Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	8	-2	£500	-11.11%	203 12.57%	63
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	96	-37	£463	-25.70%	18 1.11%	7
iOS Software Development	113	-19	-	-	1 0.062%
Android Software Development	106	-11	£425	-27.35%	8 0.50%
Software Developer	109	-14	£433	-27.91%	5 0.31%	3
Mobile Development	111	-	£550	-	3 0.19%	3
C# Software Developer	112	-	£365	-	2 0.12%
API Development	109	-19	£441	-17.90%	5 0.31%
Senior Software Developer	112	-	£500	-	2 0.12%	1
Web Development	110	-18	£525	+28.36%	4 0.25%	10
Software Deployment	112	-30	£425	+21.42%	2 0.12%	1
ETL Development	113	-	£500	-	1 0.062%
Secure Code Development	106	-27	£538	-17.30%	8 0.50%	1
Development Manager	113	-	£620	-	1 0.062%	32
Business Development	104	-11	£596	+52.82%	10 0.62%	70
Head of Development	112	-	£748	-	2 0.12%
Development Officer	108	-	-	-	6 0.37%
Full-Stack Development	108	-62	£556	-4.91%	6 0.37%	13
Software Delivery	110	-19	£490	-10.90%	4 0.25%	5
Dashboard Development	100	-11	£556	+7.22%	14 0.87%	5
Mobile App Development	110	-15	£425	-17.07%	4 0.25%