Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 Nov 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+5	£500	-4.76%	384 18.23%	282
Lean Software Development	130	-	£429	-	8 0.38%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	98	-27	£500	-	40 1.90%	33
Android Software Development	137	-	£513	-	1 0.048%	3
Open Source Software Development	137	-	-	-	1 0.048%
Software Developer	127	-25	£600	+30.43%	11 0.52%	38
Mobile Development	137	-	-	-	1 0.048%	6
.NET Software Developer	137	-	£575	-	1 0.048%	3
API Development	132	-32	£425	-22.72%	6 0.28%	20
Senior Software Developer	132	-	£619	-	6 0.28%	3
Web Development	137	-73	£700	+25.95%	1 0.048%	75
Software Deployment	136	-31	£250	-50.00%	2 0.095%	1
ETL Development	137	-34	-	-	1 0.048%	3
Developer/Software Engineer	137	-	-	-	1 0.048%
Data Development	134	-25	£520	-	4 0.19%
Secure Code Development	135	-	£575	-	3 0.14%	7
Content Development	137	-30	£425	-	1 0.048%	2
Business Development	133	-26	£775	+175.31%	5 0.24%	220
Development Manager	137	-28	-	-	1 0.048%	136
Front End Development	122	-29	£520	+9.36%	16 0.76%	41
Full-Stack Development	105	-20	£535	-2.81%	33 1.57%	102
Development Director	137	-	£800	-	1 0.048%	1
Workflow Development	137	-	£575	-	1 0.048%
Software Delivery	127	-23	£575	+9.52%	11 0.52%	12
Dashboard Development	117	-25	£483	+34.40%	21 1.00%	21
Development Consultant	137	-	£625	-	1 0.048%
Mobile App Development	136	-27	£700	+75.00%	2 0.095%	3