Live market evidence
DevOps Engineer Contract Job Market
Current DevOps contract demand, compensation evidence, engagement mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated November 12, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my DevOps Engineer matches →Current opportunities
2,632
New · 24h
74
New · 7d
471
Sources represented
7
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 142 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $53/hr
- Median
- $63/hr
- 75th percentile
- $73/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract2,453
- 1099367
- C2c38
Top sources
- LinkedIn1,793
- Dice605
- FreelancerMap120
- Indeed71
- Upwork28
- Himalayas13
Relevant specialties
- Cloud666
- Artificial Intelligence44
- Data Platform3
- Large Language Models2
- Machine Learning2
- Agentic Ai1
Seniority
- Senior768
- Lead118
- Principal40
- Staff33
- Mid28
- Manager25
Remote mix
- Unknown1,978
- Onsite Or Hybrid448
- Remote206
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration190
- Ongoing Contract64
- Fixed Project9
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Senior DevOps Engineer
1099 · Lancashire, UK
DevOps Engineer (AWS)
1099 · Location not listed
Devops Engineer
W2 Contract · Remote
DevOps Lead
W2 Contract · Remote
Cloud DevOps Architect (Hands-on with Windows on AWS Migration) - W2 Only
W2 Contract · Remote
Linux/DevOps SME - DV Cleared
1099 · Hampshire, UK
DevOps Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
Sr. Engineer - Cloud SDET - Lightning (Hybrid)
W2 Contract · Redmond, WA
DevOps Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer – Federal
W2 Contract · Tysons Corner, VA
Sr. Lead, DevOps Platforms & Engineering
W2 Contract · Greensboro, NC
Lead DevOps Engineer - Remote
W2 Contract · Eden Prairie, MN
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Methodology
Current live, classified DevOps Engineer opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.