Client/Server Contract Job Trends
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 8 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 668 | 555 | 505 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -113 | -50 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 29 | 23 | 42 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.052% | 0.066% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 14 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £329 | £385 | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £502 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £444 | £528 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.92% | -4.09% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £619 | £597 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £651 | £694 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £445 | £520 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.42% | -9.57% | +15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £71.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -70.69% | +20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -70.69% | +3.57% |
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 citing generic IT skills.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 19,797 | 12,507 | 11,240 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 35.80% | 35.74% | 30.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,795 | 7,709 | 6,650 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | £278 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £406 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,548 | 681 | 351 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.79 | £13.50 | £16.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £17.98 | £22.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.81 | £27.00 | £38.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.63% | -28.95% | -14.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.73 | £50.00 | £69.22 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £72.50 | £75.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.00 | £26.00 | £41.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.77% | -36.59% | -11.22% |
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 8 November 2026.
Client/Server Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server 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 8 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -95 | 27 | £400 | -31.03% | 16 |
| London | -87 | 16 | £375 | -32.43% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -102 | 13 | £445 | -14.42% | 11 |
| Work from Home | -67 | 6 | £483 | -7.56% | 7 |
| East of England | - | 6 | £400 | - | 1 |
| North of England | -66 | 4 | £445 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 4 | £445 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £484 | - | |
| South East | -66 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Client/Server Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distributed Systems | 27.6% | 8 |
| 1 | Product Ownership | 27.6% | 8 |
| 3 | Linux Command Line | 10.3% | 3 |
| 3 | SWIFT Messaging Network | 10.3% | 3 |
| 5 | Data Protection Act | 6.9% | 2 |
| 5 | Legacy Systems | 6.9% | 2 |
| 7 | CMDB | 3.4% | 1 |
| 7 | Distributed Applications | 3.4% | 1 |
| 7 | Enterprise Storage | 3.4% | 1 |
| 7 | Equities | 3.4% | 1 |
| 7 | Legacy Applications | 3.4% | 1 |
| 7 | NVMe | 3.4% | 1 |
| 7 | Onboarding | 3.4% | 1 |
| 7 | Virtual Team | 3.4% | 1 |