Server Support Contracts in England

Server Support
UK > England

The median Server Support daily rate in England is £174, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 501 540 611
Rank change year-on-year +39 +71 +156
Contract jobs requiring a Server Support 5 6 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.018% 0.017% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.018% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 9
10th Percentile - £256 £163
25th Percentile £168 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £174 £338 £223
Median % change year-on-year -48.44% +51.35% -31.38%
75th Percentile £221 £463 £330
90th Percentile £296 £500 £405
UK median daily rate £174 £340 £223
% change year-on-year -48.82% +52.47% -42.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £181.24 - -
Median hourly rate £182.48 - -
75th Percentile £183.71 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £182.48 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 25,186 33,515 44,514
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 92.98% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,387 22,034 31,463
10th Percentile £290 £300 £310
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £628 £638 £656
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,244 2,292 1,392
10th Percentile £13.75 £13.25 £14.83
25th Percentile £17.85 £18.00 £19.25
Median hourly rate £27.45 £40.33 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.93% -8.35% +76.00%
75th Percentile £56.52 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -6.98% +67.45%

Server Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Server Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Server Support in England

Server Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Server Support in England.

Daily rate trend for Server Support in England

Server Support
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Server Support in England over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Server Support in England

Server Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Server Support in England.

Hourly rate trend for Server Support in England

Server Support
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 Support within the England region over the 6 months to 19 July 2025. 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
South East - 4 £168 -
North of England - 1 £330 - 1
North West - 1 £330 - 1
Server Support
UK

Server Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Server Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Server Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 4 (80.00%) IBM
2 4 (80.00%) SLA
2 4 (80.00%) HP
2 4 (80.00%) Dell
3 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (60.00%) Data Centre
4 2 (40.00%) QA
4 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) Finance
4 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (20.00%) CCNP
5 1 (20.00%) CCNA
5 1 (20.00%) Security Management
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco
5 1 (20.00%) Python
5 1 (20.00%) LAN
5 1 (20.00%) WAN
5 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
5 1 (20.00%) Node.js
5 1 (20.00%) Ansible

Server Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) LAN
1 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CCNA
1 1 (20.00%) CCNP
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) SLA
2 2 (40.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Dell
1 4 (80.00%) HP
1 4 (80.00%) IBM
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco