Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 7 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%	247 23.24%	120
Lean Software Development	85	-	-	-	1 0.094%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	56	-5	£513	+36.66%	30 2.82%	14
Software Developer	76	-	£500	-	10 0.94%	10
Agile Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
C# Software Developer	83	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	3
.NET Software Developer	83	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	1
API Development	75	-20	£513	+28.12%	11 1.03%	1
Senior Software Developer	85	-	£638	-	1 0.094%
Web Development	78	-	£500	-	8 0.75%	9
ETL Development	83	-	£400	-	3 0.28%
Secure Code Development	79	-21	£476	-	7 0.66%	9
Business Development	82	-26	-	-	4 0.38%	75
Agile Java Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
Development Manager	78	-	-	-	8 0.75%	33
Senior Agile Developer	85	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
Full-Stack Development	60	-12	£500	+6.66%	26 2.45%	35
Front End Development	65	-12	£575	+15.00%	21 1.98%	13
Workflow Development	85	-27	-	-	1 0.094%
Software Delivery	71	-	£565	-	15 1.41%	7
Dashboard Development	78	-22	£356	-22.97%	8 0.75%	10
Development Consultant	85	-	£567	-	1 0.094%