Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 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	+2.56%	242 23.50%	120
Lean Software Development	84	-	-	-	1 0.097%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	55	-6	£513	+36.66%	30 2.91%	14
Software Developer	76	-	£500	-	9 0.87%	10
Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
C# Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	3
.NET Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	1
API Development	74	-21	£513	+28.12%	11 1.07%	1
Senior Software Developer	84	-	£638	-	1 0.097%
Web Development	79	-	£500	-	6 0.58%	9
ETL Development	82	-	£400	-	3 0.29%
Secure Code Development	78	-22	£476	-	7 0.68%	9
Business Development	81	-27	-	-	4 0.39%	75
Agile Java Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Development Manager	77	-	-	-	8 0.78%	33
Senior Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Full-Stack Development	59	-13	£500	+6.66%	26 2.52%	35
Front End Development	65	-14	£575	+15.00%	20 1.94%	13
Workflow Development	84	-28	-	-	1 0.097%
Software Delivery	70	-	£565	-	15 1.46%	7
Dashboard Development	78	-24	£313	-32.43%	7 0.68%	10
Development Consultant	84	-	£567	-	1 0.097%