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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
Engineering836$222k n=278—
Director329$335k n=126—
Product Manager276$240k n=93—
Data Science235$239k n=103—
ML / AI Engineering225$265k n=78—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers1,896$224k n=432—
Managers, All Other783$263k n=188—
Project Management Specialists347$237k n=108—
Computer and Information Research Scientists98$260k n=28—
Management Analysts62$202k n=15—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time571$184k n=469$29.85/hr n=5
Contract273$230k n=138—
Part-time176$117k n=5$29.85/hr n=27
Intern132$142k n=19—
Temporary28$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology5,828$235k n=1993—
Manufacturing2,225$167k n=61—
Retail1,055$224k n=236$29.85/hr n=32
Transportation & Logistics874$224k n=347—
Healthcare455$120k n=7—

Top categories

  • Engineering836
  • Director329
  • Product Manager276
  • Data Science235
  • ML / AI Engineering225
  • Backend162

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers1,896
  • Managers, All Other783
  • Project Management Specialists347
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists98
  • Management Analysts62
  • Data Scientists52

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Top sectors

  • Technology5,828
  • Manufacturing2,225
  • Retail1,055
  • Transportation & Logistics874
  • Healthcare455
  • Financial Services453

Employment mix

  • Unspecified6,633 · 85%
  • Full-time571 · 7%
  • Contract273 · 3%
  • Part-time176 · 2%
  • Intern132 · 2%
  • Temporary28 · 0%

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