Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 24 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	-6.28%	530 19.73%	184
Lean Software Development	143	-	£430	-	10 0.37%
Embedded Software Development	152	-55	£575	-	1 0.037%	1
Software Development Team Leader	152	-	£640	-	1 0.037%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	116	-46	£575	-	37 1.38%	21
iOS Software Development	152	-	£475	-	1 0.037%	2
Android Software Development	152	-	£513	-	1 0.037%
Open Source Software Development	152	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Software Developer	140	-46	£600	+27.65%	13 0.48%	21
.NET Software Developer	152	-	£488	-	1 0.037%
API Development	140	-54	£449	-18.40%	13 0.48%	10
Senior Software Developer	147	-	£619	-	6 0.22%	4
Software Deployment	151	-63	£250	-59.34%	2 0.075%
ETL Development	151	-60	£461	-5.38%	2 0.075%	2
Developer/Software Engineer	152	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Data Development	152	-56	£675	+50.00%	1 0.037%	4
Secure Code Development	151	-	£441	-	2 0.075%	9
Business Development	149	-54	£488	+73.17%	4 0.15%	173
Development Manager	147	-	£475	-	6 0.22%	112
Content Development	151	-55	£475	-	2 0.075%
Persona Development	151	-	£450	-	2 0.075%	1
Full-Stack Development	117	-45	£493	-1.50%	36 1.34%	47
Front End Development	130	-49	£565	+18.94%	23 0.86%	16
Software Delivery	132	-49	£575	+4.54%	21 0.78%	14
Dashboard Development	111	-22	£465	-10.14%	42 1.56%	15
Development Consultant	152	-55	-	-	1 0.037%