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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 15 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%10,542 22.11%2,147
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,043 21.06%6,609
Finance3Down -1 place-1£539-3.83%8,596 18.02%5,137
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,039 16.86%1,445
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,316 15.34%3,275
Agile6Down -3 places-3£510-2.85%7,315 15.34%2,923
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-3.22%5,702 11.96%2,317
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£495+4.21%5,525 11.59%3,653
Architect9Up 7 places+7£620-0.80%5,275 11.06%1,172
Python10Up 1 place+1£520-5.45%5,205 10.91%3,975
Problem-Solving11Down -6 places-6£485-3.00%5,200 10.90%3,708
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£515-1.90%5,162 10.82%1,940
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£520-0.95%5,042 10.57%1,619
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£525-4,922 10.32%1,977
Analyst15Down -2 places-2£450-1.90%4,862 10.20%1,669
Developer16Down -8 places-8£500-3.98%4,846 10.16%1,681
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+0.91%4,545 9.53%2,967
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,528 9.49%3,053
Public Sector19Down -1 place-1£500-4,450 9.33%1,307
Migration20Down -1 place-1£513-2.38%4,334 9.09%904
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.30%3,941 8.26%2,599
Lead22Up 8 places+8£563-2.17%3,815 8.00%1,683
AI23Up 39 places+39£550-4.34%3,587 7.52%4,891
Continuous Improvement24Up 22 places+22£500-0.99%3,467 7.27%2,483
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£514-4.37%3,378 7.08%2,281
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 35 places+35£525-3,137 6.58%1,136
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-1.89%2,816 5.90%1,132
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,775 5.82%1,734
Java29Down -3 places-3£521-3.61%2,703 5.67%1,693
Roadmaps30Up 8 places+8£560-6.66%2,576 5.40%1,804
Decision-Making31Up 17 places+17£505-2.41%2,542 5.33%2,574
Banking32Down -7 places-7£525-11.76%2,526 5.30%668
Data Modelling33Up 20 places+20£520-0.95%2,504 5.25%837
Kubernetes34Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%2,441 5.12%844
SAP35Down -8 places-8£553-3.82%2,426 5.09%645
Oracle36Down -3 places-3£525-2,425 5.08%550
Terraform37No change0£525-4.54%2,405 5.04%761
Degree38Down -15 places-15£500-2,403 5.04%3,117
Software Engineering39Up 5 places+5£550-5.98%2,386 5.00%2,120
JIRA40Down -5 places-5£488-2.50%2,319 4.86%612
Business Intelligence41Down -2 places-2£495-1.00%2,291 4.80%1,067
Power Platform42Up 1 place+1£493+0.51%2,273 4.77%1,062
Validation43Up 35 places+35£485-8.05%2,229 4.67%997
Project Management44Down -20 places-20£514+2.70%2,111 4.43%1,409
Infrastructure as Code45Up 27 places+27£525-4.54%2,104 4.41%758
Business Analyst46Down -5 places-5£500-2,034 4.27%420
Cybersecurity47Up 9 places+9£558+1.54%2,001 4.20%1,804
Test Automation48Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,981 4.15%720
GCP49Up 8 places+8£550-4.34%1,935 4.06%771
DV Cleared50Up 37 places+37£600+2.38%1,893 3.97%513
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.