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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 12 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£525-10,890 21.79%2,248
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,392 20.79%6,328
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-9,105 18.22%4,829
SC Cleared4Up 5 places+5£525-8,359 16.73%1,375
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,719 15.44%2,886
Agile6Down -3 places-3£510-2.85%7,638 15.28%2,806
AWS7No change0£537+2.28%6,051 12.11%2,087
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£493+3.78%5,753 11.51%3,587
CI/CD9Up 10 places+10£520+1.46%5,504 11.01%1,467
Architect10Up 7 places+7£618-1.20%5,476 10.96%1,088
Python11No change0£524-2.51%5,433 10.87%2,374
Stakeholder Management12Up 4 places+4£537+2.28%5,381 10.77%2,265
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£525-5,313 10.63%1,421
Problem-Solving14Down -9 places-9£493-1.50%5,246 10.50%3,459
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-2.43%5,046 10.10%1,200
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-5,003 10.01%1,701
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+2.32%4,897 9.80%2,714
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,771 9.55%2,030
Public Sector19Up 1 place+1£501+0.10%4,636 9.28%1,366
Migration20Down -2 places-2£520-0.95%4,579 9.16%920
Lead21Up 9 places+9£570-0.86%4,103 8.21%1,497
AI22Up 40 places+40£550-4,046 8.10%3,587
Analytical Skills23Down -9 places-9£500-1.96%4,019 8.04%2,467
Continuous Improvement24Up 16 places+16£500-3,794 7.59%2,758
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£520-0.95%3,576 7.16%2,312
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 28 places+28£525-3,463 6.93%1,272
Windows27Down -5 places-5£425-2,905 5.81%1,059
Consultant28No change0£550-2,903 5.81%1,470
Java29Down -5 places-5£521-0.85%2,876 5.75%694
Banking30Down -7 places-7£538-5.70%2,737 5.48%686
Roadmaps31Up 10 places+10£563-2.17%2,722 5.45%1,670
Decision-Making32Up 15 places+15£515+0.48%2,680 5.36%2,598
Data Modelling33Up 25 places+25£520-0.95%2,645 5.29%680
Software Engineering34Up 11 places+11£550-4.34%2,592 5.19%1,568
Oracle35Down -3 places-3£525-2,590 5.18%532
Terraform36No change0£525-0.94%2,557 5.12%637
Validation37Up 37 places+37£493-6.01%2,534 5.07%1,020
Kubernetes38Down -5 places-5£525-2.77%2,503 5.01%693
SAP39Down -12 places-12£550-4.34%2,473 4.95%663
Degree40Down -15 places-15£500-2,405 4.81%2,751
JIRA41Down -7 places-7£485-3.00%2,363 4.73%615
Power Platform42Up 1 place+1£498+4.84%2,352 4.71%1,132
Business Intelligence43Down -4 places-4£500-2,335 4.67%1,216
Infrastructure as Code44Up 29 places+29£525-4.54%2,301 4.60%652
Cybersecurity45Up 8 places+8£560+1.76%2,217 4.44%1,877
Test Automation46Up 3 places+3£475-4.04%2,126 4.25%618
Business Analyst47Down -9 places-9£500-2,055 4.11%456
Project Management48Down -22 places-22£510+1.90%2,047 4.10%1,277
GCP49Up 8 places+8£550-4.34%2,017 4.04%694
DV Cleared50Up 33 places+33£600+4.34%1,925 3.85%483
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.