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 6 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 606 | 499 | 520 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -107 | +21 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 27 | 19 | 65 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.055% | 0.065% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 12 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £360 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £482 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.42% | -3.79% | -15.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £541 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £451 | £575 | £595 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £399 | £482 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.17% | -12.36% | -1.35% |
| 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 | 15,984 | 9,914 | 12,986 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.36% | 34.14% | 30.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,842 | 6,246 | 8,301 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £272 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 789 | 415 | 928 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.84 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.82 | £20.21 | £15.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £33.05 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.59% | -6.90% | +61.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.00 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.60 | £82.25 | £71.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £32.81 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.98% | -6.26% | +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 6 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 6 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 | -99 | 20 | £413 | -19.28% | 24 |
| London | -63 | 17 | £413 | -11.29% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -105 | 6 | £399 | -17.17% | 12 |
| Scotland | -10 | 3 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | -49 | 3 | £500 | +11.11% | 17 |
| South East | -63 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Midlands | -55 | 1 | £399 | -11.28% | |
| West Midlands | -57 | 1 | £399 | -11.28% |
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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