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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 28 Apr 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£525-0.94%10,555 22.47%2,108
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,369 22.07%5,939
Finance3Down -1 place-1£530-7.82%8,534 18.17%4,848
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,072 17.18%1,310
Agile5Down -2 places-2£503-4.19%7,360 15.67%2,751
Azure6No change0£520-0.95%7,250 15.43%3,011
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,691 12.11%2,318
Microsoft8Up 3 places+3£491+3.36%5,597 11.91%3,212
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£475-5.00%5,326 11.34%3,263
Python10No change0£513-6.81%5,238 11.15%2,722
Architect11Up 5 places+5£620-0.80%5,146 10.95%1,011
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£510-2.85%5,077 10.81%1,734
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£515-4.27%5,015 10.68%1,646
Developer14Down -6 places-6£500-4.76%4,913 10.46%1,464
Stakeholder Management15Up 3 places+3£525-4,880 10.39%1,468
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-2.70%4,796 10.21%1,534
Public Sector17No change0£500-4,540 9.66%1,065
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,505 9.59%2,076
Senior19Up 2 places+2£538-2.27%4,447 9.47%2,951
Migration20Down -1 place-1£510-2.85%4,334 9.23%741
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,060 8.64%2,388
Lead22Up 8 places+8£570-1.72%3,733 7.95%1,643
AI23Up 40 places+40£550-4.34%3,479 7.41%3,788
Continuous Improvement24Up 24 places+24£500-2.32%3,463 7.37%2,167
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£513-6.81%3,399 7.24%2,195
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 43 places+43£525-3,186 6.78%918
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-2.35%2,838 6.04%1,025
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,806 5.97%1,437
Java29Down -3 places-3£518-5.90%2,735 5.82%839
Banking30Down -5 places-5£525-12.50%2,523 5.37%937
Roadmaps31Up 7 places+7£553-7.83%2,501 5.32%1,563
Kubernetes31No change0£525-4.54%2,501 5.32%801
Degree32Down -8 places-8£500-2,474 5.27%3,172
Oracle33No change0£525-0.37%2,457 5.23%524
Terraform34Up 1 place+1£525-4.54%2,456 5.23%735
Decision-Making35Up 14 places+14£506-2.69%2,455 5.23%2,208
Data Modelling36Up 17 places+17£520-0.95%2,448 5.21%803
SAP37Down -10 places-10£561+0.22%2,434 5.18%620
JIRA38Down -1 place-1£485-3.00%2,333 4.97%553
Software Engineering39Up 4 places+4£550-8.33%2,319 4.94%1,865
Business Intelligence40No change0£488-2.50%2,314 4.93%1,059
Power Platform41Up 1 place+1£488+1.35%2,237 4.76%994
Validation42Up 44 places+44£475-9.52%2,185 4.65%819
Project Management43Down -20 places-20£510+2.00%2,153 4.58%1,331
Infrastructure as Code44Up 28 places+28£525-4.54%2,088 4.44%747
Business Analyst45Down -1 place-1£500-2,010 4.28%399
Cybersecurity46Up 8 places+8£550+1.85%1,993 4.24%1,946
Test Automation47Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,977 4.21%699
GCP48Up 9 places+9£539-6.30%1,942 4.13%767
Docker49Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%1,906 4.06%696
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.