Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 28 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	102	-36	£500	-9.09%	445 2.80%	115
SQL Server DBA	388	-45	£500	-16.66%	6 0.038%	4
Windows Server 2008	387	-43	£500	+21.95%	7 0.044%	4
SQL Server Developer	391	-39	£350	-30.00%	3 0.019%
SQL Server Architect	388	-32	£620	+30.52%	6 0.038%	2
SQL Server Analysis Services	371	-30	£500	-	23 0.14%	5
Senior SQL Server Developer	393	-37	-	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services	343	-73	£463	-15.90%	51 0.32%	9
SQL Server Integration Services	288	-16	£500	-4.76%	106 0.67%	12
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	389	-48	£500	-	5 0.032%
SQL	9	0	£510	-7.27%	2,193 13.80%	653
Windows Server 2003	389	-	£625	-	5 0.032%	2
Server Engineer	376	-36	£431	+23.21%	18 0.11%	7
Server Support	390	-36	-	-	4 0.025%
Serverless	91	+1	£513	-10.86%	501 3.15%	148
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	391	-	-	-	3 0.019%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	392	-40	£440	+12.10%	2 0.013%
SQL Server Reporting Services Consultant (SSRS Consultant)	393	-	£450	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services Specialist (SSRS Specialist)	393	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	393	-	-	-	1 0.006%