Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 30 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	171	-74	£467	-6.70%	280 1.45%	420
SQL Server DBA	406	-72	£525	+31.25%	2 0.010%	1
SQL Server Analyst	407	-	-	-	1 0.005%
Windows Server 2012	376	-119	£415	-2.35%	32 0.17%	13
SQL Server Developer	407	-60	£475	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Architect	407	-59	£640	+2.40%	1 0.005%
SQL Server Consultant	407	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Analysis Services	401	-67	£444	-13.41%	7 0.036%	24
Oracle SQL Server DBA	407	-59	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Reporting Services	368	-92	£438	-2.77%	40 0.21%	46
SQL Server Integration Services	374	-99	£425	-3.40%	34 0.18%	50
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	398	-59	£475	+83.72%	10 0.052%	7
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,470 7.63%	2,258
Windows Server 2016	366	-97	£463	+12.05%	42 0.22%	31
Windows Server 2019	374	-88	£525	+23.52%	34 0.18%	28
Exchange Server 2013	392	-68	£613	+28.94%	16 0.083%	3
Exchange Server 2010	396	-55	£600	+220.42%	12 0.062%	2
Server Engineer	383	-67	£365	-8.75%	25 0.13%	9
ISA Server	400	-	£600	-	8 0.042%
Server Support	406	-63	£275	+76.28%	2 0.010%
Server Analyst	407	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
Serverless	114	+4	£500	-	391 2.03%	409
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	405	-	£475	-	3 0.016%