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 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 558 | 494 | 508 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -64 | +14 | +102 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 34 | 37 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.092% | 0.11% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 32 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £387 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £491 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £553 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.45% | +10.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £591 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £667 | £668 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £563 | £550 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | +9.78% | +0.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £40.82 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | £40.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £49.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +45.35% | -21.36% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £69.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +22.76% | - | - |
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 | 12,690 | 10,379 | 13,145 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.39% | 32.16% | 31.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,974 | 6,170 | 8,706 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £265 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £530 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.66% | -2.75% | -0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £656 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 625 | 325 | 523 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £18.01 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £23.00 | £19.74 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £33.00 | £38.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -13.51% | +52.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.50 | £64.75 | £64.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.75 | £76.47 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.36 | £32.50 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.83% | -26.97% | +108.04% |
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 8 January 2026.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
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 8 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 | -56 | 28 | £600 | +9.09% | 257 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 18 | £563 | +2.27% | 247 |
| London | -2 | 13 | £500 | +2.56% | 36 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 13 | £520 | +22.35% | 217 |
| South East | -26 | 5 | £595 | +3.48% | 81 |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £603 | - | 21 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £603 | - | 9 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | 17 |
| South West | -7 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| North of England | -51 | 2 | - | - | 41 |
| Scotland | -2 | 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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