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 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 672 | 532 | 531 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -140 | -1 | -18 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 23 | 21 | 39 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.042% | 0.063% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 15 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £375 | £321 |
| 25th Percentile | £340 | £461 | £409 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £409 | £520 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.30% | -5.45% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £480 | £565 | £596 |
| 90th Percentile | £539 | £625 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £456 | £509 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.32% | -11.52% | +15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £71.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -70.69% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -70.69% | - |
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 | 18,901 | 11,921 | 11,619 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.64% | 36.00% | 30.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,274 | 7,314 | 6,944 |
| 10th Percentile | £324 | £297 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £408 | £412 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £519 | £527 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | -1.57% | -4.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £668 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -4.04% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,320 | 622 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.92 | £14.43 | £15.92 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £18.50 | £23.10 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £27.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.58% | -42.11% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £51.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £72.40 | £75.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.50 | £27.00 | £53.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.76% | -49.53% | +7.00% |
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 11 October 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 11 October 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 | -111 | 22 | £375 | -29.25% | 86 |
| London | -71 | 18 | £363 | -31.60% | 51 |
| Work from Home | -64 | 5 | £474 | -9.28% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | -106 | 5 | £456 | -10.32% | 42 |
| North of England | -72 | 3 | £445 | - | 7 |
| North West | - | 3 | £445 | - | 6 |
| Scotland | -26 | 1 | £468 | +7.22% | 3 |
| South East | -66 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
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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