Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	6	-1	£525	-10.63%	221 15.22%	169
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	86	-29	£575	-7.63%	21 1.45%	36
iOS Software Development	106	-6	-	-	1 0.069%	3
Android Software Development	99	+2	£425	-27.35%	8 0.55%	8
Software Developer	103	-2	£365	-39.16%	4 0.28%	14
Mobile Development	105	-	-	-	2 0.14%	7
C# Software Developer	105	-	£365	-	2 0.14%
Web Development	105	-7	£500	+22.24%	2 0.14%	14
API Development	102	-6	£475	-11.62%	5 0.34%	12
Senior Software Developer	105	-	£500	-	2 0.14%	5
Software Deployment	106	-25	£325	-7.14%	1 0.069%	2
ETL Development	106	-	£500	-	1 0.069%
Secure Code Development	96	-22	£575	-11.53%	11 0.76%	11
Business Development	98	-2	£596	+52.82%	9 0.62%	192
Development Manager	106	-5	£620	-	1 0.069%	36
Head of Development	105	-	£748	-	2 0.14%
Development Officer	101	-	-	-	6 0.41%
Full-Stack Development	98	-48	£481	-23.00%	9 0.62%	105
Front End Development	105	-25	£550	+35.13%	2 0.14%	34
Software Delivery	104	-3	£480	+6.66%	3 0.21%	11
Dashboard Development	93	+2	£630	+21.44%	14 0.96%	6
Mobile App Development	104	-3	£425	-17.07%	3 0.21%	1