Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	0	£492	-6.28%	499 19.02%	204
Lean Software Development	139	-	£430	-	10 0.38%	1
Embedded Software Development	148	-48	£575	-	1 0.038%
Software Development Team Leader	148	-	£640	-	1 0.038%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	110	-38	£575	-	39 1.49%	14
iOS Software Development	148	-	£475	-	1 0.038%	2
Android Software Development	148	-	£513	-	1 0.038%
Open Source Software Development	148	-	-	-	1 0.038%
Software Developer	136	-39	£600	+27.65%	13 0.50%	19
.NET Software Developer	147	-	£531	-	2 0.076%
API Development	137	-48	£423	-23.18%	12 0.46%	9
Senior Software Developer	143	-	£619	-	6 0.23%	3
Software Deployment	147	-55	£250	-61.61%	2 0.076%
ETL Development	148	-55	£498	+2.05%	1 0.038%	3
Developer/Software Engineer	148	-	-	-	1 0.038%
Data Development	148	-49	£675	+50.00%	1 0.038%	5
Secure Code Development	146	-	£482	-	3 0.11%	9
Development Manager	143	-	£475	-	6 0.23%	119
Business Development	145	-47	£488	+73.17%	4 0.15%	186
Content Development	147	-48	£475	-	2 0.076%
Persona Development	147	-	£450	-	2 0.076%
Full-Stack Development	115	-40	£493	-1.50%	34 1.30%	43
Front End Development	126	-43	£565	+18.94%	23 0.88%	14
Software Delivery	130	-44	£575	+4.54%	19 0.72%	11
Dashboard Development	107	-16	£465	-10.14%	42 1.60%	17
Development Consultant	148	-48	-	-	1 0.038%