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Freelance and contract gigs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Contract and temporary job postings in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone looking for non-permanent work.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

6,717Active postings
1,117Posted this week
2,301Open 30+ days34% of active
838Remote / hybrid12% of active
23%List salary1,538 of 6,717
1%Hourly8 of disclosed
$164kMedian annual (max)
$26.17/hrMedian hourly (max)
18dMedian agep90 95d (long tail)

Wages by category

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
VP	789	$226k n=56	—
Director	666	$225k n=188	—
Product Manager	187	$178k n=73	—
Account Executive	120	$150k n=64	—
Crew / Cashier	108	—	—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Managers, All Other	1,248	$184k n=284	—
Software Developers	506	$206k n=105	—
Chief Executives	471	$227k n=24	—
Project Management Specialists	196	$165k n=61	—
Management Analysts	185	$114k n=44	—

Wages by employment type

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Full-time	475	$181k n=388	—
Contract	217	$152k n=122	—
Part-time	178	$136k n=49	$26.17/hr n=8
Intern	75	$100k n=15	—
Temporary	32	$106k n=4	—

Wages by sector

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Financial Services	3,192	$170k n=506	—
Technology	1,307	$179k n=770	—
Retail	921	$125k n=109	$26.17/hr n=6
Media & Entertainment	901	$138k n=298	—
Consumer Goods	595	$120k n=100	$26.34/hr n=5

Top categories

VP789
Director666
Product Manager187
Account Executive120
Crew / Cashier108
Retail Associate86

Top occupations (SOC)

Managers, All Other1,248
Software Developers506
Chief Executives471
Project Management Specialists196
Management Analysts185
Fast Food and Counter Workers77

In-demand skills

Top sectors

Financial Services3,192
Technology1,307
Retail921
Media & Entertainment901
Consumer Goods595
Professional Services430

Employment mix

Unspecified5,740 · 85%
Full-time475 · 7%
Contract217 · 3%
Part-time178 · 3%
Intern75 · 1%
Temporary32 · 0%

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Java Sr. Lead Software Engineer - US Regulatory Reporting Technology
JPMorgan Chase · Jersey City, NJ · jpmc.fa.oraclecloud.com
1 day open · posted 1 day ago
V.I.E. Quantitative Analyst
Société Générale · New York, NY · careers.societegenerale.com
5 days open · posted 5 days ago
V.I.E. Front office developer
Société Générale · New York, NY · careers.societegenerale.com
7 days open · posted 1 week ago
Services Architect 3 - New York
Datadog · New York, NY · careers.datadoghq.com
$120k · 28 days open · posted 4 weeks ago