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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 252 247
Rank change year-on-year -15 -5 -55
Contract jobs citing JSON 405 252 362
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.93% 1.00% 0.97%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.88% 4.42% 4.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 284 186 249
10th Percentile £361 £361 £400
25th Percentile £415 £416 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £534
Median % change year-on-year +0.05% -6.37% -2.91%
75th Percentile £575 £592 £619
90th Percentile £650 £667 £703
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £534
% change year-on-year - -6.37% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 4
10th Percentile £47.08 £37.25 £50.50
25th Percentile £56.19 £46.25 £66.25
Median hourly rate £73.75 £65.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.46% -18.75% +14.29%
75th Percentile £85.94 £81.25 £85.00
90th Percentile £87.63 £88.75 -
UK median hourly rate £73.75 £65.00 £80.00
% change year-on-year +13.46% -18.75% +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 8,301 5,704 7,895
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.10% 22.57% 21.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,472 3,942 5,497
10th Percentile £363 £358 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £514 £538
% change year-on-year +2.14% -4.37% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 119 263
10th Percentile £30.35 £31.05 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £48.13 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +3.45% -10.77%
75th Percentile £74.82 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £83.16 £81.01 £74.49
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -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 27 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 27 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 27 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 -11 210 £525 -8.70% 43
North of England -34 72 £430 -3.37% 19
South East -42 62 £525 +10.53% 33
Yorkshire -11 40 £463 +13.50% 5
North West -42 32 £391 -12.08% 13
Midlands -48 26 £456 -17.05% 16
West Midlands -49 21 £456 -17.05% 7
South West -26 14 £400 +6.67% 10
East of England -19 13 £513 +70.83% 4
East Midlands -13 5 - - 9
North East -34 3 £550 +175.00% 1
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 29 (7.16%) Confluence
2 18 (4.44%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.21%) Apache
4 10 (2.47%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.73%) CICS
5 7 (1.73%) Mule
6 6 (1.48%) Anypoint
7 5 (1.23%) Palantir Foundry
8 3 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.74%) Cloud Foundry
8 3 (0.74%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.49%) IIS
9 2 (0.49%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.49%) Mule ESB
9 2 (0.49%) nginx
9 2 (0.49%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.49%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.25%) JBoss
10 1 (0.25%) Mendix
10 1 (0.25%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.48%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.98%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.73%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.48%) Maximo
4 5 (1.23%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.74%) Findur
5 3 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.49%) SAP MDG
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
1 139 (34.32%) Azure
2 91 (22.47%) AWS
3 54 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
4 44 (10.86%) Power Platform
5 40 (9.88%) Serverless
6 32 (7.90%) Power Automate
7 30 (7.41%) GitHub
8 29 (7.16%) GCP
9 26 (6.42%) Azure Logic Apps
10 23 (5.68%) PowerApps
11 21 (5.19%) Boomi
12 19 (4.69%) Azure Functions
13 17 (4.20%) AWS Lambda
14 16 (3.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 15 (3.70%) Amazon S3
15 15 (3.70%) Entra ID
15 15 (3.70%) SaaS
16 14 (3.46%) Azure Data Factory
