Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 4 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	2	+7	£525	+5.00%	217 23.90%	139
Lean Software Development	78	-	£675	-	3 0.33%	2
Android Software Development Kit (SDK)	76	-	£375	-	5 0.55%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	55	+1	£575	+53.33%	26 2.86%	32
iOS Software Development	72	-	£413	-	9 0.99%
Android Software Development	67	-	£440	-	14 1.54%
Software Developer	80	-7	£638	+27.50%	1 0.11%	15
Agile Developer	79	-	£700	-	2 0.22%
Mobile Development	80	-7	£425	-12.82%	1 0.11%
API Development	72	-6	£575	+15.00%	9 0.99%	5
Senior Software Developer	80	-	£638	-	1 0.11%	2
Web Development	67	-2	£650	+14.63%	14 1.54%	23
Secure Code Development	73	0	£494	-	8 0.88%	12
Agile Java Developer	79	-	£700	-	2 0.22%
Content Development	78	-6	£150	-54.54%	3 0.33%
Business Development	80	-10	£300	-	1 0.11%	84
Development Manager	80	-8	£525	-	1 0.11%	43
Senior Agile Developer	79	-	£700	-	2 0.22%
Full-Stack Development	52	-9	£500	+11.11%	29 3.19%	43
Front End Development	67	-11	£450	-	14 1.54%	18
Software Delivery	70	-3	£526	-22.05%	11 1.21%	12
Dashboard Development	78	-10	£500	+11.11%	3 0.33%	11
Development Consultant	80	-	£567	-	1 0.11%	3