Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 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	-14.89%	222 12.06%	64
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	99	-31	£538	-10.41%	23 1.25%	15
iOS Software Development	121	-33	-	-	1 0.054%	1
Android Software Development	114	-24	£425	-27.35%	8 0.43%	1
Software Developer	120	-31	£513	-14.58%	2 0.11%	2
Mobile Development	120	-	£550	-	2 0.11%	1
API Development	118	-36	£358	-28.50%	4 0.22%
Senior Software Developer	121	-	£500	-	1 0.054%
Software Deployment	121	-39	£525	+40.00%	1 0.054%
Web Development	118	-31	£525	+28.36%	4 0.22%	3
Secure Code Development	114	-33	£538	-17.30%	8 0.43%	3
Business Development	110	-	£596	-	12 0.65%	78
Development Manager	121	-31	-	-	1 0.054%	38
Development Officer	117	-	-	-	5 0.27%
Full-Stack Development	114	-56	£575	+15.00%	8 0.43%	24
Front End Development	121	-49	£525	+28.36%	1 0.054%	2
Software Delivery	116	-31	£700	+27.27%	6 0.33%
Dashboard Development	113	-32	£464	-27.25%	9 0.49%	4
Mobile App Development	118	-29	£425	-17.07%	4 0.22%