Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 26 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	7	+5	£500	-4.76%	113 10.13%	78
Embedded Software Development	72	-17	-	-	1 0.090%	6
Android Software Development Kit (SDK)	55	-2	£365	-30.47%	18 1.61%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	59	-4	£588	-2.08%	14 1.26%	13
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)	72	-16	£425	+84.78%	1 0.090%	1
iOS Software Development	61	-8	£410	-27.91%	12 1.08%
Android Software Development	48	+3	£400	-3.03%	25 2.24%
Mobile Development	68	-12	£438	+75.00%	5 0.45%
API Development	71	-15	-	-	2 0.18%	6
Web Development	72	-27	-	-	1 0.090%	3
ETL Development	72	-	£225	-	1 0.090%
Data Development	71	-	£450	-	2 0.18%
Secure Code Development	69	-12	£575	-25.80%	4 0.36%	14
Business Development	72	-16	-	-	1 0.090%	54
Persona Development	72	-	-	-	1 0.090%
Full-Stack Development	62	-11	£613	+6.52%	11 0.99%	37
Front End Development	71	-17	-	-	2 0.18%	9
Workflow Development	71	-	-	-	2 0.18%
Software Delivery	61	-18	£400	+8.10%	12 1.08%	11
Dashboard Development	71	-15	£325	-	2 0.18%	3
Development Consultant	68	-	-	-	5 0.45%