Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 26 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	£535	-6.95%	218 14.17%	193
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	91	-33	£425	-31.72%	17 1.10%	28
iOS Software Development	107	-11	-	-	1 0.065%	1
Android Software Development	100	-3	£425	-27.35%	8 0.52%	5
Software Developer	104	-7	£365	-39.16%	4 0.26%	15
Mobile Development	106	-	-	-	2 0.13%	10
C# Software Developer	106	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	105	-11	£500	+22.24%	3 0.19%	23
API Development	103	-11	£475	-11.62%	5 0.32%	12
Senior Software Developer	106	-	£500	-	2 0.13%	2
Software Deployment	107	-29	£325	-7.14%	1 0.065%	2
ETL Development	107	-	£500	-	1 0.065%
Secure Code Development	100	-25	£538	-17.30%	8 0.52%	5
Development Manager	107	-	£620	-	1 0.065%	50
Business Development	98	-3	£596	+52.82%	10 0.65%	274
Head of Development	106	-	£748	-	2 0.13%	1
Development Officer	102	-	-	-	6 0.39%	1
Full-Stack Development	100	-47	£413	-34.00%	8 0.52%	115
Front End Development	107	-31	-	-	1 0.065%	30
Software Delivery	104	-11	£539	-2.04%	4 0.26%	14
Dashboard Development	92	-1	£615	+18.55%	16 1.04%	11
Mobile App Development	105	-8	£425	-17.07%	3 0.19%	2