JSON Contract Job Trends in England

JSON
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring JSON skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 254 221 255
Rank change year-on-year -33 +34 -46
Contract jobs citing JSON 492 342 293
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.06% 1.22% 0.91%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.00% 4.78% 3.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 234 191
10th Percentile £343 £357 £375
25th Percentile £413 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% -1.82%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £619
90th Percentile £680 £685 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £541
% change year-on-year - -7.62% +0.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 6 4
10th Percentile £51.25 - £50.50
25th Percentile £71.38 £31.25 £66.25
Median hourly rate £85.48 £37.50 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +127.93% -53.13% +14.29%
75th Percentile £92.11 £43.75 £85.00
90th Percentile - £76.88 -
UK median hourly rate £85.48 £37.50 £80.00
% change year-on-year +127.93% -53.13% +14.29%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

JSON falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 9,834 7,150 8,050
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.26% 25.49% 24.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,464 4,822 5,230
10th Percentile £381 £356 £360
25th Percentile £448 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.27% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 172 171
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £35.00
25th Percentile £54.84 £41.25 £43.00
Median hourly rate £66.83 £54.35 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.96% -16.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £51.97 £65.00
% change year-on-year +25.07% -20.05% +8.33%

JSON
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing JSON relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

JSON job vacancy trend in England

JSON
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing JSON.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing JSON

JSON
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JSON in England over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for JSON in England

JSON
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing JSON.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing JSON

JSON
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JSON in England over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for JSON in England

JSON
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JSON within the England region over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -34 258 £525 -1.87% 261
Midlands +2 62 £450 +2.27% 37
West Midlands +1 60 £450 -10.45% 23
North of England -77 60 £447 - 58
South East -42 57 £460 -5.64% 62
North West -55 31 £427 -4.47% 36
Yorkshire -26 29 £460 -5.41% 16
South West -13 23 £540 +35.00% 21
East of England -38 11 £538 +16.22% 22
East Midlands -15 2 - - 14
JSON
UK

