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 23 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 575 | 497 | 513 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -78 | +16 | +99 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 33 | 35 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.081% | 0.11% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.24% | 0.35% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 28 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £375 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £591 | £589 |
| 90th Percentile | £689 | £694 | £689 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £605 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +5.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 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 | £49.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72.00 |
| 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 | 13,598 | 10,138 | 13,533 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.45% | 33.22% | 30.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,576 | 6,137 | 8,717 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £270 | £257 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £406 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £764 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 646 | 320 | 829 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.42 | £18.51 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £23.30 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.50 | £33.27 | £31.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +5.62% | +40.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.25 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £82.57 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.05 | £32.50 | £34.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -5.00% | +55.50% |
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 23 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 23 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 | -82 | 27 | £500 | -9.09% | 48 |
| London | -25 | 17 | £450 | +38.46% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | -81 | 12 | £605 | +10.00% | 28 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 10 | £500 | +17.65% | 30 |
| South East | -33 | 6 | £690 | +22.67% | 11 |
| Scotland | +10 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -17 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 2 |
| Midlands | -52 | 1 | £605 | +34.44% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -55 | 1 | £605 | +34.44% | 1 |
| North of England | -55 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 1 | - | - |
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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