Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 22 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	-8.69%	221 14.47%	175
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	92	-34	£500	-19.67%	21 1.38%	32
iOS Software Development	112	-16	-	-	1 0.066%	3
Android Software Development	105	-8	£425	-27.35%	8 0.52%	8
Software Developer	109	-12	£365	-39.16%	4 0.26%	14
Mobile Development	111	-	-	-	2 0.13%	10
C# Software Developer	111	-	£365	-	2 0.13%
Web Development	110	-16	£500	+22.24%	3 0.20%	21
API Development	108	-16	£475	-11.62%	5 0.33%	13
Senior Software Developer	111	-	£500	-	2 0.13%	2
Software Deployment	112	-34	£325	-7.14%	1 0.066%	2
ETL Development	112	-	£500	-	1 0.066%
Secure Code Development	102	-33	£575	-11.53%	11 0.72%	6
Business Development	104	-12	£596	+52.82%	9 0.59%	227
Development Manager	112	-15	£620	-	1 0.066%	40
Head of Development	111	-	£748	-	2 0.13%
Development Officer	107	-	-	-	6 0.39%	1
Full-Stack Development	105	-53	£413	-34.00%	8 0.52%	105
Front End Development	111	-35	£550	+35.13%	2 0.13%	32
Software Delivery	110	-17	£480	-12.72%	3 0.20%	15
Dashboard Development	97	-6	£615	+18.55%	16 1.05%	5
Mobile App Development	110	-13	£425	-17.07%	3 0.20%	2