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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 2 Aug 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£537+0.65%11,576 21.70%3,139
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-11,336 21.25%9,648
Finance3Down -1 place-1£550-9,919 18.59%8,094
SC Cleared4Up 5 places+5£525-8,835 16.56%1,914
Agile5Down -2 places-2£515-1.81%8,432 15.81%4,128
Azure6No change0£525+0.96%8,303 15.56%4,117
Stakeholder Management7Up 9 places+9£550+4.76%6,683 12.53%4,386
Microsoft8No change0£488+2.63%6,456 12.10%5,155
AWS9Down -2 places-2£550+4.76%6,432 12.06%3,702
Architect10Up 8 places+8£620-0.80%5,945 11.14%2,555
CI/CD11Up 6 places+6£525+5.00%5,940 11.13%2,857
Python12Down -2 places-2£525-1.34%5,681 10.65%4,161
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£525+1.94%5,653 10.60%2,412
Problem-Solving14Down -9 places-9£490+0.51%5,618 10.53%5,518
Developer15Down -4 places-4£500-5,435 10.19%1,549
Senior16Up 4 places+4£550+1.38%5,379 10.08%6,369
Analyst17Down -5 places-5£456+1.22%5,295 9.93%1,893
SQL18Down -5 places-5£500-5,154 9.66%2,642
Public Sector19No change0£515+3.00%4,969 9.31%1,795
Migration20Down -2 places-2£525+2.43%4,899 9.18%1,363
AI21Up 34 places+34£550-4,757 8.92%7,906
Continuous Improvement22Up 12 places+12£513+2.50%4,524 8.48%4,690
Lead23Up 6 places+6£575-4,516 8.47%4,876
Analytical Skills24Down -10 places-10£500-4,503 8.44%3,960
Analytics25Up 3 places+3£525-4,008 7.51%3,766
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 10 places+10£535+1.32%3,980 7.46%1,557
Consultant27Down -1 place-1£550-3,149 5.90%1,822
Windows28Down -7 places-7£425+2.37%3,085 5.78%1,287
Roadmaps29Up 11 places+11£575+4.54%3,057 5.73%3,809
Decision-Making30Up 17 places+17£525+4.94%3,032 5.68%3,800
Java31Down -8 places-8£525-2,997 5.62%1,550
Banking32Down -10 places-10£550-2,942 5.51%1,208
Data Modelling33Up 24 places+24£520-0.95%2,911 5.46%1,058
Oracle34Down -4 places-4£525+1.94%2,883 5.40%734
Software Engineering35Up 6 places+6£563-2.17%2,868 5.38%3,738
Validation36Up 29 places+29£500-4.76%2,815 5.28%1,741
Terraform37Down -2 places-2£530+0.85%2,761 5.18%1,281
Kubernetes38Down -7 places-7£535+0.04%2,738 5.13%1,648
SAP39Down -12 places-12£560-1.75%2,696 5.05%981
Infrastructure as Code40Up 19 places+19£550+0.73%2,538 4.76%1,400
Degree41Down -17 places-17£500-2,494 4.68%4,577
Business Intelligence42Down -3 places-3£500-2,485 4.66%1,478
Power Platform42Up 3 places+3£500+5.26%2,485 4.66%1,341
Cybersecurity43Up 6 places+6£555+3.25%2,443 4.58%2,616
JIRA44Down -12 places-12£500-2,440 4.57%824
Test Automation45Up 4 places+4£475-2.31%2,276 4.27%1,162
GCP46Up 8 places+8£550-2,245 4.21%1,569
DV Cleared47Up 30 places+30£600+1.22%2,175 4.08%781
Data Quality48Up 60 places+60£500-2.43%2,165 4.06%1,274
Business Analyst49Down -11 places-11£500-2,142 4.02%495
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.