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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 8 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£525-0.84%10,575 22.28%2,050
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,188 21.47%6,253
Finance3Down -1 place-1£535-4.88%8,606 18.13%5,028
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,073 17.01%1,370
Agile5Down -2 places-2£506-3.61%7,341 15.47%2,819
Azure6No change0£525-7,337 15.46%3,174
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,694 12.00%2,332
Microsoft8Up 3 places+3£493+3.68%5,562 11.72%3,519
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£478-4.40%5,262 11.09%3,508
Python10No change0£518-5.81%5,241 11.04%2,998
Architect11Up 5 places+5£620-0.80%5,231 11.02%1,138
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£515-1.90%5,149 10.85%1,860
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£520-1.88%5,026 10.59%1,587
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£525-4,907 10.34%1,913
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,834 10.19%1,633
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-2.17%4,828 10.17%1,731
SQL17Down -5 places-5£500-4,533 9.55%2,359
Senior18Up 3 places+3£550-4,496 9.47%3,036
Public Sector19Down -1 place-1£500-4,453 9.38%1,255
Migration20Down -1 place-1£513-2.38%4,340 9.15%894
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,002 8.43%2,534
Lead22Up 8 places+8£563-2.17%3,805 8.02%1,600
AI23Up 38 places+38£550-4.34%3,575 7.53%3,675
Continuous Improvement24Up 22 places+22£500-1.38%3,484 7.34%2,437
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£515-6.36%3,374 7.11%2,235
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 36 places+36£525-3,167 6.67%1,025
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-2.35%2,834 5.97%1,120
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,777 5.85%1,599
Java29Down -3 places-3£521-5.36%2,714 5.72%802
Roadmaps30Up 8 places+8£555-7.50%2,558 5.39%1,802
Banking31Down -6 places-6£525-12.50%2,517 5.30%657
Decision-Making32Up 16 places+16£505-1.46%2,511 5.29%2,513
Kubernetes33Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,486 5.24%806
Data Modelling34Up 19 places+19£520-0.95%2,473 5.21%846
SAP35Down -8 places-8£561-1.96%2,435 5.13%677
Oracle36Down -3 places-3£525-1.22%2,434 5.13%517
Terraform37Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%2,425 5.11%768
Degree38Down -15 places-15£500-2,410 5.08%3,071
Software Engineering39Up 2 places+2£550-7.36%2,373 5.00%1,983
JIRA40Down -3 places-3£487-2.65%2,330 4.91%600
Business Intelligence41Down -2 places-2£492-1.60%2,293 4.83%1,177
Power Platform42Up 1 place+1£495+1.53%2,259 4.76%1,116
Validation43Up 37 places+37£478-9.47%2,233 4.71%942
Project Management44Down -20 places-20£511+2.10%2,122 4.47%1,388
Infrastructure as Code45Up 26 places+26£525-4.54%2,109 4.44%770
Business Analyst46Down -4 places-4£500-2,028 4.27%454
Cybersecurity47Up 9 places+9£550-2,007 4.23%1,612
Test Automation48Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,982 4.18%709
GCP49Up 8 places+8£545-5.21%1,936 4.08%750
DV Cleared50Up 37 places+37£600+2.12%1,891 3.98%481
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.