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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 11 Oct 2026Rank
6 Months to
Rank
YoY Change
Median
Daily Rate
Median Daily Rate
YoY Change
Historical
Absolute & Relative
Jobs Vacancies
Live
Jobs
Social Skills1No change0£510+2.00%12,681 23.24%19,805
Security Cleared2Up 2 places+2£550+2.42%11,967 21.93%5,964
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550+4.76%10,025 18.37%19,239
SC Cleared4Up 4 places+4£545+3.80%9,122 16.72%3,766
Stakeholder Management5Up 12 places+12£550+4.76%8,749 16.03%7,575
Agile6Down -3 places-3£518+0.63%8,482 15.54%9,229
Azure7Down -2 places-2£529+1.73%8,258 15.13%7,674
Microsoft8Down -1 place-1£490+3.15%7,502 13.75%9,401
AWS9No change0£550+4.76%6,362 11.66%7,475
CI/CD10Up 5 places+5£523+2.45%6,264 11.48%6,484
Architect11Up 9 places+9£620-0.80%6,103 11.18%4,832
Problem-Solving12Down -6 places-6£500+2.56%5,882 10.78%12,759
Senior13Up 8 places+8£550-5,719 10.48%18,149
Python14Down -4 places-4£538+2.38%5,649 10.35%10,267
DevOps15Down -2 places-2£525+0.96%5,629 10.32%4,827
AI16Up 25 places+25£560+1.81%5,356 9.82%21,021
Developer17Down -5 places-5£513+2.50%5,254 9.63%3,249
SQL18Down -4 places-4£500-5,173 9.48%6,612
Public Sector19No change0£525+5.00%5,136 9.41%3,831
Analyst20Down -9 places-9£470+4.33%5,078 9.31%5,241
Continuous Improvement21Up 9 places+9£520+4.00%5,065 9.28%10,220
Migration22Down -4 places-4£537+4.78%4,963 9.10%3,010
Analytical Skills23Down -7 places-7£500-4,650 8.52%9,831
Lead24Up 7 places+7£575+2.22%4,601 8.43%15,053
Stakeholder Engagement25Up 2 places+2£540+1.88%4,227 7.75%3,092
Analytics26Up 3 places+3£530+0.95%3,954 7.25%10,392
Roadmaps27Up 12 places+12£580+5.45%3,390 6.21%8,825
Decision-Making28Up 24 places+24£548+6.92%3,289 6.03%8,878
Consultant29Down -4 places-4£550-3,256 5.97%3,985
Windows30Down -8 places-8£425+6.25%3,244 5.95%2,664
Validation31Up 37 places+37£500-3,185 5.84%4,728
Banking32Down -9 places-9£550-3,183 5.83%3,194
Software Engineering33Up 10 places+10£550-0.45%3,063 5.61%8,805
Java34Down -10 places-10£520+0.97%2,930 5.37%3,515
Kubernetes35Down -2 places-2£540+2.85%2,920 5.35%3,258
Terraform36Up 1 place+1£538+2.38%2,903 5.32%2,656
Data Modelling37Up 19 places+19£525-2,899 5.31%2,595
Infrastructure as Code38Up 12 places+12£550+1.85%2,897 5.31%2,895
Oracle39Down -5 places-5£525+1.94%2,887 5.29%1,733
SAP40Down -12 places-12£555-3.56%2,799 5.13%2,471
Cybersecurity41Up 3 places+3£550+2.32%2,780 5.09%5,529
Test Automation42Up 7 places+7£475-5.00%2,551 4.68%3,401
Power Platform43Up 4 places+4£500+2.45%2,549 4.67%3,503
Degree44Down -18 places-18£510+2.00%2,502 4.59%13,181
Data Quality45Up 51 places+51£513+2.50%2,439 4.47%3,485
Business Intelligence46Down -8 places-8£500-2,361 4.33%4,166
JIRA47Down -12 places-12£500-2,355 4.32%1,787
QA48Up 13 places+13£475-2,310 4.23%3,493
GCP49Up 2 places+2£550+2.27%2,289 4.20%3,070
Project Delivery50Up 8 places+8£525+0.96%2,275 4.17%3,627
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.