Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 24 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%	479 17.29%	253
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	99	-14	£463	-4.44%	57 2.06%	35
iOS Software Development	150	-35	£381	-15.27%	6 0.22%	9
Android Software Development	152	-38	£424	+9.70%	4 0.14%	12
Software Developer	142	-41	£510	+4.61%	14 0.51%	27
Mobile Development	153	-31	£488	-	3 0.11%	12
Lead Software Developer	152	-	£572	-	4 0.14%	6
.NET Software Developer	155	-33	£488	-2.50%	1 0.036%	5
API Development	126	-8	£450	+12.50%	30 1.08%	15
Senior Software Developer	150	-33	£505	-8.18%	6 0.22%	5
Web Development	148	-46	£417	-10.43%	8 0.29%	39
ETL Development	152	-31	£460	-8.00%	4 0.14%	3
Data Development	155	-	£300	-	1 0.036%	1
Secure Code Development	139	-20	£600	+39.53%	17 0.61%	11
Software AG	154	-	£668	-	2 0.072%
Business Development	150	-28	-	-	6 0.22%	162
Development Manager	153	-	-	-	3 0.11%	85
Content Development	146	-	£550	-	10 0.36%	1
Development Roadmap	155	-	-	-	1 0.036%	1
Persona Development	152	-	£395	-	4 0.14%
Full-Stack Development	76	+5	£455	+1.11%	84 3.03%	101
Front End Development	125	-31	£435	+8.75%	31 1.12%	40
Development Engineer	155	-	-	-	1 0.036%	4
Software Delivery	146	-24	£363	-	10 0.36%	8
Dashboard Development	125	-12	£400	-13.51%	31 1.12%	20
Development Consultant	149	-	£709	-	7 0.25%	1
Mobile App Development	154	-34	£365	+8.14%	2 0.072%