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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 233 254
Rank change year-on-year -25 +21 -44
Contract jobs citing JSON 454 302 315
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.00% 1.09% 0.94%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.36% 4.92% 4.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 223 208
10th Percentile £356 £350 £375
25th Percentile £413 £409 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £623
90th Percentile £650 £640 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £499 £525
% change year-on-year +0.25% -5.00% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 4
10th Percentile £47.08 - £50.50
25th Percentile £56.19 £31.25 £66.25
Median hourly rate £73.75 £37.50 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year +96.67% -53.13% +14.29%
75th Percentile £85.94 £43.75 £85.00
90th Percentile £87.63 - -
UK median hourly rate £73.75 £37.50 £80.00
% change year-on-year +96.67% -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 8,472 6,144 7,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.65% 22.25% 21.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,559 4,235 5,084
10th Percentile £364 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £648 £675
90th Percentile £750 £772 £813
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 249 147 231
10th Percentile £28.93 £31.25 £24.00
25th Percentile £46.80 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -8.16%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £79.22 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £53.75
% change year-on-year +18.45% +2.09% -10.42%

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 5 August 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 5 August 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 5 August 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 +9 250 £525 -4.55% 111
North of England -44 65 £450 +7.53% 27
South East -48 64 £506 +6.58% 41
Yorkshire -26 38 £488 +20.37% 12
Midlands -39 33 £425 -20.00% 22
West Midlands -40 28 £425 -22.73% 13
North West -54 27 £393 -11.80% 15
South West -35 16 £485 +29.33% 11
East of England -18 9 £475 +11.76% 9
East Midlands -9 5 - - 8
North East -37 3 £550 +175.00%
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 27 (5.95%) Confluence
2 22 (4.85%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.08%) Apache
4 12 (2.64%) Apache Spark
5 10 (2.20%) Anypoint
5 10 (2.20%) Mule
6 6 (1.32%) CICS
7 5 (1.10%) Palantir Foundry
8 3 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.66%) Cloud Foundry
8 3 (0.66%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.66%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.44%) IIS
9 2 (0.44%) JBoss
9 2 (0.44%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.44%) Mule ESB
9 2 (0.44%) nginx
9 2 (0.44%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 10 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.32%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (3.74%) NetSuite
2 11 (2.42%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.32%) Maximo
4 3 (0.66%) Findur
4 3 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.66%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.44%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
5 2 (0.44%) Infor LN
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.44%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.22%) Magento
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.22%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.22%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 169 (37.22%) Azure
2 109 (24.01%) AWS
3 69 (15.20%) Azure DevOps
4 50 (11.01%) GCP
5 47 (10.35%) Power Platform
6 37 (8.15%) GitHub
6 37 (8.15%) Power Automate
6 37 (8.15%) Serverless
7 35 (7.71%) Boomi
8 29 (6.39%) PowerApps
9 28 (6.17%) Entra ID
10 22 (4.85%) Azure Logic Apps
11 21 (4.63%) GitHub Actions
12 18 (3.96%) Amazon S3
12 18 (3.96%) AtomSphere
12 18 (3.96%) AWS Lambda
12 18 (3.96%) Azure Service Bus
