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 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 542 | 510 | 520 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +10 | +149 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 21 | 41 | 111 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.061% | 0.11% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.17% | 0.37% | 0.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 37 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £346 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £504 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £598 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £700 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £520 | £578 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.96% | +15.50% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £40.82 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | £45.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.69% | +20.83% | +5.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £67.55 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £71.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.25 | £72.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -70.69% | +3.57% | +23.11% |
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 | 12,239 | 11,232 | 15,063 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.76% | 30.73% | 32.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,524 | 6,660 | 10,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £283 | £277 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £526 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.52% | -4.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £660 | £673 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 668 | 347 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £16.85 | £16.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £22.31 | £21.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £41.00 | £44.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.15% | -7.34% | +64.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.06 | £70.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.16 | £77.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.58 | £43.46 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.15% | -5.89% | +100.78% |
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 2 November 2025.
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 2 November 2025. 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 | -26 | 18 | £555 | +0.91% | 181 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 15 | £520 | -9.96% | 149 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 8 | £525 | +22.74% | 146 |
| Midlands | - | 7 | £600 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £600 | - | |
| London | +1 | 5 | £530 | +28.48% | 74 |
| South East | -2 | 3 | £500 | -13.79% | 70 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 2 | - | - | 59 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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