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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 239 256
Rank change year-on-year -14 +17 -40
Contract jobs citing JSON 467 313 306
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 1.14% 0.93%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.79% 4.55% 3.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 331 221 201
10th Percentile £356 £350 £375
25th Percentile £414 £409 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% -1.82%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £625
90th Percentile £653 £671 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £499 £538
% change year-on-year +0.25% -7.21% -0.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 4
10th Percentile £45.10 - £50.50
25th Percentile £51.25 £31.25 £66.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 £37.50 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -53.13% +14.29%
75th Percentile £85.00 £43.75 £85.00
90th Percentile £87.25 £76.88 -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £37.50 £80.00
% change year-on-year +66.67% -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 9,753 6,874 8,147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.36% 24.93% 24.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,422 4,723 5,577
10th Percentile £375 £355 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 166 182
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £31.63
25th Percentile £50.38 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.79 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.15% -12.34% -0.79%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.59 £76.85 £74.49
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.37% -12.34% -1.44%

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 1 September 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 1 September 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 1 September 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 -5 267 £525 -0.94% 174
North of England -61 62 £455 +8.85% 43
South East -46 55 £464 -2.26% 50
Midlands -27 41 £425 -24.44% 24
West Midlands -22 37 £425 -26.09% 18
Yorkshire -20 36 £500 +23.46% 13
North West -63 26 £416 -6.77% 28
South West -24 19 £535 +42.67% 30
East of England -29 9 £500 +17.65% 34
East Midlands -14 4 - - 6
North East -43 3 £550 +175.00% 4
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 24 (5.14%) Confluence
2 22 (4.71%) SharePoint
3 18 (3.85%) Apache
4 12 (2.57%) Apache Spark
5 10 (2.14%) Anypoint
6 9 (1.93%) Mule
7 5 (1.07%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (1.07%) Palantir Foundry
8 4 (0.86%) CICS
8 4 (0.86%) Jupyter
8 4 (0.86%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 4 (0.86%) WebSphere
9 3 (0.64%) Cloud Foundry
10 2 (0.43%) IIS
10 2 (0.43%) JBoss
10 2 (0.43%) MQSeries
10 2 (0.43%) nginx
10 2 (0.43%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
11 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.07%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 18 (3.85%) NetSuite
2 13 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (2.36%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (1.28%) Maximo
5 4 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.64%) Findur
6 3 (0.64%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.64%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.43%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
7 2 (0.43%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.43%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.21%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.21%) SAP Hybris
8 1 (0.21%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.21%) Shopify
8 1 (0.21%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 188 (40.26%) Azure
2 122 (26.12%) AWS
3 80 (17.13%) Azure DevOps
4 58 (12.42%) GCP
5 50 (10.71%) Power Platform
6 47 (10.06%) GitHub
7 40 (8.57%) Boomi
8 39 (8.35%) Power Automate
9 32 (6.85%) PowerApps
10 31 (6.64%) Serverless
11 30 (6.42%) Entra ID
12 27 (5.78%) Dynamics 365
13 26 (5.57%) Azure Logic Apps
14 23 (4.93%) GitHub Actions
15 21 (4.50%) Azure Service Bus
