Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 24 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	7	+6	£500	-4.76%	119 10.72%	74
Embedded Software Development	79	-25	-	-	1 0.090%	6
Android Software Development Kit (SDK)	62	-10	£365	-30.47%	18 1.62%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	66	-12	£588	-2.08%	14 1.26%	13
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)	79	-24	£425	+84.78%	1 0.090%	1
iOS Software Development	68	-16	£410	-27.91%	12 1.08%
Android Software Development	55	-5	£400	-3.03%	25 2.25%
Mobile Development	75	-20	£438	+75.00%	5 0.45%
API Development	78	-23	-	-	2 0.18%	6
Web Development	76	-32	£650	+75.67%	4 0.36%	4
ETL Development	79	-	£225	-	1 0.090%
Data Development	78	-	£450	-	2 0.18%
Secure Code Development	76	-20	£575	-25.80%	4 0.36%	13
Business Development	79	-24	-	-	1 0.090%	55
Persona Development	79	-	-	-	1 0.090%
Full-Stack Development	67	-17	£619	+7.60%	13 1.17%	34
Front End Development	78	-25	-	-	2 0.18%	8
Workflow Development	79	-	-	-	1 0.090%
Software Delivery	68	-26	£400	+8.10%	12 1.08%	11
Dashboard Development	78	-23	£325	-	2 0.18%	3
Development Consultant	77	-	-	-	3 0.27%