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 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 264 263 233
Rank change year-on-year -1 -30 -37
Contract jobs citing JSON 395 230 364
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.93% 0.94% 0.97%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.83% 4.17% 4.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 180 257
10th Percentile £364 £363 £406
25th Percentile £430 £445 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -7.06% -2.18%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £613
90th Percentile £650 £675 £680
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £535
% change year-on-year - -6.54% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 3
10th Percentile £44.15 - -
25th Percentile £46.25 £91.25 £75.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £92.50 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.65% +15.63% +14.29%
75th Percentile £56.25 £93.75 £85.00
90th Percentile £72.25 - -
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £92.50 £80.00
% change year-on-year -48.65% +15.63% +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 8,182 5,520 7,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.21% 22.56% 20.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,392 3,835 5,486
10th Percentile £363 £360 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £653 £675
90th Percentile £744 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £538
% change year-on-year +0.96% -3.26% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 109 248
10th Percentile £30.98 £31.90 £22.68
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £48.97
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +27.64% -24.67%
75th Percentile £73.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £81.08 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £49.50
% change year-on-year +8.33% +21.21% -23.85%

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 11 June 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 11 June 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 11 June 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 -9 207 £525 -7.57% 50
North of England -32 69 £449 +0.56% 19
South East -37 64 £538 +10.54% 32
Yorkshire -18 38 £463 -7.50% 8
North West -32 30 £393 -11.86% 9
Midlands -55 20 £488 -11.36% 14
West Midlands -49 15 £488 -11.36% 6
South West -13 14 £425 +13.33% 6
East of England -14 14 £506 +68.75% 7
East Midlands -27 5 - - 8
North East -25 4 £550 +175.00% 2
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 22 (5.57%) Confluence
2 16 (4.05%) SharePoint
3 11 (2.78%) Apache
4 9 (2.28%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.77%) CICS
5 7 (1.77%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (1.27%) Mule
7 4 (1.01%) Anypoint
7 4 (1.01%) Oracle Service Bus
7 4 (1.01%) Palantir Foundry
8 3 (0.76%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.51%) IIS
9 2 (0.51%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.51%) Mule ESB
9 2 (0.51%) nginx
9 2 (0.51%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.25%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.25%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.25%) JBoss
10 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.01%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (3.29%) Oracle ERP
2 7 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.52%) Maximo
3 6 (1.52%) Payment Gateway
4 5 (1.27%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.76%) Findur
5 3 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.51%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.25%) Actimize
7 1 (0.25%) Magento
7 1 (0.25%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.25%) ProductWriter
7 1 (0.25%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.25%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.25%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.25%) Shopify
7 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 130 (32.91%) Azure
2 89 (22.53%) AWS
3 49 (12.41%) Azure DevOps
4 43 (10.89%) Power Platform
5 39 (9.87%) Serverless
