Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+3	£500	-4.76%	401 18.14%	171
Lean Software Development	134	-	£429	-	8 0.36%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	103	-29	£500	-	39 1.76%	22
Android Software Development	141	-	£513	-	1 0.045%
Open Source Software Development	141	-	-	-	1 0.045%
Software Developer	131	-26	£600	+30.43%	11 0.50%	29
.NET Software Developer	141	-	£575	-	1 0.045%
API Development	136	-32	£425	-26.08%	6 0.27%	17
Senior Software Developer	136	-	£619	-	6 0.27%	1
Software Deployment	140	-30	£250	-24.24%	2 0.091%	2
Web Development	141	-77	£700	+27.27%	1 0.045%	60
ETL Development	141	-37	-	-	1 0.045%	1
Developer/Software Engineer	141	-	-	-	1 0.045%
Data Development	138	-27	£520	-0.95%	4 0.18%	1
Secure Code Development	138	-	£529	-	4 0.18%	2
Content Development	141	-31	£425	-	1 0.045%	2
Business Development	135	-25	£775	+175.31%	7 0.32%	191
Development Manager	140	-28	-	-	2 0.091%	115
Full-Stack Development	106	-21	£534	+1.71%	36 1.63%	65
Front End Development	125	-30	£520	+9.36%	17 0.77%	34
Development Director	141	-	£800	-	1 0.045%	1
Workflow Development	141	-	£575	-	1 0.045%
Software Delivery	130	-24	£575	+15.00%	12 0.54%	9
Dashboard Development	120	-25	£483	+34.40%	22 1.00%	13
Development Consultant	141	-	£625	-	1 0.045%	2
Mobile App Development	141	-29	£700	+75.00%	1 0.045%	1