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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
Engineering782$215k n=285—
Director314$327k n=130—
Product Manager255$240k n=105—
Data Science223$236k n=98—
ML / AI Engineering217$265k n=81—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers1,983$216k n=500—
Managers, All Other846$253k n=210—
Project Management Specialists356$235k n=121—
Computer and Information Research Scientists99$260k n=29—
Management Analysts66$175k n=19—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time695$184k n=580$29.85/hr n=4
Contract274$220k n=138—
Part-time174$127k n=6$29.80/hr n=24
Intern113$122k n=20—
Temporary25$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology5,638$224k n=2132—
Manufacturing2,172$168k n=81—
Retail1,015$222k n=241$29.85/hr n=31
Transportation & Logistics874$224k n=354—
Healthcare459$144k n=11—

Top categories

  • Engineering782
  • Director314
  • Product Manager255
  • Data Science223
  • ML / AI Engineering217
  • Backend162

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers1,983
  • Managers, All Other846
  • Project Management Specialists356
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists99
  • Management Analysts66
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators56

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Top sectors

  • Technology5,638
  • Manufacturing2,172
  • Retail1,015
  • Transportation & Logistics874
  • Healthcare459
  • Financial Services451

Employment mix

  • Unspecified6,312 · 83%
  • Full-time695 · 9%
  • Contract274 · 4%
  • Part-time174 · 2%
  • Intern113 · 1%
  • Temporary25 · 0%

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