6 29 (7.34%) GitHub
7 28 (7.09%) Azure Logic Apps
7 28 (7.09%) Power Automate
8 24 (6.08%) GCP
8 24 (6.08%) OCI
9 20 (5.06%) PowerApps
10 18 (4.56%) Azure Functions
11 16 (4.05%) AWS Lambda
11 16 (4.05%) Boomi
12 15 (3.80%) GitHub Actions
12 15 (3.80%) PaaS
13 13 (3.29%) Amazon S3
13 13 (3.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 13 (3.29%) Microsoft 365
13 13 (3.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.05%) HTTP
2 11 (2.78%) DNS
3 10 (2.53%) BIG-IP
3 10 (2.53%) DHCP
3 10 (2.53%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.01%) HTTPS
4 4 (1.01%) Intranet
5 3 (0.76%) Firewall
5 3 (0.76%) FTP
6 2 (0.51%) DSL
6 2 (0.51%) Internet
6 2 (0.51%) NAS
6 2 (0.51%) Network Security
6 2 (0.51%) SAN
6 2 (0.51%) SMS
6 2 (0.51%) SSH
6 2 (0.51%) X.509
7 1 (0.25%) SSL
7 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.34%) Metadata
2 25 (6.33%) Relational Database
3 22 (5.57%) SQL Server
4 21 (5.32%) NoSQL
4 21 (5.32%) Power BI
5 19 (4.81%) PostgreSQL
6 17 (4.30%) MongoDB
7 16 (4.05%) RDBMS
8 14 (3.54%) Parquet
9 12 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
9 12 (3.04%) DynamoDB
10 11 (2.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 10 (2.53%) Amazon RDS
11 10 (2.53%) Azure SQL Database
11 10 (2.53%) Oracle Database
12 9 (2.28%) Delta Lake
13 8 (2.03%) Db2
14 7 (1.77%) Data Lake
15 6 (1.52%) MySQL
15 6 (1.52%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 52 (13.16%) Git
2 46 (11.65%) JIRA
3 38 (9.62%) Postman
4 18 (4.56%) GitLab
4 18 (4.56%) Jenkins
5 13 (3.29%) Maven
6 10 (2.53%) SonarQube
7 9 (2.28%) SoapUI
8 7 (1.77%) ERwin
9 5 (1.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 5 (1.27%) JUnit
9 5 (1.27%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (1.27%) Visual Studio
10 4 (1.01%) Gatling
10 4 (1.01%) Gradle
11 3 (0.76%) ER Studio
11 3 (0.76%) MSTest
11 3 (0.76%) Oracle APEX
11 3 (0.76%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.76%) Terragrunt
General
1 123 (31.14%) Social Skills
2 74 (18.73%) Finance
3 55 (13.92%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (9.11%) Banking
5 34 (8.61%) Public Sector
6 18 (4.56%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (2.78%) Marketing
8 8 (2.03%) Publishing
9 6 (1.52%) Legal
10 5 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.27%) Retail
11 4 (1.01%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.01%) Law
11 4 (1.01%) Military
12 3 (0.76%) Back Office
12 3 (0.76%) Front Office
12 3 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.51%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.51%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.51%) Prime Brokerage
Job Titles
1 127 (32.15%) Developer
2 37 (9.37%) Architect
3 35 (8.86%) Senior
4 33 (8.35%) Data Engineer
5 23 (5.82%) Analyst
6 17 (4.30%) Business Analyst
6 17 (4.30%) DevOps Engineer
7 15 (3.80%) Consultant
7 15 (3.80%) Integration Engineer
7 15 (3.80%) Integration Specialist
8 14 (3.54%) Full-Stack Developer
8 14 (3.54%) Java Developer
9 13 (3.29%) Senior Developer
10 12 (3.04%) Azure Engineer
10 12 (3.04%) Software Developer
10 12 (3.04%) Software Engineer
11 11 (2.78%) Python Developer
12 10 (2.53%) Cloud Specialist
12 10 (2.53%) Integration Architect
12 10 (2.53%) Oracle Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 158 (40.00%) REST
2 151 (38.23%) XML
3 90 (22.78%) SOAP
4 48 (12.15%) OAuth
5 46 (11.65%) Kafka
6 40 (10.13%) Web Services
7 38 (9.62%) React
7 38 (9.62%) RESTful
8 37 (9.37%) .NET
9 33 (8.35%) CSS
10 30 (7.59%) HTML
10 30 (7.59%) YAML
11 27 (6.84%) Middleware
12 25 (6.33%) Node.js
13 24 (6.08%) Swagger
13 24 (6.08%) XSLT
14 22 (5.57%) JWT
14 22 (5.57%) OAuth2
15 18 (4.56%) Apache Avro
16 16 (4.05%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.84%) Product Ownership
2 20 (5.06%) Data Structures
3 13 (3.29%) Cloud Native
4 11 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
4 11 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (2.53%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.53%) Public Cloud
6 7 (1.77%) CMDB
6 7 (1.77%) DataPower
6 7 (1.77%) Mainframe
6 7 (1.77%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (1.52%) Online Banking
