Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 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%	252 23.57%	120
Lean Software Development	84	-	-	-	1 0.094%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	55	-5	£513	+36.66%	30 2.81%	14
Software Developer	75	-	£500	-	10 0.94%	10
Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
C# Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	3
.NET Software Developer	82	-	£500	-	3 0.28%	1
API Development	74	-19	£513	+28.12%	11 1.03%	1
Senior Software Developer	84	-	£638	-	1 0.094%
Web Development	77	-	£500	-	8 0.75%	9
ETL Development	82	-	£400	-	3 0.28%
Secure Code Development	78	-20	£476	-	7 0.65%	9
Business Development	81	-25	-	-	4 0.37%	75
Agile Java Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
Development Manager	77	-	-	-	8 0.75%	33
Senior Agile Developer	84	-	£700	-	1 0.094%
Full-Stack Development	58	-9	£500	+6.66%	27 2.53%	35
Front End Development	64	-10	£575	+15.00%	21 1.96%	13
Workflow Development	84	-26	-	-	1 0.094%
Software Delivery	66	-	£565	-	19 1.78%	7
Dashboard Development	77	-21	£356	-22.97%	8 0.75%	10
Development Consultant	84	-	£567	-	1 0.094%