Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 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	+1.78%	246 23.50%	120
Lean Software Development	85	-	-	-	1 0.096%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	56	-5	£513	+36.66%	30 2.87%	14
Software Developer	77	-	£500	-	9 0.86%	10
Agile Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.096%
C# Software Developer	83	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	3
.NET Software Developer	83	-	£500	-	3 0.29%	1
API Development	75	-20	£513	+28.12%	11 1.05%	1
Senior Software Developer	85	-	£638	-	1 0.096%
Web Development	78	-	£500	-	8 0.76%	9
ETL Development	83	-	£400	-	3 0.29%
Secure Code Development	79	-21	£476	-	7 0.67%	9
Business Development	82	-26	-	-	4 0.38%	75
Agile Java Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.096%
Development Manager	78	-	-	-	8 0.76%	33
Senior Agile Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.096%
Full-Stack Development	60	-12	£500	+6.66%	26 2.48%	35
Front End Development	65	-12	£575	+15.00%	21 2.01%	13
Workflow Development	85	-27	-	-	1 0.096%
Software Delivery	71	-	£565	-	15 1.43%	7
Dashboard Development	78	-22	£356	-22.97%	8 0.76%	10
Development Consultant	85	-	£567	-	1 0.096%