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 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 269 210
Rank change year-on-year +54 -59 -9
Contract jobs citing JSON 428 232 425
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.25% 0.89% 1.12%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.70% 3.95% 5.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 304 169 322
10th Percentile £358 £400 £400
25th Percentile £413 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £529
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.97% -3.82%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £600
90th Percentile £800 £668 £688
UK median daily rate £514 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.14% -1.50% -0.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 7
10th Percentile - - £35.46
25th Percentile £46.25 £91.25 £53.13
Median hourly rate £47.50 £92.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.65% +32.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £54.06 £93.75 £75.63
90th Percentile £82.00 - £81.25
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £92.50 £70.00
% change year-on-year -48.65% +32.14% -

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 7,506 5,873 7,776
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.93% 22.54% 20.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,038 3,806 5,590
10th Percentile £358 £363 £350
25th Percentile £415 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £663 £663
90th Percentile £738 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £513 £535 £534
% change year-on-year -4.21% +0.19% -7.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 201 74 180
10th Percentile £35.00 £26.80 £22.75
25th Percentile £51.00 £51.56 £44.90
Median hourly rate £64.00 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £79.00 £76.37 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £64.25 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +2.80% +13.64% -15.38%

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 14 February 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 14 February 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 14 February 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 +24 219 £575 +1.50% 52
North of England -1 86 £425 -24.21% 24
North West +13 57 £400 -10.11% 17
South East -14 44 £525 +2.44% 39
Midlands -39 31 £500 -11.82% 15
West Midlands -34 28 £525 -7.41% 11
Yorkshire -46 28 £515 -9.26% 5
South West -6 12 £400 -2.44% 10
East of England -14 12 £500 -16.67% 9
East Midlands -26 3 £450 +10.16% 4
North East - 1 £475 - 2
South Coast - 1 £625 -
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 25 (5.84%) Confluence
2 12 (2.80%) Apache
3 10 (2.34%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.87%) JBoss
4 8 (1.87%) WebLogic
5 7 (1.64%) Appian
6 5 (1.17%) Anypoint
6 5 (1.17%) Mule
6 5 (1.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.93%) BizTalk Server
7 4 (0.93%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.93%) Oracle Service Bus
8 2 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.47%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.47%) IIS
8 2 (0.47%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.23%) CICS
9 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.23%) Mendix
9 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (2.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (4.44%) Oracle ERP
2 11 (2.57%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.40%) Maximo
4 5 (1.17%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.47%) Actimize
5 2 (0.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.23%) Cerner Millennium
6 1 (0.23%) Endur
6 1 (0.23%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.23%) ProductWriter
6 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 121 (28.27%) Azure
2 90 (21.03%) AWS
3 40 (9.35%) GitHub
4 38 (8.88%) Azure Logic Apps
4 38 (8.88%) Power Platform
5 36 (8.41%) IaaS
6 35 (8.18%) Serverless
7 34 (7.94%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (7.48%) OCI
9 27 (6.31%) GCP
