Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Web Services	107	-10	£575	-1.70%	16 0.85%	6
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	12	+2	£525	-4.54%	248 13.16%	179
Web Services Enhancements (WSE)	120	-	-	-	3 0.16%
Amazon Web Services DevOps	115	+2	£373	-35.21%	8 0.42%	2
Services Manager	119	-9	£496	-17.41%	4 0.21%	1
Amazon Web Services Engineer	106	-1	£375	-34.78%	17 0.90%	12
Amazon Web Services Architect	112	+7	£625	-10.71%	11 0.58%	2
Amazon Web Services Developer	122	-	£343	-	1 0.053%	2
SAP Data Services	121	-4	£525	-8.69%	2 0.11%
Services Director	121	-1	£718	-20.27%	2 0.11%
Amazon Web Services Consultant	122	-	£600	-	1 0.053%	2
IT Services Manager	122	-4	£495	-11.21%	1 0.053%
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification	111	-4	£475	+1.06%	12 0.64%	8
SQL Server Integration Services	119	-12	£550	-0.04%	4 0.21%	2
DevOps Engineer - Amazon Web Services	116	+1	£373	-35.21%	7 0.37%	2
Active Directory Federation Services	121	-3	£525	+2.43%	2 0.11%
Cisco Identity Services Engine (Cisco ISE)	122	-3	£525	-16.00%	1 0.053%	4
Data Engineer - Amazon Web Services	119	-4	£450	-21.73%	4 0.21%	2
EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)	112	+8	£525	-	11 0.58%
Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Solutions Architect)	121	0	£613	-	2 0.11%	2
Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services	121	-	£425	-	2 0.11%	3
Azure Cognitive Services	121	-	£600	-	2 0.11%	1
SQL Server Analysis Services	122	-1	£550	-19.70%	1 0.053%	1
Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services	122	-	£375	-	1 0.053%	3
Security Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Security Architect)	118	+2	£475	-32.14%	5 0.27%
Financial Services Project Manager	121	0	£675	+3.84%	2 0.11%
Financial Services Business Analyst	122	-	£325	-	1 0.053%
Microsoft Analysis Services	122	-	£550	-	1 0.053%
Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)	122	-	-	-	1 0.053%
Microservices	56	-5	£563	-3.84%	71 3.77%	73