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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 237 265
Rank change year-on-year -9 +28 -63
Contract jobs citing JSON 454 302 307
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.00% 1.09% 0.92%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.38% 4.93% 4.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 220 202
10th Percentile £356 £350 £375
25th Percentile £413 £409 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £499 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% -5.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £572 £588 £621
90th Percentile £650 £671 £686
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -1.18%
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 8,441 6,124 7,335
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.52% 22.12% 22.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,532 4,201 5,039
10th Percentile £363 £350 £359
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 £644 £675
90th Percentile £750 £756 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £501 £550
% change year-on-year +4.90% -9.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 154 226
10th Percentile £28.65 £31.25 £24.09
25th Percentile £46.25 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.08% -5.42%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £80.71 £74.22
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +20.37% -1.82% -8.33%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +2 257 £525 -3.64% 186
North of England -64 61 £450 +7.49% 35
South East -52 59 £500 +5.26% 58
Yorkshire -29 33 £500 +29.03% 14
Midlands -34 33 £425 -17.07% 24
West Midlands -27 29 £425 -22.73% 14
North West -51 28 £415 -6.74% 19
South West -28 18 £425 +13.33% 13
East of England -22 9 £475 +11.76% 15
East Midlands -9 4 - - 10
North East -40 3 £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 25 (5.51%) Confluence
2 23 (5.07%) SharePoint
3 16 (3.52%) Apache
4 12 (2.64%) Apache Spark
5 10 (2.20%) Anypoint
6 9 (1.98%) Mule
7 6 (1.32%) CICS
8 5 (1.10%) Palantir Foundry
9 3 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.66%) Cloud Foundry
9 3 (0.66%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.66%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.44%) IIS
10 2 (0.44%) JBoss
10 2 (0.44%) MQSeries
10 2 (0.44%) nginx
10 2 (0.44%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
11 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 10 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.32%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 17 (3.74%) NetSuite
2 11 (2.42%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (1.32%) Maximo
5 3 (0.66%) Findur
5 3 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.66%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.44%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
6 2 (0.44%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.44%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.22%) Magento
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.22%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 173 (38.11%) Azure
2 112 (24.67%) AWS
3 71 (15.64%) Azure DevOps
4 53 (11.67%) GCP
5 47 (10.35%) Power Platform
6 38 (8.37%) GitHub
6 38 (8.37%) Power Automate
7 37 (8.15%) Boomi
8 35 (7.71%) Serverless
9 30 (6.61%) Entra ID
9 30 (6.61%) PowerApps
10 24 (5.29%) Azure Logic Apps
11 20 (4.41%) Azure Service Bus
11 20 (4.41%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (4.41%) GitHub Actions
12 18 (3.96%) Amazon S3
12 18 (3.96%) AtomSphere
12 18 (3.96%) AWS Lambda
13 17 (3.74%) SaaS
14 16 (3.52%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.96%) HTTP
2 13 (2.86%) DNS
3 11 (2.42%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.98%) DHCP
5 7 (1.54%) BIG-IP
6 5 (1.10%) Firewall
6 5 (1.10%) SSL
7 4 (0.88%) BGP
7 4 (0.88%) Ethernet VPN
7 4 (0.88%) HTTPS
7 4 (0.88%) Intranet
7 4 (0.88%) Network Security
7 4 (0.88%) SSH
7 4 (0.88%) VXLAN
8 3 (0.66%) FTP
8 3 (0.66%) NX-OS
8 3 (0.66%) SAN
8 3 (0.66%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.66%) TACACS
8 3 (0.66%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (8.59%) Metadata
2 36 (7.93%) SQL Server
3 35 (7.71%) MongoDB
4 28 (6.17%) Relational Database
5 23 (5.07%) Power BI
6 21 (4.63%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (4.41%) Parquet
8 18 (3.96%) Data Warehouse
8 18 (3.96%) NoSQL
9 16 (3.52%) RDBMS
10 13 (2.86%) DynamoDB
11 9 (1.98%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (1.98%) Delta Lake
11 9 (1.98%) Oracle Database
11 9 (1.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (1.76%) Azure SQL Database
12 8 (1.76%) Db2
12 8 (1.76%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (1.54%) Data Lake
14 6 (1.32%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 82 (18.06%) Git
2 45 (9.91%) JIRA
3 36 (7.93%) GitLab
4 33 (7.27%) Jenkins
5 24 (5.29%) Postman
6 16 (3.52%) Maven
6 16 (3.52%) Selenium
7 13 (2.86%) SonarQube
8 10 (2.20%) JUnit
9 9 (1.98%) ERwin
10 7 (1.54%) Claude Code
10 7 (1.54%) Cucumber
10 7 (1.54%) Gradle
11 6 (1.32%) Cypress.io
11 6 (1.32%) Gatling
11 6 (1.32%) Team Foundation Server
12 5 (1.10%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 5 (1.10%) WebDriver
13 4 (0.88%) MSI
13 4 (0.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 130 (28.63%) Social Skills
2 81 (17.84%) Finance
3 71 (15.64%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (10.35%) Public Sector
5 35 (7.71%) Banking
6 16 (3.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (3.08%) Publishing
8 12 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.42%) Marketing
10 9 (1.98%) Legal
11 7 (1.54%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.54%) Retail
