Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 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%	208 13.45%	75
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	95	-37	£425	-32.00%	19 1.23%	10
iOS Software Development	113	-19	-	-	1 0.065%
Android Software Development	106	-11	£425	-27.35%	8 0.52%
Software Developer	110	-15	£365	-39.16%	4 0.26%	3
Mobile Development	111	-	£550	-	3 0.19%	3
C# Software Developer	112	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	110	-18	£525	+28.36%	4 0.26%	10
API Development	110	-20	£525	-2.32%	4 0.26%	2
Senior Software Developer	112	-	£500	-	2 0.13%
Software Deployment	113	-31	£325	-7.14%	1 0.065%	1
ETL Development	113	-	£500	-	1 0.065%
Secure Code Development	106	-30	£538	-17.30%	8 0.52%	1
Development Manager	113	-	£620	-	1 0.065%	26
Business Development	104	-11	£596	+52.82%	10 0.65%	67
Head of Development	112	-	£748	-	2 0.13%
Development Officer	108	-	-	-	6 0.39%
Full-Stack Development	109	-60	£413	-33.73%	5 0.32%	12
Front End Development	113	-40	-	-	1 0.065%	4
Software Delivery	109	-18	£500	-9.09%	5 0.32%	4
Dashboard Development	98	-10	£615	-5.38%	16 1.03%	3
Mobile App Development	110	-15	£425	-17.07%	4 0.26%