Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 12 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	124	-27	£475	-8.65%	829 2.11%	409
SQL Server DBA	579	-119	£500	+38.88%	15 0.038%	7
Windows Server 2008	584	-125	£525	+35.48%	10 0.026%	8
SQL Server Developer	588	-118	£475	+18.75%	6 0.015%	3
SQL Server Architect	583	-110	£620	+12.72%	11 0.028%
SQL Server Consultant	592	-119	£575	-20.68%	2 0.005%
SQL Server Analysis Services	554	-103	£500	-4.76%	40 0.10%	17
Oracle SQL Server DBA	593	-120	£437	-	1 0.003%
SQL Server Reporting Services	501	-149	£463	-10.62%	93 0.24%	63
SQL Server Integration Services	426	-71	£488	-7.14%	169 0.43%	63
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	579	-120	£431	-7.25%	15 0.038%	3
SQL	16	-4	£500	-2.72%	3,986 10.17%	1,977
Windows Server 2003	570	-121	£173	-67.93%	24 0.061%	1
Server Engineer	550	-121	£419	+4.68%	44 0.11%	5
ISA Server	591	-119	£450	-18.18%	3 0.008%	1
Server Support	587	-120	£425	+162.34%	7 0.018%	2
Server Analyst	593	-119	£550	+1.85%	1 0.003%	1
Serverless	114	-3	£508	-7.59%	869 2.22%	310
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	591	-119	-	-	3 0.008%	1
SQL Server Reporting Services Specialist (SSRS Specialist)	593	-	£550	-	1 0.003%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	593	-119	-	-	1 0.003%
SQL Server Integration Services Analyst (SSIS Analyst)	593	-	£300	-	1 0.003%