Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	6	-1	£525	-12.50%	233 15.60%	138
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	83	-28	£575	-8.00%	23 1.54%	25
iOS Software Development	105	-6	-	-	1 0.067%	3
Android Software Development	99	+1	£425	-27.35%	7 0.47%	5
Software Developer	102	-2	£365	-39.16%	4 0.27%	8
Mobile Development	104	-	-	-	2 0.13%	3
C# Software Developer	104	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	104	-8	£500	+22.24%	2 0.13%	11
API Development	101	-6	£475	-11.62%	5 0.33%	15
Senior Software Developer	104	-	£500	-	2 0.13%	3
Software Deployment	105	-27	£325	-7.14%	1 0.067%
ETL Development	104	-	£550	-	2 0.13%	1
Data Development	105	-	£600	-	1 0.067%	1
Secure Code Development	94	-21	£588	-9.61%	12 0.80%	11
Business Development	99	-4	£596	+52.82%	7 0.47%	52
Development Manager	105	-5	£620	-	1 0.067%	23
Head of Development	104	-	£748	-	2 0.13%	1
Development Officer	100	-	-	-	6 0.40%
Full-Stack Development	97	-47	£481	-23.00%	9 0.60%	49
Front End Development	104	-25	£550	+35.13%	2 0.13%	12
Software Delivery	103	-3	£480	+6.66%	3 0.20%	6
Dashboard Development	92	+1	£630	-3.07%	14 0.94%	15
Mobile App Development	104	-4	£425	-17.07%	2 0.13%	2