The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Robotics in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Robotics over the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Robotics 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
3,748
5,704
12,086
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
30.77%
30.66%
31.84%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,368
3,987
8,533
10th Percentile
£325
£325
£363
25th Percentile
£420
£435
£455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£675
£667
£675
90th Percentile
£822
£750
£788
UK median daily rate
£530
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.64%
-
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
68
131
193
10th Percentile
£17.50
£19.99
£16.00
25th Percentile
£21.25
£22.44
£23.97
Median hourly rate
£40.00
£50.00
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
-9.09%
+57.14%
75th Percentile
£66.50
£68.75
£70.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£76.75
£78.75
UK median hourly rate
£37.50
£43.84
£29.50
% change year-on-year
-14.46%
+48.60%
+18.00%
Robotics Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing Robotics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Robotics Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Robotics.
Robotics Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Robotics.
Robotics Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 15 November 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Robotics also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Robotics.
Robotics 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:
