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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
Engineering302$215k n=198—
Director150$335k n=117—
ML / AI Engineering89$265k n=64—
Product Manager87$240k n=68—
Backend83$211k n=46—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers439$258k n=243—
Managers, All Other220$276k n=134—
Project Management Specialists98$230k n=67—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers32——
Fast Food and Counter Workers18——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time347$169k n=327$29.85/hr n=3
Contract127$245k n=102—
Part-time106$138k n=3$29.85/hr n=16
Intern71$142k n=16—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,818$240k n=1345—
Retail412$181k n=6$29.85/hr n=19
Manufacturing300$174k n=25—
Food Service / Restaurants229$85k n=8—
Financial Services222$169k n=35—

Top categories

  • Engineering302
  • Director150
  • ML / AI Engineering89
  • Product Manager87
  • Backend83
  • Data Science65

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers439
  • Managers, All Other220
  • Project Management Specialists98
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers32
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers18
  • Data Scientists17

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,818
  • Retail412
  • Manufacturing300
  • Food Service / Restaurants229
  • Financial Services222
  • Consumer Goods140

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,967 · 75%
  • Full-time347 · 13%
  • Contract127 · 5%
  • Part-time106 · 4%
  • Intern71 · 3%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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