Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 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%	478 18.78%	186
Lean Software Development	135	-	£430	-	10 0.39%	1
Embedded Software Development	144	-48	£575	-	1 0.039%	2
Software Development Team Leader	144	-	£640	-	1 0.039%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	107	-38	£575	-	38 1.49%	20
Android Software Development	144	-	£513	-	1 0.039%
Open Source Software Development	144	-	-	-	1 0.039%
Software Developer	132	-39	£600	+27.65%	13 0.51%	22
.NET Software Developer	143	-	£531	-	2 0.079%
API Development	133	-46	£423	-23.18%	12 0.47%	9
Senior Software Developer	139	-	£619	-	6 0.24%	3
Software Deployment	143	-55	£250	-61.61%	2 0.079%
Developer/Software Engineer	144	-	-	-	1 0.039%
Data Development	143	-48	£545	+21.11%	2 0.079%	6
Secure Code Development	141	-	£529	-	4 0.16%	5
Development Manager	139	-43	£475	-29.62%	6 0.24%	116
Business Development	139	-45	£775	+175.31%	6 0.24%	177
Content Development	143	-48	£475	-	2 0.079%
Persona Development	144	-	£450	-	1 0.039%
Full-Stack Development	113	-42	£500	+5.26%	32 1.26%	43
Front End Development	122	-44	£500	+5.26%	23 0.90%	14
Development Director	144	-	£800	-	1 0.039%
Software Delivery	125	-43	£575	+4.54%	20 0.79%	12
Dashboard Development	104	-17	£465	-10.14%	41 1.61%	16
Development Consultant	144	-48	-	-	1 0.039%
Mobile App Development	144	-48	£700	+75.00%	1 0.039%	2