Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 19 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Web Services	113	Down -32 places-32	£550	-3.08%	16 0.72%	8
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	12	Down -2 places-2	£525	-4.54%	278 12.50%	258
Web Services Enhancements (WSE)	126	New entry-	-	-	3 0.13%
Amazon Web Services DevOps	121	Down -9 places-9	£373	-35.21%	8 0.36%	2
Services Manager	125	Down -20 places-20	£510	-1.92%	4 0.18%	12
Amazon Web Services Engineer	112	Down -12 places-12	£375	-36.17%	17 0.76%	7
Amazon Web Services Architect	120	Down -8 places-8	£600	-20.00%	9 0.40%	2
Services Director	128	New entry-	£900	-	1 0.045%	4
SAP Data Services	128	Down -18 places-18	-	-	1 0.045%	1
Amazon Web Services Developer	128	Down -15 places-15	-	-	1 0.045%	1
Amazon Web Services Consultant	125	New entry-	£413	-	4 0.18%	2
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)	125	New entry-	-	-	4 0.18%	1
IT Services Manager	128	Down -14 places-14	£495	-1.24%	1 0.045%	4
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification	121	Down -16 places-16	£475	+2.15%	8 0.36%	13
SQL Server Integration Services	120	Down -19 places-19	£488	-7.14%	9 0.40%	3
SQL Server Reporting Services	128	Down -23 places-23	-	-	1 0.045%	7
DevOps Engineer - Amazon Web Services	122	Down -10 places-10	£373	-35.21%	7 0.31%	2
Cisco Identity Services Engine (Cisco ISE)	127	Down -13 places-13	£475	-22.44%	2 0.090%	2
Data Engineer - Amazon Web Services	124	Down -13 places-13	£575	+15.00%	5 0.22%	2
Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Solutions Architect)	128	Down -13 places-13	£525	-34.57%	1 0.045%	1
Active Directory Federation Services	127	Down -14 places-14	£525	-	2 0.090%
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	128	Down -15 places-15	-	-	1 0.045%
Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services	128	New entry-	£475	-	1 0.045%
SQL Server Analysis Services	126	New entry-	£550	-	3 0.13%	2
Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services	128	New entry-	£375	-	1 0.045%	1
EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)	119	Down -4 places-4	£525	-	10 0.45%	3
Security Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Security Architect)	126	Down -12 places-12	£475	-32.14%	3 0.13%
Infrastructure Architect - Amazon Web Services	127	New entry-	£600	-	2 0.090%
Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS, JSR 311, Jersey)	128	New entry-	-	-	1 0.045%
Microsoft Analysis Services	127	New entry-	£550	-	2 0.090%
Financial Services Business Analyst	128	New entry-	£325	-	1 0.045%
Network Services Manager	128	New entry-	£700	-	1 0.045%
Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)	128	New entry-	-	-	1 0.045%
Microservices	54	Down -17 places-17	£528	-9.82%	84 3.78%	78