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 12 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 555 | 488 | 520 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -67 | +32 | +72 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 34 | 39 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.085% | 0.13% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 32 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £375 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +9.78% | -16.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £682 | £668 | £660 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £553 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.45% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £89.00 | £72.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.76% | +81.25% | -38.46% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £46.86 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £61.98 |
| 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 | 13,454 | 10,195 | 13,576 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.78% | 32.91% | 30.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,501 | 6,098 | 8,774 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £265 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £651 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £773 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 652 | 308 | 814 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.22 | £19.99 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £24.18 | £16.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.74 | £35.13 | £32.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.33% | +8.72% | +43.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.43 | £65.25 | £58.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £82.25 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £34.61 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -6.08% | +60.32% |
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 12 February 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 12 February 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 | -83 | 28 | £500 | -9.09% | 52 |
| London | -26 | 17 | £450 | +2.86% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | -73 | 13 | £553 | +0.45% | 35 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 10 | £500 | +17.65% | 39 |
| South East | -34 | 7 | £595 | +5.78% | 14 |
| Scotland | +7 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -18 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -49 | 1 | £605 | +34.44% | 2 |
| Midlands | -52 | 1 | £605 | +34.44% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -59 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | -65 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
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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