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Contract and temporary job postings in Herndon, VA — useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone looking for non-permanent work.

Herndon, VA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Herndon, VA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering82$160k n=39$54/hr n=3
Account Executive24$193k n=16—
Program Manager15$172k n=9—
Support13$185k n=5—
Technical PM13$201k n=7—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers115$178k n=47—
Managers, All Other77$200k n=21—
Project Management Specialists22$179k n=12—
Management Analysts11$127k n=4—
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products9$193k n=6—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract73$178k n=44—
Full-time28$264k n=21—
Temporary6$175k n=3—
Part-time3——
Intern1——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology418$184k n=223$54/hr n=12
Retail336$184k n=201$54/hr n=12
Transportation & Logistics326$184k n=201$54/hr n=12
Manufacturing108$130k n=13—
Professional Services84$145k n=9—

Top categories

  • Engineering82
  • Account Executive24
  • Program Manager15
  • Support13
  • Technical PM13
  • DevOps / SRE12

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers115
  • Managers, All Other77
  • Project Management Specialists22
  • Management Analysts11
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products9
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators9

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology418
  • Retail336
  • Transportation & Logistics326
  • Manufacturing108
  • Professional Services84
  • Government / Public Sector26

Employment mix

  • Unspecified527 · 83%
  • Contract73 · 11%
  • Full-time28 · 4%
  • Temporary6 · 1%
  • Part-time3 · 0%
  • Intern1 · 0%

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