Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 15 Jun 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Web Services	105	Down -33 places-33	£460	-12.38%	12 0.54%	10
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	28	Down -12 places-12	£513	-2.38%	114 5.13%	54
Amazon Web Services DevOps	113	Down -27 places-27	£485	+10.85%	4 0.18%
Services Manager	101	Down -20 places-20	£495	-1.00%	16 0.72%	6
Amazon Web Services Engineer	102	Down -16 places-16	£510	+16.57%	15 0.67%
Amazon Web Services Architect	110	Down -31 places-31	£550	-8.33%	7 0.31%
Services Director	114	New entry-	£1,100	-	3 0.14%	1
SAP Data Services	112	Down -27 places-27	£604	-0.08%	5 0.22%
Amazon Web Services Specialist	116	New entry-	£488	-	1 0.045%
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification	109	Down -24 places-24	£550	+4.76%	8 0.36%	12
SQL Server Reporting Services	111	Down -25 places-25	£211	-47.36%	6 0.27%	4
SQL Server Integration Services	112	Down -26 places-26	£211	-56.81%	5 0.22%	2
Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Solutions Architect)	113	New entry-	£550	-	4 0.18%
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)	114	Down -33 places-33	£363	-32.55%	3 0.14%	1
DevOps Engineer - Amazon Web Services	113	Down -27 places-27	£485	+10.85%	4 0.18%
Field Services Engineer	116	Down -30 places-30	-	-	1 0.045%	9
Cisco Identity Services Engine (Cisco ISE)	109	Down -23 places-23	£495	+41.42%	8 0.36%	2
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	110	Down -48 places-48	£450	-18.18%	7 0.31%	1
SQL Server Analysis Services	113	New entry-	£211	-	4 0.18%	1
Data Architect - Amazon Web Services	113	New entry-	£550	-	4 0.18%
Network Services Manager	112	New entry-	£495	-	5 0.22%
Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS)	116	New entry-	£725	-	1 0.045%	1
Microservices	65	Up 9 places+9	£553	+22.77%	53 2.38%	13