16 14 (3.46%) GitHub Actions
16 14 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.46%) HTTP
2 11 (2.72%) DNS
3 10 (2.47%) BIG-IP
3 10 (2.47%) DHCP
3 10 (2.47%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.99%) HTTPS
4 4 (0.99%) Intranet
5 3 (0.74%) Firewall
5 3 (0.74%) FTP
5 3 (0.74%) SSH
6 2 (0.49%) DSL
6 2 (0.49%) Internet
6 2 (0.49%) NAS
6 2 (0.49%) Network Security
6 2 (0.49%) SAN
6 2 (0.49%) X.509
7 1 (0.25%) SSL
7 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (8.15%) Metadata
2 31 (7.65%) SQL Server
3 28 (6.91%) MongoDB
4 27 (6.67%) Relational Database
5 23 (5.68%) Power BI
6 21 (5.19%) NoSQL
7 19 (4.69%) PostgreSQL
8 16 (3.95%) Parquet
9 15 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
10 14 (3.46%) RDBMS
11 13 (3.21%) DynamoDB
12 11 (2.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 10 (2.47%) Azure SQL Database
13 10 (2.47%) Oracle Database
14 9 (2.22%) Amazon RDS
14 9 (2.22%) Db2
14 9 (2.22%) Delta Lake
15 8 (1.98%) Data Lake
16 6 (1.48%) MySQL
16 6 (1.48%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 64 (15.80%) Git
2 48 (11.85%) JIRA
3 32 (7.90%) Postman
4 25 (6.17%) GitLab
4 25 (6.17%) Jenkins
5 13 (3.21%) Maven
6 10 (2.47%) SonarQube
7 7 (1.73%) ERwin
7 7 (1.73%) Selenium
8 6 (1.48%) JUnit
9 5 (1.23%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 5 (1.23%) Claude Code
9 5 (1.23%) SoapUI
9 5 (1.23%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (1.23%) Visual Studio
10 4 (0.99%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.99%) Gatling
10 4 (0.99%) Gradle
10 4 (0.99%) JMeter
11 3 (0.74%) WebDriver
General
1 120 (29.63%) Social Skills
2 80 (19.75%) Finance
3 60 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (9.38%) Banking
4 38 (9.38%) Public Sector
5 17 (4.20%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (2.22%) Marketing
6 9 (2.22%) Publishing
7 5 (1.23%) Legal
7 5 (1.23%) Retail
8 4 (0.99%) Financial Institution
8 4 (0.99%) Law
9 3 (0.74%) Back Office
9 3 (0.74%) Front Office
9 3 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (0.74%) Manufacturing
9 3 (0.74%) Military
9 3 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.49%) Games
Job Titles
1 132 (32.59%) Developer
2 40 (9.88%) Senior
3 38 (9.38%) Architect
4 34 (8.40%) Data Engineer
5 29 (7.16%) Analyst
6 16 (3.95%) Business Analyst
6 16 (3.95%) Senior Developer
7 15 (3.70%) Consultant
7 15 (3.70%) Integration Engineer
8 14 (3.46%) Full-Stack Developer
9 13 (3.21%) DevOps Engineer
10 12 (2.96%) Azure Engineer
10 12 (2.96%) Integration Specialist
10 12 (2.96%) Java Developer
11 11 (2.72%) Integration Architect
11 11 (2.72%) Python Developer
12 10 (2.47%) Software Developer
13 9 (2.22%) Integration Developer
13 9 (2.22%) Python Engineer
13 9 (2.22%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (37.28%) REST
2 150 (37.04%) XML
3 84 (20.74%) SOAP
4 55 (13.58%) Kafka
5 40 (9.88%) OAuth
5 40 (9.88%) RESTful
6 39 (9.63%) .NET
7 38 (9.38%) React
8 37 (9.14%) Web Services
9 34 (8.40%) Middleware
10 30 (7.41%) YAML
11 29 (7.16%) CSS
12 25 (6.17%) Node.js
13 23 (5.68%) HTML
14 20 (4.94%) OAuth2
14 20 (4.94%) Swagger
15 18 (4.44%) XSLT
16 17 (4.20%) Apache Avro
16 17 (4.20%) JWT
17 16 (3.95%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.41%) Product Ownership
2 28 (6.91%) Data Structures
3 15 (3.70%) Cloud Native
4 13 (3.21%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (2.96%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (2.96%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.72%) Algorithms
6 11 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (2.72%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.22%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (1.98%) Taxonomies
8 8 (1.98%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.73%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.73%) CMDB
9 7 (1.73%) DataPower
9 7 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (1.73%) Mainframe
9 7 (1.73%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.48%) Online Banking
