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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 24 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%10,705 22.02%2,037
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,109 20.80%7,180
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-8,732 17.96%5,468
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,175 16.82%1,292
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,477 15.38%2,985
Agile6Down -3 places-3£513-2.38%7,383 15.19%2,950
AWS7Up 1 place+1£535-0.27%5,808 11.95%2,065
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£492+3.57%5,606 11.53%3,508
Architect9Up 7 places+7£617-1.28%5,356 11.02%1,173
CI/CD10Up 10 places+10£518+0.48%5,285 10.87%1,638
Python11No change0£523-5.00%5,281 10.86%2,898
Problem-Solving12Down -7 places-7£490-2.00%5,205 10.71%3,745
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£520-0.95%5,160 10.62%1,522
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£525-5,025 10.34%2,434
Developer15Down -6 places-6£500-3.84%4,933 10.15%1,295
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-4,897 10.07%1,699
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+2.80%4,700 9.67%3,815
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,587 9.44%2,256
Public Sector19No change0£500-4,488 9.23%1,384
Migration20Down -2 places-2£513-2.38%4,402 9.06%928
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-3.38%3,970 8.17%2,749
Lead22Up 8 places+8£560-2.60%3,906 8.04%2,425
AI23Up 36 places+36£550-3,716 7.64%4,443
Continuous Improvement24Up 18 places+18£500-3,589 7.38%2,685
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£520-0.95%3,412 7.02%2,494
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 31 places+31£525-3,222 6.63%1,317
Windows27Down -5 places-5£423-0.55%2,853 5.87%1,062
Consultant28No change0£540-1.81%2,819 5.80%2,255
Java29Down -3 places-3£520-1.88%2,758 5.67%823
Roadmaps30Up 10 places+10£560-4.43%2,617 5.38%2,005
Banking31Down -8 places-8£525-9.48%2,602 5.35%732
Decision-Making32Up 17 places+17£511-0.77%2,591 5.33%2,777
Data Modelling33Up 19 places+19£525-2,566 5.28%771
Kubernetes34Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,487 5.12%753
Oracle35Down -4 places-4£525-2,452 5.04%585
Terraform35Up 2 places+2£525-2.77%2,452 5.04%697
Software Engineering36Up 8 places+8£550-4.34%2,446 5.03%1,823
SAP37Down -10 places-10£550-4.34%2,428 4.99%752
Degree38Down -13 places-13£500-2,405 4.95%3,280
Validation39Up 36 places+36£487-7.23%2,330 4.79%1,015
JIRA40Down -5 places-5£488-2.50%2,319 4.77%623
Power Platform41Up 2 places+2£492-2,295 4.72%1,125
Business Intelligence42Down -3 places-3£495-1.00%2,286 4.70%1,249
Infrastructure as Code43Up 29 places+29£525-3.66%2,155 4.43%684
Cybersecurity44Up 12 places+12£560+1.81%2,095 4.31%1,918
Project Management45Down -21 places-21£510+2.00%2,087 4.29%1,419
Business Analyst46Down -8 places-8£500-2,031 4.18%425
Test Automation47Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%2,020 4.16%662
GCP48Up 7 places+7£550-4.34%1,949 4.01%796
DV Cleared49Up 35 places+35£600+2.56%1,929 3.97%501
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.