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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 240 251
Rank change year-on-year -11 +11 -48
Contract jobs citing JSON 450 306 308
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 1.11% 0.92%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.32% 4.96% 4.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 315 224 202
10th Percentile £356 £350 £375
25th Percentile £413 £409 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £533
Median % change year-on-year - -6.19% -3.09%
75th Percentile £573 £588 £625
90th Percentile £650 £640 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £496 £525
% change year-on-year +0.81% -5.52% -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 8,465 6,169 7,332
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.59% 22.33% 21.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,546 4,244 5,071
10th Percentile £365 £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 £642 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £823
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 248 150 229
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £23.96
25th Percentile £49.20 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -10.20%
75th Percentile £73.11 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £80.10 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.44 £50.00
% change year-on-year +19.40% +8.88% -16.67%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 +7 250 £525 -4.09% 102
North of England -57 64 £449 +7.17% 25
South East -39 63 £500 +5.26% 37
Yorkshire -29 37 £475 +22.58% 12
Midlands -37 32 £425 -20.00% 20
West Midlands -39 27 £425 -22.73% 11
North West -56 27 £393 -11.80% 13
South West -34 16 £485 +29.33% 11
East of England -22 9 £475 +11.76% 8
East Midlands -8 5 - - 8
North East -38 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 (6.00%) Confluence
2 22 (4.89%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.11%) Apache
4 12 (2.67%) Apache Spark
5 10 (2.22%) Anypoint
5 10 (2.22%) Mule
6 6 (1.33%) CICS
7 5 (1.11%) Palantir Foundry
8 3 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.67%) Cloud Foundry
8 3 (0.67%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 3 (0.67%) 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%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.22%) Mendix
Applications
1 10 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.33%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (3.78%) NetSuite
2 11 (2.44%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.33%) Maximo
4 3 (0.67%) Findur
4 3 (0.67%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.67%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.67%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.67%) 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 Assets
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.22%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 169 (37.56%) Azure
2 111 (24.67%) AWS
3 69 (15.33%) Azure DevOps
4 52 (11.56%) GCP
5 45 (10.00%) Power Platform
6 37 (8.22%) Boomi
6 37 (8.22%) GitHub
6 37 (8.22%) Power Automate
7 35 (7.78%) Serverless
8 29 (6.44%) PowerApps
9 28 (6.22%) Entra ID
10 22 (4.89%) Azure Logic Apps
11 21 (4.67%) GitHub Actions
12 19 (4.22%) Azure Service Bus
13 18 (4.00%) Amazon S3
13 18 (4.00%) AtomSphere
13 18 (4.00%) AWS Lambda
13 18 (4.00%) SaaS
14 17 (3.78%) Dynamics 365
15 15 (3.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.00%) HTTP
2 11 (2.44%) TCP/IP
3 10 (2.22%) DNS
4 8 (1.78%) DHCP
5 7 (1.56%) BIG-IP
6 5 (1.11%) SSL
7 4 (0.89%) Firewall
7 4 (0.89%) HTTPS
7 4 (0.89%) Intranet
7 4 (0.89%) Network Security
7 4 (0.89%) SSH
8 3 (0.67%) FTP
8 3 (0.67%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.67%) 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 (8.44%) Metadata
2 35 (7.78%) SQL Server
3 33 (7.33%) MongoDB
4 27 (6.00%) Relational Database
5 24 (5.33%) Power BI
6 20 (4.44%) NoSQL
6 20 (4.44%) Parquet
7 19 (4.22%) PostgreSQL
8 18 (4.00%) Data Warehouse
9 16 (3.56%) RDBMS
10 13 (2.89%) DynamoDB
11 11 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
12 10 (2.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (2.00%) Amazon RDS
13 9 (2.00%) Delta Lake
14 8 (1.78%) Db2
14 8 (1.78%) Oracle Database
14 8 (1.78%) Oracle Reports
15 7 (1.56%) Data Lake
16 6 (1.33%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 78 (17.33%) Git
2 48 (10.67%) JIRA
3 32 (7.11%) GitLab
4 31 (6.89%) Jenkins
5 25 (5.56%) Postman
6 15 (3.33%) Maven
7 14 (3.11%) Selenium
8 12 (2.67%) SonarQube
9 11 (2.44%) JUnit
10 8 (1.78%) ERwin
11 7 (1.56%) Claude Code
11 7 (1.56%) Gradle
12 6 (1.33%) Cucumber
12 6 (1.33%) Cypress.io
12 6 (1.33%) Gatling
12 6 (1.33%) Team Foundation Server
13 5 (1.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 5 (1.11%) REST Assured
14 4 (0.89%) ER Studio
14 4 (0.89%) WebDriver
General
1 131 (29.11%) Social Skills
2 85 (18.89%) Finance
3 71 (15.78%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (10.44%) Public Sector
5 36 (8.00%) Banking
6 15 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (3.11%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (2.89%) Publishing
9 11 (2.44%) Marketing
10 7 (1.56%) Retail
11 6 (1.33%) Legal
11 6 (1.33%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.89%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.89%) Law
