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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 273 242
Rank change year-on-year -3 -31 +96
Contract jobs citing Product Strategy 95 44 84
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.70% 0.45% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.48% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 32 37
10th Percentile £401 £371 £372
25th Percentile £450 £402 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £506 £610
Median % change year-on-year +9.63% -17.01% +6.09%
75th Percentile £659 £581 £650
90th Percentile £738 £670 £720
UK median daily rate £560 £512 £595
% change year-on-year +9.38% -13.95% +5.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile £75.35 £49.80 -
25th Percentile - £53.63 -
Median hourly rate £87.16 £60.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +45.27% - -
75th Percentile £102.10 £65.08 -
90th Percentile - £68.13 -
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £52.00 -
% change year-on-year +44.23% - -

All Process & 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 12,188 9,094 11,117
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.30% 92.30% 87.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,618 6,051 7,121
10th Percentile £356 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £507 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.55% -3.43% -1.87%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £716 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 737 278 296
10th Percentile £15.81 £12.62 £18.38
25th Percentile £30.00 £20.40 £30.36
Median hourly rate £48.81 £36.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +35.58% -16.28% -17.81%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £67.14
90th Percentile £82.50 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% +1.18%

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 16 September 2026.

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 16 September 2026.

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 8 (8.42%) Confluence
2 1 (1.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.05%) Chatbot
1 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.05%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (1.05%) ResourceLink
1 1 (1.05%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 18 (18.95%) Azure
2 6 (6.32%) GCP
3 5 (5.26%) AWS
3 5 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (5.26%) SaaS
4 3 (3.16%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (3.16%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.16%) Google Analytics
5 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (2.11%) Snowflake
6 1 (1.05%) Azure AI
6 1 (1.05%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.05%) GitHub
6 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.05%) Miro
6 1 (1.05%) OpenShift
6 1 (1.05%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 1 (1.05%) Serverless
6 1 (1.05%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.05%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.16%) Metadata
2 2 (2.11%) Big Data
2 2 (2.11%) NoSQL
2 2 (2.11%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (2.11%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.05%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.05%) Data Vault
3 1 (1.05%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (10.53%) JIRA
General
1 40 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 28 (29.47%) Public Sector
3 9 (9.47%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (7.37%) Finance
4 7 (7.37%) Marketing
5 5 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (4.21%) Aerospace
6 4 (4.21%) Banking
6 4 (4.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (4.21%) Retail
7 3 (3.16%) Corporate Banking
7 3 (3.16%) Investment Banking
7 3 (3.16%) Military
7 3 (3.16%) Retail Banking
8 2 (2.11%) Advertising
8 2 (2.11%) Law
8 2 (2.11%) Local Government
8 2 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.05%) Aviation
9 1 (1.05%) Legal
Job Titles
1 32 (33.68%) Product Manager
2 18 (18.95%) Lead
3 11 (11.58%) Product Owner
3 11 (11.58%) Senior
4 9 (9.47%) Delivery Manager
4 9 (9.47%) Senior Manager
5 6 (6.32%) Engineering Manager
5 6 (6.32%) Product Lead
5 6 (6.32%) Senior Product Manager
5 6 (6.32%) User Researcher
6 5 (5.26%) Lead Product Manager
6 5 (5.26%) Software Engineering Manager
6 5 (5.26%) Software Manager
7 3 (3.16%) Analyst
7 3 (3.16%) Architect
7 3 (3.16%) Digital Product Manager
7 3 (3.16%) Digital User Researcher
7 3 (3.16%) Senior Delivery Manager
8 2 (2.11%) Lead Product Owner
8 2 (2.11%) Service Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.26%) OAuth
1 5 (5.26%) OpenID
1 5 (5.26%) Web Services
2 3 (3.16%) LDAP
2 3 (3.16%) OAuth2
2 3 (3.16%) SAML
3 2 (2.11%) AngularJS
3 2 (2.11%) React
3 2 (2.11%) RESTful
3 2 (2.11%) SailPoint
3 2 (2.11%) Terraform
3 2 (2.11%) Vue
4 1 (1.05%) .NET
4 1 (1.05%) cloud-init
Miscellaneous
1 32 (33.68%) Product Ownership
2 7 (7.37%) Data Structures
3 5 (5.26%) Algorithms
3 5 (5.26%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (3.16%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (3.16%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.11%) AI Agents
5 2 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.11%) Cloud Native
5 2 (2.11%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.11%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.11%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.05%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.05%) IVR
6 1 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.05%) Media Streaming
6 1 (1.05%) NHS
6 1 (1.05%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.05%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (66.32%) Roadmaps
2 53 (55.79%) Agile
3 37 (38.95%) Stakeholder Management
4 33 (34.74%) Product Management
5 30 (31.58%) Product Roadmap
6 28 (29.47%) Product Vision
7 25 (26.32%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (25.26%) Strategic Roadmap
9 21 (22.11%) Backlog Prioritisation
9 21 (22.11%) Product Backlog
10 20 (21.05%) Coaching
10 20 (21.05%) User Stories
11 19 (20.00%) AI
11 19 (20.00%) User Research
12 16 (16.84%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 16 (16.84%) User Experience
13 15 (15.79%) Decision-Making
13 15 (15.79%) Scrum
13 15 (15.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 13 (13.68%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 7 (7.37%) Java
1 7 (7.37%) JavaScript
2 4 (4.21%) SQL
3 2 (2.11%) Python
4 1 (1.05%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 28 (29.47%) Security Cleared
2 24 (25.26%) SC Cleared
3 10 (10.53%) Degree
4 8 (8.42%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (5.26%) Master's Degree
6 4 (4.21%) CISSP
7 3 (3.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (3.16%) CSPO
8 2 (2.11%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.05%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (1.05%) CISM
9 1 (1.05%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.26%) QA
2 3 (3.16%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.16%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.05%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.05%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (1.05%) JSP 440
3 1 (1.05%) NCSC
3 1 (1.05%) NIST
3 1 (1.05%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (2.11%) Docker
2 1 (1.05%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.05%) Ceph
2 1 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (5.26%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.05%) Ansible
2 1 (1.05%) Argo
Vendors
1 8 (8.42%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.16%) ForgeRock
2 3 (3.16%) Google
2 3 (3.16%) Okta
2 3 (3.16%) Ping Identity
2 3 (3.16%) Splunk
3 2 (2.11%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.11%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.05%) Databricks
4 1 (1.05%) OneLogin
4 1 (1.05%) Sparx
4 1 (1.05%) VMware