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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 27 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£525-0.94%10,698 21.95%2,098
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,180 20.89%7,357
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-8,799 18.05%5,981
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,165 16.75%1,330
Azure5Up 1 place+1£525-7,551 15.49%3,231
Agile6Down -3 places-3£513-2.38%7,413 15.21%3,147
AWS7Up 1 place+1£535-0.18%5,829 11.96%2,373
Microsoft8Up 2 places+2£494+4.00%5,652 11.60%3,617
Architect9Up 7 places+7£618-1.20%5,377 11.03%1,926
CI/CD10Up 10 places+10£520+1.46%5,323 10.92%1,762
Python11No change0£523-4.47%5,315 10.91%3,030
Problem-Solving12Down -7 places-7£492-1.60%5,218 10.71%3,828
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£525-5,177 10.62%1,573
Stakeholder Management14Up 3 places+3£533+1.42%5,045 10.35%2,458
Developer15Down -6 places-6£500-3.84%4,920 10.10%1,241
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-4,899 10.05%1,640
Senior17Up 4 places+4£550+2.80%4,717 9.68%5,000
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,635 9.51%2,238
Public Sector19No change0£500-4,488 9.21%1,434
Migration20Down -2 places-2£513-2.38%4,388 9.00%919
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-3.70%3,966 8.14%2,903
Lead22Up 8 places+8£563-2.17%3,936 8.08%2,719
AI23Up 38 places+38£550-3,773 7.74%4,978
Continuous Improvement24Up 19 places+19£502+0.37%3,636 7.46%2,793
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£520-0.95%3,440 7.06%2,723
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 33 places+33£525-3,247 6.66%1,323
Windows27Down -5 places-5£425-2,881 5.91%1,057
Consultant28No change0£545-0.90%2,823 5.79%2,164
Java29Down -3 places-3£520-1.88%2,767 5.68%971
Roadmaps30Up 11 places+11£560-4.27%2,644 5.43%2,510
Banking31Down -8 places-8£528-9.44%2,627 5.39%859
Decision-Making32Up 18 places+18£513-0.48%2,597 5.33%2,944
Data Modelling33Up 22 places+22£525-2,577 5.29%824
Oracle34Down -3 places-3£525-2,489 5.11%587
Kubernetes35Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%2,486 5.10%861
Software Engineering36Up 9 places+9£550-4.34%2,465 5.06%2,515
Terraform36Up 1 place+1£525-2.41%2,465 5.06%736
SAP37Down -10 places-10£550-4.34%2,429 4.98%755
Degree38Down -13 places-13£500-2,428 4.98%3,646
Validation39Up 37 places+37£488-7.14%2,360 4.84%1,073
Power Platform40Up 4 places+4£495+1.02%2,310 4.74%1,026
JIRA41Down -6 places-6£485-3.00%2,303 4.73%604
Business Intelligence42Down -2 places-2£500-2,288 4.69%1,187
Infrastructure as Code43Up 29 places+29£525-2.77%2,178 4.47%727
Cybersecurity44Up 10 places+10£556+1.13%2,115 4.34%2,090
Project Management45Down -21 places-21£514+2.80%2,076 4.26%1,465
Test Automation46No change0£475-5.00%2,033 4.17%735
Business Analyst47Down -9 places-9£500-2,027 4.16%395
GCP48Up 9 places+9£550-4.34%1,956 4.01%896
DV Cleared49Up 36 places+36£600+2.56%1,940 3.98%519
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.