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 7 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 597 | 478 | 514 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -119 | +36 | +39 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 36 | 24 | 64 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.075% | 0.082% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 17 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £367 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £400 | £389 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £450 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -16.28% | -12.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £575 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £580 | £633 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £461 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.14% | -16.18% | -7.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | - | £40.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43.43 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £89.00 | - | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -44.83% |
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 | 15,333 | 9,957 | 13,200 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 32.15% | 34.00% | 30.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,536 | 6,356 | 8,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £300 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.42% | -2.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 724 | 402 | 908 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.01 | £16.95 | £12.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £21.06 | £15.17 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £32.50 | £30.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.46% | +7.83% | +34.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.75 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.05 | £83.13 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £31.76 | £28.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.43% | +12.42% | +28.41% |
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 7 May 2026.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Top 9 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 7 May 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 |
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| England | -99 | 29 | £463 | -1.80% | 30 |
| London | -47 | 21 | £431 | +18.97% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | -109 | 11 | £540 | +17.14% | 18 |
| Work from Home | -32 | 7 | £500 | +25.00% | 17 |
| South East | -46 | 4 | £690 | +25.45% | 7 |
| Scotland | -2 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 1 |
| Midlands | -73 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 3 |
| South West | - | 2 | £475 | - | 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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