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 17 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 545 | 509 | 531 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +22 | +127 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 27 | 42 | 102 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.077% | 0.12% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.21% | 0.37% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 38 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £391 | £348 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £488 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.09% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £597 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £694 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £523 | £575 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.13% | +15.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £40.82 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £71.25 | £45.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.69% | +20.83% | +5.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £73.75 | £67.55 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £71.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.25 | £72.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -70.69% | +3.57% | +23.11% |
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 | 12,564 | 11,262 | 15,030 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.78% | 31.03% | 32.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,774 | 6,637 | 10,107 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £285 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £530 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.77% | -3.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £663 | £667 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £788 | £768 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 678 | 363 | 505 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £17.08 | £16.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.84 | £22.50 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.64 | £37.50 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.96% | -15.73% | +50.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.25 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.16 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.25 | £37.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -18.80% | +81.78% |
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 17 November 2025.
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 17 November 2025. 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 | -53 | 24 | £580 | +5.45% | 100 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 16 | £523 | -9.13% | 61 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 12 | £523 | +22.94% | 72 |
| London | +6 | 10 | £530 | +32.50% | 51 |
| Midlands | - | 7 | £600 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £600 | - | 2 |
| South East | -11 | 4 | £595 | +2.59% | 20 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 2 | - | - | 24 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 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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