11 5 (1.23%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.69%) Linux
2 16 (3.95%) Windows
3 10 (2.47%) Unix
4 7 (1.73%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.73%) zOS
5 5 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.99%) Android
7 3 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.49%) Solaris
8 2 (0.49%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.49%) VMS
8 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.25%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (33.58%) CI/CD
2 128 (31.60%) Agile
3 124 (30.62%) DevOps
4 101 (24.94%) Problem-Solving
5 71 (17.53%) Data Modelling
6 68 (16.79%) Validation
7 58 (14.32%) AI
8 55 (13.58%) Integration Patterns
9 49 (12.10%) Analytics
10 45 (11.11%) Data Pipeline
11 44 (10.86%) Event-Driven
11 44 (10.86%) Microservices
12 42 (10.37%) ETL
13 41 (10.12%) API Integration
13 41 (10.12%) Stakeholder Management
13 41 (10.12%) Workflow
14 40 (9.88%) Scrum
15 39 (9.63%) Software Engineering
16 38 (9.38%) Performance Tuning
17 37 (9.14%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 161 (39.75%) Python
2 155 (38.27%) SQL
3 84 (20.74%) JavaScript
4 81 (20.00%) Java
5 59 (14.57%) C#
6 49 (12.10%) PowerShell
7 19 (4.69%) Groovy
7 19 (4.69%) TypeScript
8 16 (3.95%) Shell Script
9 15 (3.70%) PL/SQL
10 12 (2.96%) Bash
11 11 (2.72%) T-SQL
12 10 (2.47%) VBA
13 7 (1.73%) Bicep
14 6 (1.48%) JCL
15 5 (1.23%) Go
15 5 (1.23%) R
16 4 (0.99%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.99%) Scala
16 4 (0.99%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 111 (27.41%) Security Cleared
2 86 (21.23%) SC Cleared
3 24 (5.93%) Degree
4 14 (3.46%) Azure Certification
5 13 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.98%) CISSP
8 7 (1.73%) CISM
9 6 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.99%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.99%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.49%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.49%) GIAC
11 2 (0.49%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.49%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.49%) SSCP
12 1 (0.25%) CCNP
12 1 (0.25%) CEH
12 1 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.25%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (9.38%) Data Quality
2 27 (6.67%) QA
3 21 (5.19%) Accessibility
4 20 (4.94%) GDPR
5 7 (1.73%) ISO 20022
6 6 (1.48%) NIST
6 6 (1.48%) WCAG
7 5 (1.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 5 (1.23%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.23%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.23%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.99%) HL7
8 4 (0.99%) ISO 15022
8 4 (0.99%) PSD2
9 3 (0.74%) FATCA
9 3 (0.74%) GRC
9 3 (0.74%) ISO 8583
9 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.74%) NCSC
10 2 (0.49%) Basel III
System Software
1 45 (11.11%) Docker
2 15 (3.70%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.49%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.49%) OpenSSH
5 2 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 48 (11.85%) Kubernetes
2 44 (10.86%) Terraform
3 31 (7.65%) Ansible
4 10 (2.47%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.73%) Grafana
6 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.49%) Kibana
8 2 (0.49%) QRadar
8 2 (0.49%) SCCM
8 2 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.49%) WMI
9 1 (0.25%) Argo
9 1 (0.25%) CA Endevor
9 1 (0.25%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.25%) Istio
9 1 (0.25%) logstash
9 1 (0.25%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 90 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 72 (17.78%) Oracle
3 30 (7.41%) ServiceNow
4 23 (5.68%) Databricks
5 22 (5.43%) SAP
6 20 (4.94%) MuleSoft
7 19 (4.69%) Workday
8 17 (4.20%) Splunk
9 12 (2.96%) Foundry
9 12 (2.96%) IBM
10 11 (2.72%) Salesforce
11 10 (2.47%) F5
11 10 (2.47%) Google
11 10 (2.47%) Infoblox
11 10 (2.47%) Sonatype
11 10 (2.47%) webMethods
12 8 (1.98%) Dell
13 7 (1.73%) Confluent
13 7 (1.73%) Palantir
14 6 (1.48%) OpenAI