Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 25 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%	542 19.98%	187
Lean Software Development	138	-	£430	-	10 0.37%
Embedded Software Development	147	-53	£575	-	1 0.037%	1
Software Development Team Leader	147	-	£640	-	1 0.037%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	111	-44	£575	-	37 1.36%	22
iOS Software Development	147	-	£475	-	1 0.037%	1
Android Software Development	147	-	£513	-	1 0.037%
Open Source Software Development	147	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Software Developer	135	-44	£600	+27.65%	13 0.48%	20
.NET Software Developer	147	-	£488	-	1 0.037%	2
API Development	135	-52	£449	-18.40%	13 0.48%	10
Senior Software Developer	142	-	£619	-	6 0.22%	4
Software Deployment	146	-61	£250	-59.34%	2 0.074%
ETL Development	146	-58	£461	-5.38%	2 0.074%	3
Developer/Software Engineer	147	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Data Development	147	-54	£675	+50.00%	1 0.037%	4
Secure Code Development	146	-	£441	-	2 0.074%	9
Business Development	144	-52	£488	+73.17%	4 0.15%	166
Development Manager	142	-	£475	-	6 0.22%	108
Content Development	146	-53	£475	-	2 0.074%
Persona Development	146	-	£450	-	2 0.074%	1
Full-Stack Development	110	-41	£493	-1.50%	38 1.40%	47
Front End Development	125	-47	£565	+18.94%	23 0.85%	18
Software Delivery	126	-46	£575	+4.54%	22 0.81%	15
Dashboard Development	106	-20	£465	-10.14%	42 1.55%	16
Development Consultant	147	-53	-	-	1 0.037%