Live market evidence
DevOps Engineer Contract Job Market
Current DevOps contract demand, compensation evidence, engagement mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated October 29, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my DevOps Engineer matches →Current opportunities
1,663
New · 24h
85
New · 7d
462
Sources represented
7
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 82 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $53/hr
- Median
- $63/hr
- 75th percentile
- $73/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract1,533
- 1099237
- C2c6
Top sources
- LinkedIn1,171
- Dice355
- FreelancerMap101
- Indeed17
- Upwork13
- Himalayas4
Relevant specialties
- Cloud382
- Artificial Intelligence26
- Data Platform2
- Large Language Models1
- Machine Learning1
Seniority
- Senior518
- Lead63
- Principal28
- Staff22
- Mid20
- Manager14
Remote mix
- Unknown1,286
- Onsite Or Hybrid261
- Remote116
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration103
- Ongoing Contract36
- Fixed Project4
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Sr. DevOps Engineer (Capital Markets, Financial Services Industry)
W2 Contract · New York, New York, USA
DevOps Engineer / Systems Administrator
W2 Contract · Delaware, United States
Senior DevSecOps Engineer – Mission Solutions
W2 Contract · West Baton Rouge Parish County, LA
DevOps Tester Senior
W2 Contract · McLean, VA
Senior Professional Services DevOps Engineer
W2 Contract · Atlanta, GA
DevOps Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
DevOps Engineer / Systems Administrator
W2 Contract · Maryland, United States
DevOps Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
DevOps Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
Control-M Batch Automation, Recovery, and Scripting Contractor
W2 Contract · Long Beach, CA
Jr DevOps Engineer (100% Remote)
W2 Contract · United States
DevOps Engineer
W2 Contract · Seattle, WA
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Methodology
Current live, classified DevOps Engineer opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.