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 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 568 | 493 | 510 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -75 | +17 | +83 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 33 | 36 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.081% | 0.12% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.24% | 0.35% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 29 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £375 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £689 | £688 | £684 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £605 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +5.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +81.25% | -38.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £46.86 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £61.98 |
| 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 | 13,699 | 10,221 | 13,427 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.65% | 33.18% | 30.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,632 | 6,183 | 8,642 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £264 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £765 | £752 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 663 | 313 | 823 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.37 | £18.51 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £23.59 | £16.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.00 | £34.00 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.82% | +4.62% | +44.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £65.00 | £58.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.20 | £82.25 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.05 | £32.50 | £34.61 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -6.08% | +57.30% |
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 February 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 19 February 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 | -80 | 27 | £500 | -9.09% | 61 |
| London | -39 | 17 | £450 | +38.46% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | -70 | 12 | £605 | +10.00% | 34 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 10 | £500 | +11.11% | 40 |
| South East | -33 | 6 | £690 | +22.67% | 14 |
| Scotland | +6 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -17 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -58 | 1 | £605 | +34.44% | 2 |
| Midlands | -65 | 1 | £605 | +34.44% | 2 |
| North of England | -75 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
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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