Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 13 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 23.06%	106
Lean Software Development	81	-	-	-	1 0.093%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	52	-5	£513	+36.66%	30 2.78%	14
iOS Software Development	81	-30	-	-	1 0.093%	3
Software Developer	72	-	£500	-	10 0.93%	8
Agile Developer	81	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
C# Software Developer	79	-	£500	-	3 0.28%
.NET Software Developer	79	-	£500	-	3 0.28%
API Development	69	-17	£488	+21.87%	13 1.20%	1
Senior Software Developer	81	-	£638	-	1 0.093%
Web Development	74	-	£500	-	8 0.74%	11
ETL Development	79	-	£400	-	3 0.28%	1
Secure Code Development	75	-20	£476	-	7 0.65%	7
Business Development	78	-25	-	-	4 0.37%	71
Agile Java Developer	81	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Development Manager	74	-	-	-	8 0.74%	37
Senior Agile Developer	81	-	£700	-	1 0.093%
Full-Stack Development	56	-10	£500	+6.66%	26 2.41%	30
Front End Development	63	-12	£575	+15.00%	19 1.76%	9
Workflow Development	81	-26	-	-	1 0.093%
Software Delivery	63	-	£565	-	19 1.76%	5
Dashboard Development	74	-21	£356	-22.97%	8 0.74%	8
Development Consultant	81	-	£567	-	1 0.093%