Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 8 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	8	-2	£500	-14.78%	222 11.85%	64
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	104	-35	£500	-16.66%	22 1.17%	15
iOS Software Development	125	-37	-	-	1 0.053%	1
Android Software Development	118	-28	£425	-27.35%	8 0.43%	1
Software Developer	124	-35	£513	-14.58%	2 0.11%	2
Mobile Development	124	-	£550	-	2 0.11%	1
API Development	122	-40	£358	-28.50%	4 0.21%
Senior Software Developer	125	-	£500	-	1 0.053%
Software Deployment	125	-43	£525	+40.00%	1 0.053%
Web Development	122	-35	£525	+28.36%	4 0.21%	3
Secure Code Development	119	-38	£500	-23.07%	7 0.37%	3
Business Development	114	-	£596	-	12 0.64%	78
Development Manager	125	-35	-	-	1 0.053%	38
Content Development	125	-	£470	-	1 0.053%
Development Officer	121	-	-	-	5 0.27%
Full-Stack Development	118	-59	£575	+15.00%	8 0.43%	24
Front End Development	124	-52	£525	+28.36%	2 0.11%	2
Software Delivery	120	-35	£700	+27.27%	6 0.32%
Dashboard Development	113	-32	£464	-27.25%	13 0.69%	4
Mobile App Development	122	-33	£425	-17.07%	4 0.21%