Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 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	-4.76%	387 18.06%	162
Lean Software Development	129	-	£429	-	8 0.37%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	98	-23	£500	-	39 1.82%	29
Android Software Development	136	-	£513	-	1 0.047%
Open Source Software Development	136	-	-	-	1 0.047%
Software Developer	126	-20	£600	+30.43%	11 0.51%	32
.NET Software Developer	136	-	£575	-	1 0.047%
API Development	131	-26	£425	-26.08%	6 0.28%	11
Senior Software Developer	131	-	£619	-	6 0.28%	2
Software Deployment	135	-25	£250	-24.24%	2 0.093%	1
Web Development	136	-71	£700	+27.27%	1 0.047%	84
ETL Development	136	-31	-	-	1 0.047%	1
Developer/Software Engineer	136	-	-	-	1 0.047%
Data Development	133	-21	£520	-0.95%	4 0.19%
Secure Code Development	134	-	£575	-	3 0.14%	2
Content Development	136	-25	£425	-	1 0.047%	2
Business Development	130	-19	£775	+175.31%	7 0.33%	199
Development Manager	135	-22	-	-	2 0.093%	116
Full-Stack Development	101	-16	£534	-2.90%	36 1.68%	70
Front End Development	120	-24	£520	+9.36%	17 0.79%	36
Development Director	136	-	£800	-	1 0.047%	1
Workflow Development	136	-	£575	-	1 0.047%
Software Delivery	125	-18	£575	+15.00%	12 0.56%	8
Dashboard Development	116	-20	£483	+34.40%	21 0.98%	10
Development Consultant	136	-	£625	-	1 0.047%	1
Mobile App Development	136	-23	£700	+75.00%	1 0.047%	1