Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	6	0	£500	-12.28%	209 13.54%	77
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	97	-39	£425	-31.72%	19 1.23%	10
iOS Software Development	115	-20	-	-	1 0.065%
Android Software Development	108	-12	£425	-27.35%	8 0.52%
Software Developer	112	-16	£365	-39.16%	4 0.26%	4
Mobile Development	113	-	£550	-	3 0.19%	3
C# Software Developer	114	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	112	-19	£525	+28.36%	4 0.26%	10
API Development	111	-20	£475	-11.62%	5 0.32%	3
Senior Software Developer	114	-	£500	-	2 0.13%
Software Deployment	115	-35	£325	-7.14%	1 0.065%	1
ETL Development	115	-	£500	-	1 0.065%
Secure Code Development	108	-32	£538	-17.30%	8 0.52%	1
Development Manager	115	-	£620	-	1 0.065%	24
Business Development	106	-12	£596	+52.82%	10 0.65%	64
Head of Development	114	-	£748	-	2 0.13%
Development Officer	110	-	-	-	6 0.39%
Full-Stack Development	110	-60	£369	-40.76%	6 0.39%	13
Front End Development	115	-41	-	-	1 0.065%	4
Software Delivery	111	-19	£500	-9.09%	5 0.32%	4
Dashboard Development	100	-11	£615	-5.38%	16 1.04%	4
Mobile App Development	112	-16	£425	-17.07%	4 0.26%