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 3 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 582 | 492 | 515 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | +23 | +89 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 34 | 34 | 82 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.082% | 0.11% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.24% | 0.34% | 0.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 27 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £375 | £375 |
| 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 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £553 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.45% | - | +10.00% |
| 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% | -42.86% |
| 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% | -38.46% |
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 | 13,937 | 9,968 | 13,515 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.41% | 33.38% | 30.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,783 | 6,129 | 8,678 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £275 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £768 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £496 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | -0.77% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 655 | 331 | 843 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.40 | £18.13 | £12.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.85 | £22.72 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.50 | £32.50 | £30.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.08% | +7.76% | +34.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £83.20 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.50 | £31.76 | £31.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.48% | +2.04% | +41.48% |
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 3 March 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 3 March 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 | -90 | 28 | £500 | -9.09% | 51 |
| London | -30 | 17 | £450 | +38.46% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | -90 | 13 | £553 | +0.45% | 43 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 10 | £500 | +17.65% | 38 |
| South East | -34 | 6 | £690 | +22.67% | 16 |
| Scotland | +13 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | -15 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 3 |
| Midlands | -54 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -62 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | -62 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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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