Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 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	+1.01%	252 23.38%	120
Lean Software Development	84	-	-	-	1 0.093%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	55	-4	£513	+36.66%	30 2.78%	14
Software Developer	75	-	£500	-	10 0.93%	10
Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
C# Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	3
.NET Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	1
API Development	72	-16	£488	+21.87%	13 1.21%	1
Senior Software Developer	84	-	£638	-	1 0.093%
Web Development	77	-	£500	-	8 0.74%	9
ETL Development	82	-	£400	-	3 0.28%
Secure Code Development	78	-19	£476	-	7 0.65%	9
Business Development	81	-24	-	-	4 0.37%	75
Agile Java Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Development Manager	77	-	-	-	8 0.74%	33
Senior Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Full-Stack Development	58	-8	£500	+6.66%	27 2.50%	35
Front End Development	64	-9	£575	+15.00%	21 1.95%	13
Workflow Development	84	-25	-	-	1 0.093%
Software Delivery	66	-	£565	-	19 1.76%	7
Dashboard Development	77	-20	£356	-22.97%	8 0.74%	10
Development Consultant	84	-	£567	-	1 0.093%