Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 13 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	101	-21	£500	-9.09%	459 2.65%	124
SQL Server DBA	400	-55	£500	-4.76%	8 0.046%
Windows Server 2008	400	-51	£525	+23.52%	8 0.046%	3
SQL Server Developer	406	-58	£350	-12.50%	2 0.012%
SQL Server Architect	398	-46	£620	+30.52%	10 0.058%
SQL Server Consultant	406	-55	£575	-20.68%	2 0.012%
SQL Server Analysis Services	382	-40	£500	-27.00%	26 0.15%	7
SQL Server Reporting Services	368	-90	£500	-4.76%	40 0.23%	14
SQL Server Integration Services	310	-28	£500	-4.76%	98 0.57%	15
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	403	-59	£500	+7.52%	5 0.029%
SQL	9	0	£510	-5.55%	2,288 13.19%	809
Windows Server 2003	400	-48	£625	+8.69%	8 0.046%
Server Engineer	390	-51	£450	+28.57%	18 0.10%	1
Server Support	402	-50	£425	-	6 0.035%
Serverless	89	-3	£513	-10.86%	529 3.05%	136
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	405	-	-	-	3 0.017%
SQL Server Reporting Services Specialist (SSRS Specialist)	407	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	407	-55	-	-	1 0.006%