Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 27 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	-8.69%	220 14.21%	184
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	92	-36	£425	-31.72%	19 1.23%	29
iOS Software Development	110	-16	-	-	1 0.065%	1
Android Software Development	103	-8	£425	-27.35%	8 0.52%	3
Software Developer	107	-12	£365	-39.16%	4 0.26%	14
Mobile Development	109	-	-	-	2 0.13%	7
C# Software Developer	109	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	108	-16	£500	+22.24%	3 0.19%	22
API Development	106	-16	£475	-11.62%	5 0.32%	11
Senior Software Developer	109	-	£500	-	2 0.13%	1
Software Deployment	110	-33	£325	-7.14%	1 0.065%	3
ETL Development	110	-	£500	-	1 0.065%
Secure Code Development	103	-29	£538	-17.30%	8 0.52%	4
Development Manager	110	-	£620	-	1 0.065%	48
Business Development	101	-8	£596	+52.82%	10 0.65%	252
Head of Development	109	-	£748	-	2 0.13%	1
Development Officer	105	-	-	-	6 0.39%
Full-Stack Development	103	-52	£413	-34.00%	8 0.52%	101
Front End Development	110	-36	-	-	1 0.065%	30
Software Delivery	106	-15	£500	-9.09%	5 0.32%	13
Dashboard Development	95	-6	£615	+18.55%	16 1.03%	11
Mobile App Development	108	-13	£425	-17.07%	3 0.19%	2