Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 10 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+2	£450	-9.09%	487 16.88%	287
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	96	-11	£463	-3.24%	60 2.08%	48
iOS Software Development	150	-36	£381	-15.27%	6 0.21%	8
Android Software Development	152	-37	£424	+9.70%	4 0.14%	6
Software Developer	141	-40	£510	+7.36%	15 0.52%	28
Mobile Development	153	-32	£488	-	3 0.10%	8
Lead Software Developer	152	-	£572	-	4 0.14%	5
.NET Software Developer	155	-	£488	-	1 0.035%	2
Java Software Developer	155	-33	£510	-5.02%	1 0.035%	2
API Development	125	-8	£464	+15.93%	31 1.07%	11
Senior Software Developer	150	-34	£505	-8.18%	6 0.21%	8
Web Development	146	-46	£417	-9.45%	10 0.35%	40
ETL Development	150	-30	£460	-8.00%	6 0.21%	3
Data Development	155	-	£300	-	1 0.035%	3
Secure Code Development	137	-18	£575	+31.27%	19 0.66%	14
Business Development	148	-27	-	-	8 0.28%	152
Development Manager	151	-	-	-	5 0.17%	71
Software AG	154	-	£668	-	2 0.069%
Content Development	145	-	£519	-	11 0.38%	1
Persona Development	152	-	£395	-	4 0.14%
Development Roadmap	155	-	-	-	1 0.035%	1
Full-Stack Development	78	+5	£455	-2.93%	81 2.81%	103
Front End Development	129	-36	£450	+5.88%	27 0.94%	41
Development Engineer	155	-	-	-	1 0.035%	4
Software Delivery	146	-24	£363	-	10 0.35%	19
Dashboard Development	128	-16	£400	-13.51%	28 0.97%	17
Development Consultant	149	-	£709	-	7 0.24%	1
Mobile App Development	155	-37	£360	+3.52%	1 0.035%