SQL (Structured Query Language)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SQL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SQL over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 4,233 | 6,391 | 10,783 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.88% | 11.36% | 12.22% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 32.81% | 33.13% | 33.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,070 | 4,602 | 7,791 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | - | +8.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £744 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | +2.63% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 61 | 83 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.61 | £21.05 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.37 | £28.55 | £20.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +42.86% | +29.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £70.13 | £53.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.00 | £82.90 | £63.69 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £49.00 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.26% | +88.44% | +9.54% |
All Programming Languages
UK
SQL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,901 | 19,292 | 31,819 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.12% | 34.28% | 36.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,183 | 13,883 | 23,258 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +16.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 513 | 437 | 494 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.39 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.36 | £62.50 | £51.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.23% | +22.11% | +16.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.48 | £72.28 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.99 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +22.59% | +24.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | -1 | 3,659 | £550 | - | 2,706 |
| London | +1 | 2,314 | £575 | -0.86% | 1,229 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,705 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,350 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 1,480 | £475 | -2.56% | 1,569 |
| North of England | -3 | 411 | £475 | -2.06% | 480 |
| South East | -13 | 346 | £470 | -9.18% | 296 |
| North West | -2 | 245 | £475 | - | 275 |
| Midlands | -4 | 230 | £425 | -5.56% | 312 |
| Scotland | +1 | 212 | £450 | -7.69% | 109 |
| South West | -13 | 160 | £538 | +7.50% | 195 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 148 | £425 | -15.00% | 181 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 133 | £488 | -4.41% | 163 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 81 | £400 | - | 131 |
| East of England | -19 | 80 | £450 | +4.96% | 138 |
| North East | +18 | 33 | £475 | -5.00% | 49 |
| Wales | +11 | 33 | £450 | -16.67% | 41 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 14 | £400 | -11.11% | 28 |
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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:
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