Client Server
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Client/Server in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Client/Server over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 617 | 507 | 524 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -110 | +17 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 26 | 19 | 64 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.051% | 0.064% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 12 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £317 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £389 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £461 | £504 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.52% | -8.53% | -13.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £530 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £451 | £571 | £595 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £399 | £461 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.40% | -16.18% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £40.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43.43 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -44.83% |
All Generic Skills
UK
Client/Server falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 16,503 | 10,314 | 13,130 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.59% | 34.54% | 29.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10,114 | 6,459 | 8,316 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £300 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | £650 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 853 | 453 | 949 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.01 | £15.84 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £19.97 | £15.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.71 | £32.81 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.16% | -7.58% | +57.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £60.00 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.90 | £81.35 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £31.76 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.41% | -9.26% | +59.09% |
Client/Server
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Client/Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Client/Server
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Client/Server over the 6 months to 20 June 2026.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Top 8 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Client/Server within the UK over the 6 months to 20 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -96 | 20 | £413 | -12.42% | 32 |
| London | -63 | 17 | £413 | -11.29% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -115 | 5 | £399 | -13.40% | 23 |
| Scotland | -10 | 2 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | -55 | 2 | £500 | +11.11% | 21 |
| South East | -63 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Midlands | -59 | 1 | £399 | +30.11% | |
| West Midlands | -60 | 1 | £399 | +30.11% |
Client/Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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