Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 13 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	168	-70	£450	-7.97%	261 1.44%	404
SQL Server DBA	390	-62	£525	+34.09%	2 0.011%	2
SQL Server Analyst	391	-	-	-	1 0.006%
Windows Server 2012	363	-113	£413	-2.94%	29 0.16%	22
SQL Server Developer	390	-48	£488	-	2 0.011%	2
SQL Server Architect	391	-48	£640	+2.40%	1 0.006%
SQL Server Consultant	391	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Analysis Services	387	-57	£525	+7.69%	5 0.028%	18
Oracle SQL Server DBA	391	-48	£550	-	1 0.006%
SQL Server Reporting Services	358	-87	£438	-2.77%	34 0.19%	37
SQL Server Integration Services	362	-90	£430	-2.27%	30 0.17%	40
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	384	-50	£475	+83.72%	8 0.044%	7
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,402 7.73%	1,953
Windows Server 2016	352	-86	£419	+4.68%	40 0.22%	63
Windows Server 2019	360	-75	£538	+34.20%	32 0.18%	51
Exchange Server 2013	375	-57	£600	+26.31%	17 0.094%	6
Exchange Server 2010	377	-42	£600	+220.42%	15 0.083%	4
ISA Server	382	-	£600	-	10 0.055%	1
Server Engineer	367	-55	£375	-6.25%	25 0.14%	5
Server Support	390	-52	£275	+76.28%	2 0.011%
Server Analyst	391	-	£550	-	1 0.006%
Serverless	116	-1	£488	-2.50%	372 2.05%	473
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	389	-	£475	-	3 0.017%