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 30 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 662 | 537 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | -20 | -21 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 20 | 23 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.037% | 0.070% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.11% | 0.20% | 0.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £341 | £379 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £438 | £397 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £519 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.42% | +3.75% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £526 | £548 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £555 | £625 | £596 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £505 | £555 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.96% | -9.05% | +2.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | - |
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 | 18,193 | 11,653 | 11,682 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.70% | 35.37% | 30.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10,986 | 7,178 | 7,359 |
| 10th Percentile | £324 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £405 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £519 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.20% | -5.68% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,080 | 574 | 546 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.67 | £15.13 | £12.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £18.87 | £19.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.00 | £29.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.20% | -34.44% | +3.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £56.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £75.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £30.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.53% | -42.86% | +16.67% |
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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Client/Server over the 6 months to 30 August 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
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Top 7 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 30 August 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 | -105 | 19 | £460 | -13.30% | 18 |
| London | -65 | 17 | £434 | -18.21% | 6 |
| Work from Home | -66 | 3 | £492 | -5.16% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -108 | 3 | £460 | -8.96% | 14 |
| North West | -55 | 2 | £460 | -6.61% | 1 |
| North of England | -72 | 2 | £460 | -6.61% | 1 |
| Scotland | -24 | 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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