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 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 511 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +6 | +132 |
| Contract jobs citing Client/Server | 30 | 42 | 94 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.082% | 0.12% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.23% | 0.38% | 0.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 37 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £443 | £394 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £502 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.27% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £636 | £598 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £700 | £683 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £501 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +9.89% | +0.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.03 | - | £40.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.19 | £71.25 | £43.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.13 | £72.50 | £54.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.97% | +31.96% | -3.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.06 | £73.75 | £65.08 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.23 | - | £68.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.13 | £72.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -23.97% | - | - |
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 | 12,788 | 10,936 | 14,049 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.09% | 31.90% | 31.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,978 | 6,532 | 9,372 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £271 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £501 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.77% | -2.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £661 | £668 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £770 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 650 | 347 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £17.25 | £16.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.99 | £22.61 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.11 | £33.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.86% | -22.35% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.56 | £64.88 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.33 | £78.43 | £77.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.21 | £32.50 | £45.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.28% | -28.11% | +52.68% |
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 15 December 2025.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Client/Server.
Client/Server
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Client/Server over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.
Client/Server
Top 12 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 December 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 | -40 | 27 | £600 | +6.67% | 35 |
| UK excluding London | -56 | 19 | £525 | -4.55% | 26 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 12 | £520 | +14.41% | 28 |
| London | -16 | 10 | £610 | +10.91% | 16 |
| Midlands | - | 7 | £600 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | £600 | - | 2 |
| South East | -13 | 5 | £595 | +2.59% | 10 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £520 | - | 1 |
| South West | -6 | 2 | £475 | -51.28% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | -43 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 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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