Roadmaps Contracts with Work from Home Options

Roadmaps
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 Roadmaps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Roadmaps over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 47 36 43
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 +12
Contract jobs citing Roadmaps 575 1,366 2,387
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.93% 5.64% 5.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.48% 6.29% 5.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 988 1,742
10th Percentile £413 £439 £413
25th Percentile £481 £500 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £573 £600 £587
Median % change year-on-year -4.58% +2.26% +8.66%
75th Percentile £690 £697 £688
90th Percentile £838 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £585 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 17 18
10th Percentile £30.99 £35.00 £36.00
25th Percentile £33.63 £37.50 £52.73
Median hourly rate £71.93 £66.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.98% -5.71% +137.13%
75th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £77.50
90th Percentile £84.00 £84.90 £87.43
UK median hourly rate £60.60 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -6.77% +44.44% -2.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Roadmaps is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,824 21,734 40,250
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.57% 89.66% 91.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,646 15,426 29,289
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 503 517
10th Percentile £14.89 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £58.38
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%

Roadmaps
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Roadmaps trend for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
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 Roadmaps.

Roadmaps daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Roadmaps daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
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 Roadmaps.

Roadmaps hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Roadmaps hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Roadmaps
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 27 (4.70%) Confluence
2 9 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.22%) CMS
3 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.35%) Apache
5 2 (0.35%) IIS
5 2 (0.35%) LiveLink
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.35%) SAS
5 2 (0.35%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.35%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.17%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.17%) Camunda
6 1 (0.17%) GeoServer
Applications
1 16 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.35%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.17%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (2.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.70%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.70%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.52%) SAP BPC
4 3 (0.52%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.35%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.35%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.35%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.35%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.35%) Shopify
6 1 (0.17%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.17%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 1 (0.17%) Relativity
6 1 (0.17%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 92 (16.00%) Azure
2 75 (13.04%) AWS
3 36 (6.26%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.91%) GCP
5 28 (4.87%) SaaS
6 22 (3.83%) Power Platform
7 18 (3.13%) PaaS
8 17 (2.96%) AWS CloudFormation
9 14 (2.43%) GitHub
9 14 (2.43%) Serverless
10 12 (2.09%) AWS Lambda
10 12 (2.09%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (1.74%) Amazon S3
11 10 (1.74%) OpenShift
12 9 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.57%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.57%) IaaS
13 7 (1.22%) SuccessFactors
14 6 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.17%) Firewall
2 15 (2.61%) DNS
2 15 (2.61%) Network Security
3 12 (2.09%) 5G
4 11 (1.91%) 4G
4 11 (1.91%) Radio Access Network
4 11 (1.91%) VPN
4 11 (1.91%) WAN
5 10 (1.74%) LAN
6 8 (1.39%) TCP/IP
6 8 (1.39%) VoIP
7 6 (1.04%) Cisco Nexus
7 6 (1.04%) CTI
7 6 (1.04%) DHCP
7 6 (1.04%) SD-WAN
8 5 (0.87%) 3G
8 5 (0.87%) VLAN
8 5 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.70%) Kerberos
9 4 (0.70%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.48%) Power BI
2 18 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (2.09%) MongoDB
4 10 (1.74%) NoSQL
5 9 (1.57%) Amazon Aurora
6 8 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.39%) Elasticsearch
7 7 (1.22%) Oracle Database
7 7 (1.22%) SQL Server
8 6 (1.04%) Big Data
8 6 (1.04%) Tableau
9 5 (0.87%) Metadata
9 5 (0.87%) OLAP
9 5 (0.87%) OLTP
10 4 (0.70%) Amazon Athena
10 4 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (0.70%) GIS
10 4 (0.70%) Informix
11 3 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.52%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 45 (7.83%) JIRA
2 19 (3.30%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.09%) Git
4 9 (1.57%) GitLab
5 8 (1.39%) Artifactory
5 8 (1.39%) Bitbucket
5 8 (1.39%) TeamCity
6 5 (0.87%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.70%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.70%) JMeter
7 4 (0.70%) Postman
7 4 (0.70%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.70%) Selenium
8 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.17%) Ant
9 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.17%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.17%) Subversion
9 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 171 (29.74%) Social Skills
2 130 (22.61%) Finance
3 85 (14.78%) Public Sector
4 58 (10.09%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (7.83%) Banking
6 27 (4.70%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (4.17%) Retail
8 20 (3.48%) Telecoms
9 19 (3.30%) Legal
10 18 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.78%) Manufacturing
