Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 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	£525	-12.50%	221 15.25%	138
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	89	-30	£575	-8.00%	21 1.45%	32
iOS Software Development	109	-5	-	-	1 0.069%	3
Android Software Development	102	+3	£425	-27.35%	8 0.55%	6
Software Developer	106	-1	£365	-39.16%	4 0.28%	9
Mobile Development	108	-	-	-	2 0.14%	7
C# Software Developer	108	-	£365	-	2 0.14%
Web Development	108	-7	£500	+22.24%	2 0.14%	11
API Development	105	-5	£475	-11.62%	5 0.35%	11
Senior Software Developer	108	-	£500	-	2 0.14%	4
Software Deployment	109	-24	£325	-7.14%	1 0.069%	2
ETL Development	109	-	£500	-	1 0.069%
Secure Code Development	99	-21	£575	-11.53%	11 0.76%	9
Business Development	101	-1	£596	+52.82%	9 0.62%	179
Development Manager	109	-4	£620	-	1 0.069%	38
Head of Development	108	-	£748	-	2 0.14%	1
Development Officer	104	-	-	-	6 0.41%	1
Full-Stack Development	101	-48	£481	-23.00%	9 0.62%	88
Front End Development	108	-24	£550	+35.13%	2 0.14%	29
Software Delivery	107	-2	£480	+6.66%	3 0.21%	8
Dashboard Development	96	+3	£630	+21.44%	14 0.97%	7
Mobile App Development	107	-2	£425	-17.07%	3 0.21%	1