9 27 (6.31%) GitHub Actions
10 23 (5.37%) PaaS
11 20 (4.67%) SaaS
12 18 (4.21%) Azure Functions
12 18 (4.21%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (3.97%) Azure Monitor
14 16 (3.74%) Power Automate
15 14 (3.27%) Cloud Computing
15 14 (3.27%) OpenShift
15 14 (3.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 34 (7.94%) HTTP
2 29 (6.78%) HTTPS
3 15 (3.50%) Firewall
4 8 (1.87%) SSL
4 8 (1.87%) VPN
5 7 (1.64%) DNS
6 5 (1.17%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.93%) BGP
8 3 (0.70%) BIG-IP
8 3 (0.70%) DHCP
8 3 (0.70%) Kerberos
8 3 (0.70%) MPLS
8 3 (0.70%) NFC
8 3 (0.70%) PPP
9 2 (0.47%) 5G
9 2 (0.47%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 2 (0.47%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 2 (0.47%) Network Security
9 2 (0.47%) SMS
10 1 (0.23%) WireGuard
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.07%) Relational Database
2 21 (4.91%) MongoDB
2 21 (4.91%) Power BI
3 20 (4.67%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (4.67%) SQL Server
4 18 (4.21%) RDBMS
5 16 (3.74%) NoSQL
6 14 (3.27%) Data Lake
6 14 (3.27%) Metadata
7 13 (3.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (2.80%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (1.87%) MySQL
9 8 (1.87%) Parquet
10 6 (1.40%) Amazon RDS
10 6 (1.40%) Apache Cassandra
10 6 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (1.40%) Oracle Database
10 6 (1.40%) Oracle Reports
11 5 (1.17%) Big Data
11 5 (1.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 68 (15.89%) Git
2 59 (13.79%) Postman
3 43 (10.05%) Jenkins
4 41 (9.58%) JIRA
5 39 (9.11%) Selenium
6 31 (7.24%) JUnit
7 29 (6.78%) GitLab
8 27 (6.31%) Cucumber
9 21 (4.91%) Maven
10 19 (4.44%) SonarQube
11 13 (3.04%) Bitbucket
12 11 (2.57%) Eclipse
13 10 (2.34%) Cypress.io
13 10 (2.34%) IntelliJ
14 8 (1.87%) Gradle
14 8 (1.87%) Robot Framework
14 8 (1.87%) SoapUI
15 7 (1.64%) Mockito
16 6 (1.40%) MSTest
16 6 (1.40%) SpecFlow
General
1 124 (28.97%) Social Skills
2 83 (19.39%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (15.65%) Finance
4 57 (13.32%) Public Sector
5 28 (6.54%) Banking
6 22 (5.14%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (2.57%) Marketing
8 9 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (1.87%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.64%) Military
11 4 (0.93%) Billing
11 4 (0.93%) Retail
12 3 (0.70%) Publishing
13 2 (0.47%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (0.47%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.47%) Law
13 2 (0.47%) Legal
13 2 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.23%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 152 (35.51%) Developer
2 51 (11.92%) Architect
3 31 (7.24%) Senior
4 26 (6.07%) Data Engineer
5 25 (5.84%) Analyst
6 23 (5.37%) Java Developer
7 22 (5.14%) Software Engineer
8 17 (3.97%) Business Analyst
8 17 (3.97%) DevOps Engineer
8 17 (3.97%) Integration Specialist
9 16 (3.74%) Lead
10 15 (3.50%) Cloud Specialist
10 15 (3.50%) Oracle Specialist
11 13 (3.04%) Senior Developer
11 13 (3.04%) webMethods Developer
12 12 (2.80%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 12 (2.80%) Integration Developer
12 12 (2.80%) Solutions Architect
13 11 (2.57%) Azure Engineer
14 10 (2.34%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 202 (47.20%) REST
2 199 (46.50%) XML
3 101 (23.60%) SOAP
4 63 (14.72%) HTML
4 63 (14.72%) OAuth
5 39 (9.11%) RESTful
6 38 (8.88%) CSS
7 35 (8.18%) Spring
7 35 (8.18%) Web Services
8 33 (7.71%) React
9 30 (7.01%) Kafka
9 30 (7.01%) XSLT
10 29 (6.78%) YAML
11 28 (6.54%) .NET
12 27 (6.31%) Oracle Fusion
12 27 (6.31%) Spring Boot
12 27 (6.31%) Swagger
13 26 (6.07%) OAuth2
14 24 (5.61%) JWT
15 22 (5.14%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.31%) PKI
2 26 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (4.91%) Data Structures
4 17 (3.97%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.80%) Public Cloud
6 11 (2.57%) Hybrid Cloud
6 11 (2.57%) Low-Code
7 9 (2.10%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.87%) Management Information System
