Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 17 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	9	-3	£498	-9.54%	203 12.31%	75
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	93	-26	£463	-26.00%	17 1.03%	8
iOS Software Development	109	-9	-	-	1 0.061%
Android Software Development	102	-1	£425	-27.35%	8 0.49%
Software Developer	105	-4	£433	-27.91%	5 0.30%	3
Mobile Development	107	-	£550	-	3 0.18%	2
C# Software Developer	108	-	£365	-	2 0.12%
API Development	105	-9	£441	-17.90%	5 0.30%
Senior Software Developer	108	-	£500	-	2 0.12%
Web Development	106	-8	£525	+28.36%	4 0.24%	10
Software Deployment	108	-19	£425	+21.42%	2 0.12%
ETL Development	109	-	£500	-	1 0.061%
Secure Code Development	102	-15	£538	-17.30%	8 0.49%
Development Manager	109	-	£620	-	1 0.061%	27
Business Development	99	0	£596	+52.82%	11 0.67%	60
Head of Development	109	-	£748	-	1 0.061%
Development Officer	104	-	-	-	6 0.36%
Full-Stack Development	104	-51	£556	-4.91%	6 0.36%	17
Software Delivery	106	-9	£490	-10.90%	4 0.24%	3
Dashboard Development	96	0	£556	-14.42%	14 0.85%	8
Mobile App Development	106	-5	£425	-17.07%	4 0.24%