Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	10	-4	£500	-9.09%	205 12.30%	74
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	99	-36	£463	-26.00%	17 1.02%	8
iOS Software Development	115	-19	-	-	1 0.060%
Android Software Development	108	-11	£425	-27.35%	8 0.48%
Software Developer	111	-14	£433	-27.91%	5 0.30%	3
Mobile Development	113	-	£550	-	3 0.18%	2
C# Software Developer	114	-	£365	-	2 0.12%
API Development	111	-19	£441	-17.90%	5 0.30%
Senior Software Developer	114	-	£500	-	2 0.12%
Web Development	112	-18	£525	+28.36%	4 0.24%	10
Software Deployment	114	-29	£425	+21.42%	2 0.12%
ETL Development	115	-	£500	-	1 0.060%
Secure Code Development	108	-25	£538	-17.30%	8 0.48%
Development Manager	115	-	£620	-	1 0.060%	30
Business Development	105	-10	£596	+52.82%	11 0.66%	62
Head of Development	115	-	£748	-	1 0.060%
Development Officer	110	-	-	-	6 0.36%
Full-Stack Development	110	-61	£556	-4.09%	6 0.36%	18
Software Delivery	112	-19	£490	-10.90%	4 0.24%	3
Dashboard Development	102	-10	£556	-14.42%	14 0.84%	5
Mobile App Development	112	-15	£425	-17.07%	4 0.24%