Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 30 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	166	-69	£464	-3.28%	283 1.55%	1,818
SQL Server DBA	400	-69	£525	+34.09%	2 0.011%	4
SQL Server Analyst	401	-	-	-	1 0.006%
Windows Server 2012	367	-121	£395	-7.05%	35 0.19%	31
SQL Server Developer	400	-62	£488	-13.33%	2 0.011%	5
SQL Server Architect	401	-55	£640	+2.40%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Consultant	401	-56	£550	-35.29%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Analysis Services	397	-66	£525	+7.69%	5 0.027%	111
Oracle SQL Server DBA	401	-55	£550	-	1 0.006%	1
SQL Server Reporting Services	367	-95	£450	-	35 0.19%	238
SQL Server Integration Services	370	-97	£439	-0.34%	32 0.17%	183
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	395	-61	£475	+83.72%	7 0.038%	75
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,442 7.88%	7,687
Windows Server 2016	357	-89	£404	-5.00%	45 0.25%	47
Windows Server 2019	365	-84	£550	+29.41%	37 0.20%	91
Exchange Server 2013	384	-62	£600	+23.07%	18 0.098%	9
Exchange Server 2010	386	-48	£600	+220.42%	16 0.088%	10
ISA Server	391	-	£600	-	11 0.060%	5
Server Engineer	378	-59	£355	-17.91%	24 0.13%	9
Server Support	399	-58	£275	+76.28%	3 0.016%	5
Server Analyst	401	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
Serverless	117	-3	£475	-5.14%	386 2.11%	1,170
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	399	-	£475	-	3 0.016%