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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
Engineering265$215k n=183—
Director146$335k n=112—
Backend84$211k n=46—
Product Manager84$240k n=65—
ML / AI Engineering84$271k n=60—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers462$258k n=251—
Managers, All Other230$271k n=137—
Project Management Specialists100$230k n=68—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30——
Fast Food and Counter Workers26——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time348$169k n=334$29.85/hr n=3
Contract109$245k n=91—
Part-time104$138k n=3$29.85/hr n=16
Intern59$122k n=14—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,734$239k n=1283—
Retail401$123k n=5$29.85/hr n=21
Manufacturing282$173k n=27—
Financial Services220$169k n=36—
Food Service / Restaurants220$85k n=8$23.65/hr n=3

Top categories

  • Engineering265
  • Director146
  • Backend84
  • Product Manager84
  • ML / AI Engineering84
  • Data Science61

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers462
  • Managers, All Other230
  • Project Management Specialists100
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers26
  • Pharmacy Technicians19

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Top sectors

  • Technology1,734
  • Retail401
  • Manufacturing282
  • Financial Services220
  • Food Service / Restaurants220
  • Consumer Goods137

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,876 · 75%
  • Full-time348 · 14%
  • Contract109 · 4%
  • Part-time104 · 4%
  • Intern59 · 2%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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