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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
Engineering96$160k n=40$54/hr n=18
Account Executive24$193k n=16—
DevOps / SRE16$155k n=5—
Program Manager15$172k n=9—
Support13$185k n=5—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers111$178k n=44—
Managers, All Other76$200k n=21—
Project Management Specialists21$175k n=11—
Management Analysts11$127k n=4—
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products9$193k n=6—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract81$178k n=52—
Full-time29$264k n=22—
Temporary4——
Part-time2——
Intern1——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology433$184k n=222$54/hr n=26
Retail351$184k n=199$54/hr n=26
Transportation & Logistics342$184k n=199$54/hr n=26
Manufacturing107$155k n=22—
Professional Services84$140k n=6—

Top categories

  • Engineering96
  • Account Executive24
  • DevOps / SRE16
  • Program Manager15
  • Support13
  • Technical PM12

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers111
  • Managers, All Other76
  • Project Management Specialists21
  • Management Analysts11
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products9
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators9

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology433
  • Retail351
  • Transportation & Logistics342
  • Manufacturing107
  • Professional Services84
  • Government / Public Sector26

Employment mix

  • Unspecified536 · 82%
  • Contract81 · 12%
  • Full-time29 · 4%
  • Temporary4 · 1%
  • Part-time2 · 0%
  • Intern1 · 0%

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