Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	8	-3	£500	-14.89%	222 11.98%	64
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	96	-26	£538	-10.41%	23 1.24%	15
iOS Software Development	118	-29	-	-	1 0.054%	1
Android Software Development	111	-20	£425	-27.35%	8 0.43%	1
Software Developer	117	-27	£513	-14.58%	2 0.11%	2
Mobile Development	117	-	£550	-	2 0.11%	1
API Development	115	-32	£358	-28.50%	4 0.22%
Senior Software Developer	118	-	£500	-	1 0.054%
Software Deployment	118	-35	£525	+40.00%	1 0.054%
Web Development	115	-27	£525	+28.36%	4 0.22%	3
Secure Code Development	111	-29	£538	-17.30%	8 0.43%	3
Business Development	107	-	£596	-	12 0.65%	78
Development Manager	118	-27	-	-	1 0.054%	38
Development Officer	114	-	-	-	5 0.27%
Full-Stack Development	111	-51	£575	+15.00%	8 0.43%	24
Front End Development	117	-44	£525	+28.36%	2 0.11%	2
Software Delivery	113	-27	£700	+27.27%	6 0.32%
Dashboard Development	107	-25	£464	-27.25%	12 0.65%	4
Mobile App Development	115	-25	£425	-17.07%	4 0.22%