Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 22 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	105	-37	£500	-9.09%	423 2.72%	116
SQL Server DBA	386	-42	£500	-16.66%	6 0.039%
Windows Server 2019	367	-28	£450	-14.28%	25 0.16%	18
SQL Server Developer	390	-38	£400	-23.80%	2 0.013%
SQL Server Analysis Services	371	-29	£500	-	21 0.13%	9
Senior SQL Server Developer	391	-34	-	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services	342	-74	£456	-17.04%	50 0.32%	10
SQL Server Integration Services	291	-19	£525	-	102 0.66%	18
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	387	-45	£500	-	5 0.032%
SQL	9	0	£510	-7.27%	2,160 13.88%	678
Windows Server 2016	366	-28	£513	+46.42%	26 0.17%	12
Windows Server 2012	387	-44	£440	+6.66%	5 0.032%	6
Server Engineer	375	-34	£425	+21.42%	17 0.11%	7
Server Support	388	-33	-	-	4 0.026%
Serverless	90	+4	£513	-10.86%	495 3.18%	144
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	389	-	-	-	3 0.019%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	390	-37	£440	+12.10%	2 0.013%
SQL Server Reporting Services Consultant (SSRS Consultant)	391	-	£450	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services Specialist (SSRS Specialist)	391	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	391	-	-	-	1 0.006%