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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 6 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£525-10,801 21.87%2,397
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,339 20.93%8,037
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-8,926 18.07%6,219
SC Cleared4Up 5 places+5£525-8,259 16.72%1,585
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525+0.76%7,667 15.52%3,937
Agile6Down -3 places-3£510-2.85%7,519 15.22%3,392
AWS7Up 1 place+1£535+1.90%5,972 12.09%2,888
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£496+4.46%5,712 11.57%4,239
CI/CD9Up 10 places+10£519+1.27%5,453 11.04%2,198
Architect10Up 6 places+6£615-1.60%5,428 10.99%2,314
Python11No change0£523-2.79%5,359 10.85%3,811
DevOps12Up 3 places+3£525-5,270 10.67%1,840
Stakeholder Management13Up 4 places+4£535+1.86%5,218 10.56%2,630
Problem-Solving14Down -9 places-9£494-1.30%5,201 10.53%4,310
Developer15Down -8 places-8£500-2.43%4,962 10.05%1,565
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-4,936 9.99%1,842
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+2.80%4,808 9.73%5,243
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,715 9.55%2,482
Public Sector19Up 1 place+1£500-4,593 9.30%1,613
Migration20Down -2 places-2£520-0.95%4,492 9.10%1,129
Lead21Up 9 places+9£570-0.86%4,028 8.16%2,857
Analytical Skills22Down -8 places-8£500-2.43%4,015 8.13%3,035
AI23Up 36 places+36£550-3,889 7.87%5,675
Continuous Improvement24Up 17 places+17£500-3,727 7.55%3,072
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£520-0.95%3,509 7.10%2,798
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 30 places+30£525-3,384 6.85%1,444
Windows27Down -5 places-5£425-2,920 5.91%1,167
Consultant28No change0£540-1.81%2,858 5.79%2,340
Java29Down -4 places-4£521-0.85%2,812 5.69%1,177
Banking30Down -7 places-7£533-7.26%2,686 5.44%890
Roadmaps31Up 9 places+9£560-2.60%2,684 5.43%2,396
Decision-Making32Up 14 places+14£513-2,629 5.32%3,111
Data Modelling33Up 22 places+22£525-2,599 5.26%949
Oracle34Down -2 places-2£525-2,539 5.14%710
Software Engineering35Up 10 places+10£550-4.34%2,531 5.12%3,338
Terraform36No change0£525-1.86%2,508 5.08%956
Kubernetes37Down -4 places-4£525-2.77%2,494 5.05%1,047
Validation38Up 36 places+36£496-5.61%2,454 4.97%1,275
SAP39Down -12 places-12£552-4.08%2,438 4.94%861
Degree40Down -16 places-16£500-2,409 4.88%3,890
JIRA41Down -6 places-6£485-3.00%2,335 4.73%682
Power Platform42Up 1 place+1£496+2.16%2,330 4.72%1,208
Business Intelligence43Down -4 places-4£500-2,312 4.68%1,344
Infrastructure as Code44Up 27 places+27£525-4.54%2,248 4.55%944
Cybersecurity45Up 9 places+9£550+1.85%2,197 4.45%2,512
Test Automation46Up 1 place+1£475-4.04%2,103 4.26%895
Project Management47Down -21 places-21£510+2.00%2,057 4.16%1,496
Business Analyst48Down -10 places-10£500-2,033 4.12%392
GCP49Up 8 places+8£550-4.34%2,004 4.06%1,088
DV Cleared50Up 35 places+35£600+4.34%1,935 3.92%505
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.