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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 1 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£525-0.75%10,595 22.42%1,832
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,346 21.89%6,596
Finance3Down -1 place-1£535-6.46%8,562 18.12%5,047
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,105 17.15%1,228
Agile5Down -2 places-2£503-4.28%7,389 15.64%2,772
Azure6No change0£522-0.57%7,289 15.42%3,279
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,689 12.04%2,309
Microsoft8Up 3 places+3£492+3.57%5,608 11.87%3,410
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£477-4.70%5,331 11.28%3,481
Python10No change0£518-5.90%5,263 11.14%2,882
Architect11Up 5 places+5£620-0.80%5,180 10.96%1,049
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£513-2.38%5,095 10.78%1,767
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£519-3.52%5,012 10.61%1,518
Stakeholder Management14Up 4 places+4£525-4,909 10.39%1,818
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,903 10.38%1,420
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-2.70%4,826 10.21%1,752
SQL17Down -5 places-5£500-4,529 9.58%2,269
Public Sector18Down -1 place-1£500-4,515 9.55%1,122
Senior19Up 2 places+2£540-1.81%4,482 9.48%3,092
Migration20Down -1 place-1£510-2.85%4,344 9.19%858
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-4.76%4,050 8.57%2,542
Lead22Up 8 places+8£570-0.86%3,772 7.98%1,678
AI23Up 40 places+40£550-4.34%3,518 7.44%3,821
Continuous Improvement24Up 23 places+23£500-1.93%3,487 7.38%2,431
Analytics25Up 4 places+4£513-6.81%3,403 7.20%2,186
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 40 places+40£525-3,194 6.76%1,023
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-2.35%2,845 6.02%1,063
Consultant28No change0£538-2.27%2,795 5.91%1,575
Java29Down -3 places-3£520-5.45%2,742 5.80%758
Roadmaps30Up 8 places+8£553-7.83%2,536 5.37%1,767
Banking31Down -6 places-6£525-12.50%2,525 5.34%623
Kubernetes32No change0£525-4.54%2,502 5.29%755
Degree33Down -9 places-9£500-2,480 5.25%3,048
Decision-Making34Up 14 places+14£505-2.65%2,471 5.23%2,522
Data Modelling35Up 18 places+18£520-0.95%2,461 5.21%873
Oracle36Down -3 places-3£525-0.94%2,442 5.17%545
Terraform36Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,442 5.17%756
SAP37Down -10 places-10£565-2,430 5.14%678
Software Engineering38Up 3 places+3£550-8.33%2,359 4.99%1,908
JIRA39Down -2 places-2£485-3.00%2,325 4.92%609
Business Intelligence40No change0£490-2.00%2,322 4.91%1,256
Power Platform41Up 2 places+2£489+1.82%2,260 4.78%1,156
Validation42Up 44 places+44£475-9.52%2,199 4.65%929
Project Management43Down -20 places-20£512+2.37%2,139 4.53%1,347
Infrastructure as Code44Up 28 places+28£525-4.54%2,095 4.43%770
Business Analyst45No change0£500-2,032 4.30%403
Cybersecurity46Up 9 places+9£550+0.45%2,021 4.28%1,588
Test Automation47Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,990 4.21%659
GCP48Up 10 places+10£546-5.04%1,941 4.11%788
Linux49Down -18 places-18£500-9.09%1,906 4.03%845
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.