Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 22 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	158	-58	£464	-2.36%	284 1.56%	738
SQL Server DBA	390	-51	£525	+34.09%	2 0.011%	2
SQL Server Analyst	391	-	-	-	1 0.006%
Windows Server 2012	356	-107	£350	-22.22%	36 0.20%	22
SQL Server Developer	390	-44	£488	-13.33%	2 0.011%	6
SQL Server Architect	391	-37	£640	+2.40%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Consultant	391	-38	£550	-35.29%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Analysis Services	387	-48	£525	+7.69%	5 0.028%	47
SQL Server Reporting Services	356	-73	£438	-2.77%	36 0.20%	77
Oracle SQL Server DBA	391	-37	£550	-	1 0.006%	1
SQL Server Integration Services	361	-78	£447	+1.59%	31 0.17%	125
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	386	-44	£475	+83.72%	6 0.033%	22
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,436 7.91%	3,753
Windows Server 2016	348	-73	£300	-29.41%	44 0.24%	33
Windows Server 2019	355	-70	£550	+29.41%	37 0.20%	34
Exchange Server 2013	374	-43	£600	+20.00%	18 0.099%	4
Exchange Server 2010	376	-30	£600	+220.42%	16 0.088%	7
ISA Server	381	-27	£600	+14.28%	11 0.061%	3
Server Engineer	368	-38	£355	-13.93%	24 0.13%	8
Server Support	389	-40	£275	+76.28%	3 0.017%	4
Server Analyst	391	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
Serverless	109	+7	£475	-8.82%	390 2.15%	651
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	389	-	£475	-	3 0.017%