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 18 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 547 | 486 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -61 | +16 | +104 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 39 | 38 | 93 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.31% | 0.37% | 0.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 33 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £388 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £507 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +8.48% | -15.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £588 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £660 | £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 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £40.41 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | £40.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £46.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +54.72% | -26.12% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £61.22 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +81.25% | -29.65% |
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 | 12,727 | 10,252 | 13,355 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.27% | 32.29% | 30.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,027 | 6,073 | 8,768 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £263 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £533 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.27% | -2.12% | -2.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £663 | £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 | 612 | 320 | 622 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.26 | £18.51 | £14.56 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £23.60 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | - | +46.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.18 | £64.81 | £61.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.64 | £80.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.52 | £32.50 | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.32% | -8.45% | +69.61% |
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 18 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 18 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 | 31 | £590 | +7.27% | 156 |
| UK excluding London | -70 | 19 | £563 | +2.27% | 134 |
| London | +1 | 15 | £475 | -2.56% | 30 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 13 | £520 | +22.35% | 68 |
| South East | -25 | 7 | £595 | +3.48% | 48 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £603 | - | 15 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £603 | - | 3 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | 5 |
| South West | -3 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| North of England | -52 | 2 | - | - | 28 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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