Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 6 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%	466 18.57%	197
Lean Software Development	138	-	£430	-	10 0.40%	1
Embedded Software Development	147	-43	£575	-	1 0.040%	1
Software Development Team Leader	147	-	£640	-	1 0.040%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	109	-33	£581	+3.33%	39 1.55%	16
Android Software Development	147	-	£513	-	1 0.040%
Open Source Software Development	147	-	-	-	1 0.040%
Software Developer	135	-35	£600	+27.65%	13 0.52%	25
.NET Software Developer	146	-	£531	-	2 0.080%
API Development	137	-41	£449	-18.40%	11 0.44%	7
Senior Software Developer	142	-	£619	-	6 0.24%	3
Software Deployment	146	-49	£250	-63.63%	2 0.080%
Developer/Software Engineer	147	-	-	-	1 0.040%
Data Development	146	-43	£545	+21.11%	2 0.080%	3
Secure Code Development	144	-	£529	-	4 0.16%	3
Development Manager	142	-38	£475	-29.62%	6 0.24%	113
Business Development	142	-40	£775	+175.31%	6 0.24%	181
Content Development	146	-43	£475	-	2 0.080%
Full-Stack Development	116	-39	£513	+7.89%	32 1.27%	41
Front End Development	124	-37	£500	+5.26%	24 0.96%	13
Development Director	147	-	£800	-	1 0.040%
Software Delivery	127	-37	£575	+4.54%	21 0.84%	11
Dashboard Development	106	-12	£465	-4.12%	42 1.67%	13
Development Consultant	147	-43	-	-	1 0.040%	1
Mobile App Development	147	-43	£700	+75.00%	1 0.040%	1