Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 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	-9.48%	219 14.60%	180
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	91	-35	£500	-19.67%	22 1.47%	31
iOS Software Development	112	-18	-	-	1 0.067%	4
Android Software Development	105	-10	£425	-27.35%	8 0.53%	7
Software Developer	109	-14	£365	-39.16%	4 0.27%	17
Mobile Development	111	-	-	-	2 0.13%	9
C# Software Developer	111	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	110	-18	£500	+22.24%	3 0.20%	24
API Development	108	-18	£475	-11.62%	5 0.33%	11
Senior Software Developer	111	-	£500	-	2 0.13%	4
Software Deployment	112	-36	£325	-7.14%	1 0.067%	3
ETL Development	112	-	£500	-	1 0.067%
Secure Code Development	102	-34	£575	-11.53%	11 0.73%	7
Business Development	104	-14	£596	+52.82%	9 0.60%	239
Development Manager	112	-17	£620	-	1 0.067%	42
Head of Development	111	-	£748	-	2 0.13%
Development Officer	107	-	-	-	6 0.40%	1
Full-Stack Development	105	-57	£413	-34.00%	8 0.53%	124
Front End Development	111	-37	£550	+35.13%	2 0.13%	35
Software Delivery	110	-18	£480	-16.52%	3 0.20%	17
Dashboard Development	98	-9	£630	+21.44%	15 1.00%	8
Mobile App Development	110	-15	£425	-17.07%	3 0.20%	2