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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.

7,819Active postings
1,359Posted this week
2,152Open 30+ days28% of active
596Remote / hybrid8% of active
26%List salary2,069 of 7,819
1%Hourly27 of disclosed
$234kMedian annual (max)
$29.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
17dMedian agep90 84d (long tail)

Wages by category

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Engineering	847	$215k n=279	—
Director	332	$335k n=127	—
Product Manager	275	$240k n=92	—
Data Science	236	$239k n=101	—
ML / AI Engineering	226	$265k n=79	—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Software Developers	1,892	$224k n=426	—
Managers, All Other	775	$265k n=183	—
Project Management Specialists	346	$237k n=107	—
Computer and Information Research Scientists	98	$260k n=28	—
Management Analysts	59	$202k n=14	—

Wages by employment type

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Full-time	572	$184k n=466	$29.85/hr n=5
Contract	268	$231k n=137	—
Part-time	172	$117k n=5	$29.85/hr n=22
Intern	133	$142k n=19	—
Temporary	27	$140k n=6	—

Wages by sector

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Technology	5,830	$235k n=1991	—
Manufacturing	2,235	$155k n=52	—
Retail	1,047	$224k n=237	$29.85/hr n=27
Transportation & Logistics	874	$224k n=347	—
Healthcare	458	$120k n=7	—

Top categories

Engineering847
Director332
Product Manager275
Data Science236
ML / AI Engineering226
Backend162

Top occupations (SOC)

Software Developers1,892
Managers, All Other775
Project Management Specialists346
Computer and Information Research Scientists98
Management Analysts59
Data Scientists52

In-demand skills

Top sectors

Technology5,830
Manufacturing2,235
Retail1,047
Transportation & Logistics874
Healthcare458
Financial Services455

Employment mix

Unspecified6,650 · 85%
Full-time572 · 7%
Contract268 · 3%
Part-time172 · 2%
Intern133 · 2%
Temporary27 · 0%

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39 results · 28 roles

Oracle HCM Absence Management Consultant
Accenture · Mountain View, CA · accenture.com
105 days open · posted 3 months ago
Strategic Workforce Planning Lead× 3 openings
Aurora Innovation · Mountain View, CA · aurora.tech
$147k–$238k · 122 days open · posted 4 months ago
Staff Global Supply Manager × 4 openings
Aurora Innovation · Mountain View, CA · aurora.tech
$143k–$229k · 258 days open · posted 8 months ago