Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 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%	392 18.22%	187
Lean Software Development	133	-	£429	-	8 0.37%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	102	-28	£500	-	39 1.81%	41
Android Software Development	140	-	£513	-	1 0.047%
Open Source Software Development	140	-	-	-	1 0.047%
Software Developer	130	-25	£600	+30.43%	11 0.51%	31
.NET Software Developer	140	-	£575	-	1 0.047%
API Development	135	-31	£425	-26.08%	6 0.28%	14
Senior Software Developer	135	-	£619	-	6 0.28%	2
Software Deployment	139	-30	£250	-24.24%	2 0.093%	3
Web Development	140	-75	£700	+27.27%	1 0.047%	70
ETL Development	140	-36	-	-	1 0.047%	1
Developer/Software Engineer	140	-	-	-	1 0.047%
Data Development	137	-26	£520	-0.95%	4 0.19%	1
Secure Code Development	138	-	£575	-	3 0.14%	3
Content Development	140	-30	£425	-	1 0.047%	2
Business Development	134	-24	£775	+175.31%	7 0.33%	204
Development Manager	139	-27	-	-	2 0.093%	116
Full-Stack Development	105	-20	£534	+1.71%	36 1.67%	69
Front End Development	124	-29	£520	+9.36%	17 0.79%	35
Development Director	140	-	£800	-	1 0.047%	2
Workflow Development	140	-	£575	-	1 0.047%
Software Delivery	129	-23	£575	+15.00%	12 0.56%	10
Dashboard Development	120	-25	£483	+34.40%	21 0.98%	16
Development Consultant	140	-	£625	-	1 0.047%	2
Mobile App Development	140	-28	£700	+75.00%	1 0.047%	8