9 7 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.40%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.17%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.17%) Digital Wallet
11 5 (1.17%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.17%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.93%) Marketing Technology
12 4 (0.93%) Private Cloud
12 4 (0.93%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 41 (9.58%) Linux
2 18 (4.21%) Unix
3 8 (1.87%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.64%) Android
4 7 (1.64%) Windows
5 5 (1.17%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.23%) Alpine Linux
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.23%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (36.45%) DevOps
2 153 (35.75%) Agile
3 133 (31.07%) CI/CD
4 100 (23.36%) Problem-Solving
5 67 (15.65%) Validation
6 58 (13.55%) Microservices
7 55 (12.85%) Software Engineering
8 49 (11.45%) Test Automation
9 48 (11.21%) ERP
10 46 (10.75%) Analytics
11 44 (10.28%) Scrum
12 43 (10.05%) Data Modelling
13 41 (9.58%) Deployment Automation
14 40 (9.35%) Stakeholder Management
15 38 (8.88%) Containerisation
16 35 (8.18%) Integration Patterns
17 33 (7.71%) Configuration Management
17 33 (7.71%) Continuous Improvement
17 33 (7.71%) CRM
17 33 (7.71%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 106 (24.77%) SQL
2 99 (23.13%) Python
3 91 (21.26%) Java
4 88 (20.56%) JavaScript
5 60 (14.02%) PowerShell
6 59 (13.79%) C#
7 24 (5.61%) TypeScript
8 13 (3.04%) T-SQL
9 12 (2.80%) Groovy
10 10 (2.34%) Scala
10 10 (2.34%) Shell Script
11 8 (1.87%) C++
12 7 (1.64%) XPath
13 6 (1.40%) Bicep
13 6 (1.40%) Kotlin
14 4 (0.93%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.93%) Swift
15 3 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (0.70%) Go
15 3 (0.70%) R
Qualifications
1 152 (35.51%) Security Cleared
2 116 (27.10%) SC Cleared
3 35 (8.18%) Degree
4 25 (5.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (3.27%) Azure Certification
7 9 (2.10%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.17%) CCNP
8 5 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.17%) ISTQB
8 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.93%) CTC Cleared
9 4 (0.93%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (0.70%) CEH
10 3 (0.70%) GIAC
10 3 (0.70%) GWAPT
11 2 (0.47%) CCNA
11 2 (0.47%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.47%) OCP
11 2 (0.47%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.07%) QA
2 18 (4.21%) Accessibility
3 9 (2.10%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.10%) WCAG
4 8 (1.87%) PSD2
5 6 (1.40%) GDPR
6 5 (1.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 5 (1.17%) ISO 8583
6 5 (1.17%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.93%) ISO 20022
8 3 (0.70%) FATCA
8 3 (0.70%) HL7
8 3 (0.70%) NIST
9 2 (0.47%) SEPA
10 1 (0.23%) ISO 15022
10 1 (0.23%) MiFID
10 1 (0.23%) SLA
System Software
1 63 (14.72%) Docker
2 7 (1.64%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.47%) HDFS
4 1 (0.23%) KVM
4 1 (0.23%) Squid
4 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 43 (10.05%) Kubernetes
2 28 (6.54%) Terraform
3 21 (4.91%) Ansible
4 15 (3.50%) Grafana
4 15 (3.50%) Prometheus
5 13 (3.04%) Puppet
6 12 (2.80%) Kibana
7 7 (1.64%) logstash
8 5 (1.17%) Podman
8 5 (1.17%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.93%) Pingdom
10 3 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.70%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.47%) Argo
11 2 (0.47%) CloudHub
11 2 (0.47%) Fluentd
11 2 (0.47%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.47%) QRadar
12 1 (0.23%) CA Endevor
Vendors
1 66 (15.42%) Oracle
2 61 (14.25%) Microsoft
3 22 (5.14%) webMethods
4 20 (4.67%) Splunk
5 18 (4.21%) IBM
6 17 (3.97%) MuleSoft
7 15 (3.50%) SAP
8 14 (3.27%) ServiceNow
9 11 (2.57%) Adobe
9 11 (2.57%) Cisco
9 11 (2.57%) Software AG
10 10 (2.34%) OpenAI
11 9 (2.10%) Databricks
11 9 (2.10%) F5
11 9 (2.10%) Red Hat
12 8 (1.87%) Axway
12 8 (1.87%) Salesforce
13 7 (1.64%) Veracode
14 5 (1.17%) mParticle
14 5 (1.17%) PagerDuty