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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 12 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%10,531 22.17%2,100
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,082 21.22%6,292
Finance3Down -1 place-1£538-4.44%8,575 18.05%5,039
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,027 16.90%1,395
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,303 15.37%3,136
Agile6Down -3 places-3£510-2.85%7,290 15.35%2,782
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-3.66%5,677 11.95%2,264
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£495+4.21%5,528 11.64%3,482
Architect9Up 7 places+7£617-1.28%5,245 11.04%1,192
Problem-Solving10Down -5 places-5£481-3.75%5,216 10.98%3,498
Python11No change0£520-5.45%5,202 10.95%3,015
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£516-1.80%5,126 10.79%1,790
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£520-1.42%5,011 10.55%1,557
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£525-4,884 10.28%1,893
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,825 10.16%1,633
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-2.59%4,821 10.15%1,694
SQL17Down -5 places-5£500-4,514 9.50%2,155
Senior18Up 3 places+3£550-4,513 9.50%3,002
Public Sector19Down -1 place-1£500-4,448 9.36%1,277
Migration20Down -1 place-1£513-2.38%4,325 9.10%877
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%3,958 8.33%2,503
Lead22Up 8 places+8£565-1.73%3,796 7.99%1,649
AI23Up 39 places+39£550-4.34%3,574 7.52%3,799
Continuous Improvement24Up 21 places+21£500-1.94%3,462 7.29%2,443
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£515-4.72%3,366 7.09%2,199
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 35 places+35£525-3,145 6.62%1,022
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-2.35%2,822 5.94%1,081
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,762 5.81%1,625
Java29Down -3 places-3£522-5.13%2,709 5.70%824
Roadmaps30Up 8 places+8£555-7.45%2,551 5.37%1,778
Decision-Making31Up 16 places+16£508-1.02%2,523 5.31%2,591
Banking32Down -7 places-7£525-12.50%2,514 5.29%641
Data Modelling33Up 19 places+19£520-0.95%2,478 5.22%803
Kubernetes34Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%2,456 5.17%782
SAP35Down -8 places-8£560-2.60%2,422 5.10%681
Oracle36Down -3 places-3£525-0.94%2,416 5.09%509
Terraform37Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%2,410 5.07%730
Degree38Down -15 places-15£500-2,390 5.03%3,056
Software Engineering39Up 2 places+2£550-6.38%2,383 5.02%1,968
JIRA40Down -3 places-3£488-2.50%2,312 4.87%570
Business Intelligence41Down -2 places-2£493-1.50%2,297 4.84%1,038
Power Platform42Up 2 places+2£495+1.22%2,256 4.75%1,006
Validation43Up 36 places+36£485-7.71%2,224 4.68%959
Project Management44Down -20 places-20£513+2.55%2,113 4.45%1,381
Infrastructure as Code45Up 26 places+26£525-4.54%2,097 4.41%733
Cybersecurity46Up 9 places+9£550-2,014 4.24%1,696
Business Analyst47Down -5 places-5£500-2,010 4.23%430
Test Automation48Down -2 places-2£475-5.00%1,962 4.13%665
GCP49Up 7 places+7£550-4.34%1,926 4.05%755
DV Cleared50Up 38 places+38£600+2.38%1,889 3.98%508
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.