Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 7 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	167	-66	£450	-5.26%	286 1.60%	735
SQL Server Analyst	398	-	-	-	1 0.006%
Windows Server 2012	363	-107	£395	-12.22%	36 0.20%	28
SQL Server Developer	397	-46	£488	-13.33%	2 0.011%	3
SQL Server Architect	398	-39	£640	+2.40%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Consultant	398	-40	£550	-35.29%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Analysis Services	394	-49	£469	-1.31%	5 0.028%	18
SQL Server Reporting Services	362	-80	£415	-7.88%	37 0.21%	51
SQL Server Integration Services	366	-85	£430	-2.27%	33 0.18%	104
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	393	-47	£475	+83.72%	6 0.034%	7
SQL	21	-7	£475	-0.41%	1,447 8.10%	3,065
Windows Server 2016	354	-78	£220	-48.23%	45 0.25%	39
Windows Server 2019	358	-72	£600	+41.17%	41 0.23%	39
Exchange Server 2013	380	-45	£600	+20.00%	19 0.11%	3
Exchange Server 2010	380	-29	£600	+220.42%	19 0.11%	9
ISA Server	386	-27	£600	+14.28%	13 0.073%	1
Server Engineer	381	-44	£375	-11.76%	18 0.10%	10
Server Support	396	-41	£275	+76.28%	3 0.017%	6
Server Analyst	398	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
Serverless	112	+13	£480	-7.24%	396 2.22%	419
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	396	-	£475	-	3 0.017%