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Development
Development roles in UK
2
Postings this period381
Postings comparison period-99.5%
Change8
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1. Market Momentum
Daily volume of new contract postings across the comparison and current periods.
Postings Trend
2. The Anatomy of Work
How and where roles are being offered.
Job Type Distribution
- Contract
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | 2 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Contract accounts for 100.0% of postings.
Work Mode
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | 2 | 100.0% | +53.0% |
| Remote | 0 | 0.0% | -46.7% |
| On-site | 0 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
Hybrid accounts for 100.0% of postings.
3. Talent Pipeline & Key Players
Seniority requirements and top hiring organizations.
Seniority Profile
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-senior level | 2 | 100.0% | +47.5% |
| Associate | 0 | 0.0% | -31.0% |
| Entry level | 0 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| Not applicable | 0 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
Mid-senior level accounts for 100.0% of postings.
Top Hiring Companies
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hire Feed | 0 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| Turing | 0 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| Crossing Hurdles | 0 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| Hired | 0 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| HM Revenue & Customs | 0 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| Haystack | 0 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| Alignerr | 0 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| Hunter Bond | 0 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| AfterQuery Experts | 0 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| Lorien | 0 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
Connect-AI leads at 50.0% of postings, ahead of Ocho at 50.0%.
4. What Employers Want
Top skills, roles and sectors driving demand.
5. Regulatory Landscape
IR35 designations for contract positions.
- Not specified
- Outside
- Inside
| Value | Count | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | 1 | 50.0% | -19.8% |
| Outside | 1 | 50.0% | +37.9% |
| Inside | 0 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
Inside vs Outside IR35
Among postings with a declared status, Inside IR35 accounts for 0.0% and Outside IR35 for 50.0%.
IR35 status is unspecified for 50.0% of postings, so the declared split covers only part of the market.
6. Strategic Recommendations
What the period's data implies for each side of the market.
For Candidates
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For Employers
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For Agencies
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Methodology
This report reflects UKcontract hiring activity for the "Development" discipline, covering the job roles: Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Frontend Developer, Full Stack Engineer, Engineering Manager. The current period (last-week) is compared against a longer prior comparison period (45-days (before current period)) to surface directional change.
This report covers hiring demand and activity: posting volume, job type, work mode, seniority mix, hiring companies, in-demand skills, job roles, job titles, industries, locations and IR35 status. It does not include day-rate or salary data.
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