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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 3 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£525-10,680 21.86%2,451
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,225 20.93%8,419
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-8,826 18.07%6,585
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,173 16.73%1,578
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525+0.38%7,585 15.53%3,833
Agile6Down -3 places-3£511-2.76%7,431 15.21%3,640
AWS7Up 2 places+2£535+0.94%5,891 12.06%2,859
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£496+4.46%5,665 11.60%4,134
CI/CD9Up 10 places+10£520+1.46%5,384 11.02%2,185
Architect10Up 6 places+6£615-1.60%5,373 11.00%2,313
Python11No change0£520-3.70%5,309 10.87%3,672
DevOps12Up 3 places+3£525-5,204 10.65%1,840
Problem-Solving13Down -8 places-8£494-1.20%5,160 10.56%4,416
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£530+0.95%5,123 10.49%2,816
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-2.72%4,892 10.01%1,477
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-4,876 9.98%1,931
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+2.80%4,748 9.72%5,971
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,679 9.58%2,504
Public Sector19Up 1 place+1£500-4,522 9.26%1,647
Migration20Down -2 places-2£520-0.95%4,433 9.08%1,110
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-3.14%3,963 8.11%3,287
Lead22Up 8 places+8£561-2.39%3,960 8.11%3,270
AI23Up 37 places+37£550-3,827 7.83%6,008
Continuous Improvement24Up 17 places+17£505+1.00%3,678 7.53%3,188
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£523-0.47%3,464 7.09%3,158
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 30 places+30£525-3,328 6.81%1,509
Windows27Down -5 places-5£425-2,889 5.91%1,183
Consultant28No change0£545-0.90%2,821 5.78%2,414
Java29Down -3 places-3£521-1.79%2,768 5.67%1,163
Roadmaps30Up 10 places+10£560-2.60%2,655 5.44%2,901
Banking31Down -8 places-8£535-6.95%2,651 5.43%952
Decision-Making32Up 12 places+12£513-0.48%2,610 5.34%3,281
Data Modelling33Up 17 places+17£525-2,579 5.28%973
Software Engineering34Up 9 places+9£550-4.34%2,489 5.10%3,225
Oracle35Down -4 places-4£525-2,488 5.09%703
Terraform36Up 1 place+1£525-2.28%2,475 5.07%926
Kubernetes37Down -4 places-4£525-3.66%2,458 5.03%1,006
SAP38Down -11 places-11£550-4.34%2,425 4.96%849
Validation39Up 34 places+34£492-6.28%2,416 4.95%1,272
Degree40Down -16 places-16£500-2,402 4.92%4,126
JIRA41Down -6 places-6£485-3.10%2,312 4.73%788
Power Platform42No change0£494+2.65%2,305 4.72%1,160
Business Intelligence43Down -5 places-5£500-2,287 4.68%1,348
Infrastructure as Code44Up 27 places+27£525-4.54%2,218 4.54%890
Cybersecurity45Up 8 places+8£550-2,143 4.39%2,536
Test Automation46Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%2,073 4.24%912
Project Management47Down -22 places-22£510+2.00%2,055 4.21%1,604
Business Analyst48Down -9 places-9£500-2,015 4.13%474
GCP49Up 3 places+3£550-4.34%1,975 4.04%1,103
DV Cleared50Up 31 places+31£600+3.44%1,902 3.89%553
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.