Server Patching Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Server Patching
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Server Patching skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 160 183
Rank change year-on-year - +23 +51
Contract jobs citing Server Patching 0 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England - 0.057% 0.044%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.065% 0.049%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £488 -
England median daily rate £475 £400 £375
% change year-on-year +18.75% +6.67% +2.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Server Patching falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,183 3,073 4,081
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 88.42% 86.83% 88.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,776 1,746 2,707
10th Percentile £215 £263 £300
25th Percentile £363 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £467 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £669 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -3.81% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 264 150 189
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.20 £15.74
25th Percentile £19.32 £17.12 £17.75
Median hourly rate £29.30 £27.44 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.77% -8.53% +34.83%
75th Percentile £52.50 £46.18 £46.18
90th Percentile £68.90 £67.57 £62.35
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +22.57%

Server Patching
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Server Patching relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Server Patching job vacancy trend in the North of England

Server Patching
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Server Patching.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Server Patching

Server Patching
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Server Patching.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Server Patching