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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 18 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£525-0.94%10,608 22.12%2,121
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,023 20.90%6,688
Finance3Down -1 place-1£545-1.44%8,606 17.95%5,190
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,092 16.87%1,416
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,345 15.32%3,175
Agile6Down -3 places-3£510-2.85%7,305 15.23%2,807
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-2.77%5,732 11.95%2,287
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£495+4.21%5,540 11.55%3,639
Architect9Up 7 places+7£620-0.80%5,298 11.05%1,182
Python10Up 1 place+1£520-5.45%5,232 10.91%4,209
Problem-Solving11Down -6 places-6£488-2.50%5,199 10.84%3,752
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£515-1.90%5,169 10.78%1,899
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£520-0.95%5,057 10.54%1,568
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£525-4,922 10.26%2,016
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-4.03%4,882 10.18%1,736
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-0.99%4,861 10.14%1,725
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+1.85%4,593 9.58%3,045
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,540 9.47%3,288
Public Sector19No change0£500-4,470 9.32%1,317
Migration20Down -2 places-2£513-2.38%4,347 9.06%886
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%3,943 8.22%2,649
Lead22Up 8 places+8£563-2.17%3,832 7.99%1,704
AI23Up 38 places+38£550-3.50%3,599 7.50%5,148
Continuous Improvement24Up 21 places+21£500-0.99%3,493 7.28%2,500
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£513-4.65%3,379 7.05%2,341
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 35 places+35£525-3,138 6.54%1,161
Windows27Down -5 places-5£416-2.11%2,826 5.89%1,092
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,794 5.83%1,851
Java29Down -3 places-3£521-3.20%2,707 5.64%1,905
Roadmaps30Up 9 places+9£560-6.58%2,589 5.40%1,825
Decision-Making31Up 17 places+17£505-2.46%2,549 5.32%2,550
Banking32Down -7 places-7£525-11.69%2,532 5.28%684
Data Modelling33Up 20 places+20£520-0.95%2,517 5.25%823
Kubernetes34Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,444 5.10%811
SAP35Down -8 places-8£558-2.95%2,430 5.07%626
Oracle36Down -4 places-4£525-2,426 5.06%541
Terraform37No change0£525-4.54%2,412 5.03%766
Software Engineering38Up 6 places+6£550-5.98%2,403 5.01%2,205
Degree39Down -16 places-16£500-2,392 4.99%3,146
JIRA40Down -5 places-5£488-2.50%2,302 4.80%601
Business Intelligence41Down -3 places-3£494-1.25%2,285 4.76%1,151
Power Platform42Up 1 place+1£492+0.40%2,277 4.75%1,112
Validation43Up 35 places+35£485-8.58%2,254 4.70%1,010
Infrastructure as Code44Up 28 places+28£525-4.54%2,113 4.41%745
Project Management45Down -21 places-21£513+2.60%2,109 4.40%1,329
Business Analyst46Down -5 places-5£500-2,032 4.24%430
Cybersecurity47Up 9 places+9£559+1.72%2,016 4.20%1,849
Test Automation48Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,981 4.13%729
GCP49Up 8 places+8£548-4.78%1,937 4.04%784
DV Cleared50Up 38 places+38£600+2.56%1,912 3.99%517
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.