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 24 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 574 | 489 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -85 | +28 | +73 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 35 | 30 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.080% | 0.10% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 23 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £375 | £372 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £594 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £710 | £684 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £553 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.45% | - | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | - | £40.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £47.62 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72.49 |
| 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 | 14,499 | 9,845 | 13,413 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.09% | 33.79% | 30.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,130 | 6,287 | 8,576 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £288 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £409 | £412 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.71% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 675 | 370 | 877 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.61 | £16.95 | £12.44 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.89 | £22.27 | £15.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.00 | £32.50 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +18.18% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.24 | £83.20 | £67.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.71 | £31.76 | £25.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.46% | +24.55% | +14.84% |
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 24 March 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 24 March 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 | -107 | 29 | £500 | -9.09% | 50 |
| London | -45 | 18 | £450 | +38.46% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -99 | 13 | £553 | +0.45% | 31 |
| Work from Home | -33 | 10 | £500 | +17.65% | 35 |
| South East | -53 | 6 | £690 | +25.45% | 11 |
| Scotland | +5 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | -27 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 3 |
| Midlands | -65 | 2 | £502 | +11.58% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -61 | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | -72 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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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