Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 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%	248 24.10%	120
Lean Software Development	87	-	-	-	1 0.097%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	58	-6	£513	+36.66%	30 2.92%	14
Software Developer	79	-	£500	-	9 0.87%	10
Agile Developer	87	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
C# Software Developer	85	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	3
.NET Software Developer	85	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	1
API Development	77	-21	£513	+28.12%	11 1.07%	1
Senior Software Developer	87	-	£638	-	1 0.097%
Web Development	82	-	£500	-	6 0.58%	9
ETL Development	85	-	£400	-	3 0.29%
Secure Code Development	81	-22	£476	-	7 0.68%	9
Business Development	84	-27	-	-	4 0.39%	75
Agile Java Developer	87	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Development Manager	79	-	£525	-	9 0.87%	33
Senior Agile Developer	87	-	£700	-	1 0.097%
Full-Stack Development	63	-14	£500	+6.66%	25 2.43%	35
Front End Development	68	-14	£575	+15.00%	20 1.94%	13
Workflow Development	87	-28	-	-	1 0.097%
Software Delivery	73	-	£550	-	15 1.46%	7
Dashboard Development	81	-24	£313	-32.43%	7 0.68%	10
Development Consultant	87	-	£567	-	1 0.097%