Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 30 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+1	£500	-4.76%	465 18.93%	207
Lean Software Development	132	-	£429	-	9 0.37%	1
Embedded Software Development	140	-37	£575	-	1 0.041%	2
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	104	-33	£619	+26.27%	37 1.51%	26
Android Software Development	140	-	£513	-	1 0.041%
Open Source Software Development	140	-	-	-	1 0.041%
Software Developer	128	-29	£600	+27.65%	13 0.53%	27
.NET Software Developer	139	-	£531	-	2 0.081%	1
API Development	130	-35	£424	-22.95%	11 0.45%	7
Senior Software Developer	135	-	£619	-	6 0.24%	5
Software Deployment	139	-42	£250	-61.61%	2 0.081%
Developer/Software Engineer	140	-	-	-	1 0.041%
Data Development	139	-37	£545	+21.11%	2 0.081%	5
Secure Code Development	137	-	£529	-	4 0.16%	6
Development Manager	135	-32	£475	-29.62%	6 0.24%	117
Business Development	135	-34	£775	+175.31%	6 0.24%	197
Content Development	139	-37	£475	-	2 0.081%
Full-Stack Development	109	-37	£525	-4.54%	32 1.30%	47
Front End Development	120	-34	£500	+5.26%	21 0.85%	21
Development Director	140	-	£800	-	1 0.041%	2
Workflow Development	140	-	£575	-	1 0.041%
Software Delivery	121	-31	£575	+4.54%	20 0.81%	13
Dashboard Development	100	-6	£483	+3.20%	41 1.67%	14
Development Consultant	140	-37	-	-	1 0.041%
Mobile App Development	140	-37	£700	+75.00%	1 0.041%	1