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Freelance and contract gigs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

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

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA job market

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

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering834$222k n=282—
Director323$332k n=128—
Product Manager277$240k n=95—
Data Science237$238k n=104—
ML / AI Engineering223$265k n=77—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers1,903$224k n=448—
Managers, All Other787$261k n=195—
Project Management Specialists349$236k n=110—
Computer and Information Research Scientists99$260k n=29—
Management Analysts63$197k n=16—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time595$184k n=477$29.85/hr n=5
Contract268$234k n=138—
Part-time187$104k n=11$29.85/hr n=27
Intern131$142k n=18—
Temporary29$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology5,799$235k n=2012—
Manufacturing2,195$167k n=64—
Retail1,050$224k n=241$29.85/hr n=32
Transportation & Logistics878$224k n=354—
Healthcare497$120k n=7—

Top categories

  • Engineering834
  • Director323
  • Product Manager277
  • Data Science237
  • ML / AI Engineering223
  • Backend161

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers1,903
  • Managers, All Other787
  • Project Management Specialists349
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists99
  • Management Analysts63
  • Data Scientists52

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Top sectors

  • Technology5,799
  • Manufacturing2,195
  • Retail1,050
  • Transportation & Logistics878
  • Healthcare497
  • Financial Services460

Employment mix

  • Unspecified6,616 · 85%
  • Full-time595 · 8%
  • Contract268 · 3%
  • Part-time187 · 2%
  • Intern131 · 2%
  • Temporary29 · 0%

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