Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 23 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	174	-78	£467	-6.41%	267 1.42%	697
SQL Server DBA	401	-73	£525	+34.09%	2 0.011%	3
SQL Server Analyst	402	-	-	-	1 0.005%
Windows Server 2012	371	-120	£415	-2.35%	32 0.17%	12
SQL Server Developer	401	-59	£488	-	2 0.011%
SQL Server Architect	402	-59	£640	+2.40%	1 0.005%
SQL Server Consultant	402	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Analysis Services	398	-70	£525	+5.00%	5 0.027%	18
Oracle SQL Server DBA	402	-59	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Reporting Services	368	-98	£450	-	35 0.19%	73
SQL Server Integration Services	372	-101	£425	-3.40%	31 0.16%	117
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	395	-62	£475	+83.72%	8 0.042%	46
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,441 7.64%	2,879
Windows Server 2016	361	-100	£419	+4.68%	42 0.22%	93
Windows Server 2019	371	-92	£525	+23.52%	32 0.17%	50
Exchange Server 2013	386	-67	£600	+26.31%	17 0.090%	2
Exchange Server 2010	389	-53	£600	+220.42%	14 0.074%	1
Server Engineer	377	-66	£375	-6.25%	26 0.14%	10
ISA Server	394	-	£600	-	9 0.048%
Server Support	401	-63	£275	+76.28%	2 0.011%
Server Analyst	402	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
Serverless	117	-5	£500	-	374 1.98%	491
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	400	-	£475	-	3 0.016%