Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 24 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+2	£500	-4.76%	454 19.06%	219
Lean Software Development	140	-	£429	-	8 0.34%	1
Embedded Software Development	147	-48	£575	-	1 0.042%	2
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	108	-43	£575	+17.34%	40 1.68%	28
Android Software Development	147	-	£513	-	1 0.042%	1
Open Source Software Development	147	-	-	-	1 0.042%
Software Developer	135	-40	£600	+27.65%	13 0.55%	16
.NET Software Developer	146	-	£531	-	2 0.084%	1
API Development	140	-49	£425	-22.72%	8 0.34%	12
Senior Software Developer	142	-	£619	-	6 0.25%	2
Software Deployment	146	-53	£250	-61.61%	2 0.084%
Developer/Software Engineer	147	-	-	-	1 0.042%
Data Development	146	-48	£545	+21.11%	2 0.084%	6
Secure Code Development	144	-	£529	-	4 0.17%	5
Development Manager	142	-43	£475	-29.62%	6 0.25%	103
Business Development	142	-45	£775	+175.31%	6 0.25%	219
Content Development	146	-48	£475	-	2 0.084%
Full-Stack Development	109	-40	£534	-2.90%	39 1.64%	64
Front End Development	126	-43	£488	+2.63%	22 0.92%	34
Development Director	147	-	£800	-	1 0.042%	1
Workflow Development	147	-	£575	-	1 0.042%
Software Delivery	129	-43	£575	+4.54%	19 0.80%	18
Dashboard Development	111	-21	£500	+6.95%	37 1.55%	5
Development Consultant	147	-48	-	-	1 0.042%
Mobile App Development	147	-48	£700	+75.00%	1 0.042%