Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	10	-4	£500	-14.89%	217 11.59%	64
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	103	-34	£500	-16.66%	22 1.18%	15
iOS Software Development	124	-36	-	-	1 0.053%	1
Android Software Development	117	-27	£425	-27.35%	8 0.43%	1
Software Developer	123	-34	£513	-14.58%	2 0.11%	2
Mobile Development	123	-	£550	-	2 0.11%	1
API Development	121	-39	£358	-28.50%	4 0.21%
Senior Software Developer	124	-	£500	-	1 0.053%
Software Deployment	124	-42	£525	+40.00%	1 0.053%
Web Development	122	-37	£550	+34.47%	3 0.16%	3
Secure Code Development	118	-37	£500	-23.07%	7 0.37%	3
Business Development	113	-	£596	-	12 0.64%	78
Development Manager	124	-34	-	-	1 0.053%	38
Content Development	124	-	£470	-	1 0.053%
Development Officer	120	-	-	-	5 0.27%
Full-Stack Development	116	-58	£550	+10.00%	9 0.48%	24
Front End Development	122	-53	£388	-5.25%	3 0.16%	2
Software Delivery	119	-34	£700	+27.27%	6 0.32%
Dashboard Development	111	-30	£464	-27.25%	14 0.75%	4
Mobile App Development	121	-32	£425	-17.07%	4 0.21%