JSON
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 30 (6.10%) SharePoint
2 26 (5.28%) Confluence
3 12 (2.44%) Apache
4 9 (1.83%) Anypoint
5 8 (1.63%) IIS
5 8 (1.63%) Mule
6 7 (1.42%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 5 (1.02%) Palantir Foundry
8 4 (0.81%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.81%) WebSphere
9 3 (0.61%) CICS
9 3 (0.61%) Cloud Foundry
9 3 (0.61%) ThingWorx
10 2 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.41%) nginx
10 2 (0.41%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.20%) JBoss
11 1 (0.20%) MQSeries
Applications
1 7 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.22%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.02%) Windchill
4 4 (0.81%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (4.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.66%) NetSuite
3 13 (2.64%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (1.22%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (1.02%) Maximo
6 4 (0.81%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.61%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.61%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 2 (0.41%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
8 2 (0.41%) Infor LN
8 2 (0.41%) Teamcenter
8 2 (0.41%) Workday HCM
9 1 (0.20%) Actimize
9 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
9 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.20%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 197 (40.04%) Azure
2 131 (26.63%) AWS
3 82 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (12.80%) GCP
5 61 (12.40%) Power Platform
6 58 (11.79%) GitHub
7 47 (9.55%) Boomi
8 44 (8.94%) Power Automate
9 37 (7.52%) Serverless
10 34 (6.91%) Dynamics 365
10 34 (6.91%) Entra ID
11 32 (6.50%) PowerApps
12 29 (5.89%) Azure Logic Apps
13 28 (5.69%) Azure Functions
14 23 (4.67%) Azure Service Bus
15 22 (4.47%) AtomSphere
16 21 (4.27%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (3.86%) Amazon S3
18 17 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
19 16 (3.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.30%) HTTP
2 16 (3.25%) BGP
3 11 (2.24%) DNS
3 11 (2.24%) Ethernet VPN
3 11 (2.24%) TCP/IP
3 11 (2.24%) VXLAN
4 10 (2.03%) NX-OS
4 10 (2.03%) Wireless
5 9 (1.83%) Firewall
5 9 (1.83%) SD-WAN
5 9 (1.83%) TACACS
5 9 (1.83%) WAN
6 7 (1.42%) DHCP
6 7 (1.42%) Network Security
6 7 (1.42%) VPN
7 6 (1.22%) OSPF
7 6 (1.22%) SSL
8 5 (1.02%) HTTPS
8 5 (1.02%) VLAN
9 4 (0.81%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (10.16%) SQL Server
2 36 (7.32%) MongoDB
3 33 (6.71%) Metadata
4 26 (5.28%) Relational Database
5 25 (5.08%) PostgreSQL
6 21 (4.27%) Power BI
7 20 (4.07%) Parquet
8 19 (3.86%) Data Warehouse
9 13 (2.64%) NoSQL
10 11 (2.24%) Oracle Database
10 11 (2.24%) RDBMS
10 11 (2.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 10 (2.03%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (1.83%) Data Lake
13 8 (1.63%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (1.42%) Delta Lake
14 7 (1.42%) DynamoDB
14 7 (1.42%) MySQL
15 6 (1.22%) Data Hub
15 6 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 123 (25.00%) Git
2 53 (10.77%) GitLab
3 47 (9.55%) JIRA
4 37 (7.52%) Jenkins
5 25 (5.08%) Postman
6 24 (4.88%) Selenium
7 15 (3.05%) JUnit
8 14 (2.85%) Cucumber
9 13 (2.64%) Maven
10 12 (2.44%) SonarQube
11 10 (2.03%) Gatling
12 9 (1.83%) Team Foundation Server
13 8 (1.63%) WebDriver
14 7 (1.42%) Claude Code
14 7 (1.42%) Gradle
15 6 (1.22%) Cypress.io
16 5 (1.02%) Atlassian Bamboo
17 4 (0.81%) JMeter
17 4 (0.81%) MSI
17 4 (0.81%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 143 (29.07%) Social Skills
2 89 (18.09%) Finance
3 70 (14.23%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (11.99%) Public Sector
5 36 (7.32%) Banking
6 25 (5.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (2.64%) Manufacturing
8 11 (2.24%) Publishing
9 10 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.03%) Marketing
10 8 (1.63%) Back Office
10 8 (1.63%) Legal
10 8 (1.63%) Retail
11 7 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.22%) Law
12 6 (1.22%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.81%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.81%) Front Office
14 3 (0.61%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.61%) Prime Brokerage
Job Titles
1 169 (34.35%) Developer
2 78 (15.85%) Senior
3 55 (11.18%) Architect
4 37 (7.52%) Analyst
5 33 (6.71%) Senior Developer
6 25 (5.08%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 23 (4.67%) Data Engineer
8 21 (4.27%) Lead
9 18 (3.66%) Security Engineer
10 16 (3.25%) Python Developer
11 15 (3.05%) Business Analyst
11 15 (3.05%) Integration Developer
11 15 (3.05%) Integration Engineer
12 14 (2.85%) DevOps Engineer
12 14 (2.85%) Solutions Architect
13 13 (2.64%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
13 13 (2.64%) Automation Engineer
13 13 (2.64%) Consultant
14 12 (2.44%) Full-Stack Developer
14 12 (2.44%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 214 (43.50%) REST
2 191 (38.82%) XML
3 91 (18.50%) SOAP
4 65 (13.21%) .NET
