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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 26 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%10,490 22.45%1,688
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,364 22.18%5,048
Finance3Down -1 place-1£530-7.82%8,499 18.19%3,722
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,019 17.16%1,123
Agile5Down -2 places-2£501-4.66%7,327 15.68%2,223
Azure6No change0£520-0.95%7,226 15.46%2,692
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,682 12.16%1,900
Microsoft8Up 3 places+3£492+3.57%5,572 11.92%2,989
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£477-4.70%5,312 11.37%2,901
Python10No change0£513-6.81%5,216 11.16%2,497
Architect11Up 5 places+5£620-0.80%5,126 10.97%783
CI/CD12Up 8 places+8£510-2.85%5,046 10.80%1,559
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£515-4.27%4,988 10.67%1,398
Stakeholder Management14Up 4 places+4£525-4,874 10.43%1,200
Developer14Down -6 places-6£500-4.76%4,874 10.43%1,423
Analyst15Down -2 places-2£450-2.70%4,788 10.25%1,385
Public Sector16Up 1 place+1£500-4,522 9.68%881
SQL17Down -5 places-5£500-4,510 9.65%1,877
Senior18Up 3 places+3£538-2.27%4,416 9.45%2,286
Migration19No change0£510-2.85%4,305 9.21%698
Analytical Skills20Down -6 places-6£500-4.76%4,052 8.67%1,914
Lead21Up 9 places+9£570-1.72%3,710 7.94%1,269
AI22Up 40 places+40£550-4.34%3,450 7.38%2,795
Continuous Improvement23Up 25 places+25£500-2.32%3,447 7.38%1,843
Analytics24Up 5 places+5£514-6.54%3,403 7.28%1,666
Stakeholder Engagement25Up 42 places+42£525-3,189 6.82%808
Windows26Down -4 places-4£415-2.35%2,831 6.06%914
Consultant27Up 1 place+1£538-2.27%2,821 6.04%1,072
Java28Down -2 places-2£515-6.36%2,725 5.83%624
Banking29Down -4 places-4£525-12.50%2,532 5.42%627
Roadmaps30Up 8 places+8£552-8.00%2,499 5.35%1,044
Kubernetes31No change0£525-4.54%2,490 5.33%686
Degree32Down -8 places-8£500-2,477 5.30%2,652
Terraform33Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%2,446 5.23%637
Oracle34Down -1 place-1£525-0.37%2,441 5.22%479
Decision-Making35Up 13 places+13£505-3.34%2,440 5.22%1,865
Data Modelling36Up 16 places+16£524-0.23%2,432 5.20%688
SAP37Down -10 places-10£560-2,414 5.17%491
JIRA38Down -1 place-1£485-3.00%2,332 4.99%435
Business Intelligence39Up 1 place+1£492-1.60%2,311 4.95%904
Software Engineering40Up 2 places+2£550-8.33%2,293 4.91%1,566
Power Platform41Up 2 places+2£488+1.56%2,231 4.77%889
Validation42Up 43 places+43£475-9.52%2,177 4.66%734
Project Management43Down -20 places-20£510+2.00%2,157 4.62%1,113
Infrastructure as Code44Up 26 places+26£525-4.54%2,076 4.44%655
Business Analyst45Down -1 place-1£500-2,010 4.30%350
Cybersecurity46Up 7 places+7£550+1.85%1,981 4.24%1,572
Test Automation47Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,970 4.22%597
GCP48Up 8 places+8£540-6.08%1,952 4.18%580
Docker49Down -2 places-2£525-4.54%1,900 4.07%606
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.