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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 27 Jun 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%11,044 21.66%2,022
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,674 20.94%5,592
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-9,421 18.48%4,249
SC Cleared4Up 5 places+5£525-8,464 16.60%1,377
Agile5Down -2 places-2£513-2.38%7,939 15.57%2,179
Azure6No change0£525-7,874 15.45%2,779
AWS7No change0£545+3.80%6,245 12.25%1,920
Microsoft8No change0£495+4.21%5,944 11.66%3,260
Stakeholder Management9Up 7 places+7£540+2.85%5,748 11.28%1,929
CI/CD10Up 9 places+9£523+2.09%5,655 11.09%1,383
Architect11Up 6 places+6£617-1.28%5,639 11.06%1,247
Python12Down -1 place-1£525-2.32%5,539 10.87%2,376
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£525-5,444 10.68%1,286
Problem-Solving14Down -9 places-9£492-1.60%5,366 10.53%3,024
Developer15Down -5 places-5£500-2.15%5,120 10.04%1,360
Analyst16Down -4 places-4£450-5,080 9.97%1,493
Senior17Up 3 places+3£550-4,984 9.78%2,676
SQL18Down -5 places-5£500-4,922 9.66%1,729
Public Sector19Up 2 places+2£510+2.00%4,788 9.39%1,072
Migration20Down -2 places-2£525-4,696 9.21%806
AI21Up 38 places+38£550-4,303 8.44%3,668
Lead22Up 7 places+7£575-1.07%4,202 8.24%1,992
Analytical Skills23Down -9 places-9£500-4,156 8.15%2,108
Continuous Improvement24Up 15 places+15£507+1.40%4,011 7.87%2,483
Analytics25Up 5 places+5£525-3,709 7.28%1,927
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 21 places+21£530+0.95%3,629 7.12%1,005
Consultant27No change0£548-0.45%2,971 5.83%990
Windows28Down -6 places-6£425-2,957 5.80%978
Java29Down -5 places-5£525-2,900 5.69%749
Banking30Down -7 places-7£550-1.78%2,829 5.55%534
Roadmaps31Up 10 places+10£571+3.86%2,826 5.54%1,541
Decision-Making32Up 18 places+18£519+1.41%2,822 5.54%2,247
Data Modelling33Up 25 places+25£525-2,707 5.31%598
Software Engineering34Up 10 places+10£550-4.34%2,677 5.25%1,735
Oracle35Down -4 places-4£525-2,657 5.21%445
Validation36Up 37 places+37£500-4.76%2,645 5.19%864
Terraform37No change0£525-2,628 5.16%649
Kubernetes38Down -5 places-5£525-2.32%2,601 5.10%683
SAP39Down -11 places-11£550-4.34%2,542 4.99%433
Degree40Down -15 places-15£500-2,442 4.79%2,574
JIRA41Down -7 places-7£493-1.50%2,426 4.76%458
Power Platform42Up 3 places+3£500+5.26%2,380 4.67%830
Business Intelligence43Down -3 places-3£500-2,371 4.65%916
Infrastructure as Code44Up 26 places+26£530-2.84%2,338 4.59%654
Cybersecurity45Up 10 places+10£559+1.63%2,284 4.48%1,694
Test Automation46Up 2 places+2£475-2.81%2,199 4.31%562
GCP47Up 9 places+9£550-4.34%2,070 4.06%658
Business Analyst48Down -12 places-12£500-2,055 4.03%324
Project Management49Down -23 places-23£510+2.00%2,044 4.01%1,146
DV Cleared50Up 31 places+31£600+2.38%2,005 3.93%407
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.