Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 23 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	1	+1	£513	+5.12%	235 23.76%	121
Lean Software Development	78	-	£675	-	4 0.40%
Android Software Development Kit (SDK)	80	-	-	-	2 0.20%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	52	+1	£530	+41.33%	30 3.03%	15
Android Software Development	79	-18	£425	-5.55%	3 0.30%	1
Software Developer	74	-	£500	-	8 0.81%	14
Agile Developer	81	-	£700	-	1 0.10%
Mobile Development	81	-23	£425	-12.82%	1 0.10%	4
C# Software Developer	79	-	£500	-	3 0.30%	2
.NET Software Developer	79	-	£500	-	3 0.30%
API Development	71	-14	£513	+10.81%	11 1.11%	1
Senior Software Developer	81	-	£638	-	1 0.10%
Web Development	77	-	£500	-	5 0.51%	8
ETL Development	79	-	£400	-	3 0.30%
Secure Code Development	75	-14	£476	-	7 0.71%	12
Business Development	78	-19	-	-	4 0.40%	79
Agile Java Developer	81	-	£700	-	1 0.10%
Development Manager	73	-	£525	-	9 0.91%	38
Senior Agile Developer	81	-	£700	-	1 0.10%
Full-Stack Development	61	-11	£500	+14.28%	21 2.12%	44
Front End Development	63	-8	£575	+16.75%	19 1.92%	13
Workflow Development	81	-20	-	-	1 0.10%
Software Delivery	72	-	£546	-	10 1.01%	8
Dashboard Development	75	-15	£313	-	7 0.71%	10
Development Consultant	81	-	£567	-	1 0.10%	1