12 5 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.88%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.88%) Law
14 3 (0.66%) Back Office
14 3 (0.66%) Front Office
14 3 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.44%) Games
15 2 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 156 (34.36%) Developer
2 61 (13.44%) Senior
3 51 (11.23%) Architect
4 36 (7.93%) Analyst
5 26 (5.73%) Senior Developer
6 25 (5.51%) Data Engineer
7 21 (4.63%) Consultant
8 17 (3.74%) DevOps Engineer
8 17 (3.74%) Integration Engineer
8 17 (3.74%) Python Developer
9 16 (3.52%) Business Analyst
10 15 (3.30%) Full-Stack Developer
10 15 (3.30%) Python Engineer
11 14 (3.08%) Integration Architect
12 13 (2.86%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 12 (2.64%) Java Developer
14 11 (2.42%) Integration Specialist
15 10 (2.20%) Integration Developer
15 10 (2.20%) Technical Analyst
16 9 (1.98%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 188 (41.41%) REST
2 174 (38.33%) XML
3 93 (20.48%) SOAP
4 65 (14.32%) Kafka
5 51 (11.23%) .NET
6 49 (10.79%) OAuth
7 48 (10.57%) Middleware
8 43 (9.47%) RESTful
9 42 (9.25%) React
10 36 (7.93%) YAML
11 30 (6.61%) Web Services
12 28 (6.17%) OAuth2
13 24 (5.29%) CSS
13 24 (5.29%) Swagger
14 23 (5.07%) HTML
15 22 (4.85%) Node.js
16 21 (4.63%) JWT
17 20 (4.41%) OpenAPI
17 20 (4.41%) SAML
18 16 (3.52%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.59%) Product Ownership
2 34 (7.49%) Data Structures
3 25 (5.51%) Cloud Native
4 22 (4.85%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (3.96%) Algorithms
6 16 (3.52%) AI Agents
6 16 (3.52%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (3.30%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (2.86%) Onboarding
10 10 (2.20%) Taxonomies
11 9 (1.98%) CMDB
11 9 (1.98%) Management Information System
12 8 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.76%) Virtual Team
13 7 (1.54%) Data Centre
13 7 (1.54%) Mobile App
14 6 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
14 6 (1.32%) Mainframe
14 6 (1.32%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 30 (6.61%) Linux
2 28 (6.17%) Windows
3 11 (2.42%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.20%) Unix
5 7 (1.54%) Android
5 7 (1.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.32%) zOS
7 4 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.44%) Solaris
8 2 (0.44%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.44%) VMS
8 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.22%) CentOS
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (37.67%) CI/CD
2 151 (33.26%) DevOps
3 148 (32.60%) Agile
4 112 (24.67%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (16.96%) Data Modelling
6 73 (16.08%) Validation
7 69 (15.20%) AI
8 63 (13.88%) Event-Driven
9 60 (13.22%) Integration Patterns
10 59 (13.00%) Scrum
11 51 (11.23%) Continuous Improvement
11 51 (11.23%) Test Automation
12 49 (10.79%) Microservices
13 48 (10.57%) Analytics
13 48 (10.57%) API Integration
13 48 (10.57%) Workflow
14 47 (10.35%) ETL
14 47 (10.35%) Stakeholder Management
15 44 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 42 (9.25%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 170 (37.44%) Python
2 166 (36.56%) SQL
3 105 (23.13%) JavaScript
4 94 (20.70%) Java
5 62 (13.66%) C#
6 50 (11.01%) PowerShell
7 30 (6.61%) Groovy
8 22 (4.85%) TypeScript
9 17 (3.74%) PL/SQL
10 15 (3.30%) Bash
11 14 (3.08%) Shell Script
12 9 (1.98%) Bicep
12 9 (1.98%) VBA
13 8 (1.76%) T-SQL
14 7 (1.54%) R
14 7 (1.54%) Scala
15 6 (1.32%) C++
15 6 (1.32%) JCL
15 6 (1.32%) Kotlin
16 5 (1.10%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 128 (28.19%) Security Cleared
2 101 (22.25%) SC Cleared
3 26 (5.73%) Degree
4 12 (2.64%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (2.64%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (2.42%) Azure Certification
6 8 (1.76%) CISSP
7 7 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.54%) CISM
8 6 (1.32%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.88%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 4 (0.88%) PhD
9 4 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (0.66%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.44%) CCNP
11 2 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.44%) GIAC
11 2 (0.44%) SSCP
12 1 (0.22%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.47%) Data Quality
2 38 (8.37%) Accessibility
3 31 (6.83%) QA
4 19 (4.19%) GDPR
5 11 (2.42%) WCAG
6 9 (1.98%) ISO 20022
7 8 (1.76%) 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 55 (12.11%) Docker
2 23 (5.07%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.66%) VMware NSX
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
Systems Management
1 59 (13.00%) Kubernetes
2 48 (10.57%) Terraform
3 40 (8.81%) Ansible
4 8 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.32%) Grafana
5 6 (1.32%) SCCM
6 3 (0.66%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.66%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.66%) Puppet
6 3 (0.66%) WMI
7 2 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.44%) Kibana
7 2 (0.44%) QRadar
8 1 (0.22%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.22%) Istio
8 1 (0.22%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.22%) logstash
8 1 (0.22%) Podman
8 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 109 (24.01%) Microsoft
2 90 (19.82%) Oracle
3 42 (9.25%) ServiceNow
4 29 (6.39%) MuleSoft
5 28 (6.17%) Databricks
6 27 (5.95%) Google
7 25 (5.51%) Salesforce
8 24 (5.29%) SAP
9 22 (4.85%) IBM
10 20 (4.41%) Workday
11 13 (2.86%) Splunk
12 11 (2.42%) Sonatype
12 11 (2.42%) webMethods
13 10 (2.20%) Informatica
14 9 (1.98%) Infoblox
14 9 (1.98%) VMware
15 8 (1.76%) F5
16 7 (1.54%) Foundry
16 7 (1.54%) Palantir
16 7 (1.54%) TIBCO