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 22 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 554 | 499 | 497 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | -2 | +104 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 33 | 38 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.087% | 0.12% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.26% | 0.37% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 33 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £388 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £426 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.45% | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £640 | £588 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £660 | £687 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | £40.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £43.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +65.37% | -32.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £49.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £66.50 |
| 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 | 12,937 | 10,249 | 13,290 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.22% | 32.33% | 30.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,187 | 6,069 | 8,702 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £263 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £531 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.75% | -1.39% | -3.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £663 | £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 | 621 | 316 | 669 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.54 | £18.51 | £14.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.28 | £23.75 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.54 | £35.00 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.31% | -1.41% | +57.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.50 | £65.00 | £60.39 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £81.50 | £72.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £36.02 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -9.78% | +80.11% |
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 22 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 22 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 | -50 | 28 | £580 | +5.45% | 122 |
| UK excluding London | -84 | 15 | £600 | +9.09% | 93 |
| London | -11 | 14 | £475 | -13.64% | 34 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 77 |
| South East | -36 | 7 | £595 | +3.48% | 39 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 4 | £603 | +33.89% | 2 |
| Midlands | -45 | 4 | £603 | +33.89% | 8 |
| South West | -11 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 8 |
| Scotland | -3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| North of England | -62 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
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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