JSON
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for JSON skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JSON over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 231 198 173
Rank change year-on-year -33 -25 -20
Contract jobs citing JSON 455 791 1,490
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.04% 1.33% 1.68%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.08% 5.70% 6.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 318 557 994
10th Percentile £404 £413 £413
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £650
90th Percentile £675 £800 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £534 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +6.80% -0.05% +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 16 23
10th Percentile - - £14.25
25th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £20.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 £72.50 £45.14
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% +60.61% -17.93%
75th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £58.13
90th Percentile - - £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £80.00 £72.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +10.34% +61.11% -18.18%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

JSON is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,961 13,886 24,110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 20.56% 23.27% 27.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,218 10,139 17,680
10th Percentile £338 £400 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £661
90th Percentile £769 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +15.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 153 241
10th Percentile £21.25 £31.60 £22.50
25th Percentile £40.00 £48.50 £35.00
Median hourly rate £46.18 £65.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.95% +32.65% +8.89%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.25 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £64.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -25.78% +30.61% +8.89%

JSON
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing JSON as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for JSON in the UK

JSON
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JSON.

Daily rate trend for JSON in the UK

JSON
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JSON over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for JSON in the UK

JSON
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JSON.

Hourly rate trend for JSON in the UK

JSON
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JSON within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
England -14 395 £538 -2.27% 173
London +8 243 £539 -6.26% 79
Work from Home -3 183 £540 +5.88% 100
UK excluding London -43 153 £534 +6.80% 99
North of England -15 51 £534 +6.80% 31
South East -30 34 £513 - 25
North West -6 29 £534 +6.80% 18
Scotland +36 23 £513 +2.50% 5
South West +5 21 £538 -4.78% 9
Midlands +15 19 £577 +2.58% 12
Yorkshire +14 15 £624 +27.57% 10
West Midlands +21 13 £581 +16.25% 8
North East +13 11 £491 -10.82% 3
East of England +8 9 £523 +10.00% 13
East Midlands +18 6 £577 -3.83% 4

