Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 7 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	-11.57%	228 15.45%	131
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	87	-32	£575	-8.00%	21 1.42%	25
iOS Software Development	107	-8	-	-	1 0.068%	3
Android Software Development	100	0	£425	-27.35%	8 0.54%	4
Software Developer	104	-4	£365	-39.16%	4 0.27%	12
Mobile Development	106	-	-	-	2 0.14%	4
C# Software Developer	106	-	£365	-	2 0.14%
Web Development	106	-10	£500	+22.24%	2 0.14%	13
API Development	103	-8	£475	-11.62%	5 0.34%	12
Senior Software Developer	106	-	£500	-	2 0.14%	6
Software Deployment	107	-28	£325	-7.14%	1 0.068%	2
ETL Development	107	-	£500	-	1 0.068%
Secure Code Development	97	-24	£575	-11.53%	11 0.75%	7
Business Development	99	-4	£596	+52.82%	9 0.61%	148
Development Manager	107	-7	£620	-	1 0.068%	34
Head of Development	106	-	£748	-	2 0.14%	1
Development Officer	102	-	-	-	6 0.41%	1
Full-Stack Development	99	-50	£481	-23.00%	9 0.61%	96
Front End Development	106	-27	£550	+35.13%	2 0.14%	30
Software Delivery	105	-5	£480	+6.66%	3 0.20%	10
Dashboard Development	94	0	£630	+21.44%	14 0.95%	6
Mobile App Development	105	-5	£425	-17.07%	3 0.20%	2