Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+2	£495	-5.71%	458 18.66%	214
Lean Software Development	135	-	£429	-	9 0.37%	1
Embedded Software Development	143	-39	£575	-	1 0.041%	2
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	109	-34	£650	+15.55%	35 1.43%	21
Android Software Development	143	-	£513	-	1 0.041%	1
Open Source Software Development	143	-	-	-	1 0.041%
Software Developer	131	-31	£600	+27.65%	13 0.53%	27
.NET Software Developer	142	-	£531	-	2 0.082%	1
API Development	133	-37	£449	-18.40%	11 0.45%	7
Senior Software Developer	138	-	£619	-	6 0.24%	5
Software Deployment	142	-45	£250	-63.63%	2 0.082%
Developer/Software Engineer	143	-	-	-	1 0.041%
Data Development	142	-39	£545	+21.11%	2 0.082%	1
Secure Code Development	140	-	£529	-	4 0.16%	4
Development Manager	138	-34	£475	-29.62%	6 0.24%	116
Business Development	138	-36	£775	+175.31%	6 0.24%	193
Content Development	142	-39	£475	-	2 0.082%
Full-Stack Development	112	-35	£513	+7.89%	32 1.30%	39
Front End Development	123	-36	£500	+5.26%	21 0.86%	20
Development Director	143	-	£800	-	1 0.041%	1
Workflow Development	143	-	£575	-	1 0.041%
Software Delivery	125	-35	£581	+5.68%	19 0.77%	11
Dashboard Development	103	-9	£483	-0.51%	41 1.67%	15
Development Consultant	143	-39	-	-	1 0.041%	1
Mobile App Development	143	-39	£700	+75.00%	1 0.041%	1