Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 30 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	106	-36	£516	-6.13%	399 2.78%	249
SQL Server DBA	375	-28	£500	-15.25%	6 0.042%	3
SQL Server Analyst	380	-17	£263	-	1 0.007%
Windows Server 2008	377	-29	£559	+36.28%	4 0.028%	7
SQL Server Developer	379	-22	£400	-23.80%	2 0.014%
SQL Server Architect	380	-	-	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Specialist	380	-	£513	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Analysis Services	363	-15	£525	+5.00%	18 0.13%	10
Senior SQL Server Developer	380	-17	-	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Reporting Services	331	-30	£463	-15.90%	50 0.35%	25
SQL Server Integration Services	295	-24	£525	-4.54%	86 0.60%	35
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	378	-27	£533	+6.50%	3 0.021%	4
SQL	9	-2	£510	-7.27%	2,076 14.45%	1,555
Windows Server 2003	377	-	£625	-	4 0.028%	1
Server Engineer	366	-20	£425	+49.12%	15 0.10%	2
Server Support	379	-20	-	-	2 0.014%
Serverless	92	+6	£515	-6.36%	446 3.10%	327
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	378	-	-	-	3 0.021%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	379	-20	£354	-9.80%	2 0.014%
SQL Server Reporting Services Consultant (SSRS Consultant)	380	-	£450	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	380	-	-	-	1 0.007%