Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 1 Apr 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%	115 10.17%	78
Embedded Software Development	75	-19	-	-	1 0.088%	6
Android Software Development Kit (SDK)	58	-5	£365	-30.47%	18 1.59%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	62	-7	£588	-2.08%	14 1.24%	13
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)	75	-19	£425	+84.78%	1 0.088%	1
iOS Software Development	64	-11	£410	-27.91%	12 1.06%
Android Software Development	51	0	£400	-3.03%	25 2.21%
Mobile Development	71	-15	£438	+75.00%	5 0.44%
API Development	74	-18	-	-	2 0.18%	6
Web Development	75	-30	-	-	1 0.088%	3
ETL Development	75	-	£225	-	1 0.088%
Data Development	74	-	£450	-	2 0.18%
Secure Code Development	69	-12	£550	-29.03%	7 0.62%	14
Business Development	75	-19	-	-	1 0.088%	54
Persona Development	75	-	-	-	1 0.088%
Full-Stack Development	61	-9	£613	+6.52%	15 1.33%	37
Front End Development	74	-20	-	-	2 0.18%	9
Workflow Development	74	-	-	-	2 0.18%
Software Delivery	63	-20	£400	+8.10%	13 1.15%	11
Dashboard Development	74	-18	£325	-	2 0.18%	3
Development Consultant	71	-	-	-	5 0.44%