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 7 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 581 | 502 | 524 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -79 | +22 | +38 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 37 | 26 | 76 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.081% | 0.089% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.25% | 0.26% | 0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 19 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £371 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £393 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.98% | -2.27% | -5.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £575 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £590 | £641 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £553 | £550 | £555 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.45% | -0.90% | +0.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | - | £40.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £47.62 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72.49 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £89.00 | - | £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 | 14,847 | 9,921 | 13,356 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.56% | 33.90% | 30.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,316 | 6,352 | 8,564 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £290 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £536 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.05% | -2.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £496 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | -0.77% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 703 | 379 | 893 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.79 | £16.95 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £22.22 | £15.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £32.50 | £28.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.46% | +16.07% | +24.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £64.63 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.40 | £83.20 | £66.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.46 | £31.42 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.68% | +20.85% | +18.18% |
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 7 April 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 7 April 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 | -97 | 31 | £500 | -8.05% | 48 |
| London | -50 | 20 | £450 | +24.14% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | -110 | 13 | £553 | +0.45% | 31 |
| Work from Home | -28 | 10 | £500 | +25.00% | 33 |
| South East | -59 | 6 | £690 | +25.45% | 11 |
| Scotland | +7 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 3 |
| Midlands | -68 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 4 |
| South West | - | 2 | £475 | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -55 | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | -74 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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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