Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 6 Mar 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	167	-63	£453	-9.50%	312 1.47%	409
SQL Server DBA	414	-92	£500	+25.00%	3 0.014%	7
Windows Server 2012	385	-132	£475	+8.57%	32 0.15%	8
SQL Server Developer	416	-84	£475	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Architect	416	-83	£640	+2.40%	1 0.005%
SQL Server Consultant	416	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Analysis Services	403	-84	£500	-2.43%	14 0.066%	16
Oracle SQL Server DBA	415	-82	£494	-	2 0.009%
SQL Server Reporting Services	364	-94	£469	+4.16%	53 0.25%	71
SQL Server Integration Services	363	-85	£425	-1.44%	54 0.25%	54
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	409	-84	£400	+14.28%	8 0.038%	15
SQL	20	-6	£475	-	1,624 7.64%	1,608
Windows Server 2016	369	-111	£450	+5.88%	48 0.23%	31
Windows Server 2019	383	-110	£538	+26.47%	34 0.16%	30
Exchange Server 2013	410	-95	-	-	7 0.033%	2
Exchange Server 2010	410	-81	£550	+193.72%	7 0.033%	3
Server Engineer	396	-104	£340	-15.00%	21 0.099%	10
ISA Server	413	-	£450	-	4 0.019%	1
Server Support	415	-91	£275	+63.69%	2 0.009%	3
Server Analyst	416	-	£550	-	1 0.005%	1
Serverless	128	-18	£500	-0.29%	396 1.86%	267
SQL Server Integration Services Analyst (SSIS Analyst)	416	-	£300	-	1 0.005%