16 20 (4.28%) Amazon S3
17 18 (3.85%) AtomSphere
18 16 (3.43%) Azure Functions
18 16 (3.43%) SaaS
19 15 (3.21%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.71%) HTTP
2 13 (2.78%) DNS
3 11 (2.36%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.93%) DHCP
5 8 (1.71%) BGP
5 8 (1.71%) Ethernet VPN
5 8 (1.71%) VXLAN
6 7 (1.50%) BIG-IP
6 7 (1.50%) NX-OS
7 6 (1.28%) Firewall
8 5 (1.07%) HTTPS
8 5 (1.07%) Network Security
8 5 (1.07%) SD-WAN
8 5 (1.07%) SSL
8 5 (1.07%) WAN
8 5 (1.07%) Wireless
9 4 (0.86%) Intranet
9 4 (0.86%) SSH
9 4 (0.86%) TACACS
10 3 (0.64%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (8.99%) SQL Server
2 39 (8.35%) Metadata
3 30 (6.42%) MongoDB
4 25 (5.35%) Relational Database
5 22 (4.71%) PostgreSQL
6 21 (4.50%) Parquet
6 21 (4.50%) Power BI
7 19 (4.07%) Data Warehouse
8 16 (3.43%) NoSQL
9 12 (2.57%) RDBMS
10 11 (2.36%) DynamoDB
11 10 (2.14%) Amazon RDS
12 9 (1.93%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (1.93%) Delta Lake
12 9 (1.93%) Oracle Database
13 8 (1.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 7 (1.50%) BigQuery
14 7 (1.50%) Data Lake
15 6 (1.28%) Db2
15 6 (1.28%) Redis
Development Applications
1 91 (19.49%) Git
2 44 (9.42%) JIRA
3 42 (8.99%) GitLab
4 39 (8.35%) Jenkins
5 23 (4.93%) Postman
6 20 (4.28%) Selenium
7 15 (3.21%) Maven
8 14 (3.00%) SonarQube
9 10 (2.14%) Cucumber
9 10 (2.14%) JUnit
10 9 (1.93%) ERwin
11 8 (1.71%) WebDriver
12 7 (1.50%) Claude Code
12 7 (1.50%) Cypress.io
13 6 (1.28%) Gatling
13 6 (1.28%) Gradle
13 6 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
14 5 (1.07%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 5 (1.07%) JMeter
15 4 (0.86%) MSI
General
1 135 (28.91%) Social Skills
2 77 (16.49%) Finance
3 72 (15.42%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.92%) Public Sector
5 34 (7.28%) Banking
6 20 (4.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (3.00%) Publishing
8 12 (2.57%) Marketing
9 10 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.93%) Legal
11 8 (1.71%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.50%) Retail
13 4 (0.86%) Law
14 3 (0.64%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.64%) Front Office
14 3 (0.64%) Prime Brokerage
15 2 (0.43%) Back Office
15 2 (0.43%) Games
15 2 (0.43%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 153 (32.76%) Developer
2 74 (15.85%) Senior
3 58 (12.42%) Architect
4 36 (7.71%) Analyst
5 32 (6.85%) Senior Developer
6 27 (5.78%) Data Engineer
7 18 (3.85%) Consultant
7 18 (3.85%) Dynamics 365 Developer
7 18 (3.85%) Integration Engineer
8 17 (3.64%) DevOps Engineer
9 15 (3.21%) Python Engineer
10 14 (3.00%) Business Analyst
10 14 (3.00%) Python Developer
11 13 (2.78%) Integration Architect
11 13 (2.78%) Java Developer
12 12 (2.57%) Full-Stack Developer
12 12 (2.57%) Solutions Architect
13 11 (2.36%) Integration Developer
13 11 (2.36%) Lead
13 11 (2.36%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 196 (41.97%) REST
2 175 (37.47%) XML
3 88 (18.84%) SOAP
4 68 (14.56%) Kafka
5 57 (12.21%) .NET
6 53 (11.35%) Middleware
7 51 (10.92%) OAuth
8 50 (10.71%) Terraform
9 46 (9.85%) RESTful
10 44 (9.42%) React
11 40 (8.57%) YAML
12 29 (6.21%) HTML
13 28 (6.00%) CSS
13 28 (6.00%) OAuth2
14 25 (5.35%) Swagger
15 24 (5.14%) JWT
15 24 (5.14%) Web Services
16 22 (4.71%) Node.js
16 22 (4.71%) SAML
17 21 (4.50%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 42 (8.99%) Product Ownership
2 34 (7.28%) Data Structures
3 27 (5.78%) Cloud Native
4 23 (4.93%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (4.28%) AI Agents
6 19 (4.07%) Algorithms
7 17 (3.64%) Distributed Systems
8 16 (3.43%) Legacy Systems
8 16 (3.43%) Onboarding
9 13 (2.78%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (2.57%) Management Information System
10 12 (2.57%) Taxonomies
11 11 (2.36%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.93%) CMDB
12 9 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (1.93%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.71%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 7 (1.50%) Mobile App
15 6 (1.28%) Hybrid Cloud
15 6 (1.28%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 32 (6.85%) Linux
