Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 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%	246 22.88%	104
Lean Software Development	84	-	-	-	1 0.093%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	55	-8	£513	+36.66%	30 2.79%	13
iOS Software Development	84	-33	-	-	1 0.093%	3
Software Developer	75	-	£500	-	10 0.93%	9
Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
C# Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.28%
.NET Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.28%
API Development	72	-20	£488	+21.87%	13 1.21%	1
Senior Software Developer	84	-	£638	-	1 0.093%
Web Development	78	-	£500	-	7 0.65%	12
ETL Development	82	-	£400	-	3 0.28%	1
Secure Code Development	78	-23	£476	-	7 0.65%	8
Business Development	81	-28	-	-	4 0.37%	70
Agile Java Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Development Manager	77	-	-	-	8 0.74%	37
Senior Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Full-Stack Development	59	-13	£500	+6.66%	26 2.42%	30
Front End Development	68	-17	£575	+15.00%	17 1.58%	8
Workflow Development	84	-29	-	-	1 0.093%
Software Delivery	66	-	£565	-	19 1.77%	6
Dashboard Development	77	-24	£356	-22.97%	8 0.74%	8
Development Consultant	84	-	£567	-	1 0.093%