Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	141	-27	£460	-8.00%	378 1.66%	415
SQL Server DBA	424	-96	£500	+38.88%	5 0.022%	6
Windows Server 2012	396	-138	£488	+14.70%	33 0.14%	12
SQL Server Developer	427	-	£475	-	2 0.009%	1
SQL Server Architect	428	-94	£640	+2.40%	1 0.004%
SQL Server Consultant	428	-	£550	-	1 0.004%
SQL Server Analysis Services	415	-92	£500	-2.43%	14 0.061%	13
Oracle SQL Server DBA	427	-93	£494	-	2 0.009%
SQL Server Reporting Services	378	-86	£469	+10.94%	51 0.22%	54
SQL Server Integration Services	366	-80	£447	+0.78%	63 0.28%	54
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	419	-92	£425	-6.84%	10 0.044%	21
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,773 7.77%	1,697
Windows Server 2016	384	-129	£483	+13.52%	45 0.20%	33
Windows Server 2019	393	-123	£525	+23.52%	36 0.16%	37
Exchange Server 2013	425	-108	-	-	4 0.018%	1
Exchange Server 2010	425	-102	£550	-	4 0.018%
Server Engineer	400	-104	£375	-6.25%	29 0.13%	9
ISA Server	425	-93	£450	-18.18%	4 0.018%	1
Server Analyst	428	-	£550	-	1 0.004%	1
Serverless	136	-5	£500	-	391 1.71%	232
SQL Server Integration Services Analyst (SSIS Analyst)	428	-	£300	-	1 0.004%