Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 26 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	-6.19%	543 19.97%	152
Lean Software Development	141	-	£430	-	10 0.37%
Embedded Software Development	150	-50	£575	-	1 0.037%
Software Development Team Leader	150	-	£640	-	1 0.037%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	114	-41	£575	-	37 1.36%	17
iOS Software Development	150	-	£475	-	1 0.037%	1
Android Software Development	150	-	£513	-	1 0.037%
Open Source Software Development	150	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Software Developer	138	-41	£600	+27.65%	13 0.48%	12
.NET Software Developer	150	-	£488	-	1 0.037%	2
API Development	138	-49	£449	-18.40%	13 0.48%	7
Senior Software Developer	145	-	£619	-	6 0.22%	2
Software Deployment	149	-58	£250	-59.34%	2 0.074%
ETL Development	149	-55	£461	-5.38%	2 0.074%	2
Developer/Software Engineer	150	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Data Development	150	-51	£675	+50.00%	1 0.037%	3
Secure Code Development	149	-	£441	-	2 0.074%	7
Business Development	147	-49	£488	+73.17%	4 0.15%	156
Development Manager	145	-	£475	-	6 0.22%	102
Content Development	149	-50	£475	-	2 0.074%
Persona Development	149	-	£450	-	2 0.074%	1
Full-Stack Development	113	-37	£493	-1.50%	38 1.40%	25
Front End Development	128	-44	£565	+18.94%	23 0.85%	11
Software Delivery	129	-43	£575	+4.54%	22 0.81%	13
Dashboard Development	110	-18	£481	-7.00%	41 1.51%	8
Development Consultant	150	-50	-	-	1 0.037%