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Freelance and contract gigs in San Jose, CA

Contract and temporary job postings in San Jose, CA — useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone looking for non-permanent work.

San Jose, CA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Jose, CA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering311$215k n=203—
Director153$335k n=115—
Product Manager89$240k n=65—
ML / AI Engineering89$265k n=63—
Backend80$236k n=40—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers438$258k n=242—
Managers, All Other217$284k n=129—
Project Management Specialists95$232k n=66—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers31——
Computer and Information Research Scientists17$252k n=14—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time351$169k n=333$29.85/hr n=3
Contract128$245k n=101—
Part-time101—$29.85/hr n=15
Intern72$142k n=16—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,836$244k n=1306—
Retail409$123k n=5$29.85/hr n=19
Manufacturing301$166k n=8—
Food Service / Restaurants229$85k n=8—
Financial Services215$75k n=8—

Top categories

  • Engineering311
  • Director153
  • Product Manager89
  • ML / AI Engineering89
  • Backend80
  • Data Science68

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers438
  • Managers, All Other217
  • Project Management Specialists95
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers31
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists17
  • Data Scientists17

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,836
  • Retail409
  • Manufacturing301
  • Food Service / Restaurants229
  • Financial Services215
  • Consumer Goods135

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,974 · 75%
  • Full-time351 · 13%
  • Contract128 · 5%
  • Part-time101 · 4%
  • Intern72 · 3%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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