Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+3	£500	-4.76%	399 18.02%	184
Lean Software Development	134	-	£429	-	8 0.36%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	103	-26	£500	-	39 1.76%	29
Android Software Development	141	-	£513	-	1 0.045%
Open Source Software Development	141	-	-	-	1 0.045%
Software Developer	130	-22	£600	+30.43%	12 0.54%	25
.NET Software Developer	141	-	£575	-	1 0.045%
API Development	136	-29	£425	-26.08%	6 0.27%	19
Web Development	141	-75	£700	+27.27%	1 0.045%	60
Senior Software Developer	136	-	£619	-	6 0.27%	1
Software Deployment	140	-27	£250	-24.24%	2 0.090%	2
ETL Development	141	-34	-	-	1 0.045%	1
Developer/Software Engineer	141	-	-	-	1 0.045%
Data Development	138	-24	£520	-0.95%	4 0.18%	1
Secure Code Development	138	-	£529	-	4 0.18%	2
Content Development	141	-28	£425	-	1 0.045%	9
Business Development	135	-22	£775	+175.31%	7 0.32%	189
Development Manager	140	-25	-	-	2 0.090%	110
Full-Stack Development	106	-18	£534	+1.71%	36 1.63%	61
Front End Development	127	-29	£510	+7.26%	15 0.68%	41
Development Director	141	-	£800	-	1 0.045%	8
Workflow Development	141	-	£575	-	1 0.045%
Software Delivery	130	-21	£575	+15.00%	12 0.54%	9
Dashboard Development	120	-22	£483	+34.40%	22 0.99%	12
Development Consultant	141	-26	£625	+25.00%	1 0.045%	2
Mobile App Development	141	-26	£700	+75.00%	1 0.045%