Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 15 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Web Services	117	Down -36 places-36	£550	-3.08%	16 0.72%	5
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	10	Up 1 place+1	£525	-4.54%	281 12.70%	169
Web Services Enhancements (WSE)	130	New entry-	-	-	3 0.14%
Amazon Web Services DevOps	125	Down -12 places-12	£373	-35.21%	8 0.36%	1
Services Manager	129	Down -24 places-24	£510	-1.92%	4 0.18%	7
Amazon Web Services Engineer	116	Down -15 places-15	£375	-36.17%	17 0.77%	5
Amazon Web Services Architect	124	Down -10 places-10	£600	-14.28%	9 0.41%
Services Director	132	New entry-	£900	-	1 0.045%	1
SAP Data Services	132	Down -23 places-23	-	-	1 0.045%
Amazon Web Services Developer	132	Down -19 places-19	-	-	1 0.045%
Amazon Web Services Consultant	129	New entry-	£413	-	4 0.18%	2
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)	130	New entry-	-	-	3 0.14%	1
IT Services Manager	132	Down -18 places-18	£495	-1.24%	1 0.045%	3
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification	125	Down -20 places-20	£475	+2.15%	8 0.36%	10
SQL Server Integration Services	124	Down -24 places-24	£488	-7.14%	9 0.41%	3
DevOps Engineer - Amazon Web Services	126	Down -13 places-13	£373	-35.21%	7 0.32%	1
SQL Server Reporting Services	132	Down -28 places-28	-	-	1 0.045%	7
Cisco Identity Services Engine (Cisco ISE)	131	Down -17 places-17	£475	-22.44%	2 0.090%	2
Data Engineer - Amazon Web Services	128	Down -17 places-17	£575	+15.00%	5 0.23%
Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Solutions Architect)	132	New entry-	£525	-	1 0.045%
Active Directory Federation Services	131	Down -18 places-18	£525	-	2 0.090%
Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services	132	New entry-	£475	-	1 0.045%
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	132	Down -19 places-19	-	-	1 0.045%
SQL Server Analysis Services	130	Down -15 places-15	£550	-19.70%	3 0.14%
Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services	132	New entry-	£375	-	1 0.045%	3
EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)	123	Down -8 places-8	£525	-	10 0.45%
Security Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Security Architect)	130	Down -16 places-16	£475	-32.14%	3 0.14%
Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS, JSR 311, Jersey)	132	New entry-	-	-	1 0.045%
Infrastructure Architect - Amazon Web Services	131	New entry-	£600	-	2 0.090%
Microsoft Analysis Services	131	New entry-	£550	-	2 0.090%
Financial Services Business Analyst	132	New entry-	£325	-	1 0.045%
Network Services Manager	132	New entry-	£700	-	1 0.045%
Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)	132	New entry-	-	-	1 0.045%
Microservices	57	Down -19 places-19	£525	-10.25%	85 3.84%	68