JSON
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (5.27%) Confluence
2 13 (2.86%) Apache
2 13 (2.86%) Apache Spark
3 8 (1.76%) IIS
3 8 (1.76%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.54%) Apache Airflow
4 7 (1.54%) CMS
5 6 (1.32%) Alfresco
5 6 (1.32%) Appian
5 6 (1.32%) Camunda
6 5 (1.10%) Apache Solr
6 5 (1.10%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.88%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.88%) GemFire
7 4 (0.88%) nginx
7 4 (0.88%) Tomcat
8 3 (0.66%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.44%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.44%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.44%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 8 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.44%) Mingle
6 1 (0.22%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.52%) Salesforce CRM
2 9 (1.98%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.66%) Endur
4 3 (0.66%) Maximo
4 3 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.66%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.44%) BusinessWorks
5 2 (0.44%) WebTrends
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle FAH
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Utilities
6 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 134 (29.45%) Azure
2 76 (16.70%) AWS
3 69 (15.16%) Serverless
4 45 (9.89%) Power Platform
5 42 (9.23%) Azure DevOps
6 37 (8.13%) GitHub
7 28 (6.15%) GCP
7 28 (6.15%) Power Automate
8 26 (5.71%) AWS Lambda
8 26 (5.71%) PowerApps
9 23 (5.05%) PaaS
10 22 (4.84%) AWS Step Functions
10 22 (4.84%) Azure Functions
11 21 (4.62%) Amazon S3
11 21 (4.62%) Azure Key Vault
12 19 (4.18%) Amazon MSK
12 19 (4.18%) Azure Logic Apps
13 18 (3.96%) Azure Monitor
14 16 (3.52%) Azure Stack
15 15 (3.30%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 41 (9.01%) BGP
2 37 (8.13%) MPLS
3 34 (7.47%) Firewall
4 28 (6.15%) DNS
5 27 (5.93%) HTTP
6 23 (5.05%) RSVP
6 23 (5.05%) VPN
7 20 (4.40%) HSRP
7 20 (4.40%) SNMP
7 20 (4.40%) VPLS
8 19 (4.18%) Cisco IOS
8 19 (4.18%) IOS XR
9 18 (3.96%) Ethernet VPN
10 17 (3.74%) IPv4
10 17 (3.74%) VRRP
11 16 (3.52%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
11 16 (3.52%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 16 (3.52%) TCP/IP
12 14 (3.08%) 5G
13 12 (2.64%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (11.43%) NoSQL
2 51 (11.21%) SQL Server
3 46 (10.11%) Data Warehouse
4 40 (8.79%) Relational Database
5 37 (8.13%) PostgreSQL
6 33 (7.25%) Parquet
6 33 (7.25%) Power BI
7 23 (5.05%) Amazon RDS
7 23 (5.05%) RDBMS
8 21 (4.62%) Azure SQL Database
8 21 (4.62%) MongoDB
9 20 (4.40%) Data Lake
9 20 (4.40%) DynamoDB
10 19 (4.18%) Amazon Redshift
11 18 (3.96%) MySQL
12 16 (3.52%) Big Data
12 16 (3.52%) Elasticsearch
12 16 (3.52%) Snowflake Schema
13 12 (2.64%) Oracle Reports
14 10 (2.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 101 (22.20%) Git
2 58 (12.75%) JIRA
3 37 (8.13%) Jenkins
4 33 (7.25%) GitLab
5 20 (4.40%) Visual Studio
6 18 (3.96%) Visual Studio Code
7 15 (3.30%) Postman
8 14 (3.08%) SonarQube
9 13 (2.86%) Cucumber
10 12 (2.64%) Selenium
11 11 (2.42%) Bitbucket
12 10 (2.20%) JUnit
12 10 (2.20%) Visual Studio Team System
13 9 (1.98%) Maven
14 8 (1.76%) TeamCity
15 7 (1.54%) NUnit
15 7 (1.54%) Octopus Deploy
15 7 (1.54%) Sonatype Nexus
16 6 (1.32%) CircleCI
16 6 (1.32%) Travis CI
General
1 130 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 59 (12.97%) Finance
3 51 (11.21%) Public Sector
4 40 (8.79%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (6.15%) Banking
6 17 (3.74%) Marketing
7 16 (3.52%) Telecoms
8 14 (3.08%) Manufacturing
9 13 (2.86%) Retail
10 11 (2.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.76%) Back Office
11 8 (1.76%) Front Office
12 7 (1.54%) Financial Institution
13 6 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.10%) Advertising
14 5 (1.10%) Legal
14 5 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.88%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.66%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 127 (27.91%) Developer
2 69 (15.16%) Architect
3 42 (9.23%) Senior
4 34 (7.47%) Data Engineer
5 33 (7.25%) Data Architect
6 30 (6.59%) DevOps Engineer
7 25 (5.49%) Analyst
7 25 (5.49%) Network Engineer
8 22 (4.84%) Azure Engineer
9 21 (4.62%) Java Developer
9 21 (4.62%) Software Engineer
10 17 (3.74%) IP Expert
11 16 (3.52%) Senior Developer
12 15 (3.30%) Business Analyst
12 15 (3.30%) Salesforce Developer
13 13 (2.86%) Consultant
13 13 (2.86%) DBA
13 13 (2.86%) PostgreSQL DBA
14 12 (2.64%) Design Engineer
14 12 (2.64%) Network Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 243 (53.41%) XML
2 135 (29.67%) REST
3 57 (12.53%) .NET
3 57 (12.53%) SOAP
4 52 (11.43%) HTML
5 49 (10.77%) CSS
6 47 (10.33%) Web Services
7 42 (9.23%) YAML
8 40 (8.79%) YANG
9 39 (8.57%) RESTful
10 37 (8.13%) NETCONF
11 32 (7.03%) Kafka
12 30 (6.59%) Apache Avro
13 29 (6.37%) jQuery
13 29 (6.37%) Spring
14 23 (5.05%) JSON Schema
14 23 (5.05%) Node.js
15 22 (4.84%) AngularJS
