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 2 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 552 | 524 | 510 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -14 | +159 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 30 | 42 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.083% | 0.12% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.23% | 0.37% | 0.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 37 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £405 | £391 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £472 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £553 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.45% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £598 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £700 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £523 | £575 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.13% | +14.89% | +0.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.03 | - | £40.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.19 | £71.25 | £45.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.13 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.97% | +20.83% | +5.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.06 | £73.75 | £67.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.23 | - | £71.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.13 | £72.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.97% | +3.57% | +23.11% |
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 | 12,785 | 11,225 | 14,399 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.54% | 31.46% | 31.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,942 | 6,624 | 9,642 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £282 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £501 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.77% | -2.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £663 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £788 | £770 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 657 | 371 | 495 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £16.75 | £16.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.22 | £22.50 | £20.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £35.00 | £43.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.86% | -19.22% | +23.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £75.16 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.75 | £32.50 | £45.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.69% | -28.64% | +57.60% |
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 2 December 2025.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Client/Server over the 6 months to 2 December 2025.
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 2 December 2025. 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 | -45 | 27 | £600 | +9.09% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 20 | £523 | -9.13% | 37 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 12 | £520 | +20.79% | 30 |
| London | +11 | 9 | £580 | +34.73% | 18 |
| Midlands | - | 8 | £600 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 7 | £600 | - | 2 |
| South East | -9 | 5 | £595 | +2.59% | 14 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | |
| South West | 0 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North of England | -49 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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