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 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 646 | 539 | 533 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -107 | -6 | -31 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 25 | 23 | 34 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.046% | 0.070% | 0.088% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.14% | 0.20% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 16 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | £379 | £314 |
| 25th Percentile | £343 | £438 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £409 | £519 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +8.19% | -12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £548 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £539 | £625 | £597 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £445 | £505 | £553 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.84% | -8.64% | +0.45% |
| 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 | 18,463 | 11,731 | 11,703 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.84% | 35.54% | 30.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,091 | 7,182 | 7,228 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £406 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -5.07% | -1.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £763 | £813 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,146 | 584 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.11 | £15.13 | £14.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | £18.87 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £30.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -40.00% | +13.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £55.25 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.31 | £74.63 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.72 | £30.00 | £57.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.07% | -47.69% | +25.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Client/Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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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 12 September 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 8 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 September 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 | -120 | 24 | £409 | -22.78% | 40 |
| London | -60 | 20 | £375 | -29.25% | 24 |
| Work from Home | -69 | 5 | £474 | -8.63% | 80 |
| UK excluding London | -118 | 5 | £445 | -11.84% | 20 |
| North West | -44 | 3 | £445 | -9.55% | 2 |
| North of England | -71 | 3 | £445 | -9.55% | 2 |
| Scotland | -27 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | -58 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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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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