12 18 (3.96%) SaaS
13 17 (3.74%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 17 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.74%) HTTP
2 11 (2.42%) TCP/IP
3 10 (2.20%) DNS
4 8 (1.76%) DHCP
5 7 (1.54%) BIG-IP
6 5 (1.10%) SSL
7 4 (0.88%) Firewall
7 4 (0.88%) HTTPS
7 4 (0.88%) Intranet
7 4 (0.88%) Network Security
7 4 (0.88%) SSH
8 3 (0.66%) FTP
8 3 (0.66%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.66%) WAN
9 2 (0.44%) DSL
9 2 (0.44%) Internet
9 2 (0.44%) NAS
9 2 (0.44%) SAN
9 2 (0.44%) Wireless
9 2 (0.44%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.37%) Metadata
2 37 (8.15%) SQL Server
3 33 (7.27%) MongoDB
4 27 (5.95%) Relational Database
5 26 (5.73%) Power BI
6 20 (4.41%) Data Warehouse
6 20 (4.41%) NoSQL
6 20 (4.41%) Parquet
7 19 (4.19%) PostgreSQL
8 16 (3.52%) RDBMS
9 13 (2.86%) Azure SQL Database
9 13 (2.86%) DynamoDB
10 12 (2.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (1.98%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (1.98%) Data Lake
11 9 (1.98%) Delta Lake
12 8 (1.76%) Db2
12 8 (1.76%) Oracle Database
12 8 (1.76%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (1.32%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 80 (17.62%) Git
2 48 (10.57%) JIRA
3 32 (7.05%) GitLab
4 31 (6.83%) Jenkins
5 27 (5.95%) Postman
6 15 (3.30%) Maven
7 14 (3.08%) Selenium
8 12 (2.64%) SonarQube
9 11 (2.42%) JUnit
10 8 (1.76%) ERwin
11 7 (1.54%) Claude Code
11 7 (1.54%) Gradle
12 6 (1.32%) Cucumber
12 6 (1.32%) Cypress.io
12 6 (1.32%) Gatling
12 6 (1.32%) Team Foundation Server
13 5 (1.10%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 5 (1.10%) REST Assured
14 4 (0.88%) Visual Studio
14 4 (0.88%) WebDriver
General
1 134 (29.52%) Social Skills
2 86 (18.94%) Finance
3 73 (16.08%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (10.57%) Public Sector
5 36 (7.93%) Banking
6 15 (3.30%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (2.86%) Publishing
8 11 (2.42%) Marketing
9 7 (1.54%) Retail
10 6 (1.32%) Legal
10 6 (1.32%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.88%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.88%) Law
13 3 (0.66%) Back Office
13 3 (0.66%) Front Office
13 3 (0.66%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.44%) Games
Job Titles
1 154 (33.92%) Developer
2 58 (12.78%) Senior
3 45 (9.91%) Architect
4 36 (7.93%) Analyst
5 28 (6.17%) Data Engineer
6 26 (5.73%) Senior Developer
7 20 (4.41%) Consultant
8 18 (3.96%) Python Developer
9 17 (3.74%) DevOps Engineer
10 16 (3.52%) Business Analyst
10 16 (3.52%) Integration Engineer
11 15 (3.30%) Full-Stack Developer
12 14 (3.08%) Python Engineer
13 13 (2.86%) Integration Architect
14 11 (2.42%) Dynamics 365 Developer
14 11 (2.42%) Integration Specialist
14 11 (2.42%) Java Developer
15 10 (2.20%) Integration Developer
15 10 (2.20%) Technical Analyst
16 9 (1.98%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 182 (40.09%) REST
2 175 (38.55%) XML
3 92 (20.26%) SOAP
4 65 (14.32%) Kafka
5 49 (10.79%) .NET
6 48 (10.57%) OAuth
7 45 (9.91%) Middleware
8 44 (9.69%) RESTful
9 43 (9.47%) React
10 36 (7.93%) YAML
11 33 (7.27%) Web Services
12 28 (6.17%) OAuth2
13 26 (5.73%) Swagger
14 24 (5.29%) CSS
15 22 (4.85%) Node.js
16 21 (4.63%) OpenAPI
17 20 (4.41%) JWT
18 19 (4.19%) HTML
18 19 (4.19%) SAML
19 17 (3.74%) JSON Schema
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.15%) Product Ownership
2 33 (7.27%) Data Structures
3 22 (4.85%) Cloud Native
4 19 (4.19%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (3.96%) Algorithms
6 16 (3.52%) AI Agents
6 16 (3.52%) Legacy Systems
7 14 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
8 13 (2.86%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (2.86%) Onboarding
9 10 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
9 10 (2.20%) Taxonomies
10 9 (1.98%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.76%) CMDB
11 8 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.76%) Virtual Team
12 7 (1.54%) Mobile App
13 6 (1.32%) DataPower
13 6 (1.32%) Online Banking
