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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.

7,755Active postings
1,279Posted this week
2,127Open 30+ days27% of active
677Remote / hybrid9% of active
28%List salary2,188 of 7,755
2%Hourly33 of disclosed
$229kMedian annual (max)
$29.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
15dMedian agep90 88d (long tail)

Wages by category

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Engineering	822	$222k n=282	—
Director	320	$327k n=134	—
Product Manager	264	$240k n=103	—
Data Science	227	$239k n=101	—
ML / AI Engineering	222	$265k n=81	—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Software Developers	1,904	$224k n=438	—
Managers, All Other	788	$257k n=194	—
Project Management Specialists	350	$235k n=113	—
Computer and Information Research Scientists	99	$260k n=29	—
Management Analysts	63	$202k n=15	—

Wages by employment type

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Full-time	656	$184k n=518	$29.85/hr n=5
Contract	275	$229k n=145	—
Part-time	186	$127k n=6	$29.85/hr n=26
Intern	134	$142k n=20	—
Temporary	26	$140k n=6	—

Wages by sector

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Technology	5,725	$230k n=2101	—
Manufacturing	2,194	$167k n=77	—
Retail	1,051	$224k n=241	$29.85/hr n=33
Transportation & Logistics	879	$224k n=354	—
Healthcare	500	$120k n=7	—

Top categories

Engineering822
Director320
Product Manager264
Data Science227
ML / AI Engineering222
Backend162

Top occupations (SOC)

Software Developers1,904
Managers, All Other788
Project Management Specialists350
Computer and Information Research Scientists99
Management Analysts63
Data Scientists52

In-demand skills

Top sectors

Technology5,725
Manufacturing2,194
Retail1,051
Transportation & Logistics879
Healthcare500
Financial Services460

Employment mix

Unspecified6,481 · 84%
Full-time656 · 8%
Contract275 · 4%
Part-time186 · 2%
Intern134 · 2%
Temporary26 · 0%

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Sensor CleaningEngineering
Aurora Innovation · Mountain View, CA · aurora.tech
$150k–$240k · 99 days open · posted 3 months ago
Oracle HCM Absence Management Consultant
Accenture · Mountain View, CA · accenture.com
103 days open · posted 3 months ago
Strategic Workforce Planning Lead× 3 openings
Aurora Innovation · Mountain View, CA · aurora.tech
$147k–$238k · 120 days open · posted 4 months ago
Staff Global Supply Manager × 4 openings
Aurora Innovation · Mountain View, CA · aurora.tech
$143k–$229k · 256 days open · posted 8 months ago