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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 244 259
Rank change year-on-year -13 +15 -54
Contract jobs citing JSON 456 300 304
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.00% 1.09% 0.91%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.40% 4.94% 4.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 322 218 200
10th Percentile £360 £350 £375
25th Percentile £413 £409 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.06% -5.76% -4.46%
75th Percentile £571 £588 £622
90th Percentile £650 £665 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -0.94%
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 8,443 6,076 7,339
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.52% 21.99% 22.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,521 4,157 5,030
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 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 246 157 227
10th Percentile £28.72 £31.25 £24.67
25th Percentile £46.39 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £57.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.93% -6.53%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.44 £55.00
% change year-on-year +19.40% -1.02% -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 14 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 14 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 14 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 +10 259 £525 -3.31% 106
North of England -55 62 £450 +7.49% 22
South East -56 57 £488 +2.63% 43
Yorkshire -23 35 £500 +29.03% 10
Midlands -28 34 £425 -20.00% 15
West Midlands -33 30 £425 -22.73% 9
North West -48 27 £415 -6.74% 12
South West -34 18 £425 +13.33% 9
East of England -23 9 £475 +11.76% 10
East Midlands -20 4 - - 6
North East -41 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 24 (5.26%) Confluence
2 23 (5.04%) SharePoint
3 16 (3.51%) Apache
4 12 (2.63%) Apache Spark
5 10 (2.19%) Anypoint
6 9 (1.97%) 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 9 (1.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.10%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 18 (3.95%) NetSuite
2 11 (2.41%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (1.32%) Maximo
5 4 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.66%) Findur
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.66%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.44%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
7 2 (0.44%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.44%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.22%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.22%) ResourceLink
8 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.22%) SAP Hybris
8 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 178 (39.04%) Azure
2 114 (25.00%) AWS
3 74 (16.23%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (12.28%) GCP
5 48 (10.53%) Power Platform
6 41 (8.99%) GitHub
7 39 (8.55%) Power Automate
8 37 (8.11%) Boomi
9 35 (7.68%) Serverless
10 31 (6.80%) PowerApps
11 30 (6.58%) Entra ID
12 24 (5.26%) Azure Logic Apps
13 22 (4.82%) GitHub Actions
14 21 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
15 19 (4.17%) Azure Service Bus
16 18 (3.95%) Amazon S3
16 18 (3.95%) AtomSphere
16 18 (3.95%) AWS Lambda
17 17 (3.73%) SaaS
18 16 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.73%) HTTP
2 13 (2.85%) DNS
3 11 (2.41%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.97%) DHCP
5 7 (1.54%) BIG-IP
6 6 (1.32%) Firewall
7 5 (1.10%) BGP
7 5 (1.10%) Ethernet VPN
7 5 (1.10%) Network Security
7 5 (1.10%) SSL
7 5 (1.10%) VXLAN
8 4 (0.88%) HTTPS
8 4 (0.88%) Intranet
8 4 (0.88%) NX-OS
8 4 (0.88%) SSH
9 3 (0.66%) SAN
9 3 (0.66%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.66%) TACACS
9 3 (0.66%) WAN
9 3 (0.66%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (8.55%) Metadata
2 35 (7.68%) MongoDB
3 34 (7.46%) SQL Server
4 28 (6.14%) Relational Database
5 23 (5.04%) Power BI
6 22 (4.82%) Parquet
7 21 (4.61%) PostgreSQL
8 20 (4.39%) NoSQL
9 18 (3.95%) Data Warehouse
10 16 (3.51%) RDBMS
11 13 (2.85%) DynamoDB
12 10 (2.19%) Azure SQL Database
13 9 (1.97%) Amazon RDS
13 9 (1.97%) Delta Lake
13 9 (1.97%) Oracle Database
14 8 (1.75%) Db2
14 8 (1.75%) Oracle Reports
14 8 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 7 (1.54%) BigQuery
15 7 (1.54%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 82 (17.98%) Git
2 44 (9.65%) JIRA
3 39 (8.55%) GitLab
4 35 (7.68%) Jenkins
5 24 (5.26%) Postman
6 16 (3.51%) Maven
6 16 (3.51%) Selenium
7 13 (2.85%) SonarQube
8 10 (2.19%) JUnit
9 9 (1.97%) 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%) JMeter
13 4 (0.88%) MSI
General
1 130 (28.51%) Social Skills
2 81 (17.76%) Finance
3 71 (15.57%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (10.53%) Public Sector
5 35 (7.68%) Banking
6 17 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (3.07%) Publishing
8 11 (2.41%) Marketing
9 10 (2.19%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.97%) 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
15 2 (0.44%) Games
15 2 (0.44%) German Language
