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 29 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 562 | 496 | 496 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -66 | 0 | +85 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 33 | 38 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.086% | 0.12% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.25% | 0.37% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 32 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £387 | £370 |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +9.89% | -16.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £633 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £668 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +7.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | £40.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £41.92 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +72.96% | -35.51% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £49.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +81.25% | -29.65% |
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 | 13,125 | 10,246 | 13,479 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.10% | 32.55% | 30.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,288 | 6,069 | 8,796 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £263 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -3.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £657 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 624 | 310 | 734 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £19.18 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.45 | £23.65 | £17.29 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.50 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | - | +55.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.63 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.90 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -8.45% | +71.46% |
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 29 January 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 29 January 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 | -75 | 27 | £500 | -9.09% | 76 |
| London | -13 | 15 | £475 | -13.64% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | -76 | 14 | £600 | +9.09% | 47 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 10 | £500 | +14.29% | 55 |
| South East | -32 | 7 | £595 | +5.78% | 22 |
| Scotland | -1 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -14 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 2 | £603 | +33.89% | 2 |
| Midlands | -54 | 2 | £603 | +33.89% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -53 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | -62 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
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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