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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 27 Apr 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%10,508 22.44%2,197
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,363 22.13%6,113
Finance3Down -1 place-1£530-7.82%8,511 18.18%4,992
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,034 17.16%1,339
Agile5Down -2 places-2£501-4.66%7,331 15.66%2,910
Azure6No change0£520-0.95%7,226 15.43%3,147
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,686 12.14%2,580
Microsoft8Up 3 places+3£492+3.57%5,575 11.91%3,269
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£476-4.85%5,315 11.35%3,398
Python10No change0£513-6.81%5,224 11.16%2,921
Architect11Up 5 places+5£620-0.80%5,131 10.96%1,119
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£510-2.85%5,051 10.79%1,866
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£515-4.27%4,996 10.67%1,695
Developer14Down -6 places-6£500-4.76%4,889 10.44%1,462
Stakeholder Management15Up 3 places+3£525-4,873 10.41%1,509
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-2.70%4,788 10.23%1,544
Public Sector17No change0£500-4,527 9.67%1,066
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,509 9.63%2,166
Senior19Up 2 places+2£538-2.27%4,423 9.45%2,880
Migration20Down -1 place-1£510-2.85%4,309 9.20%824
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,051 8.65%2,475
Lead22Up 8 places+8£570-1.72%3,714 7.93%1,584
AI23Up 39 places+39£550-4.34%3,454 7.38%3,899
Continuous Improvement24Up 23 places+23£500-2.32%3,447 7.36%2,291
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£514-6.63%3,406 7.27%2,259
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 42 places+42£525-3,188 6.81%1,011
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-2.35%2,833 6.05%1,038
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,823 6.03%1,320
Java29Down -3 places-3£515-6.36%2,727 5.82%932
Banking30Down -5 places-5£525-12.50%2,529 5.40%969
Roadmaps31Up 7 places+7£552-8.00%2,499 5.34%1,580
Kubernetes32Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,493 5.32%848
Degree33Down -9 places-9£500-2,479 5.29%3,381
Terraform34Up 1 place+1£525-4.54%2,449 5.23%780
Oracle35Down -2 places-2£525-0.37%2,441 5.21%568
Decision-Making36Up 12 places+12£506-2.78%2,439 5.21%2,256
Data Modelling37Up 15 places+15£523-0.47%2,431 5.19%845
SAP38Down -11 places-11£561+0.22%2,420 5.17%586
JIRA39Down -2 places-2£485-3.00%2,332 4.98%563
Business Intelligence40No change0£492-1.60%2,311 4.94%1,106
Software Engineering41Up 1 place+1£550-8.33%2,302 4.92%1,929
Power Platform42No change0£488+1.35%2,231 4.76%1,041
Validation43Up 42 places+42£475-9.52%2,177 4.65%868
Project Management44Down -21 places-21£510+2.00%2,158 4.61%1,358
Infrastructure as Code45Up 26 places+26£525-4.54%2,080 4.44%809
Business Analyst46Down -3 places-3£500-2,010 4.29%406
Cybersecurity47Up 6 places+6£550+1.85%1,985 4.24%1,916
Test Automation48Down -3 places-3£475-5.00%1,973 4.21%723
GCP49Up 7 places+7£540-6.08%1,951 4.17%790
Linux50Down -18 places-18£500-9.09%1,902 4.06%859
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.