15 2 (0.44%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 154 (33.77%) Developer
2 65 (14.25%) Senior
3 52 (11.40%) Architect
4 35 (7.68%) Analyst
5 27 (5.92%) Senior Developer
6 24 (5.26%) Data Engineer
7 21 (4.61%) Consultant
8 17 (3.73%) DevOps Engineer
8 17 (3.73%) Integration Engineer
9 16 (3.51%) Python Developer
10 15 (3.29%) Business Analyst
10 15 (3.29%) Python Engineer
11 14 (3.07%) Dynamics 365 Developer
11 14 (3.07%) Integration Architect
12 13 (2.85%) Full-Stack Developer
13 12 (2.63%) Java Developer
14 11 (2.41%) Integration Specialist
15 10 (2.19%) Integration Developer
15 10 (2.19%) Technical Analyst
16 9 (1.97%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 192 (42.11%) REST
2 172 (37.72%) XML
3 91 (19.96%) SOAP
4 66 (14.47%) Kafka
5 51 (11.18%) .NET
6 49 (10.75%) Middleware
7 48 (10.53%) OAuth
8 43 (9.43%) RESTful
9 42 (9.21%) React
10 36 (7.89%) YAML
11 29 (6.36%) Web Services
12 27 (5.92%) OAuth2
13 24 (5.26%) CSS
14 23 (5.04%) HTML
14 23 (5.04%) Swagger
15 22 (4.82%) Node.js
16 21 (4.61%) JWT
16 21 (4.61%) SAML
17 19 (4.17%) OpenAPI
18 17 (3.73%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 40 (8.77%) Product Ownership
2 33 (7.24%) Data Structures
3 25 (5.48%) Cloud Native
4 23 (5.04%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (3.95%) AI Agents
5 18 (3.95%) Algorithms
6 16 (3.51%) Data Protection Act
7 15 (3.29%) Distributed Systems
7 15 (3.29%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (2.85%) Onboarding
9 10 (2.19%) Taxonomies
10 9 (1.97%) CMDB
10 9 (1.97%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.75%) Data Centre
11 8 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.75%) Virtual Team
12 7 (1.54%) Mobile App
13 6 (1.32%) Mainframe
13 6 (1.32%) Online Banking
13 6 (1.32%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.80%) Linux
2 28 (6.14%) Windows
3 11 (2.41%) Windows Server
4 10 (2.19%) 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
1 177 (38.82%) CI/CD
2 156 (34.21%) DevOps
3 148 (32.46%) Agile
4 110 (24.12%) Problem-Solving
5 77 (16.89%) Data Modelling
6 75 (16.45%) Validation
7 70 (15.35%) AI
8 65 (14.25%) Event-Driven
9 60 (13.16%) Integration Patterns
9 60 (13.16%) Scrum
10 52 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
11 51 (11.18%) API Integration
11 51 (11.18%) Microservices
11 51 (11.18%) Test Automation
12 48 (10.53%) Analytics
12 48 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
13 47 (10.31%) Workflow
14 46 (10.09%) ETL
15 44 (9.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 43 (9.43%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 170 (37.28%) Python
2 167 (36.62%) SQL
3 105 (23.03%) JavaScript
4 96 (21.05%) Java
5 62 (13.60%) C#
6 49 (10.75%) PowerShell
7 29 (6.36%) Groovy
8 22 (4.82%) TypeScript
9 17 (3.73%) PL/SQL
10 15 (3.29%) Bash
11 14 (3.07%) Shell Script
12 9 (1.97%) VBA
13 8 (1.75%) Bicep
13 8 (1.75%) Scala
14 7 (1.54%) R
14 7 (1.54%) T-SQL
15 6 (1.32%) C++
15 6 (1.32%) JCL
15 6 (1.32%) Kotlin
16 5 (1.10%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 125 (27.41%) Security Cleared
2 98 (21.49%) SC Cleared
3 24 (5.26%) Degree
4 13 (2.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.41%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (1.75%) CISSP
8 7 (1.54%) CISM
9 6 (1.32%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.88%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 4 (0.88%) PhD
11 3 (0.66%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.66%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.44%) CCNP
12 2 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.44%) GIAC
12 2 (0.44%) SSCP
13 1 (0.22%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (9.65%) Data Quality
2 39 (8.55%) Accessibility
3 30 (6.58%) QA
4 19 (4.17%) GDPR
5 11 (2.41%) WCAG
6 9 (1.97%) ISO 20022
7 8 (1.75%) 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 56 (12.28%) Docker
2 23 (5.04%) Active Directory
3 10 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.66%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.66%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.44%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (0.44%) OpenSSH
5 2 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 60 (13.16%) Kubernetes
2 50 (10.96%) Terraform
3 42 (9.21%) Ansible
4 8 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.32%) Grafana
5 6 (1.32%) SCCM
6 3 (0.66%) Kustomize
6 3 (0.66%) Progress Chef
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%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.44%) QRadar
8 1 (0.22%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.22%) Istio
8 1 (0.22%) logstash
8 1 (0.22%) Podman
8 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 110 (24.12%) Microsoft
2 90 (19.74%) Oracle
3 43 (9.43%) ServiceNow
4 29 (6.36%) Google
4 29 (6.36%) MuleSoft
5 28 (6.14%) Databricks
6 26 (5.70%) Salesforce
6 26 (5.70%) SAP
7 22 (4.82%) IBM
8 21 (4.61%) Workday
9 13 (2.85%) Splunk
10 11 (2.41%) Sonatype
10 11 (2.41%) webMethods
11 10 (2.19%) Informatica
11 10 (2.19%) VMware
12 9 (1.97%) Infoblox
13 8 (1.75%) Cisco
13 8 (1.75%) F5
14 7 (1.54%) Confluent
14 7 (1.54%) Palantir