Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Web Services	112	Down -27 places-27	£550	-5.98%	17 0.74%	9
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	13	Down -2 places-2	£550	-	271 11.74%	242
Web Services Enhancements (WSE)	127	New entry-	-	-	2 0.087%
Amazon Web Services DevOps	123	Down -11 places-11	£373	-44.81%	6 0.26%	1
Services Manager	124	Down -18 places-18	£510	-8.92%	5 0.22%	5
Amazon Web Services Engineer	113	Down -11 places-11	£375	-37.50%	16 0.69%	8
Amazon Web Services Architect	120	Down -9 places-9	£575	-23.33%	9 0.39%	3
SAP Data Services	127	Down -16 places-16	-	-	2 0.087%
Amazon Web Services Developer	128	Down -14 places-14	-	-	1 0.043%	2
Amazon Web Services Consultant	122	New entry-	£413	-	7 0.30%
Web Services Description Language (WSDL)	125	New entry-	-	-	4 0.17%	1
IT Services Manager	128	Down -13 places-13	£495	-2.46%	1 0.043%	2
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification	122	Down -19 places-19	£475	-29.62%	7 0.30%	12
SQL Server Integration Services	120	Down -18 places-18	£475	-9.52%	9 0.39%	2
SQL Server Reporting Services	128	Down -21 places-21	-	-	1 0.043%	7
DevOps Engineer - Amazon Web Services	123	Down -9 places-9	£373	-37.34%	6 0.26%	1
Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Solutions Architect)	128	Down -13 places-13	£525	-34.57%	1 0.043%	1
Data Engineer - Amazon Web Services	124	Down -12 places-12	£575	+15.00%	5 0.22%	1
Cisco Identity Services Engine (Cisco ISE)	128	New entry-	£425	-	1 0.043%	2
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)	127	Down -12 places-12	£575	-	2 0.087%	6
Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services	128	New entry-	£475	-	1 0.043%	1
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	128	Down -14 places-14	-	-	1 0.043%
Active Directory Federation Services	127	Down -12 places-12	£525	-	2 0.087%
Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services	128	New entry-	£375	-	1 0.043%
SQL Server Analysis Services	127	New entry-	-	-	2 0.087%	1
Security Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Security Architect)	125	Down -10 places-10	£475	-32.14%	4 0.17%
Infrastructure Architect - Amazon Web Services	127	New entry-	£600	-	2 0.087%
EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)	119	Down -3 places-3	£525	-	10 0.43%	4
Azure Cognitive Services	128	New entry-	-	-	1 0.043%	1
Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS, JSR 311, Jersey)	128	New entry-	-	-	1 0.043%
Microsoft Analysis Services	128	New entry-	-	-	1 0.043%
Financial Services Business Analyst	128	New entry-	£325	-	1 0.043%
Network Services Manager	128	New entry-	£700	-	1 0.043%
Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)	128	New entry-	-	-	1 0.043%
Microservices	59	Down -20 places-20	£555	-5.12%	79 3.42%	69