Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 Apr 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	+1.78%	246 23.36%	120
Lean Software Development	86	-	-	-	1 0.095%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	57	-6	£513	+36.66%	30 2.85%	14
Software Developer	78	-	£500	-	9 0.85%	10
Agile Developer	86	-	£700	-	1 0.095%
C# Software Developer	84	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	3
.NET Software Developer	84	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	1
API Development	76	-21	£513	+28.12%	11 1.04%	1
Senior Software Developer	86	-	£638	-	1 0.095%
Web Development	79	-	£500	-	8 0.76%	9
ETL Development	84	-	£400	-	3 0.28%
Secure Code Development	80	-22	£476	-	7 0.66%	9
Business Development	83	-27	-	-	4 0.38%	75
Agile Java Developer	86	-	£700	-	1 0.095%
Development Manager	79	-	-	-	8 0.76%	33
Senior Agile Developer	86	-	£700	-	1 0.095%
Full-Stack Development	61	-13	£500	+6.66%	26 2.47%	35
Front End Development	66	-13	£575	+15.00%	21 1.99%	13
Workflow Development	86	-28	-	-	1 0.095%
Software Delivery	72	-	£565	-	15 1.42%	7
Dashboard Development	79	-23	£356	-22.97%	8 0.76%	10
Development Consultant	86	-	£567	-	1 0.095%