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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 21 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£525-0.75%10,634 22.04%2,016
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,044 20.82%6,243
Finance3Down -1 place-1£545-0.90%8,661 17.95%4,711
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,122 16.83%1,307
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,389 15.31%2,967
Agile6Down -3 places-3£513-2.38%7,343 15.22%2,638
AWS7Up 2 places+2£535-0.55%5,747 11.91%2,227
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£495+4.21%5,544 11.49%3,287
Architect9Up 7 places+7£620-0.80%5,338 11.06%1,178
CI/CD10Up 10 places+10£518-0.48%5,232 10.84%1,917
Python11No change0£523-4.95%5,221 10.82%3,301
Problem-Solving12Down -7 places-7£488-2.50%5,170 10.72%3,582
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£521-0.76%5,122 10.62%1,525
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£525-4,970 10.30%1,805
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-3.84%4,901 10.16%1,422
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-0.88%4,858 10.07%1,478
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+2.32%4,647 9.63%3,608
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,542 9.41%2,173
Public Sector19No change0£500-4,464 9.25%1,204
Migration20Down -2 places-2£513-2.38%4,358 9.03%801
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-3.84%3,946 8.18%2,572
Lead22Up 8 places+8£563-2.17%3,867 8.01%2,440
AI23Up 38 places+38£550-3,657 7.58%4,191
Continuous Improvement24Up 20 places+20£500-3,538 7.33%2,504
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£518-1.42%3,372 6.99%2,186
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 33 places+33£525-3,177 6.58%1,099
Windows27Down -5 places-5£425-2,822 5.85%1,054
Consultant28No change0£540-1.81%2,806 5.82%2,029
Java29Down -3 places-3£518-3.63%2,738 5.67%837
Roadmaps30Up 9 places+9£560-5.88%2,604 5.40%1,874
Decision-Making31Up 17 places+17£511-1.35%2,572 5.33%2,256
Banking32Down -7 places-7£525-10.63%2,561 5.31%602
Data Modelling33Up 20 places+20£523-0.47%2,547 5.28%770
Kubernetes34Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,480 5.14%824
Oracle35Down -3 places-3£525-2,433 5.04%499
SAP36Down -9 places-9£550-4.34%2,422 5.02%614
Software Engineering37Up 8 places+8£550-5.98%2,420 5.02%2,033
Terraform38Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,416 5.01%755
Degree39Down -16 places-16£500-2,391 4.96%3,045
JIRA40Down -5 places-5£488-2.50%2,304 4.78%525
Validation41Up 35 places+35£486-7.37%2,294 4.75%1,014
Power Platform42Up 1 place+1£494-0.25%2,282 4.73%976
Business Intelligence43Down -5 places-5£492-1.58%2,277 4.72%1,040
Infrastructure as Code44Up 29 places+29£525-4.10%2,126 4.41%827
Project Management45Down -21 places-21£511+2.22%2,093 4.34%1,234
Cybersecurity46Up 10 places+10£560+1.81%2,054 4.26%1,753
Business Analyst47Down -6 places-6£500-2,028 4.20%324
Test Automation48Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,992 4.13%770
GCP49Up 9 places+9£550-4.34%1,934 4.01%818
DV Cleared50Up 36 places+36£600+2.56%1,912 3.96%500
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.