Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Jan 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	175	-73	£453	-9.22%	262 1.42%	458
SQL Server DBA	397	-65	£525	+34.09%	2 0.011%	2
SQL Server Analyst	398	-	-	-	1 0.005%
Windows Server 2012	368	-113	£415	-2.35%	31 0.17%	17
SQL Server Developer	397	-51	£488	-	2 0.011%
SQL Server Architect	398	-51	£640	+2.40%	1 0.005%
SQL Server Consultant	398	-	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Analysis Services	394	-61	£525	+5.00%	5 0.027%	19
Oracle SQL Server DBA	398	-51	£550	-	1 0.005%
SQL Server Reporting Services	364	-89	£450	-	35 0.19%	70
SQL Server Integration Services	368	-92	£436	-0.90%	31 0.17%	80
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	391	-53	£475	+83.72%	8 0.043%	8
SQL	21	-7	£475	-	1,415 7.64%	2,459
Windows Server 2016	359	-92	£450	+12.50%	40 0.22%	35
Windows Server 2019	366	-81	£550	+29.41%	33 0.18%	24
Exchange Server 2013	382	-59	£600	+26.31%	17 0.092%	4
Exchange Server 2010	385	-45	£600	+220.42%	14 0.076%	4
Server Engineer	374	-59	£375	-6.25%	25 0.14%	6
ISA Server	390	-	£600	-	9 0.049%
Server Support	397	-55	£275	+76.28%	2 0.011%
Server Analyst	398	-	£550	-	1 0.005%	2
Serverless	116	+1	£500	-	376 2.03%	517
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	396	-	£475	-	3 0.016%