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 19 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 551 | 483 | 499 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | +16 | +109 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 35 | 37 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.095% | 0.12% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.28% | 0.36% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 32 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £387 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £434 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £549 | £550 | £507 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.23% | +8.48% | -15.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £636 | £591 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £668 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £40.41 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | £40.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £46.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +54.72% | -26.12% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £61.22 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £68.75 |
| 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 | 12,652 | 10,154 | 13,316 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.22% | 32.25% | 30.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,985 | 6,004 | 8,722 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £263 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £533 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.23% | -1.26% | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £663 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £760 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 612 | 317 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.26 | £18.51 | £14.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £23.60 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.52 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.37% | - | +55.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.19 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.97 | £80.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.54 | £32.50 | £35.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.26% | -8.84% | +78.25% |
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 19 January 2026.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Top 12 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 19 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 | -56 | 29 | £580 | +5.45% | 127 |
| UK excluding London | -61 | 16 | £600 | +9.09% | 104 |
| London | -10 | 15 | £475 | -13.64% | 30 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 10 | £509 | +11.94% | 75 |
| South East | -21 | 7 | £595 | +3.48% | 41 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £603 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £603 | - | 9 |
| South West | -7 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 9 |
| Scotland | +4 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| North of England | -47 | 1 | - | - | 23 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £518 | - | 4 |
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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