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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 9 May 2026Rank
6 Months to
Rank
YoY Change
Median
Daily Rate
Median Daily Rate
YoY Change
Historical
Absolute & Relative
Jobs Vacancies
Live
Jobs
Security Cleared1Up 3 places+3£525-0.37%10,632 22.28%1,975
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,245 21.47%6,291
Finance3Down -1 place-1£537-4.74%8,659 18.14%4,949
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,118 17.01%1,308
Agile5Down -2 places-2£508-3.33%7,384 15.47%2,776
Azure6No change0£525-7,371 15.45%3,149
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,732 12.01%2,316
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£493+3.68%5,580 11.69%3,503
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£480-4.00%5,294 11.09%3,489
Python10No change0£520-5.45%5,269 11.04%3,019
Architect11Up 4 places+4£617-1.28%5,263 11.03%1,101
CI/CD12Up 7 places+7£515-1.90%5,181 10.86%1,838
DevOps13Up 1 place+1£520-1.88%5,055 10.59%1,580
Stakeholder Management14Up 2 places+2£525-4,935 10.34%1,877
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,864 10.19%1,580
Analyst16Down -4 places-4£450-2.70%4,854 10.17%1,717
SQL17Down -6 places-6£500-4,560 9.55%2,312
Senior18Up 2 places+2£550-4,514 9.46%3,032
Public Sector19Down -2 places-2£500-4,494 9.42%1,243
Migration20Down -2 places-2£513-2.38%4,366 9.15%926
Analytical Skills21Down -8 places-8£500-4.76%4,018 8.42%2,540
Lead22Up 7 places+7£563-2.17%3,820 8.00%1,576
AI23Up 37 places+37£550-4.34%3,602 7.55%3,679
Continuous Improvement24Up 21 places+21£500-0.99%3,502 7.34%2,453
Analytics25Up 3 places+3£515-5.50%3,392 7.11%2,223
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 34 places+34£525-3,183 6.67%1,015
Windows27Down -6 places-6£415-2.35%2,851 5.97%1,115
Consultant28Down -1 place-1£538-2.27%2,790 5.85%1,583
Java29Down -4 places-4£521-5.27%2,729 5.72%824
Roadmaps30Up 7 places+7£555-7.50%2,571 5.39%1,773
Banking31Down -7 places-7£525-12.50%2,535 5.31%650
Decision-Making32Up 15 places+15£507-1.07%2,532 5.31%2,515
Data Modelling33Up 19 places+19£520-0.95%2,488 5.21%823
Kubernetes33Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%2,488 5.21%805
Oracle34Down -2 places-2£525-2.32%2,446 5.13%504
SAP34Down -8 places-8£560-2.60%2,446 5.13%688
Terraform35Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,432 5.10%777
Degree36Down -14 places-14£500-2,421 5.07%3,064
Software Engineering37Up 3 places+3£550-8.33%2,389 5.01%1,958
JIRA38Down -3 places-3£488-2.50%2,336 4.89%602
Business Intelligence39Down -1 place-1£492-1.60%2,306 4.83%1,172
Power Platform40Up 3 places+3£495+1.22%2,269 4.75%1,124
Validation41Up 36 places+36£483-8.50%2,250 4.71%959
Project Management42Down -19 places-19£510+2.00%2,130 4.46%1,394
Infrastructure as Code43Up 26 places+26£525-4.54%2,116 4.43%773
Business Analyst44Down -3 places-3£500-2,042 4.28%448
Cybersecurity45Up 10 places+10£550-2,030 4.25%1,632
Test Automation46No change0£475-5.00%1,992 4.17%687
GCP47Up 9 places+9£546-5.04%1,947 4.08%745
DV Cleared48Up 36 places+36£600+2.12%1,901 3.98%476
The figures above represent demand-side skills and capabilities across the digital and IT contractor job market.
The statistics are not representative of specific organisations.