Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 18 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+2	£447	-10.60%	468 16.96%	264
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	100	-11	£463	-3.24%	57 2.07%	30
iOS Software Development	150	-31	£381	-15.27%	6 0.22%	12
Android Software Development	152	-34	£424	+9.70%	4 0.14%	9
Software Developer	142	-38	£510	+7.36%	14 0.51%	20
Mobile Development	153	-27	£488	-	3 0.11%	11
Lead Software Developer	152	-	£572	-	4 0.14%	3
.NET Software Developer	155	-29	£488	-2.50%	1 0.036%	4
API Development	124	-2	£464	+15.93%	32 1.16%	14
Senior Software Developer	150	-29	£505	-8.18%	6 0.22%	4
Web Development	148	-42	£417	-10.43%	8 0.29%	38
Software Deployment	154	-31	-	-	2 0.073%	4
ETL Development	152	-27	£460	-8.00%	4 0.14%	3
Data Development	155	-28	£300	-	1 0.036%	4
Secure Code Development	140	-17	£600	+39.53%	16 0.58%	7
Development Manager	154	-	-	-	2 0.073%	90
Business Development	151	-25	-	-	5 0.18%	172
Software AG	153	-	£675	-	3 0.11%
Content Development	145	-	£550	-	11 0.40%	1
Development Roadmap	155	-	-	-	1 0.036%	1
Persona Development	153	-	£402	-	3 0.11%	1
Full-Stack Development	76	+8	£455	+1.11%	86 3.12%	108
Front End Development	123	-26	£430	+7.50%	33 1.20%	45
Development Engineer	155	-	-	-	1 0.036%	4
Software Delivery	146	-22	£363	-34.83%	10 0.36%	6
Dashboard Development	125	-8	£400	-13.51%	31 1.12%	20
Development Consultant	149	-	£709	-	7 0.25%	3
Mobile App Development	151	-27	£370	+9.62%	5 0.18%