Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	181	-78	£463	-7.50%	288 1.42%	462
SQL Server DBA	423	-86	£525	+31.25%	2 0.010%	5
SQL Server Analyst	424	-	-	-	1 0.005%
Windows Server 2012	393	-133	£450	+5.88%	32 0.16%	7
SQL Server Developer	424	-77	£475	-	1 0.005%	1
SQL Server Architect	424	-76	£640	+2.40%	1 0.005%
SQL Server Consultant	424	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Analysis Services	413	-79	£500	-2.43%	12 0.059%	21
Oracle SQL Server DBA	424	-76	£550	-	1 0.005%	1
SQL Server Reporting Services	380	-103	£450	-	45 0.22%	61
SQL Server Integration Services	380	-98	£428	-2.28%	45 0.22%	59
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	417	-77	£419	+19.64%	8 0.039%	8
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,552 7.64%	1,706
Windows Server 2016	381	-110	£450	+9.02%	44 0.22%	28
Windows Server 2019	394	-108	£500	+17.64%	31 0.15%	25
Exchange Server 2013	416	-91	-	-	9 0.044%	3
Exchange Server 2010	417	-75	£550	+193.72%	8 0.039%	4
Server Engineer	404	-94	£340	-15.00%	21 0.10%	6
ISA Server	421	-	£450	-	4 0.020%
Server Support	423	-83	£275	+63.69%	2 0.010%
Server Analyst	424	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
Serverless	128	-16	£500	-4.76%	396 1.95%	256
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	424	-	£475	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Integration Services Analyst (SSIS Analyst)	424	-	£300	-	1 0.005%