Server Support Contract Job Trends in London

Server Support
England > London

The median Server Support daily rate in London is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 387 350 386
Rank change year-on-year -37 +36 +129
Contract jobs requiring a Server Support 5 2 9
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.031% 0.015% 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.016% 0.053%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - £131
25th Percentile £413 £248 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £255 £288
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -11.30% -31.38%
75th Percentile £438 £263 £378
90th Percentile - - £500
England median daily rate £425 £168 £230
% change year-on-year +152.98% -26.96% -23.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.07 - -
Median hourly rate £20.06 - -
75th Percentile £21.46 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £20.06 £182.48 -
% change year-on-year -89.01% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 14,956 12,129 17,048
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.62% 93.70% 93.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,041 8,120 12,298
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 141 345
10th Percentile £18.21 £21.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.41 £24.66 £19.38
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year - +21.74% -17.86%
75th Percentile £60.25 £53.75 £48.56
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.40 £65.00
England median hourly rate £36.32 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +3.77% +7.69% -23.29%

Server Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Server Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Server Support job vacancy trend in London

Server Support
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Server Support job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Server Support job vacancies in London

Server Support
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Server Support job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Server Support job vacancies in London

Server Support
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 11 March 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
South London - 1 £425 - 1
Server Support
England

Server Support Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Server Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Server Support in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Break/Fix
1 4 (80.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (80.00%) Dell
1 4 (80.00%) HP
2 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (40.00%) Android
3 2 (40.00%) Apple
3 2 (40.00%) Cisco
3 2 (40.00%) IBM
3 2 (40.00%) Mac OS
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) SLA
3 2 (40.00%) Wireless
4 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (20.00%) Azure
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) DHCP
4 1 (20.00%) DNS
4 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
4 1 (20.00%) Security Hardening

Server Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Wireless
2 1 (20.00%) DHCP
2 1 (20.00%) DNS
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Local Government
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
2 2 (40.00%) Android
2 2 (40.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Break/Fix
1 4 (80.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Security Hardening
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Dell
1 4 (80.00%) HP
2 2 (40.00%) Apple
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) IBM
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft