Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 2 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	171	-70	£469	-3.09%	278 1.52%	324
SQL Server DBA	399	-65	£525	+34.09%	2 0.011%	4
SQL Server Analyst	400	-	-	-	1 0.006%
Windows Server 2012	371	-121	£410	-3.52%	30 0.16%	17
SQL Server Developer	399	-54	£488	-	2 0.011%	5
SQL Server Architect	400	-51	£640	+2.40%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Consultant	400	-51	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Analysis Services	396	-61	£525	+7.69%	5 0.027%	8
Oracle SQL Server DBA	400	-51	£550	-	1 0.006%	1
SQL Server Reporting Services	366	-91	£450	-	35 0.19%	32
SQL Server Integration Services	367	-90	£439	-0.34%	34 0.19%	28
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	394	-55	£475	+184.31%	7 0.038%	15
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,435 7.83%	1,371
Windows Server 2016	360	-89	£413	-0.06%	41 0.22%	28
Windows Server 2019	369	-84	£550	+29.41%	32 0.17%	20
Exchange Server 2013	383	-58	£600	+23.07%	18 0.098%	5
Exchange Server 2010	385	-44	£600	+220.42%	16 0.087%	9
ISA Server	390	-	£600	-	11 0.060%	1
Server Engineer	377	-57	£355	-13.93%	24 0.13%	8
Server Support	398	-54	£275	+76.28%	3 0.016%	2
Server Analyst	400	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
Serverless	121	-6	£476	-6.11%	386 2.11%	161
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	398	-	£475	-	3 0.016%