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Contract Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by Demand Rank 6 Months to 16 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£525-1.59%10,495 22.85%1,994
Social Skills2Down -1 place-1£500-10,473 22.81%7,298
Finance3Down -1 place-1£525-8.37%8,405 18.30%4,711
SC Cleared4Up 3 places+3£525-8,016 17.46%1,366
Agile5Down -2 places-2£503-4.19%7,321 15.94%2,699
Azure6No change0£520-0.95%7,136 15.54%3,294
AWS7Up 2 places+2£525-4.54%5,628 12.26%2,239
Microsoft8Up 3 places+3£490+3.15%5,543 12.07%3,495
Problem-Solving9Down -4 places-4£480-4.00%5,394 11.75%3,832
Python10No change0£513-6.81%5,215 11.36%3,317
CI/CD11Up 8 places+8£507-4.02%5,044 10.98%1,910
Architect12Up 4 places+4£620-0.80%4,997 10.88%1,068
DevOps13Up 2 places+2£520-5.45%4,969 10.82%1,653
Stakeholder Management14Up 4 places+4£525-4,855 10.57%1,755
Developer15Down -7 places-7£500-4.16%4,791 10.43%1,716
Analyst16Down -3 places-3£450-2.70%4,746 10.33%1,825
Public Sector17No change0£500-0.94%4,544 9.90%1,140
SQL18Down -6 places-6£500-4,506 9.81%2,426
Senior19Up 2 places+2£538-2.27%4,328 9.42%2,875
Migration20No change0£513-2.38%4,233 9.22%960
Analytical Skills21Down -7 places-7£500-3.84%4,055 8.83%2,589
Lead22Up 8 places+8£563-2.17%3,611 7.86%1,458
Continuous Improvement23Up 25 places+25£500-1.38%3,399 7.40%2,316
Analytics24Up 5 places+5£513-6.81%3,382 7.36%2,161
AI25Up 42 places+42£550-4.34%3,301 7.19%4,257
Stakeholder Engagement26Up 48 places+48£525-3,202 6.97%1,009
Windows27Down -5 places-5£415-2.35%2,849 6.20%1,074
Consultant28No change0£535-2.72%2,845 6.20%1,428
Java29Down -3 places-3£515-6.36%2,693 5.86%863
Banking30Down -5 places-5£525-12.50%2,500 5.44%1,306
Kubernetes31No change0£525-7.07%2,499 5.44%853
Degree32Down -8 places-8£500-2,471 5.38%3,693
Roadmaps33Up 5 places+5£550-8.33%2,463 5.36%1,628
Oracle34Down -1 place-1£525-2.32%2,450 5.34%555
Data Modelling35Up 18 places+18£525-2,430 5.29%860
Terraform36Down -1 place-1£525-4.54%2,409 5.25%760
SAP37Down -10 places-10£555+0.90%2,402 5.23%714
Decision-Making38Up 11 places+11£500-3.38%2,346 5.11%2,372
Business Intelligence39Up 1 place+1£500-2,324 5.06%1,324
JIRA40Down -3 places-3£488-1.51%2,310 5.03%612
Software Engineering41Up 2 places+2£550-8.33%2,225 4.85%1,811
Power Platform42No change0£500+4.16%2,192 4.77%1,225
Project Management43Down -20 places-20£515+3.04%2,151 4.68%1,336
Validation44Up 46 places+46£481-9.19%2,146 4.67%976
Infrastructure as Code45Up 28 places+28£525-4.54%2,037 4.44%749
Business Analyst46Down -2 places-2£500-2,002 4.36%460
Test Automation47Down -1 place-1£475-5.00%1,999 4.35%754
Cybersecurity48Up 7 places+7£550+2.32%1,985 4.32%2,423
Docker49Down -2 places-2£520-5.45%1,934 4.21%790
GCP50Up 8 places+8£538-10.41%1,918 4.18%809
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.