Live market evidence
Software Engineering Contract Job Market
Current contract software-engineering demand, pay, technologies, engagement mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated September 24, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
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3,239
New · 24h
1,140
New · 7d
2,176
Sources represented
10
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 383 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $55/hr
- Median
- $65/hr
- 75th percentile
- $75/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract2,578
- 1099909
- C2c27
Top sources
- LinkedIn1,333
- Dice1,276
- FreelancerMap176
- Freelancer171
- Indeed75
- Himalayas65
Relevant specialties
- Artificial Intelligence159
- Cloud138
- Agentic Ai21
- Generative Ai11
- Large Language Models4
- Machine Learning4
Seniority
- Senior960
- Lead151
- Mid72
- Staff68
- Principal51
- Junior25
Remote mix
- Unknown1,745
- Onsite Or Hybrid1,047
- Remote317
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration308
- Fixed Project141
- Ongoing Contract112
- Freelance Ad Hoc18
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Oracle Agile PLM Data Migration expert - Software engineer
W2 Contract · Austin, Texas, USA
Senior Software Engineer – Mainframe / COBOL / VSAM
W2 Contract · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Software Engineer
1099 · Location not listed
Python Developer
1099 · Location not listed
IAM (Java) Developer - Hybrid in London or Glasgow - 12 Month initial Contract - Inside IR35
1099 · Location not listed
Contract React Native Engineer
1099 · Location not listed
Senior Software Engineer - TypeScript, JavaScript & iOS
1099 · Location not listed
Sr Java Developer
W2 Contract · Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA
Senior .NET Backend Developer (Azure Cloud)
W2 Contract · Remote
Online Typing Test Development
1099 · Location not listed
Salesforce Developer (Hybrid Onsite)
1099 · W2 Contract · Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sr. Java Developer
1099 · W2 Contract · New York, New York, USA
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Methodology
Current live, classified Software Engineering 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.