16 21 (4.62%) .NET Framework
16 21 (4.62%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.91%) Data Structures
2 26 (5.71%) Product Ownership
3 25 (5.49%) Distributed Architecture
4 22 (4.84%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (3.52%) Management Information System
6 14 (3.08%) Cloud Native
7 13 (2.86%) Reference Data
8 12 (2.64%) Linux Command Line
9 10 (2.20%) Public Cloud
9 10 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (1.98%) Low-Code
11 8 (1.76%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.76%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.76%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.76%) Onboarding
12 6 (1.32%) Client/Server
12 6 (1.32%) Data Centre
12 6 (1.32%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.32%) PKI
12 6 (1.32%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 50 (10.99%) Linux
2 30 (6.59%) Windows
3 25 (5.49%) Unix
4 7 (1.54%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.32%) CentOS
6 5 (1.10%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.88%) Oracle Linux
7 4 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.44%) Android
8 2 (0.44%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.22%) AIX
9 1 (0.22%) Embedded Linux
9 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (44.18%) Agile
2 139 (30.55%) DevOps
3 98 (21.54%) CI/CD
4 83 (18.24%) Data Modelling
5 79 (17.36%) Problem-Solving
6 66 (14.51%) Test Automation
7 65 (14.29%) Microservices
8 59 (12.97%) Migration
9 58 (12.75%) Scrum
10 57 (12.53%) Business Intelligence
11 47 (10.33%) Continuous Integration
11 47 (10.33%) ETL
12 45 (9.89%) Analytics
12 45 (9.89%) OO
13 43 (9.45%) SDLC
14 38 (8.35%) Software Engineering
15 31 (6.81%) Computer Science
15 31 (6.81%) Data Mapping
15 31 (6.81%) Data Protection
16 29 (6.37%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 149 (32.75%) SQL
2 117 (25.71%) Python
3 101 (22.20%) JavaScript
4 83 (18.24%) Java
5 70 (15.38%) C#
6 51 (11.21%) PowerShell
7 22 (4.84%) T-SQL
8 16 (3.52%) TypeScript
9 15 (3.30%) Bash
10 13 (2.86%) Apex Code
10 13 (2.86%) Perl
11 12 (2.64%) PL/SQL
11 12 (2.64%) SOQL
12 10 (2.20%) Go
12 10 (2.20%) Shell Script
13 9 (1.98%) C
14 6 (1.32%) ActionScript
14 6 (1.32%) PHP
15 5 (1.10%) Groovy
15 5 (1.10%) X++
Qualifications
1 69 (15.16%) Security Cleared
2 53 (11.65%) SC Cleared
3 41 (9.01%) Degree
4 20 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (3.74%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (1.98%) CCIE
6 9 (1.98%) CCIE Service Provider
7 8 (1.76%) CCNP
8 6 (1.32%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.10%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.44%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.44%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.44%) CISSP
11 2 (0.44%) HND
12 1 (0.22%) GCIA
12 1 (0.22%) GIAC
12 1 (0.22%) ISEB
12 1 (0.22%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (10.11%) QA
2 29 (6.37%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.08%) GDPR
4 5 (1.10%) HIPAA
4 5 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.10%) NCSC
5 4 (0.88%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.88%) ISO 15022
5 4 (0.88%) NIST
6 2 (0.44%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.44%) HL7
6 2 (0.44%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.44%) PMO
7 1 (0.22%) COREP
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.22%) IFRS
7 1 (0.22%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.22%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.22%) MiFID
7 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 41 (9.01%) Docker
2 23 (5.05%) Active Directory
3 10 (2.20%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.32%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.10%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.88%) NFS
6 4 (0.88%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (0.66%) OpenAM
7 3 (0.66%) OpenIDM
7 3 (0.66%) vCloud
7 3 (0.66%) vSphere
8 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.22%) Firmware
9 1 (0.22%) IAG
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 49 (10.77%) Terraform
2 46 (10.11%) Ansible
3 31 (6.81%) Kubernetes
4 15 (3.30%) Grafana
5 12 (2.64%) Kibana
5 12 (2.64%) Puppet
6 10 (2.20%) FortiGate
6 10 (2.20%) Prometheus
7 9 (1.98%) logstash
7 9 (1.98%) Progress Chef
8 7 (1.54%) Docker Swarm
9 5 (1.10%) PingFederate
9 5 (1.10%) yum
10 4 (0.88%) Podman
11 3 (0.66%) Autotask
11 3 (0.66%) Netcool
11 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.44%) TIBCO Hawk
12 2 (0.44%) vCenter Server
13 1 (0.22%) Rancher
Vendors
1 88 (19.34%) Microsoft
2 40 (8.79%) Oracle
3 34 (7.47%) Nokia
4 31 (6.81%) Cisco
5 24 (5.27%) Salesforce
6 18 (3.96%) Fortinet
7 17 (3.74%) F5
8 16 (3.52%) Google
9 15 (3.30%) Splunk
10 12 (2.64%) Pega
11 11 (2.42%) Adobe
11 11 (2.42%) SAP
12 10 (2.20%) Palo Alto
13 9 (1.98%) Informatica
13 9 (1.98%) Talend
14 8 (1.76%) Cadence
14 8 (1.76%) IBM
14 8 (1.76%) ServiceNow
15 7 (1.54%) Optimizely
16 6 (1.32%) TOWER Software