Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 8 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%	247 23.28%	120
Lean Software Development	83	-	-	-	1 0.094%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	54	-3	£513	+36.66%	30 2.83%	14
Software Developer	74	-	£500	-	10 0.94%	10
Agile Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
C# Software Developer	81	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	3
.NET Software Developer	81	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	1
API Development	73	-17	£513	+28.12%	11 1.04%	1
Senior Software Developer	83	-	£638	-	1 0.094%
Web Development	76	-	£500	-	8 0.75%	9
ETL Development	81	-	£400	-	3 0.28%
Secure Code Development	77	-18	£476	-	7 0.66%	9
Business Development	80	-23	-	-	4 0.38%	75
Agile Java Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
Development Manager	76	-	-	-	8 0.75%	33
Senior Agile Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
Full-Stack Development	58	-8	£500	+6.66%	26 2.45%	35
Front End Development	63	-8	£575	+15.00%	21 1.98%	13
Workflow Development	83	-24	-	-	1 0.094%
Software Delivery	69	-	£565	-	15 1.41%	7
Dashboard Development	76	-19	£356	-22.97%	8 0.75%	10
Development Consultant	83	-	£567	-	1 0.094%