Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 23 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%	518 19.47%	192
Lean Software Development	140	-	£430	-	10 0.38%
Embedded Software Development	149	-55	£575	-	1 0.038%	1
Software Development Team Leader	149	-	£640	-	1 0.038%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	113	-46	£575	-	37 1.39%	20
iOS Software Development	149	-	£475	-	1 0.038%	2
Android Software Development	149	-	£513	-	1 0.038%
Open Source Software Development	149	-	-	-	1 0.038%
Software Developer	138	-47	£600	+27.65%	12 0.45%	21
.NET Software Developer	149	-	£488	-	1 0.038%
API Development	138	-55	£423	-23.18%	12 0.45%	10
Senior Software Developer	144	-	£619	-	6 0.23%	3
Software Deployment	148	-63	£250	-59.34%	2 0.075%
ETL Development	149	-62	£498	+2.05%	1 0.038%	2
Developer/Software Engineer	149	-	-	-	1 0.038%
Data Development	149	-56	£675	+50.00%	1 0.038%	6
Secure Code Development	148	-	£441	-	2 0.075%	9
Business Development	146	-54	£488	+73.17%	4 0.15%	175
Development Manager	144	-	£475	-	6 0.23%	112
Content Development	148	-55	£475	-	2 0.075%
Persona Development	148	-	£450	-	2 0.075%	1
Full-Stack Development	114	-45	£493	-1.50%	36 1.35%	49
Front End Development	127	-49	£565	+18.94%	23 0.86%	17
Software Delivery	129	-49	£575	+4.54%	21 0.79%	10
Dashboard Development	108	-23	£465	-10.14%	42 1.58%	17
Development Consultant	149	-55	-	-	1 0.038%