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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 23 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%10,478 22.57%1,873
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,389 22.38%6,030
Finance3Down -1 place-1£530-7.01%8,480 18.27%4,333
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,020 17.28%1,305
Agile5Down -2 places-2£503-4.23%7,308 15.74%2,367
Azure6No change0£520-0.95%7,183 15.47%3,039
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,668 12.21%2,228
Microsoft8Up 3 places+3£492+3.57%5,575 12.01%3,292
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£480-4.00%5,348 11.52%3,273
Python10No change0£513-6.81%5,224 11.25%3,010
Architect11Up 5 places+5£620-0.80%5,091 10.97%1,042
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£510-2.85%5,033 10.84%1,922
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£515-4.27%4,977 10.72%1,488
Stakeholder Management14Up 4 places+4£525-4,874 10.50%1,336
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,833 10.41%1,506
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-2.59%4,770 10.28%1,600
Public Sector17No change0£500-4,539 9.78%1,013
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,514 9.72%2,140
Senior19Up 2 places+2£538-2.27%4,403 9.49%2,595
Migration20Down -1 place-1£510-2.85%4,290 9.24%783
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,065 8.76%2,252
Lead22Up 8 places+8£570-1.89%3,674 7.91%1,714
Continuous Improvement23Up 25 places+25£500-1.96%3,429 7.39%2,104
AI24Up 40 places+40£550-4.34%3,398 7.32%3,517
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£514-6.63%3,383 7.29%1,902
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 42 places+42£525-3,185 6.86%995
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-2.35%2,840 6.12%1,029
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,824 6.08%1,231
Java29Down -3 places-3£515-6.36%2,711 5.84%762
Banking30Down -5 places-5£525-12.50%2,524 5.44%817
Roadmaps31Up 7 places+7£552-8.00%2,500 5.39%1,410
Kubernetes32Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,488 5.36%766
Degree33Down -9 places-9£500-2,475 5.33%2,915
Terraform34Up 1 place+1£525-4.54%2,446 5.27%683
Oracle35Down -2 places-2£525-0.94%2,421 5.22%550
SAP36Down -9 places-9£556-0.80%2,418 5.21%568
Data Modelling36Up 17 places+17£525-2,418 5.21%769
Decision-Making37Up 12 places+12£505-3.80%2,415 5.20%2,082
JIRA38Down -1 place-1£485-3.00%2,324 5.01%478
Business Intelligence39Up 1 place+1£492-1.58%2,311 4.98%1,084
Software Engineering40Up 3 places+3£550-8.33%2,278 4.91%1,841
Power Platform41Up 1 place+1£500+4.16%2,223 4.79%1,034
Validation42Up 47 places+47£475-9.52%2,169 4.67%917
Project Management43Down -20 places-20£512+2.37%2,154 4.64%1,186
Infrastructure as Code44Up 27 places+27£525-4.54%2,065 4.45%769
Business Analyst45Down -1 place-1£500-2,002 4.31%343
Cybersecurity46Up 9 places+9£550+1.85%1,986 4.28%1,913
Test Automation47Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,964 4.23%759
GCP48Up 10 places+10£540-6.08%1,936 4.17%698
Docker49Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%1,904 4.10%687
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.