8 5 (1.27%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.27%) Digital Wallet
8 5 (1.27%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.01%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.01%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.06%) Linux
2 11 (2.78%) Windows
3 9 (2.28%) Unix
4 7 (1.77%) zOS
5 4 (1.01%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.76%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.76%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.51%) Android
7 2 (0.51%) Solaris
7 2 (0.51%) VMS
7 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (30.38%) DevOps
2 116 (29.37%) CI/CD
3 114 (28.86%) Agile
4 94 (23.80%) Problem-Solving
5 69 (17.47%) Validation
6 68 (17.22%) Data Modelling
7 57 (14.43%) Integration Patterns
8 53 (13.42%) Analytics
9 47 (11.90%) Microservices
10 44 (11.14%) AI
10 44 (11.14%) ERP
10 44 (11.14%) Event-Driven
11 40 (10.13%) Data Pipeline
11 40 (10.13%) Software Engineering
12 39 (9.87%) Performance Tuning
13 38 (9.62%) API Integration
13 38 (9.62%) Stakeholder Management
14 36 (9.11%) ETL
15 32 (8.10%) Scrum
15 32 (8.10%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 153 (38.73%) Python
2 142 (35.95%) SQL
3 85 (21.52%) JavaScript
4 78 (19.75%) Java
5 53 (13.42%) C#
6 38 (9.62%) PowerShell
7 16 (4.05%) TypeScript
8 15 (3.80%) Groovy
9 14 (3.54%) Shell Script
10 13 (3.29%) PL/SQL
11 11 (2.78%) T-SQL
12 10 (2.53%) Bash
12 10 (2.53%) VBA
13 6 (1.52%) Bicep
13 6 (1.52%) JCL
14 5 (1.27%) Go
14 5 (1.27%) R
15 3 (0.76%) C
15 3 (0.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (0.76%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 109 (27.59%) Security Cleared
2 83 (21.01%) SC Cleared
3 24 (6.08%) Degree
4 16 (4.05%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (3.29%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.29%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.52%) CISM
6 6 (1.52%) CISSP
7 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (0.76%) AWS Certification
8 3 (0.76%) CCNP
8 3 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.25%) CEH
9 1 (0.25%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.25%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.25%) GCIA
9 1 (0.25%) GIAC
9 1 (0.25%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.25%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.61%) Data Quality
2 25 (6.33%) QA
3 19 (4.81%) GDPR
4 10 (2.53%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.77%) PSD2
6 6 (1.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 6 (1.52%) ISO 20022
6 6 (1.52%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.27%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.27%) ISO 8583
7 5 (1.27%) NIST
7 5 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (1.01%) HL7
9 3 (0.76%) FATCA
9 3 (0.76%) GRC
9 3 (0.76%) ISO 15022
9 3 (0.76%) NCSC
9 3 (0.76%) WCAG
10 2 (0.51%) Basel III
10 2 (0.51%) SEPA
System Software
1 43 (10.89%) Docker
2 12 (3.04%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.51%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.51%) OpenSSH
5 2 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.25%) Firmware
6 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 43 (10.89%) Kubernetes
2 42 (10.63%) Terraform
3 22 (5.57%) Ansible
4 11 (2.78%) Prometheus
5 8 (2.03%) Grafana
6 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.51%) Argo
8 2 (0.51%) Kibana
8 2 (0.51%) SCCM
8 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.25%) CA Endevor
9 1 (0.25%) Istio
9 1 (0.25%) logstash
9 1 (0.25%) Pingdom
9 1 (0.25%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.25%) Puppet
9 1 (0.25%) QRadar
Vendors
1 81 (20.51%) Microsoft
2 75 (18.99%) Oracle
3 26 (6.58%) ServiceNow
4 24 (6.08%) Databricks
5 21 (5.32%) SAP
6 19 (4.81%) MuleSoft
7 18 (4.56%) Workday
8 15 (3.80%) Splunk
9 12 (3.04%) Adobe
10 11 (2.78%) F5
10 11 (2.78%) Foundry
10 11 (2.78%) IBM
11 10 (2.53%) Infoblox
11 10 (2.53%) Sonatype
11 10 (2.53%) webMethods
12 8 (2.03%) Confluent
13 7 (1.77%) Dell
13 7 (1.77%) Red Hat
14 6 (1.52%) Google
14 6 (1.52%) Salesforce