Client/Server Contract Job Trends
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 25 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 659 | 555 | 524 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -104 | -31 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 24 | 20 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.044% | 0.059% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 14 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £323 | £385 | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £343 | £502 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £444 | £528 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.78% | -4.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £498 | £619 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | £570 | £651 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £468 | £520 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.10% | -10.34% | +16.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £71.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -70.69% | +20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -70.69% | +3.57% |
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 citing generic IT skills.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 19,390 | 12,050 | 11,364 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 35.38% | 35.83% | 30.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,576 | 7,401 | 6,758 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £286 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £406 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.57% | -4.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £750 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.65% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,438 | 655 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.79 | £13.67 | £17.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.52 | £18.11 | £23.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.22 | £26.78 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.52% | -40.49% | +2.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £51.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £72.50 | £75.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.99 | £25.15 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.15% | -49.70% | +8.62% |
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 25 October 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 25 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -111 | 22 | £409 | -22.78% | 54 |
| London | -65 | 17 | £375 | -29.25% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | -107 | 7 | £468 | -10.10% | 30 |
| Work from Home | -68 | 6 | £483 | -8.00% | 25 |
| North of England | -69 | 4 | £445 | - | 5 |
| North West | - | 4 | £445 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £484 | - | 2 |
| South East | -58 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Client/Server Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distributed Systems | 33.3% | 8 |
| 1 | Product Ownership | 33.3% | 8 |
| 3 | Distributed Applications | 12.5% | 3 |
| 3 | Linux Command Line | 12.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Data Protection Act | 8.3% | 2 |
| 5 | Legacy Systems | 8.3% | 2 |
| 7 | Enterprise Storage | 4.2% | 1 |
| 7 | Equities | 4.2% | 1 |
| 7 | Legacy Applications | 4.2% | 1 |
| 7 | NVMe | 4.2% | 1 |
| 7 | Onboarding | 4.2% | 1 |
| 7 | Virtual Team | 4.2% | 1 |