Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Dec 2025	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL Server	141	-61	£492	-1.60%	761 2.06%	424
SQL Server DBA	582	-75	£500	+25.00%	9 0.024%	4
SQL Server Analyst	589	-49	£263	-	2 0.005%
Windows Server 2012	546	-158	£375	-20.63%	45 0.12%	20
SQL Server Developer	587	-63	£475	-13.63%	4 0.011%	7
SQL Server Architect	589	-49	£640	+2.40%	2 0.005%
SQL Server Consultant	590	-51	£550	-35.29%	1 0.003%
SQL Server Specialist	590	-	£513	-	1 0.003%	1
SQL Server Analysis Services	567	-61	£513	+2.50%	24 0.065%	14
Senior SQL Server Developer	590	-50	-	-	1 0.003%
SQL Server Reporting Services	493	-101	£463	-8.41%	98 0.27%	46
Oracle SQL Server DBA	590	-51	£550	-	1 0.003%	1
SQL Server Integration Services	473	-118	£494	+9.72%	118 0.32%	48
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	581	-68	£475	+4.10%	10 0.027%	19
SQL	16	-4	£500	-3.84%	3,913 10.61%	1,641
Windows Server 2016	520	-88	£450	+5.88%	71 0.19%	46
Windows Server 2019	533	-89	£550	+25.35%	58 0.16%	29
Exchange Server 2013	571	-56	£600	+20.00%	20 0.054%	4
Exchange Server 2010	573	-48	£600	+105.12%	18 0.049%	7
ISA Server	579	-39	£600	+14.28%	12 0.033%	1
Server Engineer	549	-60	£425	+13.63%	42 0.11%	7
Server Support	585	-55	£275	+31.83%	6 0.016%	4
Server Analyst	590	-51	£550	+1.85%	1 0.003%
Serverless	100	+14	£500	-4.76%	977 2.65%	240
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	588	-	-	-	3 0.008%	1
SQL Server Integration Services Specialist (SSIS Specialist)	587	-	£475	-	4 0.011%
SQL Server Integration Services Developer (SSIS Developer)	588	-53	£425	+3.65%	3 0.008%
SQL Server Reporting Services Consultant (SSRS Consultant)	590	-	£450	-	1 0.003%