Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 30 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	101	-16	£500	-9.09%	460 2.74%	115
SQL Server DBA	393	-51	£500	-4.76%	9 0.054%	4
Windows Server 2008	394	-50	£513	+20.58%	8 0.048%	4
SQL Server Developer	399	-52	£350	-30.00%	3 0.018%
SQL Server Architect	394	-45	£620	+30.52%	8 0.048%	2
SQL Server Consultant	400	-52	£575	-20.68%	2 0.012%
SQL Server Analysis Services	376	-37	£500	-27.00%	26 0.15%	4
Senior SQL Server Developer	401	-52	-	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services	361	-83	£500	-4.80%	41 0.24%	8
SQL Server Integration Services	299	-17	£500	-5.70%	103 0.61%	13
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	397	-57	£500	+7.52%	5 0.030%	5
SQL	9	0	£513	-4.65%	2,256 13.42%	840
Windows Server 2003	395	-46	£625	+8.69%	7 0.042%	1
Server Engineer	384	-49	£438	+20.68%	18 0.11%	1
Server Support	396	-48	£425	+66.66%	6 0.036%
Serverless	89	+1	£513	-9.29%	522 3.10%	153
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	399	-	-	-	3 0.018%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	400	-52	£440	-12.00%	2 0.012%
SQL Server Reporting Services Specialist (SSRS Specialist)	401	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	401	-	-	-	1 0.006%