Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 29 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%	455 18.74%	207
Lean Software Development	133	-	£429	-	9 0.37%	1
Embedded Software Development	141	-34	£575	-	1 0.041%	2
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	104	-30	£619	+18.99%	38 1.57%	28
Android Software Development	141	-	£513	-	1 0.041%
Open Source Software Development	141	-	-	-	1 0.041%
Software Developer	129	-26	£600	+27.65%	13 0.54%	23
.NET Software Developer	140	-	£531	-	2 0.082%	1
API Development	131	-32	£424	-22.95%	11 0.45%	8
Senior Software Developer	136	-	£619	-	6 0.25%	5
Software Deployment	140	-39	£250	-61.61%	2 0.082%
Developer/Software Engineer	141	-	-	-	1 0.041%
Data Development	140	-34	£545	+21.11%	2 0.082%	5
Secure Code Development	138	-	£529	-	4 0.16%	6
Development Manager	136	-29	£475	-29.62%	6 0.25%	109
Business Development	136	-31	£775	+175.31%	6 0.25%	195
Content Development	140	-34	£475	-	2 0.082%
Full-Stack Development	110	-34	£525	-4.54%	32 1.32%	51
Front End Development	121	-30	£500	+5.26%	21 0.86%	23
Development Director	141	-	£800	-	1 0.041%	2
Workflow Development	141	-	£575	-	1 0.041%
Software Delivery	123	-29	£575	+4.54%	19 0.78%	14
Dashboard Development	103	-5	£483	+3.20%	39 1.61%	16
Development Consultant	141	-34	-	-	1 0.041%
Mobile App Development	141	-34	£700	+75.00%	1 0.041%	1