Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 8 Jun 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Technical Leadership	30	New entry-	£700	-	8 2.89%	4
Technical Debt	37	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%
Technical Author	37	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%
Technical Manager	34	New entry-	£475	-	4 1.44%	2
Technical Analyst	36	New entry-	£475	-	2 0.72%
Lead	25	New entry-	£600	-	13 4.69%	5
Technical Operations (TechOps)	36	New entry-	£475	-	2 0.72%	1
IT Technical Manager	36	New entry-	£475	-	2 0.72%
Technical Business Analyst	36	New entry-	£475	-	2 0.72%
Technical Delivery Manager	34	New entry-	£475	-	4 1.44%	2
Technical Services Manager	36	New entry-	£475	-	2 0.72%
Technical Design Authority	37	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%
Team Lead	37	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%	1
Technical Operations Manager	36	New entry-	£475	-	2 0.72%
Project Lead	37	New entry-	£525	-	1 0.36%
Lead Data Scientist	35	New entry-	£600	-	3 1.08%	2
Software Team Lead	37	New entry-	-	-	1 0.36%
Lead Infrastructure Engineer	36	New entry-	£600	-	2 0.72%
Lead Tester	36	New entry-	£375	-	2 0.72%
Technical Service Delivery Manager	36	New entry-	£475	-	2 0.72%
IT Project Lead	37	New entry-	£525	-	1 0.36%