Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	11	-5	£500	-15.07%	216 11.59%	64
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	98	-31	£500	-18.03%	22 1.18%	15
iOS Software Development	119	-34	-	-	1 0.054%	1
Android Software Development	112	-25	£425	-27.35%	8 0.43%	1
Software Developer	118	-32	£513	-14.58%	2 0.11%	2
Mobile Development	118	-	£550	-	2 0.11%	1
API Development	116	-37	£358	-28.50%	4 0.21%
Senior Software Developer	119	-	£500	-	1 0.054%
Software Deployment	119	-39	£525	+35.48%	1 0.054%
Web Development	117	-35	£550	+34.47%	3 0.16%	3
Secure Code Development	113	-35	£500	-23.07%	7 0.38%	3
Business Development	108	-	£596	-	12 0.64%	78
Development Manager	119	-32	-	-	1 0.054%	38
Content Development	119	-	£470	-	1 0.054%
Development Officer	116	-	-	-	4 0.21%
Full-Stack Development	111	-56	£550	+10.00%	9 0.48%	24
Front End Development	117	-51	£388	-5.25%	3 0.16%	2
Software Delivery	114	-32	£700	+27.27%	6 0.32%
Dashboard Development	106	-28	£464	-27.25%	14 0.75%	4
Mobile App Development	116	-30	£425	-17.07%	4 0.21%