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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
Engineering847$215k n=279—
Director332$335k n=127—
Product Manager275$240k n=92—
Data Science236$239k n=101—
ML / AI Engineering228$265k n=79—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers1,892$224k n=431—
Managers, All Other775$264k n=184—
Project Management Specialists346$237k n=107—
Computer and Information Research Scientists98$260k n=28—
Management Analysts59$202k n=14—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time577$184k n=473$29.85/hr n=5
Contract269$231k n=137—
Part-time168$117k n=5$29.85/hr n=22
Intern133$142k n=19—
Temporary27$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology5,837$235k n=2000—
Manufacturing2,235$155k n=52—
Retail1,059$224k n=237$29.80/hr n=34
Transportation & Logistics874$224k n=347—
Financial Services461$265k n=35—

Top categories

  • Engineering847
  • Director332
  • Product Manager275
  • Data Science236
  • ML / AI Engineering228
  • Backend162

Top occupations (SOC)

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

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Top sectors

  • Technology5,837
  • Manufacturing2,235
  • Retail1,059
  • Transportation & Logistics874
  • Financial Services461
  • Healthcare459

Employment mix

  • Unspecified6,667 · 85%
  • Full-time577 · 7%
  • Contract269 · 3%
  • Part-time168 · 2%
  • Intern133 · 2%
  • Temporary27 · 0%

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