.96%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.84%) Azure
2 3 (5.88%) AWS
2 3 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (5.88%) Power Automate
2 3 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 3 (5.88%) SaaS
3 2 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.92%) Figma
3 2 (3.92%) Miro
4 1 (1.96%) GCP
4 1 (1.96%) Google Analytics
4 1 (1.96%) IaaS
4 1 (1.96%) PaaS
4 1 (1.96%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.88%) Firewall
2 1 (1.96%) Network Security
2 1 (1.96%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.96%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (15.69%) JIRA
General
1 22 (43.14%) Finance
2 20 (39.22%) Social Skills
3 10 (19.61%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (13.73%) Banking
5 5 (9.80%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (9.80%) Marketing
5 5 (9.80%) Public Sector
6 3 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.92%) Publishing
8 1 (1.96%) Front Office
8 1 (1.96%) Law
8 1 (1.96%) Legal
8 1 (1.96%) Local Government
8 1 (1.96%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (39.22%) Product Manager
2 9 (17.65%) Senior
3 8 (15.69%) Product Owner
3 8 (15.69%) Project Manager
4 6 (11.76%) Senior Manager
4 6 (11.76%) Senior Product Manager
4 6 (11.76%) Technical Manager
5 5 (9.80%) Technical Project Manager
6 4 (7.84%) Security Manager
6 4 (7.84%) Security Product Manager
7 3 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 3 (5.88%) Designer
7 3 (5.88%) Lead
7 3 (5.88%) User Experience Researcher
8 2 (3.92%) Analyst
8 2 (3.92%) Consultant
8 2 (3.92%) Product Designer
8 2 (3.92%) Senior Product Owner
8 2 (3.92%) Software Manager
9 1 (1.96%) Business Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.96%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.61%) Product Ownership
2 5 (9.80%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (7.84%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.88%) Virtual Team
5 2 (3.92%) Cloud Native
5 2 (3.92%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.96%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.96%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.96%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.96%) FMCG
6 1 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.96%) IoT
6 1 (1.96%) Life Science
6 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.96%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (56.86%) Roadmaps
2 23 (45.10%) Agile
3 17 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
3 17 (33.33%) Product Vision
4 14 (27.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 13 (25.49%) Decision-Making
6 12 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (21.57%) Product Backlog
7 11 (21.57%) Product Management
8 9 (17.65%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 9 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (15.69%) AI
9 8 (15.69%) Backlog Management
9 8 (15.69%) DevOps
9 8 (15.69%) Scrum
10 7 (13.73%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 7 (13.73%) User Experience
11 6 (11.76%) Business Case
11 6 (11.76%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.96%) Java
1 1 (1.96%) Korn
Qualifications
1 8 (15.69%) Degree
2 3 (5.88%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.92%) CSPO
3 2 (3.92%) MBA
4 1 (1.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.92%) Accessibility
1 2 (3.92%) GDPR
2 1 (1.96%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.96%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (9.80%) CyberArk
2 4 (7.84%) Palo Alto
3 3 (5.88%) Fortinet
3 3 (5.88%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.88%) SAP
4 2 (3.92%) Qualtrics
5 1 (1.96%) Adobe
5 1 (1.96%) Google
5 1 (1.96%) Hotjar
5 1 (1.96%) PTC
5 1 (1.96%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.96%) Siemens
5 1 (1.96%) Zscaler