Navigating uneven ground

UK Tech Contract demand - Summer '23

Cloud engineers AWS

+%

Project Manager

+%

Front End DVS

-%

Full Stack Engineers

-%

UK Tech Contractor Vacancy Numbers*

June, July, August 2023 by percentage difference. *Data taken from Jobsite, run first week of the month

UK Tech Contractor Vacancies	June 2023	July 2023	August 2023	% Change
Cloud Engineers AWS	134	185	174	29%
Front End Dvs	92	72	63	-31%
DevOps	88	82	84	-4%
Back End Dvs	114	92	91	-20%
Cloud Engineers Azure	198	191	186	-6%
Full Stack Engineers	104	110	11	-89%
UI/UX Design	23	16	19	-17%
Cyber Security	84	84	89	6%
Project Manager	58	67	72	24%
Programme Manager	183	198	196	7%
Business Analyst	158	159	162	2%
Product Owners	56	56	56	10%
Engineering Managers	18	18	21	16%

The demand for contractors has softened over the last three months particularly for developers.

This, coupled with the number of lay-offs and contractors finishing projects early we are seeing a higher number of contractors competing for fewer opportunities.

Encouragingly, management vacancies have increased over the last three months as we see an increased number of projects receiving budget approvals. This positive growth follows a drop as the UK economy became unpredictable and we are expecting this to have a favourable ripple effect in adjacent job roles.

Cyber Security remains the most in demand skill with an average market contract fill time of 11 days, which is 3 days higher than Q1 2023. We are seeing an average fill time of 7 days using our extensive talent pools and expertise of the market.