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 15 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 651 | 528 | 527 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -123 | -1 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 21 | 23 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.039% | 0.070% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.12% | 0.20% | 0.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 16 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £379 | £326 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £438 | £396 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £519 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.22% | -1.19% | -5.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | £548 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £625 | £598 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £445 | £505 | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.84% | -12.97% | +5.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.25 | £80.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -73.44% | +10.34% |
| 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 | 18,014 | 11,597 | 11,797 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.58% | 35.19% | 30.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10,925 | 7,128 | 7,553 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £304 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| 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 | 1,003 | 564 | 602 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.89 | £15.13 | £12.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £18.87 | £18.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £29.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.07% | -34.44% | +12.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £57.50 | £67.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £78.34 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £30.00 | £45.59 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.53% | -34.20% | +12.32% |
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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Client/Server over the 6 months to 15 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 15 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 | -119 | 20 | £445 | -16.04% | 48 |
| London | -57 | 17 | £434 | -18.21% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | -116 | 4 | £445 | -11.84% | 19 |
| Work from Home | -66 | 3 | £492 | -5.16% | 13 |
| North West | -49 | 2 | £460 | -6.61% | 1 |
| North of England | -66 | 2 | £460 | -6.61% | 2 |
| Scotland | -19 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -50 | 1 | £399 | -33.46% | 4 |
| Midlands | -52 | 1 | £399 | -33.46% | 4 |
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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