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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 30 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£525-10,743 21.86%1,837
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,331 21.02%6,084
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-8,893 18.10%4,886
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,215 16.72%1,158
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,622 15.51%2,689
Agile6Down -3 places-3£513-2.38%7,510 15.28%2,667
AWS7Up 2 places+2£535+0.94%5,928 12.06%2,169
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£494+4.00%5,721 11.64%3,182
Architect9Up 7 places+7£616-1.42%5,413 11.01%1,727
CI/CD10Up 9 places+9£518+0.97%5,411 11.01%1,593
Python11No change0£520-3.70%5,375 10.94%2,673
Problem-Solving12Down -7 places-7£494-1.20%5,259 10.70%3,294
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£523-0.42%5,247 10.68%1,379
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£530+0.95%5,133 10.44%1,921
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-2.58%4,952 10.08%1,033
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-4,926 10.02%1,234
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+2.80%4,761 9.69%4,455
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,692 9.55%1,906
Public Sector19Up 1 place+1£500-4,529 9.22%1,197
Migration20Down -2 places-2£515-1.90%4,465 9.09%769
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-3.56%3,993 8.13%2,462
Lead22Up 8 places+8£560-2.60%3,966 8.07%2,458
AI23Up 37 places+37£550-3,830 7.79%4,118
Continuous Improvement24Up 19 places+19£501+0.10%3,687 7.50%2,438
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£520-0.95%3,494 7.11%2,291
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 31 places+31£525-3,335 6.79%1,103
Windows27Down -5 places-5£425-2,913 5.93%975
Consultant28No change0£550-2,838 5.77%1,734
Java29Down -3 places-3£520-1.88%2,793 5.68%885
Roadmaps30Up 10 places+10£560-2.60%2,687 5.47%2,158
Banking31Down -8 places-8£530-7.82%2,666 5.42%692
Decision-Making32Up 16 places+16£513-0.48%2,629 5.35%2,343
Data Modelling33Up 19 places+19£525-2,605 5.30%710
Kubernetes34Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,518 5.12%778
Terraform35Up 2 places+2£525-2.77%2,515 5.12%688
Oracle36Down -5 places-5£525-2,508 5.10%494
Software Engineering37Up 8 places+8£550-4.34%2,502 5.09%2,246
Degree38Down -14 places-14£500-2,454 4.99%3,153
SAP39Down -12 places-12£550-4.34%2,446 4.98%579
Validation40Up 34 places+34£490-6.66%2,407 4.90%932
JIRA41Down -6 places-6£485-3.00%2,342 4.77%523
Power Platform42Up 2 places+2£492+0.92%2,336 4.75%829
Business Intelligence43Down -4 places-4£500-2,314 4.71%968
Infrastructure as Code44Up 27 places+27£525-4.54%2,232 4.54%679
Cybersecurity45Up 10 places+10£555+2.77%2,147 4.37%1,801
Project Management46Down -21 places-21£510+2.00%2,093 4.26%1,233
Test Automation47No change0£475-5.00%2,070 4.21%682
Business Analyst48Down -10 places-10£500-2,040 4.15%279
GCP49Up 7 places+7£550-4.34%1,982 4.03%784
DV Cleared50Up 33 places+33£600+4.34%1,933 3.93%444
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.