Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 7 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Git	19	-6	£505	-19.20%	6 3.57%	15
Software Engineer	8	+9	£500	+3.09%	17 10.12%	6
Software Engineering	8	+6	£525	+7.58%	17 10.12%	15
GCP Software Engineer	22	-4	£500	+3.09%	3 1.79%
Software Delivery	23	-	-	-	2 1.19%
Software Developer	23	-	£600	-	2 1.19%	4
Code Quality (Software Quality)	22	-8	£500	+25.00%	3 1.79%	4
C++ Software Engineer	24	-	-	-	1 0.60%
PLC Software Engineer	20	-	-	-	5 2.98%	3
Java Software Engineer	24	-7	£500	+3.09%	1 0.60%
Cloud Software Engineer	24	-6	£500	+3.09%	1 0.60%
Agile Software Development	7	-2	£460	-5.15%	18 10.71%	22
Software as a Service (SaaS)	24	-	£450	-	1 0.60%	4
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	21	-3	-	-	4 2.38%	4
Principal Software Engineer	24	-	-	-	1 0.60%
Atlassian Software Systems	23	-	£300	-	2 1.19%	1
Developer/Software Engineer	23	-	£600	-	2 1.19%
Siemens PLM Software Teamcenter	23	-	£53	-	2 1.19%	1
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)	24	-	£450	-	1 0.60%
Software Development Engineer	22	-	-	-	3 1.79%
Progress Software Corporation	24	-	£460	-	1 0.60%
Research Software Engineer	23	-	-	-	2 1.19%