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 1 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 646 | 537 | 521 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -109 | -16 | +27 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 22 | 22 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.041% | 0.067% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £400 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £461 | £383 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £429 | £520 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.55% | +1.36% | -10.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £503 | £565 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £625 | £598 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £445 | £518 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.01% | -10.78% | +4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £80.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -73.44% | +8.47% |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £80.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -73.44% | +10.34% |
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 | 17,825 | 11,449 | 12,050 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.43% | 34.81% | 30.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10,861 | 7,063 | 7,739 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £406 | £424 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.67% | -0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £640 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £820 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 971 | 549 | 651 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.93 | £15.13 | £12.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £18.87 | £17.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £29.50 | £41.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.02% | -28.48% | +14.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £76.50 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £30.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.53% | -33.33% | +1.12% |
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 1 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 9 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 1 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 | -109 | 21 | £429 | -19.10% | 49 |
| London | -58 | 18 | £413 | -22.17% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -105 | 4 | £445 | -14.01% | 29 |
| Work from Home | -63 | 3 | £492 | -5.16% | 27 |
| North West | -51 | 2 | £460 | -6.61% | 3 |
| North of England | -70 | 2 | £460 | -6.61% | 10 |
| Scotland | -15 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -58 | 1 | £399 | -33.46% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -67 | 1 | £399 | -33.46% | 6 |
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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