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 5 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 546 | 518 | 512 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -6 | +150 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 31 | 43 | 92 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.085% | 0.12% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.24% | 0.38% | 0.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 38 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £412 | £393 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.45% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £633 | £595 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £672 | £694 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £523 | £563 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.11% | +12.39% | +0.10% |
| 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 | 12,931 | 11,393 | 14,235 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.43% | 31.54% | 31.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,047 | 6,740 | 9,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £281 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.98% | -2.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £663 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 658 | 371 | 494 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £16.85 | £16.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.22 | £22.50 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.89 | £34.50 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.06% | -18.82% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.19 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £75.16 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.75 | £32.50 | £45.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.69% | -28.11% | +53.25% |
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 5 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 5 December 2025.
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 5 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 | -41 | 28 | £600 | +9.09% | 113 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 20 | £523 | -7.11% | 98 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 12 | £520 | +20.79% | 101 |
| London | +5 | 10 | £610 | +41.70% | 22 |
| Midlands | - | 8 | £600 | - | 20 |
| West Midlands | - | 7 | £600 | - | 11 |
| South East | -17 | 5 | £595 | +2.59% | 27 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | 2 |
| South West | -6 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -30 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| North of England | -43 | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
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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