Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 3 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	-12.50%	231 15.57%	171
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	89	-32	£575	-8.00%	21 1.42%	35
iOS Software Development	109	-8	-	-	1 0.067%	5
Android Software Development	102	0	£425	-27.35%	8 0.54%	3
Software Developer	106	-4	£365	-39.16%	4 0.27%	16
Mobile Development	108	-	-	-	2 0.13%	5
C# Software Developer	108	-	£365	-	2 0.13%	1
Web Development	108	-10	£500	+22.24%	2 0.13%	17
API Development	105	-8	£475	-11.62%	5 0.34%	15
Senior Software Developer	108	-	£500	-	2 0.13%	7
Software Deployment	109	-29	£325	-7.14%	1 0.067%	1
ETL Development	108	-	£550	-	2 0.13%
Data Development	109	-	£600	-	1 0.067%
Secure Code Development	99	-24	£575	-11.53%	11 0.74%	14
Business Development	101	-4	£596	+52.82%	9 0.61%	52
Development Manager	109	-7	£620	-	1 0.067%	22
Head of Development	108	-	£748	-	2 0.13%	1
Development Officer	104	-	-	-	6 0.40%
Full-Stack Development	101	-50	£481	-23.00%	9 0.61%	138
Front End Development	108	-27	£550	+35.13%	2 0.13%	42
Software Delivery	107	-5	£480	+6.66%	3 0.20%	8
Dashboard Development	96	0	£630	+21.44%	14 0.94%	12
Mobile App Development	107	-5	£425	-17.07%	3 0.20%	1