Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 11 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	4	+3	£445	-11.00%	458 16.96%	273
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	101	-11	£475	-0.62%	51 1.89%	37
iOS Software Development	145	-29	£375	-16.66%	7 0.26%	7
Android Software Development	148	-33	£368	-4.85%	4 0.15%	6
Software Developer	139	-37	£510	+7.36%	13 0.48%	30
Mobile Development	147	-24	£375	-	5 0.19%	8
Lead Software Developer	148	-	£572	-	4 0.15%	3
.NET Software Developer	151	-28	£488	-2.50%	1 0.037%	4
API Development	121	-2	£464	+15.93%	31 1.15%	18
Senior Software Developer	146	-28	£505	-8.18%	6 0.22%	2
Web Development	145	-42	£417	-10.43%	7 0.26%	38
Software Deployment	150	-30	-	-	2 0.074%	3
ETL Development	148	-26	£460	-8.00%	4 0.15%	2
Data Development	151	-27	£300	-	1 0.037%	1
Secure Code Development	136	-16	£600	+39.53%	16 0.59%	10
Development Manager	151	-	-	-	1 0.037%	92
Business Development	148	-25	-	-	4 0.15%	183
Software AG	149	-	£675	-	3 0.11%
Content Development	141	-17	£550	+37.50%	11 0.41%	1
Development Roadmap	151	-	-	-	1 0.037%
Persona Development	149	-	£402	-	3 0.11%
Full-Stack Development	71	+11	£455	+1.11%	85 3.15%	104
Front End Development	117	-23	£396	-0.93%	35 1.30%	49
Development Engineer	151	-	-	-	1 0.037%	8
Software Delivery	142	-22	£363	-30.95%	10 0.37%	9
Dashboard Development	122	-10	£400	+2.43%	30 1.11%	20
Development Consultant	145	-	£709	-	7 0.26%	3
Mobile App Development	146	-25	£379	+12.22%	6 0.22%