2 28 (6.00%) Windows
3 11 (2.36%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.93%) Unix
5 7 (1.50%) Android
5 7 (1.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.86%) zOS
7 2 (0.43%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.43%) Solaris
7 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.21%) CentOS
8 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.21%) VMS
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (40.04%) CI/CD
2 159 (34.05%) Agile
3 158 (33.83%) DevOps
4 112 (23.98%) Problem-Solving
5 82 (17.56%) Validation
6 79 (16.92%) Data Modelling
7 71 (15.20%) AI
8 70 (14.99%) Event-Driven
9 67 (14.35%) Scrum
10 56 (11.99%) Continuous Improvement
10 56 (11.99%) Integration Patterns
11 54 (11.56%) Test Automation
12 53 (11.35%) API Integration
12 53 (11.35%) Stakeholder Management
13 51 (10.92%) Microservices
14 49 (10.49%) Workflow
15 48 (10.28%) Infrastructure as Code
16 47 (10.06%) ETL
17 45 (9.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 44 (9.42%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 172 (36.83%) Python
2 171 (36.62%) SQL
3 112 (23.98%) JavaScript
4 102 (21.84%) Java
5 71 (15.20%) C#
6 48 (10.28%) PowerShell
7 29 (6.21%) Groovy
8 27 (5.78%) TypeScript
9 19 (4.07%) PL/SQL
10 15 (3.21%) Bash
11 13 (2.78%) Shell Script
12 9 (1.93%) VBA
13 8 (1.71%) Bicep
13 8 (1.71%) R
13 8 (1.71%) Scala
13 8 (1.71%) T-SQL
14 7 (1.50%) C++
15 6 (1.28%) Kotlin
16 5 (1.07%) SPARQL
17 4 (0.86%) C
Qualifications
1 130 (27.84%) Security Cleared
2 103 (22.06%) SC Cleared
3 25 (5.35%) Degree
4 17 (3.64%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.57%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (1.71%) CISSP
8 7 (1.50%) CISM
9 6 (1.28%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.86%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.86%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (0.86%) PhD
10 4 (0.86%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.64%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.43%) CCNP
12 2 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.43%) GIAC
12 2 (0.43%) SSCP
13 1 (0.21%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.21%) Accessibility
1 43 (9.21%) Data Quality
2 31 (6.64%) QA
3 22 (4.71%) GDPR
4 15 (3.21%) WCAG
5 12 (2.57%) ISO 20022
6 9 (1.93%) NIST
7 8 (1.71%) ISO 15022
8 5 (1.07%) HIPAA
8 5 (1.07%) HL7
8 5 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.86%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (0.86%) GRC
9 4 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.64%) Basel III
11 2 (0.43%) NCSC
11 2 (0.43%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.43%) SLA
12 1 (0.21%) SNOMED CT
12 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 57 (12.21%) Docker
2 22 (4.71%) Active Directory
3 11 (2.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.86%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.64%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.43%) OpenSSH
6 2 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.21%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 63 (13.49%) Kubernetes
2 45 (9.64%) Ansible
3 9 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.28%) SCCM
5 4 (0.86%) Grafana
5 4 (0.86%) Kustomize
6 3 (0.64%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.64%) Puppet
6 3 (0.64%) WMI
7 2 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.43%) Kibana
7 2 (0.43%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.43%) QRadar
8 1 (0.21%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.21%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.21%) Istio
8 1 (0.21%) logstash
8 1 (0.21%) Podman
8 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.21%) WSUS
Vendors
1 109 (23.34%) Microsoft
2 90 (19.27%) Oracle
3 43 (9.21%) ServiceNow
4 32 (6.85%) MuleSoft
5 31 (6.64%) Google
6 28 (6.00%) Databricks
6 28 (6.00%) IBM
7 27 (5.78%) Salesforce
8 26 (5.57%) SAP
9 21 (4.50%) Workday
10 12 (2.57%) Informatica
10 12 (2.57%) Splunk
11 11 (2.36%) Cisco
11 11 (2.36%) Sonatype
11 11 (2.36%) VMware
11 11 (2.36%) webMethods
12 10 (2.14%) Red Hat
13 9 (1.93%) Infoblox
13 9 (1.93%) TIBCO
14 8 (1.71%) F5