11 16 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (2.61%) Marketing
13 8 (1.39%) Investment Banking
13 8 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (1.22%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.22%) Police
15 5 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.87%) Front Office
15 5 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 173 (30.09%) Architect
2 73 (12.70%) Senior
3 59 (10.26%) Analyst
4 55 (9.57%) Solutions Architect
5 51 (8.87%) Consultant
6 45 (7.83%) Lead
7 40 (6.96%) Business Analyst
8 35 (6.09%) Product Manager
9 27 (4.70%) Enterprise Architect
9 27 (4.70%) Product Owner
10 23 (4.00%) Developer
11 20 (3.48%) Technical Architect
12 17 (2.96%) Business Architect
12 17 (2.96%) Security Architect
13 16 (2.78%) Senior Architect
13 16 (2.78%) Senior Manager
14 15 (2.61%) Project Manager
15 12 (2.09%) Delivery Manager
16 11 (1.91%) DevOps Engineer
16 11 (1.91%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.13%) .NET
2 17 (2.96%) React
3 16 (2.78%) REST
4 15 (2.61%) HTML
5 12 (2.09%) AWS CDK
6 11 (1.91%) CSS
7 10 (1.74%) Node.js
7 10 (1.74%) Web Services
8 9 (1.57%) Spring
8 9 (1.57%) Spring Boot
9 7 (1.22%) JSON
9 7 (1.22%) OAuth
9 7 (1.22%) XML
10 6 (1.04%) SAML
10 6 (1.04%) SOAP
11 5 (0.87%) Redux
12 4 (0.70%) ASP.NET
12 4 (0.70%) J2EE
12 4 (0.70%) RESTful
12 4 (0.70%) Spring Security
Miscellaneous
1 62 (10.78%) Product Ownership
2 20 (3.48%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
3 14 (2.43%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (2.26%) Data Centre
5 11 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
5 11 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (1.74%) Public Cloud
7 8 (1.39%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.04%) Cloud Native
9 6 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
9 6 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.04%) IVR
9 6 (1.04%) Replication
10 5 (0.87%) Derivative
10 5 (0.87%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.87%) Security Posture
10 5 (0.87%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 4 (0.70%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.26%) Linux
2 21 (3.65%) Windows
3 15 (2.61%) Unix
4 9 (1.57%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.22%) Android
5 7 (1.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.87%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.35%) Solaris
7 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (33.74%) Agile
2 104 (18.09%) Strategic Roadmap
3 89 (15.48%) Problem-Solving
4 74 (12.87%) Product Roadmap
5 73 (12.70%) Analytics
6 72 (12.52%) DevOps
7 70 (12.17%) Stakeholder Management
8 59 (10.26%) Migration
9 58 (10.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 53 (9.22%) Technology Roadmap
11 52 (9.04%) Scrum
12 49 (8.52%) Business Strategy
13 47 (8.17%) Business Analysis
14 46 (8.00%) Project Delivery
15 45 (7.83%) Decision-Making
15 45 (7.83%) Enterprise Architecture
15 45 (7.83%) Project Management
16 43 (7.48%) IT Strategy
17 41 (7.13%) User Stories
18 39 (6.78%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.52%) Python
2 46 (8.00%) SQL
3 37 (6.43%) Java
4 25 (4.35%) JavaScript
5 21 (3.65%) TypeScript
6 19 (3.30%) PowerShell
7 14 (2.43%) Bash
7 14 (2.43%) C#
8 9 (1.57%) C++
9 6 (1.04%) VB.NET
10 5 (0.87%) Shell Script
10 5 (0.87%) VBA
11 4 (0.70%) Perl
12 3 (0.52%) Go
12 3 (0.52%) PHP
12 3 (0.52%) VBScript
13 2 (0.35%) C
13 2 (0.35%) Ruby
14 1 (0.17%) Groovy
14 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 84 (14.61%) Security Cleared
2 67 (11.65%) Degree
3 61 (10.61%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.43%) CISSP
5 14 (2.43%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.26%) Cisco Certification
7 10 (1.74%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.39%) CISM
9 7 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (1.04%) AWS Certification
10 6 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.04%) PMP
11 5 (0.87%) CCNA
11 5 (0.87%) CCNP
11 5 (0.87%) CEH
11 5 (0.87%) CTC Cleared
12 4 (0.70%) HND
12 4 (0.70%) JNCIA
12 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.65%) QA
2 19 (3.30%) NIST
3 16 (2.78%) Accessibility
4 12 (2.09%) SLA
5 10 (1.74%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.39%) PMO
7 6 (1.04%) GDPR
8 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.87%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.70%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.52%) GRC
10 3 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.35%) COBIT
11 2 (0.35%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.35%) PSD2
12 1 (0.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
12 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (4.00%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.09%) Docker
3 10 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.70%) vSphere
6 3 (0.52%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.35%) Ceph
7 2 (0.35%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 2 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.35%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 25 (4.35%) Terraform
2 22 (3.83%) Ansible
3 20 (3.48%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.39%) Grafana
5 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.04%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (0.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.70%) Kibana
8 4 (0.70%) PingFederate
9 3 (0.52%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.35%) Argo
10 2 (0.35%) Opsgenie
10 2 (0.35%) Pacemaker
10 2 (0.35%) Podman
10 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.35%) WSUS
11 1 (0.17%) AppManager
11 1 (0.17%) Istio
11 1 (0.17%) Nagios
11 1 (0.17%) OpenView
Vendors
1 84 (14.61%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.26%) SAP
3 24 (4.17%) Oracle
4 20 (3.48%) Google
5 17 (2.96%) Cisco
6 16 (2.78%) ServiceNow
7 12 (2.09%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.09%) VMware
8 11 (1.91%) Atlassian
9 10 (1.74%) Red Hat
10 8 (1.39%) LogRhythm
10 8 (1.39%) Palo Alto
11 7 (1.22%) Cadence
11 7 (1.22%) Splunk
12 6 (1.04%) Adobe
12 6 (1.04%) IBM
12 6 (1.04%) Informatica
12 6 (1.04%) Ping Identity
13 5 (0.87%) Genesys
13 5 (0.87%) Juniper