Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 21 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	104	-31	£500	-9.09%	407 2.79%	102
SQL Server DBA	374	-33	£500	-16.66%	6 0.041%
SQL Server Analyst	379	-24	£263	-	1 0.007%
Windows Server 2019	361	-19	£450	-12.19%	19 0.13%	12
SQL Server Developer	378	-27	£400	-23.80%	2 0.014%
SQL Server Architect	379	-24	-	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Specialist	379	-	£513	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Analysis Services	362	-22	£525	+5.00%	18 0.12%	5
Senior SQL Server Developer	379	-24	-	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Reporting Services	332	-44	£469	-14.77%	48 0.33%	6
SQL Server Integration Services	287	-18	£527	-4.18%	93 0.64%	9
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	377	-36	£533	+6.50%	3 0.021%
SQL	8	-1	£510	-7.27%	2,096 14.38%	637
Windows Server 2016	355	-14	£538	+53.57%	25 0.17%	8
Windows Server 2012	375	-40	£440	-9.74%	5 0.034%	3
Server Engineer	364	-25	£425	+33.85%	16 0.11%	6
Server Support	378	-26	-	-	2 0.014%
Serverless	87	+8	£511	-8.70%	481 3.30%	120
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	377	-	-	-	3 0.021%
SQL Server Reporting Services Consultant (SSRS Consultant)	379	-	£450	-	1 0.007%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	379	-28	£440	+12.10%	1 0.007%
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	379	-	-	-	1 0.007%