13 6 (1.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.95%) Linux
2 22 (4.85%) Windows
3 9 (1.98%) Unix
3 9 (1.98%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.76%) Android
5 6 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.32%) zOS
6 3 (0.66%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.44%) Solaris
7 2 (0.44%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.44%) VMS
7 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.22%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (36.78%) CI/CD
2 151 (33.26%) Agile
3 147 (32.38%) DevOps
4 116 (25.55%) Problem-Solving
5 79 (17.40%) Data Modelling
6 73 (16.08%) Validation
7 68 (14.98%) AI
8 61 (13.44%) Event-Driven
9 59 (13.00%) Integration Patterns
10 58 (12.78%) Scrum
11 51 (11.23%) Analytics
11 51 (11.23%) ETL
12 50 (11.01%) Continuous Improvement
13 47 (10.35%) Microservices
13 47 (10.35%) Workflow
14 46 (10.13%) Data Pipeline
15 45 (9.91%) Stakeholder Management
15 45 (9.91%) Test Automation
16 44 (9.69%) API Integration
17 43 (9.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 173 (38.11%) Python
2 170 (37.44%) SQL
3 99 (21.81%) JavaScript
4 90 (19.82%) Java
5 64 (14.10%) C#
6 53 (11.67%) PowerShell
7 30 (6.61%) Groovy
8 22 (4.85%) TypeScript
9 18 (3.96%) PL/SQL
10 15 (3.30%) Bash
11 14 (3.08%) Shell Script
12 12 (2.64%) Bicep
13 11 (2.42%) T-SQL
14 9 (1.98%) VBA
15 8 (1.76%) Kotlin
16 7 (1.54%) R
16 7 (1.54%) Scala
17 6 (1.32%) JCL
18 5 (1.10%) C++
18 5 (1.10%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 127 (27.97%) Security Cleared
2 101 (22.25%) SC Cleared
3 26 (5.73%) Degree
4 13 (2.86%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.98%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.76%) CISSP
9 7 (1.54%) CISM
10 6 (1.32%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.88%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.88%) PhD
11 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.66%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.44%) CCNP
13 2 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.44%) GIAC
13 2 (0.44%) SSCP
14 1 (0.22%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.47%) Data Quality
2 36 (7.93%) Accessibility
3 33 (7.27%) QA
4 19 (4.19%) GDPR
5 10 (2.20%) WCAG
6 9 (1.98%) ISO 20022
7 7 (1.54%) NIST
8 6 (1.32%) ISO 15022
9 5 (1.10%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.88%) HL7
11 3 (0.66%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.66%) GRC
11 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.66%) NCSC
12 2 (0.44%) Basel III
12 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.44%) SLA
13 1 (0.22%) COREP
13 1 (0.22%) Solvency II
System Software
1 54 (11.89%) Docker
2 20 (4.41%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.44%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.44%) OpenSSH
5 2 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.22%) Firmware
6 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 59 (13.00%) Kubernetes
2 49 (10.79%) Terraform
3 37 (8.15%) Ansible
4 7 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.54%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.32%) Grafana
6 4 (0.88%) SCCM
7 3 (0.66%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.66%) Puppet
7 3 (0.66%) WMI
8 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.44%) Kibana
8 2 (0.44%) QRadar
9 1 (0.22%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.22%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.22%) Istio
9 1 (0.22%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.22%) logstash
9 1 (0.22%) Podman
9 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 107 (23.57%) Microsoft
2 89 (19.60%) Oracle
3 37 (8.15%) ServiceNow
4 27 (5.95%) MuleSoft
5 26 (5.73%) Google
6 25 (5.51%) Salesforce
7 24 (5.29%) Databricks
8 23 (5.07%) SAP
9 20 (4.41%) IBM
9 20 (4.41%) Workday
10 17 (3.74%) Splunk
11 11 (2.42%) Sonatype
12 10 (2.20%) webMethods
13 8 (1.76%) F5
13 8 (1.76%) Informatica
14 7 (1.54%) Dell
14 7 (1.54%) Foundry
14 7 (1.54%) Infoblox
14 7 (1.54%) Palantir
15 6 (1.32%) Adobe