Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 31 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	1	+1	£500	+2.56%	249 24.15%	120
Lean Software Development	85	-	-	-	1 0.097%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	56	-5	£513	+36.66%	30 2.91%	14
Android Software Development	85	-27	£425	-5.55%	1 0.097%	2
Software Developer	77	-	£500	-	9 0.87%	10
Agile Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Mobile Development	85	-30	£425	-12.82%	1 0.097%	4
C# Software Developer	83	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	3
.NET Software Developer	83	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	1
API Development	75	-21	£513	+10.81%	11 1.07%	1
Senior Software Developer	85	-	£638	-	1 0.097%
Web Development	80	-	£500	-	6 0.58%	9
ETL Development	83	-	£400	-	3 0.29%
Secure Code Development	78	-20	£476	-	8 0.78%	9
Business Development	82	-26	-	-	4 0.39%	75
Agile Java Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Development Manager	77	-	£525	-	9 0.87%	33
Senior Agile Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Full-Stack Development	61	-13	£500	+6.66%	25 2.42%	35
Front End Development	66	-13	£575	+15.00%	20 1.94%	13
Workflow Development	85	-27	-	-	1 0.097%
Software Delivery	71	-	£550	-	15 1.45%	7
Dashboard Development	79	-22	£313	-	7 0.68%	10
Development Consultant	85	-	£567	-	1 0.097%