Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 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	-4.00%	525 19.63%	200
Lean Software Development	143	-	£430	-	10 0.37%
Embedded Software Development	152	-53	£575	-	1 0.037%	1
Software Development Team Leader	152	-	£640	-	1 0.037%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	114	-43	£575	-	39 1.46%	17
iOS Software Development	152	-	£475	-	1 0.037%	2
Android Software Development	152	-	£513	-	1 0.037%
Open Source Software Development	152	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Software Developer	141	-45	£600	+27.65%	12 0.45%	18
.NET Software Developer	152	-	£488	-	1 0.037%
API Development	141	-53	£423	-23.18%	12 0.45%	9
Senior Software Developer	147	-	£619	-	6 0.22%	4
Software Deployment	151	-61	£250	-59.34%	2 0.075%
ETL Development	152	-60	£498	+2.05%	1 0.037%	3
Developer/Software Engineer	152	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Data Development	152	-54	£675	+50.00%	1 0.037%	6
Secure Code Development	151	-	£441	-	2 0.075%	9
Business Development	149	-52	£488	+73.17%	4 0.15%	178
Development Manager	147	-	£475	-	6 0.22%	116
Content Development	151	-53	£475	-	2 0.075%
Persona Development	151	-	£450	-	2 0.075%
Full-Stack Development	118	-44	£493	-1.50%	35 1.31%	43
Front End Development	130	-48	£565	+18.94%	23 0.86%	15
Software Delivery	132	-47	£575	+4.54%	21 0.79%	10
Dashboard Development	111	-21	£465	-10.14%	42 1.57%	18
Development Consultant	152	-53	-	-	1 0.037%