Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 25 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+2	£500	-4.76%	415 18.15%	429
Lean Software Development	134	-	£429	-	8 0.35%
Embedded Software Development	141	-31	£575	-	1 0.044%	2
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	105	-32	£563	+8.17%	37 1.62%	73
Android Software Development	141	-	£513	-	1 0.044%	5
Open Source Software Development	141	-	-	-	1 0.044%
Software Developer	130	-25	£600	+27.65%	12 0.52%	21
Web Development	141	-78	£700	+24.66%	1 0.044%	58
.NET Software Developer	141	-	£575	-	1 0.044%
API Development	135	-35	£424	-22.95%	7 0.31%	19
Senior Software Developer	136	-	£619	-	6 0.26%	6
Software Deployment	140	-31	£250	-24.24%	2 0.088%	6
ETL Development	141	-38	-	-	1 0.044%
Developer/Software Engineer	141	-	-	-	1 0.044%
Data Development	139	-31	£415	-7.77%	3 0.13%	7
Secure Code Development	138	-	£529	-	4 0.17%	23
Content Development	140	-31	£475	-	2 0.088%	2
Business Development	135	-27	£775	+175.31%	7 0.31%	133
Development Manager	140	-30	-	-	2 0.088%	52
Front End Development	124	-32	£500	+5.26%	18 0.79%	61
Full-Stack Development	106	-27	£535	-2.72%	36 1.57%	163
Development Director	141	-	£800	-	1 0.044%
Workflow Development	141	-	£575	-	1 0.044%	1
Software Delivery	128	-25	£575	+15.00%	14 0.61%	20
Dashboard Development	115	-13	£500	+17.64%	27 1.18%	46
Mobile App Development	141	-31	£700	+75.00%	1 0.044%	2