Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 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%	243 23.46%	120
Lean Software Development	83	-	-	-	1 0.097%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	54	-4	£513	+36.66%	30 2.90%	14
Software Developer	75	-	£500	-	9 0.87%	10
Agile Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
C# Software Developer	81	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	3
.NET Software Developer	81	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	1
API Development	73	-19	£513	+28.12%	11 1.06%	1
Senior Software Developer	83	-	£638	-	1 0.097%
Web Development	76	-	£500	-	8 0.77%	9
ETL Development	81	-	£400	-	3 0.29%
Secure Code Development	77	-20	£476	-	7 0.68%	9
Business Development	80	-25	-	-	4 0.39%	75
Agile Java Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Development Manager	76	-	-	-	8 0.77%	33
Senior Agile Developer	83	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Full-Stack Development	58	-11	£500	+6.66%	26 2.51%	35
Front End Development	63	-11	£575	+15.00%	21 2.03%	13
Workflow Development	83	-26	-	-	1 0.097%
Software Delivery	69	-	£565	-	15 1.45%	7
Dashboard Development	77	-22	£313	-32.43%	7 0.68%	10
Development Consultant	83	-	£567	-	1 0.097%