Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 15 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	6	0	£525	-12.50%	222 15.00%	143
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	88	-30	£575	-8.00%	21 1.42%	31
iOS Software Development	108	-8	-	-	1 0.068%	3
Android Software Development	101	0	£425	-27.35%	8 0.54%	6
Software Developer	105	-4	£365	-39.16%	4 0.27%	13
Mobile Development	107	-	-	-	2 0.14%	7
C# Software Developer	107	-	£365	-	2 0.14%
Web Development	106	-8	£500	+22.24%	3 0.20%	15
API Development	104	-8	£475	-11.62%	5 0.34%	10
Senior Software Developer	107	-	£500	-	2 0.14%	5
Software Deployment	108	-27	£325	-7.14%	1 0.068%	3
ETL Development	108	-	£500	-	1 0.068%
Secure Code Development	98	-24	£575	-11.53%	11 0.74%	6
Business Development	100	-4	£596	+52.82%	9 0.61%	190
Development Manager	108	-7	£620	-	1 0.068%	40
Head of Development	107	-	£748	-	2 0.14%
Development Officer	103	-	-	-	6 0.41%
Full-Stack Development	101	-52	£413	-34.00%	8 0.54%	94
Front End Development	107	-27	£550	+35.13%	2 0.14%	27
Software Delivery	106	-8	£480	-16.52%	3 0.20%	11
Dashboard Development	95	0	£630	+21.44%	14 0.95%	6
Mobile App Development	106	-5	£425	-17.07%	3 0.20%	1