Server Building Contract Job Trends in England
Server Building
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Server Building skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 623 | 503 | 505 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -120 | +2 | +44 |
| Contract jobs citing Server Building | 28 | 9 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.060% | 0.032% | 0.087% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.070% | 0.035% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 6 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £389 | £357 |
| 25th Percentile | £318 | £401 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £431 | £451 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.46% | -4.97% | -15.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £500 | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £519 | £633 |
| UK median daily rate | £447 | £451 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.97% | -4.97% | -15.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £35.58 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £36.17 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £36.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | - | £36.17 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -53.63% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
England
Server Building falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 39,797 | 25,656 | 27,726 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 85.00% | 90.96% | 86.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,013 | 16,263 | 16,907 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £296 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,100 | 1,620 | 1,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.54 | £14.64 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.87 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.13 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.59% | -40.82% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £45.00 | £66.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £67.55 | £74.09 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.24 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.07% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
Server Building Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Server Building relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Server Building Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Server Building.
Server Building Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Server Building in England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Server Building Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Server Building.
Server Building Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Building within the England region over the 6 months to 16 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -57 | 12 | £365 | -19.14% | 1 |
| London | -79 | 11 | £425 | -19.05% | 4 |
| North East | - | 7 | £200 | - | |
| Yorkshire | -31 | 4 | £533 | +6.50% | |
| South West | -34 | 2 | - | - | |
| East of England | -27 | 1 | £513 | +33.99% | 1 |
| North West | -46 | 1 | £600 | +49.49% | 1 |
| South East | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £438 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £438 | - | 1 |
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Server Building Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 39.3% | 11 |
| 2 | Infrastructure Engineering | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2 | ITIL | 35.7% | 10 |
| 4 | Problem-Solving | 32.1% | 9 |
| 5 | ITSM | 21.4% | 6 |
| 5 | Migration | 21.4% | 6 |
| 5 | Security Hardening | 21.4% | 6 |
| 5 | Vulnerability Management | 21.4% | 6 |
| 9 | Cybersecurity | 17.9% | 5 |
| 9 | Patch Management | 17.9% | 5 |
| 9 | RBAC | 17.9% | 5 |
| 9 | Vulnerability Remediation | 17.9% | 5 |
| 13 | High Availability | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Infrastructure Transformation | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Knowledge Transfer | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Roadmaps | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Root Cause Analysis | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Service Management | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Storage Management | 14.3% | 4 |
| 13 | Technical Leadership | 14.3% | 4 |