Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 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 14.51%	171
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	88	-27	£500	-19.67%	22 1.45%	31
iOS Software Development	109	-10	-	-	1 0.066%	2
Android Software Development	102	-2	£425	-27.35%	8 0.53%	7
Software Developer	106	-6	£365	-39.16%	4 0.26%	14
Mobile Development	108	-	-	-	2 0.13%	8
C# Software Developer	108	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	107	-10	£500	+22.24%	3 0.20%	22
API Development	105	-10	£475	-11.62%	5 0.33%	12
Senior Software Developer	108	-	£500	-	2 0.13%	2
Software Deployment	109	-28	£325	-7.14%	1 0.066%	2
ETL Development	109	-	£500	-	1 0.066%
Secure Code Development	99	-26	£575	-11.53%	11 0.73%	7
Business Development	101	-6	£596	+52.82%	9 0.59%	226
Development Manager	109	-9	£620	-	1 0.066%	41
Head of Development	108	-	£748	-	2 0.13%
Development Officer	104	-	-	-	6 0.40%	1
Full-Stack Development	102	-49	£413	-34.00%	8 0.53%	95
Front End Development	108	-29	£550	+35.13%	2 0.13%	34
Software Delivery	107	-11	£480	-12.72%	3 0.20%	15
Dashboard Development	95	-1	£630	+21.44%	15 0.99%	6
Mobile App Development	107	-7	£425	-17.07%	3 0.20%	2