Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 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%	249 23.14%	120
Lean Software Development	83	-	-	-	1 0.093%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	54	-7	£513	+36.66%	30 2.79%	14
Software Developer	74	-	£500	-	10 0.93%	10
Agile Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
C# Software Developer	81	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	3
.NET Software Developer	81	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	1
API Development	71	-19	£488	+21.87%	13 1.21%	1
Senior Software Developer	83	-	£638	-	1 0.093%
Web Development	76	-	£500	-	8 0.74%	9
ETL Development	81	-	£400	-	3 0.28%
Secure Code Development	77	-22	£476	-	7 0.65%	9
Business Development	80	-27	-	-	4 0.37%	75
Agile Java Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Development Manager	76	-	-	-	8 0.74%	33
Senior Agile Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Full-Stack Development	58	-12	£500	+6.66%	26 2.42%	35
Front End Development	65	-14	£575	+15.00%	19 1.77%	13
Workflow Development	83	-28	-	-	1 0.093%
Software Delivery	65	-	£565	-	19 1.77%	7
Dashboard Development	76	-23	£356	-22.97%	8 0.74%	10
Development Consultant	83	-	£567	-	1 0.093%