Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 May 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Web Services	101	Down -26 places-26	£470	-8.29%	13 0.58%	11
Amazon Web Services (AWS)	24	Down -1 place-1	£513	-2.38%	113 5.08%	67
Amazon Web Services DevOps	110	Down -26 places-26	£485	+10.85%	4 0.18%
Services Manager	100	Down -20 places-20	£495	+11.73%	14 0.63%	9
Amazon Web Services Engineer	100	Down -16 places-16	£510	+16.57%	14 0.63%
Amazon Web Services Architect	107	New entry-	£550	-	7 0.31%
Services Director	111	New entry-	£1,100	-	3 0.13%	2
SAP Data Services	109	Down -26 places-26	£604	-0.08%	5 0.22%
Amazon Web Services Specialist	113	New entry-	£488	-	1 0.045%
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification	105	Down -22 places-22	£550	+4.76%	9 0.40%	23
SQL Server Integration Services	109	Down -26 places-26	£211	-54.48%	5 0.22%	4
Field Services Engineer	112	New entry-	-	-	2 0.090%	7
SQL Server Reporting Services	109	Down -25 places-25	£211	-51.87%	5 0.22%	6
Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS Solutions Architect)	110	New entry-	£550	-	4 0.18%
DevOps Engineer - Amazon Web Services	110	Down -26 places-26	£485	+10.85%	4 0.18%
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)	109	Down -28 places-28	£363	-20.11%	5 0.22%	3
Cisco Identity Services Engine (Cisco ISE)	108	Down -25 places-25	£495	+32.00%	6 0.27%	1
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	107	Down -44 places-44	£450	-18.18%	7 0.31%
SQL Server Analysis Services	110	Down -26 places-26	£211	-51.87%	4 0.18%	1
Data Architect - Amazon Web Services	110	New entry-	£550	-	4 0.18%
Network Services Manager	109	New entry-	£495	-	5 0.22%
Field Services Hardware Engineer	113	New entry-	-	-	1 0.045%
Microservices	67	Up 5 places+5	£600	+33.33%	47 2.11%	20