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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 31 Aug 2026Rank
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Social Skills1No change0£501+0.24%11,749 21.86%10,100
Security Cleared2Up 2 places+2£540+0.55%11,638 21.65%2,840
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550+2.32%9,815 18.26%8,855
SC Cleared4Up 5 places+5£535+1.90%8,864 16.49%1,809
Agile5Down -2 places-2£520-8,330 15.50%4,260
Azure6No change0£525+1.94%8,317 15.47%4,330
Stakeholder Management7Up 8 places+8£550+4.76%7,475 13.91%4,063
Microsoft8Down -1 place-1£488+2.68%6,897 12.83%5,397
AWS9Down -1 place-1£550+4.76%6,358 11.83%4,199
Architect10Up 8 places+8£615-1.60%6,025 11.21%2,558
CI/CD11Up 5 places+5£525+2.94%5,914 11.00%3,335
DevOps12Up 2 places+2£525+1.94%5,625 10.47%2,461
Problem-Solving13Down -8 places-8£500+3.30%5,598 10.42%6,363
Python14Down -4 places-4£535+1.90%5,588 10.40%5,290
Senior15Up 5 places+5£550-5,413 10.07%7,519
Developer16Down -4 places-4£500-5,303 9.87%1,500
Analyst17Down -6 places-6£463+2.77%5,218 9.71%1,839
SQL18Down -5 places-5£500-5,105 9.50%3,011
Migration19Down -2 places-2£525+2.43%4,925 9.16%1,461
AI20Up 33 places+33£560+1.81%4,910 9.14%9,572
Public Sector21Down -2 places-2£525+5.00%4,904 9.12%1,817
Continuous Improvement22Up 13 places+13£515+3.00%4,727 8.80%4,874
Lead23Up 7 places+7£575-4,621 8.60%5,086
Analytical Skills24Down -10 places-10£500-4,539 8.45%4,262
Stakeholder Engagement25Up 4 places+4£535+1.03%4,132 7.69%1,434
Analytics26Up 2 places+2£525-3,953 7.36%3,952
Consultant27Down -2 places-2£550-3,249 6.05%1,418
Windows28Down -7 places-7£425+3.03%3,180 5.92%1,389
Roadmaps29Up 9 places+9£575+4.54%3,093 5.76%4,090
Decision-Making30Up 17 places+17£529+5.80%3,089 5.75%3,768
Banking31Down -9 places-9£550-3,012 5.60%1,615
Validation32Up 33 places+33£500-2,922 5.44%2,077
Oracle33Down -2 places-2£525+1.94%2,899 5.39%821
Java34Down -11 places-11£525+0.96%2,898 5.39%1,957
Software Engineering35Up 6 places+6£555-3.47%2,895 5.39%4,627
Data Modelling36Up 21 places+21£525-2,841 5.29%1,089
Terraform37Down -1 place-1£535+1.90%2,825 5.26%1,426
Kubernetes38Down -5 places-5£537+2.28%2,781 5.17%1,900
Infrastructure as Code39Up 20 places+20£550+1.85%2,710 5.04%1,609
SAP40Down -13 places-13£575+0.87%2,691 5.01%910
Cybersecurity41Up 4 places+4£550+2.32%2,602 4.84%2,750
Power Platform42Up 2 places+2£500+5.26%2,529 4.71%1,422
Degree43Down -19 places-19£500-2,453 4.56%5,367
Business Intelligence44Down -7 places-7£500-2,449 4.56%1,647
JIRA45Down -13 places-13£500+1.62%2,332 4.34%841
Test Automation46Up 4 places+4£478-4.40%2,326 4.33%1,570
ITIL47Down -5 places-5£500+11.11%2,233 4.15%851
Data Quality47Up 56 places+56£500-2.20%2,233 4.15%1,291
DV Cleared48Up 31 places+31£600+1.60%2,195 4.08%694
GCP49Up 7 places+7£550-2,192 4.08%1,757