Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 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	-12.50%	228 15.44%	180
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	85	-32	£575	-8.00%	21 1.42%	37
iOS Software Development	105	-8	-	-	1 0.068%	4
Android Software Development	98	0	£425	-27.35%	8 0.54%	5
Software Developer	102	-4	£365	-39.16%	4 0.27%	12
Mobile Development	104	-	-	-	2 0.14%	4
C# Software Developer	104	-	£365	-	2 0.14%
Web Development	104	-10	£500	+22.24%	2 0.14%	16
API Development	101	-8	£475	-11.62%	5 0.34%	15
Senior Software Developer	104	-	£500	-	2 0.14%	5
Software Deployment	105	-28	£325	-7.14%	1 0.068%
ETL Development	105	-	£500	-	1 0.068%
Secure Code Development	95	-24	£575	-11.53%	11 0.74%	13
Business Development	97	-4	£596	+52.82%	9 0.61%	52
Development Manager	105	-7	£620	-	1 0.068%	22
Head of Development	104	-	£748	-	2 0.14%	1
Development Officer	100	-	-	-	6 0.41%
Full-Stack Development	97	-50	£481	-23.00%	9 0.61%	155
Front End Development	104	-27	£550	+35.13%	2 0.14%	48
Software Delivery	103	-5	£480	+6.66%	3 0.20%	13
Dashboard Development	92	0	£630	+21.44%	14 0.95%	9
Mobile App Development	103	-5	£425	-17.07%	3 0.20%	3