Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 6 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	-3.66%	398 17.96%	398
Lean Software Development	133	-	£429	-	8 0.36%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	104	-27	£500	-	37 1.67%	81
Android Software Development	140	-	£513	-	1 0.045%	13
Open Source Software Development	140	-	-	-	1 0.045%
Software Developer	129	-21	£600	+30.43%	12 0.54%	42
.NET Software Developer	140	-	£575	-	1 0.045%
API Development	135	-28	£425	-26.08%	6 0.27%	26
Web Development	140	-74	£700	+27.27%	1 0.045%	71
Senior Software Developer	135	-	£619	-	6 0.27%	1
Software Deployment	139	-26	£250	-24.24%	2 0.090%	2
ETL Development	140	-33	-	-	1 0.045%	6
Developer/Software Engineer	140	-	-	-	1 0.045%
Data Development	137	-23	£520	-0.95%	4 0.18%	1
Secure Code Development	137	-	£529	-	4 0.18%	12
Content Development	140	-27	£425	-	1 0.045%	47
Business Development	134	-21	£775	+175.31%	7 0.32%	308
Development Manager	139	-24	-	-	2 0.090%	120
Full-Stack Development	105	-17	£534	+1.71%	36 1.62%	176
Front End Development	127	-29	£510	+7.26%	14 0.63%	65
Development Director	140	-	£800	-	1 0.045%	8
Workflow Development	140	-	£575	-	1 0.045%
Software Delivery	129	-20	£575	+15.00%	12 0.54%	11
Dashboard Development	119	-22	£483	+34.02%	22 0.99%	19
Development Consultant	140	-25	£625	+25.00%	1 0.045%	2
Mobile App Development	140	-25	£700	+75.00%	1 0.045%