Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	9	-3	£500	-15.07%	219 11.77%	64
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	101	-31	£500	-16.66%	22 1.18%	15
iOS Software Development	122	-33	-	-	1 0.054%	1
Android Software Development	115	-24	£425	-27.35%	8 0.43%	1
Software Developer	121	-31	£513	-14.58%	2 0.11%	2
Mobile Development	121	-	£550	-	2 0.11%	1
API Development	119	-36	£358	-28.50%	4 0.22%
Senior Software Developer	122	-	£500	-	1 0.054%
Software Deployment	122	-39	£525	+40.00%	1 0.054%
Web Development	120	-33	£550	+34.47%	3 0.16%	3
Secure Code Development	116	-34	£500	-23.07%	7 0.38%	3
Business Development	111	-	£596	-	12 0.65%	78
Development Manager	122	-31	-	-	1 0.054%	38
Content Development	122	-	£470	-	1 0.054%
Development Officer	118	-	-	-	5 0.27%
Full-Stack Development	115	-56	£575	+15.00%	8 0.43%	24
Front End Development	121	-49	£525	+28.36%	2 0.11%	2
Software Delivery	117	-31	£700	+27.27%	6 0.32%
Dashboard Development	109	-27	£464	-27.25%	14 0.75%	4
Mobile App Development	119	-29	£425	-17.07%	4 0.22%