Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 22 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	-5.15%	518 19.44%	192
Lean Software Development	145	-	£430	-	10 0.38%
Embedded Software Development	154	-60	£575	-	1 0.038%	1
Software Development Team Leader	154	-	£640	-	1 0.038%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	118	-52	£575	-	37 1.39%	18
iOS Software Development	154	-	£475	-	1 0.038%	2
Android Software Development	154	-	£513	-	1 0.038%
Open Source Software Development	154	-	-	-	1 0.038%
Software Developer	143	-52	£600	+27.65%	12 0.45%	19
.NET Software Developer	154	-	£488	-	1 0.038%
API Development	143	-60	£423	-23.18%	12 0.45%	9
Senior Software Developer	149	-	£619	-	6 0.23%	4
Software Deployment	153	-68	£250	-59.34%	2 0.075%
ETL Development	154	-67	£498	+2.05%	1 0.038%	3
Developer/Software Engineer	154	-	-	-	1 0.038%
Data Development	154	-61	£675	+50.00%	1 0.038%	6
Secure Code Development	153	-	£441	-	2 0.075%	9
Business Development	151	-59	£488	+73.17%	4 0.15%	178
Development Manager	149	-	£475	-	6 0.23%	117
Content Development	153	-60	£475	-	2 0.075%
Persona Development	153	-	£450	-	2 0.075%
Full-Stack Development	119	-50	£493	-1.50%	36 1.35%	41
Front End Development	132	-55	£565	+18.94%	23 0.86%	15
Software Delivery	134	-54	£575	+4.54%	21 0.79%	10
Dashboard Development	113	-28	£465	-10.14%	42 1.58%	17
Development Consultant	154	-60	-	-	1 0.038%