Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+1	£492	-6.28%	464 18.56%	173
Lean Software Development	137	-	£430	-	10 0.40%	1
Embedded Software Development	146	-48	£575	-	1 0.040%	2
Software Development Team Leader	146	-	£640	-	1 0.040%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	110	-39	£575	-	37 1.48%	15
Android Software Development	146	-	£513	-	1 0.040%
Open Source Software Development	146	-	-	-	1 0.040%
Software Developer	134	-39	£600	+27.65%	13 0.52%	21
.NET Software Developer	145	-	£531	-	2 0.080%
API Development	136	-47	£449	-18.40%	11 0.44%	9
Senior Software Developer	141	-	£619	-	6 0.24%	3
Software Deployment	145	-55	£250	-61.61%	2 0.080%
Developer/Software Engineer	146	-	-	-	1 0.040%
Data Development	145	-48	£545	+21.11%	2 0.080%	3
Secure Code Development	143	-	£529	-	4 0.16%	3
Development Manager	141	-43	£475	-29.62%	6 0.24%	114
Business Development	141	-45	£775	+175.31%	6 0.24%	183
Content Development	145	-48	£475	-	2 0.080%
Full-Stack Development	115	-43	£500	+5.26%	32 1.28%	38
Front End Development	124	-44	£500	+5.26%	23 0.92%	12
Development Director	146	-	£800	-	1 0.040%
Software Delivery	127	-43	£575	+4.54%	20 0.80%	11
Dashboard Development	106	-17	£465	-10.14%	41 1.64%	12
Development Consultant	146	-48	-	-	1 0.040%
Mobile App Development	146	-48	£700	+75.00%	1 0.040%	2