Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 25 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	107	-25	£500	-9.09%	458 2.75%	111
SQL Server DBA	403	-66	£500	-4.76%	9 0.054%	4
Windows Server 2019	395	-67	£450	-14.28%	17 0.10%	8
SQL Server Developer	409	-68	£350	-33.33%	3 0.018%
SQL Server Architect	405	-60	£620	+30.52%	7 0.042%	2
SQL Server Consultant	410	-66	£575	-20.68%	2 0.012%
SQL Server Analysis Services	387	-54	£500	-23.07%	25 0.15%	4
Senior SQL Server Developer	411	-66	-	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services	370	-99	£500	-4.76%	42 0.25%	8
SQL Server Integration Services	309	-34	£500	-4.85%	103 0.62%	13
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	407	-72	£500	+6.95%	5 0.030%	5
SQL	9	0	£510	-5.11%	2,267 13.61%	816
Windows Server 2016	396	-72	£463	+19.35%	16 0.096%	8
Windows Server 2012	407	-71	£540	+13.68%	5 0.030%	2
Server Engineer	393	-62	£438	+20.68%	19 0.11%	1
Server Support	406	-62	£425	+66.66%	6 0.036%
Serverless	93	-5	£513	-6.81%	524 3.15%	149
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	409	-	-	-	3 0.018%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	410	-66	£440	-12.00%	2 0.012%
SQL Server Reporting Services Specialist (SSRS Specialist)	411	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	411	-	-	-	1 0.006%