Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 29 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Web Services	109	-17	£575	-1.70%	16 0.85%	8
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	11	+3	£525	-4.54%	248 13.22%	197
Web Services Enhancements (WSE)	122	-	-	-	3 0.16%
Amazon Web Services DevOps	117	-4	£373	-35.21%	8 0.43%	2
Services Manager	122	-16	£496	-17.41%	3 0.16%	2
Amazon Web Services Engineer	108	-7	£375	-34.78%	17 0.91%	13
Amazon Web Services Architect	114	+1	£625	-10.71%	11 0.59%	2
Amazon Web Services Developer	124	-	£343	-	1 0.053%	2
SAP Data Services	123	-10	£525	-8.69%	2 0.11%
Services Director	123	-7	£718	-20.27%	2 0.11%
Amazon Web Services Consultant	124	-	£600	-	1 0.053%	2
IT Services Manager	124	-10	£495	-11.21%	1 0.053%
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification	113	-10	£475	+1.06%	12 0.64%	9
SQL Server Integration Services	121	-19	£550	+4.66%	4 0.21%	1
DevOps Engineer - Amazon Web Services	118	-5	£373	-35.21%	7 0.37%	2
Active Directory Federation Services	123	-9	£525	+2.43%	2 0.11%
Cisco Identity Services Engine (Cisco ISE)	124	-9	£525	-16.00%	1 0.053%	4
Data Engineer - Amazon Web Services	121	-10	£450	-21.73%	4 0.21%	2
EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)	114	+2	£525	-	11 0.59%
Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Solutions Architect)	123	-6	£613	-	2 0.11%	2
Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services	123	-	£425	-	2 0.11%	3
Azure Cognitive Services	123	-	£600	-	2 0.11%	2
SQL Server Analysis Services	124	-7	£550	-19.70%	1 0.053%	1
Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services	124	-	£375	-	1 0.053%	4
Security Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Security Architect)	120	-4	£475	-32.14%	5 0.27%
Financial Services Business Analyst	124	-	£325	-	1 0.053%
Microsoft Analysis Services	124	-	£550	-	1 0.053%
Financial Services Project Manager	123	-6	£675	+3.84%	2 0.11%
Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)	124	-	-	-	1 0.053%
Microservices	56	-8	£563	-3.84%	70 3.73%	76