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 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 554 | 515 | 492 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -39 | -23 | +137 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 32 | 38 | 98 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.087% | 0.11% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.25% | 0.35% | 0.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 33 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £421 | £388 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.45% | +9.95% | -16.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £633 | £588 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £672 | £660 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +9.78% | -8.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.03 | - | £40.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.19 | £71.25 | £43.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.13 | £72.50 | £54.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.97% | +31.96% | -3.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.06 | £73.75 | £65.08 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.23 | - | £68.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.13 | £72.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -23.97% | - | - |
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 | 12,900 | 10,871 | 13,631 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.87% | 32.02% | 31.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,070 | 6,494 | 9,056 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £269 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £533 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.25% | -3.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £626 | £660 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £768 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 641 | 337 | 501 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.93 | £17.40 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.05 | £22.72 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £33.54 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.50% | -21.08% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.61 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.75 | £76.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.21 | £32.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.28% | -27.78% | +51.41% |
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 24 December 2025.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Client/Server over the 6 months to 24 December 2025.
Client/Server
Top 13 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 24 December 2025. 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 | -28 | 28 | £600 | +9.09% | 92 |
| UK excluding London | -47 | 20 | £525 | -4.55% | 50 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 13 | £520 | +14.41% | 67 |
| London | -5 | 11 | £580 | +18.97% | 44 |
| Midlands | - | 7 | £600 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £600 | - | 3 |
| South East | -16 | 5 | £595 | +3.48% | 16 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | 1 |
| South West | -3 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -36 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | -50 | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| Scotland | -1 | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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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