Server Support Contracts

Server Support
UK

The median Server Support daily rate in the UK is £174, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 551 573 662
Rank change year-on-year +22 +89 +190
Contract jobs requiring a Server Support 5 8 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.019% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.020% 0.025%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 9
10th Percentile - £268 £163
25th Percentile £168 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £174 £340 £223
Median % change year-on-year -48.82% +52.47% -42.45%
75th Percentile £221 £425 £330
90th Percentile £296 £500 £405
UK excluding London median daily rate £174 £340 £223
% change year-on-year -48.82% +52.47% -28.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £181.24 - -
Median hourly rate £182.48 - -
75th Percentile £183.71 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £182.48 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 30,093 39,135 52,513
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 93.03% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,141 25,287 36,368
10th Percentile £285 £290 £310
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -4.04% -1.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,425 2,548 1,569
10th Percentile £13.75 £13.25 £14.48
25th Percentile £17.30 £17.72 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -6.98% +67.45%
75th Percentile £55.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £74.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £39.58
% change year-on-year -37.63% +1.90% +88.45%

Server Support
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Server Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Server Support in the UK

Server Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Server Support.

Daily rate trend for Server Support in the UK

Server Support
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Server Support over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Server Support in the UK

Server Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Server Support.

Hourly rate trend for Server Support in the UK

Server Support
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Server Support within the UK over the 6 months to 19 July 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 +39 5 £174 -48.44% 1
UK excluding London +38 5 £174 -48.82% 1
South East - 4 £168 -
North West - 1 £330 - 1
North of England - 1 £330 - 1

Server Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Server Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Server Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 4 (80.00%) IBM
2 4 (80.00%) SLA
2 4 (80.00%) HP
2 4 (80.00%) Dell
3 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (60.00%) Data Centre
4 2 (40.00%) QA
4 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) Finance
4 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (20.00%) CCNP
5 1 (20.00%) CCNA
5 1 (20.00%) Security Management
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (20.00%) Cisco
5 1 (20.00%) Python
5 1 (20.00%) LAN
5 1 (20.00%) WAN
5 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
5 1 (20.00%) Node.js
5 1 (20.00%) Ansible

Server Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) LAN
1 1 (20.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CCNA
1 1 (20.00%) CCNP
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) SLA
2 2 (40.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Dell
1 4 (80.00%) HP
1 4 (80.00%) IBM
2 1 (20.00%) Cisco