Client/Server Job Trends in the South West

Client Server
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Client/Server in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Client/Server over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 181 212
Rank change year-on-year +4 +31 +63
Permanent jobs citing Client/Server 3 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.060% 0.21% 0.044%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.23% 0.56% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile - £34,075 £51,325
25th Percentile £29,750 £35,688 £51,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £40,250 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% -22.97% -22.59%
75th Percentile £36,000 £46,688 £53,313
90th Percentile £37,650 £49,425 £53,575
England median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -17.39% -8.00% +19.05%

All Generic Skills
South West

Client/Server falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,280 1,615 1,627
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 25.61% 37.80% 36.04%
Number of salaries quoted 827 786 1,197
10th Percentile £27,000 £10,258 £29,626
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,404 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,875 £83,104
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Client/Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Client/Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Client/Server job vacancy trend in the South West

Client/Server
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Client/Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Client/Server

Client/Server
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Client/Server within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Somerset -13 2 £31,500 -
Bristol +7 1 £37,500 +13.64%
Client/Server
England

Client/Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) DNS
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Support Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Support Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Support
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Support Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
2 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Ticket Management
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Client Onboarding
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) MCP
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle
2 1 (33.33%) VMware