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 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 542 | 497 | 487 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | -10 | +122 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 36 | 37 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.097% | 0.12% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.28% | 0.36% | 0.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 32 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £387 | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £413 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £504 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +9.13% | -16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £591 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £668 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £563 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| 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 | 12,709 | 10,260 | 13,073 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.26% | 32.22% | 30.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,011 | 6,098 | 8,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £263 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £533 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.15% | -2.25% | -1.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £661 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £761 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 611 | 320 | 558 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £18.14 | £15.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.22 | £23.52 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.21 | £34.25 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -8.67% | +56.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.81 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £80.90 | £75.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.21 | £32.50 | £41.37 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.28% | -21.43% | +95.12% |
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 15 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 15 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 | 29 | £590 | +7.27% | 90 |
| UK excluding London | -73 | 18 | £563 | +2.27% | 59 |
| London | -13 | 14 | £475 | -2.56% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 13 | £520 | +22.35% | 69 |
| South East | -21 | 5 | £595 | +3.48% | 30 |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £603 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £603 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | 1 |
| South West | -18 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 2 |
| North of England | -42 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | 0 | 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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