Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 9 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	175	-78	£464	-4.87%	273 1.50%	384
SQL Server DBA	402	-70	£525	+34.09%	2 0.011%	2
SQL Server Analyst	403	-	-	-	1 0.006%
Windows Server 2012	374	-120	£410	-3.52%	30 0.17%	17
SQL Server Developer	402	-58	£488	-	2 0.011%	1
SQL Server Architect	403	-56	£640	+2.40%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Consultant	403	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Analysis Services	399	-65	£525	+7.69%	5 0.028%	17
Oracle SQL Server DBA	403	-56	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services	369	-94	£450	-	35 0.19%	39
SQL Server Integration Services	373	-97	£439	-0.34%	31 0.17%	35
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	396	-58	£475	+83.72%	8 0.044%	6
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,400 7.71%	1,998
Windows Server 2016	364	-92	£419	+4.55%	40 0.22%	30
Windows Server 2019	373	-86	£550	+29.41%	31 0.17%	21
Exchange Server 2013	387	-64	£600	+23.07%	17 0.094%	4
Exchange Server 2010	389	-50	£600	+220.42%	15 0.083%	4
ISA Server	394	-	£600	-	10 0.055%	1
Server Engineer	380	-62	£355	-13.93%	24 0.13%	8
Server Support	401	-59	£275	+76.28%	3 0.017%	1
Server Analyst	403	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
Serverless	120	-9	£480	-4.28%	375 2.07%	484
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	401	-	£475	-	3 0.017%