Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 27 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Agile Software Development	2	+1	£521	+8.31%	211 23.76%	98
Lean Software Development	76	-	£675	-	4 0.45%
Android Software Development Kit (SDK)	75	-	£375	-	5 0.56%
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)	49	-3	£540	+44.00%	31 3.49%	16
iOS Software Development	79	-20	-	-	1 0.11%
Android Software Development	74	-	£400	-	6 0.68%	1
Software Developer	77	-18	£425	-15.00%	3 0.34%	9
Agile Developer	78	-	£700	-	2 0.23%
Mobile Development	79	-20	£425	-12.82%	1 0.11%	1
Web Development	65	-13	£650	+14.63%	15 1.69%	17
API Development	70	-19	£538	+7.50%	10 1.13%	1
Senior Software Developer	79	-	£638	-	1 0.11%
Secure Code Development	72	-13	£476	-	8 0.90%	3
Agile Java Developer	78	-	£700	-	2 0.23%
Development Manager	71	-	£525	-	9 1.01%	37
Business Development	75	-16	£300	-	5 0.56%	99
Content Development	78	-19	£150	-54.54%	2 0.23%	2
Senior Agile Developer	78	-	£700	-	2 0.23%
Full-Stack Development	54	-17	£500	+11.11%	26 2.93%	45
Front End Development	67	-23	£500	+11.11%	13 1.46%	11
Software Delivery	69	-14	£526	-22.05%	11 1.24%	6
Dashboard Development	78	-22	£474	+5.22%	2 0.23%	3
Development Consultant	79	-	£567	-	1 0.11%	1