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 24 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 570 | 493 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -77 | +9 | +83 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 34 | 34 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.083% | 0.11% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 27 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £375 | £373 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £431 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £594 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £700 | £684 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £553 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.45% | - | +5.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +81.25% | -40.74% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £49.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +81.25% | -34.35% |
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 | 13,739 | 10,049 | 13,511 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.53% | 33.26% | 30.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,675 | 6,101 | 8,694 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £270 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £765 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £496 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | -0.80% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 648 | 318 | 824 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.31 | £18.51 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £23.37 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.50 | £33.77 | £30.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +10.43% | +36.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.90 | £82.71 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +47.73% |
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 24 February 2026.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Top 11 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 24 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -78 | 28 | £500 | -9.09% | 47 |
| London | -35 | 17 | £450 | +38.46% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 13 | £553 | +0.45% | 26 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 10 | £500 | +17.65% | 29 |
| South East | -36 | 6 | £690 | +22.67% | 13 |
| Scotland | +13 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -18 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -54 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 1 |
| Midlands | -56 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -56 | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | -70 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
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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