Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 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	-14.89%	216 11.56%	56
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	101	-29	£500	-18.03%	22 1.18%	14
iOS Software Development	122	-32	-	-	1 0.054%	1
Android Software Development	115	-23	£425	-27.35%	8 0.43%	2
Software Developer	121	-30	£513	-14.58%	2 0.11%	2
Mobile Development	121	-	£550	-	2 0.11%	1
API Development	119	-35	£358	-28.50%	4 0.21%
Senior Software Developer	122	-	£500	-	1 0.054%
Software Deployment	122	-37	£525	+35.48%	1 0.054%	2
Web Development	120	-33	£550	+34.47%	3 0.16%	4
Secure Code Development	116	-33	£500	-23.07%	7 0.37%
Business Development	111	-	£596	-	12 0.64%	57
Development Manager	122	-30	-	-	1 0.054%	26
Content Development	122	-	£470	-	1 0.054%	3
Development Officer	119	-	-	-	4 0.21%
Full-Stack Development	114	-54	£550	+10.00%	9 0.48%	21
Front End Development	120	-49	£388	-5.25%	3 0.16%	1
Software Delivery	117	-30	£700	+27.27%	6 0.32%	3
Dashboard Development	109	-26	£464	-27.25%	14 0.75%	4
Mobile App Development	119	-28	£425	-17.07%	4 0.21%