4 65 (13.21%) OAuth
5 61 (12.40%) Kafka
6 58 (11.79%) Middleware
7 56 (11.38%) RESTful
8 55 (11.18%) React
9 52 (10.57%) Terraform
10 39 (7.93%) YAML
11 38 (7.72%) OAuth2
12 37 (7.52%) Swagger
13 33 (6.71%) HTML
13 33 (6.71%) Web Services
14 31 (6.30%) OpenAPI
15 29 (5.89%) RabbitMQ
16 27 (5.49%) CSS
16 27 (5.49%) JWT
17 26 (5.28%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.54%) Product Ownership
2 37 (7.52%) Data Structures
3 34 (6.91%) Enterprise Software
4 29 (5.89%) Cloud Native
5 26 (5.28%) AI Agents
6 25 (5.08%) Onboarding
7 20 (4.07%) Management Information System
8 17 (3.46%) Algorithms
8 17 (3.46%) Distributed Systems
8 17 (3.46%) Taxonomies
9 15 (3.05%) Data Centre
9 15 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (2.64%) CMDB
11 12 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (2.44%) Virtual Team
12 11 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.83%) Mobile App
14 8 (1.63%) Cyber Threat
14 8 (1.63%) Legacy Applications
14 8 (1.63%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 42 (8.54%) Linux
2 40 (8.13%) Windows
3 10 (2.03%) Android
3 10 (2.03%) Unix
3 10 (2.03%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.61%) zOS
7 2 (0.41%) Solaris
7 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.20%) CentOS
8 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (41.26%) CI/CD
2 166 (33.74%) Agile
3 160 (32.52%) DevOps
4 115 (23.37%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (18.29%) AI
6 79 (16.06%) Data Modelling
7 77 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 77 (15.65%) Validation
8 75 (15.24%) Scrum
9 70 (14.23%) Test Automation
10 67 (13.62%) Event-Driven
11 66 (13.41%) Stakeholder Management
12 55 (11.18%) Infrastructure as Code
13 53 (10.77%) Integration Patterns
14 52 (10.57%) API Integration
15 51 (10.37%) Migration
15 51 (10.37%) Workflow
16 47 (9.55%) Microservices
17 45 (9.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 43 (8.74%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 174 (35.37%) Python
2 168 (34.15%) SQL
3 135 (27.44%) JavaScript
4 107 (21.75%) Java
5 79 (16.06%) C#
6 62 (12.60%) PowerShell
7 39 (7.93%) TypeScript
8 27 (5.49%) Groovy
9 18 (3.66%) Bash
9 18 (3.66%) PL/SQL
9 18 (3.66%) Shell Script
10 12 (2.44%) Bicep
11 9 (1.83%) Kotlin
12 8 (1.63%) Go
13 7 (1.42%) C++
13 7 (1.42%) T-SQL
14 6 (1.22%) Scala
14 6 (1.22%) VBA
15 5 (1.02%) C
15 5 (1.02%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 122 (24.80%) Security Cleared
2 96 (19.51%) SC Cleared
3 30 (6.10%) Degree
4 24 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 18 (3.66%) Azure Certification
6 16 (3.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (3.25%) DV Cleared
7 13 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (2.03%) CISSP
9 9 (1.83%) CISM
10 6 (1.22%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (1.02%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.02%) CRISC
12 4 (0.81%) CISA
12 4 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 4 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (0.81%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 4 (0.81%) PhD
13 2 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (10.57%) Accessibility
2 39 (7.93%) Data Quality
2 39 (7.93%) QA
3 25 (5.08%) WCAG
4 22 (4.47%) GDPR
5 12 (2.44%) ISO 20022
6 11 (2.24%) NIST
7 8 (1.63%) GRC
7 8 (1.63%) ISO 15022
7 8 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.81%) COBIT
8 4 (0.81%) HL7
8 4 (0.81%) NCSC
9 3 (0.61%) Basel III
9 3 (0.61%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.20%) SLA
11 1 (0.20%) SNOMED CT
11 1 (0.20%) Solvency II
System Software
1 58 (11.79%) Docker
2 32 (6.50%) Active Directory
3 21 (4.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.42%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.42%) NFS
4 7 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.42%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.61%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.41%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 65 (13.21%) Kubernetes
2 53 (10.77%) Ansible
3 12 (2.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.22%) Grafana
4 6 (1.22%) SCCM
5 4 (0.81%) Kibana
5 4 (0.81%) Kustomize
6 3 (0.61%) Cisco Prime
6 3 (0.61%) WMI
7 2 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.41%) Netcool
7 2 (0.41%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 2 (0.41%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.41%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.41%) Puppet
7 2 (0.41%) QRadar
7 2 (0.41%) Tivoli
7 2 (0.41%) Tivoli Monitoring
8 1 (0.20%) Podman
8 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 130 (26.42%) Microsoft
2 100 (20.33%) Oracle
3 49 (9.96%) ServiceNow
4 36 (7.32%) MuleSoft
5 35 (7.11%) Google
6 34 (6.91%) IBM
7 28 (5.69%) Salesforce
8 25 (5.08%) SAP
9 21 (4.27%) Cisco
9 21 (4.27%) Databricks
9 21 (4.27%) VMware
10 17 (3.46%) Workday
11 16 (3.25%) Splunk
12 14 (2.85%) Informatica
12 14 (2.85%) OpenAI
13 13 (2.64%) Red Hat
14 10 (2.03%) TIBCO
15 9 (1.83%) Foundry
15 9 (1.83%) Infoblox
15 9 (1.83%) webMethods