14 3 (0.67%) Back Office
14 3 (0.67%) Front Office
14 3 (0.67%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.44%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 153 (34.00%) Developer
2 58 (12.89%) Senior
3 47 (10.44%) Architect
4 36 (8.00%) Analyst
5 26 (5.78%) Data Engineer
5 26 (5.78%) Senior Developer
6 20 (4.44%) Consultant
7 18 (4.00%) Python Developer
8 17 (3.78%) DevOps Engineer
8 17 (3.78%) Integration Engineer
9 16 (3.56%) Business Analyst
10 15 (3.33%) Full-Stack Developer
11 14 (3.11%) Integration Architect
11 14 (3.11%) Python Engineer
12 11 (2.44%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 11 (2.44%) Integration Specialist
12 11 (2.44%) Java Developer
13 10 (2.22%) Integration Developer
13 10 (2.22%) Technical Analyst
14 9 (2.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 184 (40.89%) REST
2 172 (38.22%) XML
3 94 (20.89%) SOAP
4 65 (14.44%) Kafka
5 49 (10.89%) OAuth
6 47 (10.44%) .NET
6 47 (10.44%) Middleware
7 43 (9.56%) React
7 43 (9.56%) RESTful
8 34 (7.56%) YAML
9 33 (7.33%) Web Services
10 28 (6.22%) OAuth2
11 25 (5.56%) Swagger
12 24 (5.33%) CSS
13 22 (4.89%) Node.js
14 21 (4.67%) JWT
14 21 (4.67%) OpenAPI
15 20 (4.44%) SAML
16 19 (4.22%) HTML
17 17 (3.78%) JSON Schema
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.22%) Product Ownership
2 33 (7.33%) Data Structures
3 23 (5.11%) Cloud Native
4 20 (4.44%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (4.00%) Algorithms
6 16 (3.56%) AI Agents
6 16 (3.56%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.33%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (3.11%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (2.89%) Onboarding
10 10 (2.22%) Taxonomies
11 9 (2.00%) Hybrid Cloud
11 9 (2.00%) Management Information System
12 8 (1.78%) CMDB
12 8 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.78%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.56%) Mobile App
14 6 (1.33%) DataPower
14 6 (1.33%) Mainframe
14 6 (1.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 28 (6.22%) Linux
2 23 (5.11%) Windows
3 9 (2.00%) Unix
3 9 (2.00%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.78%) Android
5 6 (1.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.33%) zOS
6 3 (0.67%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.67%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.67%) 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
1 168 (37.33%) CI/CD
2 149 (33.11%) Agile
3 148 (32.89%) DevOps
4 113 (25.11%) Problem-Solving
5 78 (17.33%) Data Modelling
6 72 (16.00%) Validation
7 69 (15.33%) AI
8 62 (13.78%) Event-Driven
9 61 (13.56%) Integration Patterns
10 58 (12.89%) Scrum
11 50 (11.11%) Analytics
12 48 (10.67%) Continuous Improvement
12 48 (10.67%) ETL
12 48 (10.67%) Microservices
13 47 (10.44%) Workflow
14 45 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
14 45 (10.00%) Test Automation
15 44 (9.78%) API Integration
16 43 (9.56%) Data Pipeline
16 43 (9.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 171 (38.00%) Python
2 166 (36.89%) SQL
3 99 (22.00%) JavaScript
4 91 (20.22%) Java
5 60 (13.33%) C#
6 49 (10.89%) PowerShell
7 30 (6.67%) Groovy
8 22 (4.89%) TypeScript
9 18 (4.00%) PL/SQL
10 15 (3.33%) Bash
11 14 (3.11%) Shell Script
12 10 (2.22%) Bicep
13 9 (2.00%) T-SQL
13 9 (2.00%) VBA
14 8 (1.78%) Kotlin
15 7 (1.56%) R
15 7 (1.56%) Scala
16 6 (1.33%) C++
16 6 (1.33%) JCL
17 5 (1.11%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 125 (27.78%) Security Cleared
2 99 (22.00%) SC Cleared
3 26 (5.78%) Degree
4 13 (2.89%) Azure Certification
5 12 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.78%) CISSP
9 7 (1.56%) CISM
10 6 (1.33%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.89%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.89%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 4 (0.89%) PhD
11 4 (0.89%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.67%) 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 (9.56%) Data Quality
2 36 (8.00%) Accessibility
3 31 (6.89%) QA
4 19 (4.22%) GDPR
5 10 (2.22%) WCAG
6 9 (2.00%) ISO 20022
7 7 (1.56%) NIST
8 6 (1.33%) ISO 15022
9 5 (1.11%) HIPAA
9 5 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.89%) HL7
11 3 (0.67%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 3 (0.67%) GRC
11 3 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.67%) 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 53 (11.78%) Docker
2 20 (4.44%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.67%) 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 (13.11%) Kubernetes
2 49 (10.89%) Terraform
3 37 (8.22%) Ansible
4 7 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.33%) Grafana
5 6 (1.33%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.89%) SCCM
7 3 (0.67%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.67%) Puppet
7 3 (0.67%) 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
1 105 (23.33%) Microsoft
2 88 (19.56%) Oracle
3 38 (8.44%) ServiceNow
4 29 (6.44%) MuleSoft
5 27 (6.00%) Google
6 25 (5.56%) Salesforce
7 24 (5.33%) Databricks
7 24 (5.33%) SAP
8 21 (4.67%) IBM
9 20 (4.44%) Workday
10 16 (3.56%) Splunk
11 11 (2.44%) Sonatype
11 11 (2.44%) webMethods
12 9 (2.00%) Informatica
13 8 (1.78%) F5
14 7 (1.56%) Dell
14 7 (1.56%) Foundry
14 7 (1.56%) Infoblox
14 7 (1.56%) Palantir
14 7 (1.56%) TIBCO