SQL Server Contracts in London

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for SQL Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 45 48
Rank change year-on-year +4 +3 +10
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 832 1,361 2,003
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 4.67% 5.01% 5.16%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.84% 24.32% 23.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 572 1,062 1,553
10th Percentile £363 £400 £382
25th Percentile £425 £463 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - +14.89%
75th Percentile £650 £725 £688
90th Percentile £750 £800 £775
England median daily rate £519 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.19% - +12.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 6
10th Percentile - £39.05 £22.75
25th Percentile - £43.63 £30.13
Median hourly rate - £52.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year - +10.53% +6.74%
75th Percentile - £67.50 £57.50
90th Percentile - £70.50 £67.92
England median hourly rate £40.13 £41.75 £47.50
% change year-on-year -3.89% -12.11% +69.64%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
London

SQL Server is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 3,810 5,596 8,495
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 21.39% 20.60% 21.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,810 4,074 6,270
10th Percentile £377 £400 £406
25th Percentile £456 £475 £498
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £575 £584
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -1.46% +11.14%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £700
90th Percentile £825 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 53 34
10th Percentile £20.98 £21.24 £26.25
25th Percentile £25.59 £26.25 £29.88
Median hourly rate £49.25 £52.50 £52.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% +0.96% +49.08%
75th Percentile £54.34 £73.75 £73.44
90th Percentile £64.14 £88.30 £83.13
England median hourly rate £40.25 £58.59 £42.50
% change year-on-year -31.30% +37.86% +70.00%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the London region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Central London +1 129 £505 -19.20% 65
East London -9 20 £516 +29.06% 20
West London +16 6 £200 -66.67% 12
South London +4 6 £475 -7.32% 6
North London - 3 £250 -
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 31 (3.73%) SharePoint
2 27 (3.25%) IIS
3 19 (2.28%) CMS
4 15 (1.80%) Apache
5 14 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
6 11 (1.32%) Confluence
7 9 (1.08%) Apache Spark
8 8 (0.96%) Tomcat
9 6 (0.72%) Tornado
10 5 (0.60%) JBoss
10 5 (0.60%) nginx
11 3 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
12 2 (0.24%) Appian
12 2 (0.24%) CICS
12 2 (0.24%) EPiServer
12 2 (0.24%) Oracle Self-Service HR
13 1 (0.12%) BizTalk Server
13 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2007
13 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
13 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 59 (7.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (2.64%) MS Visio
3 21 (2.52%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (2.16%) Endur
2 15 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 5 (0.60%) Temenos T24
5 4 (0.48%) OPENHousing
6 3 (0.36%) MIS ActiveH
6 3 (0.36%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.24%) Remedy AR System
7 2 (0.24%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.24%) Visualfiles
8 1 (0.12%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.12%) BusinessWorks
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.12%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 427 (51.32%) Azure
2 190 (22.84%) Azure DevOps
3 114 (13.70%) Power Platform
4 105 (12.62%) AWS
5 76 (9.13%) Entra ID
6 64 (7.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 63 (7.57%) Azure Service Bus
8 47 (5.65%) GitHub
9 46 (5.53%) Microsoft 365
10 41 (4.93%) Azure Data Factory
10 41 (4.93%) Serverless
11 39 (4.69%) Azure Monitor
12 36 (4.33%) PowerApps
13 35 (4.21%) Azure Functions
14 32 (3.85%) Power Automate
15 24 (2.88%) PaaS
16 23 (2.76%) Azure Logic Apps
17 21 (2.52%) Azure Pipelines
18 20 (2.40%) GCP
19 19 (2.28%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.00%) Firewall
2 17 (2.04%) DNS
3 16 (1.92%) Internet
4 10 (1.20%) FTP
5 5 (0.60%) HTTP
5 5 (0.60%) SAN
6 4 (0.48%) NAS
6 4 (0.48%) SSL
7 3 (0.36%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.36%) Wireless
8 2 (0.24%) DHCP
8 2 (0.24%) SSH
8 2 (0.24%) VPN
8 2 (0.24%) WAN
9 1 (0.12%) AMQP
9 1 (0.12%) Fibre Channel
9 1 (0.12%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.12%) iSCSI
9 1 (0.12%) Modbus
9 1 (0.12%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (12.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 98 (11.78%) Power BI
3 97 (11.66%) Data Warehouse
4 79 (9.50%) PostgreSQL
5 66 (7.93%) Relational Database
6 63 (7.57%) MySQL
6 63 (7.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 47 (5.65%) NoSQL
8 41 (4.93%) Oracle Database
9 30 (3.61%) Azure SQL Database
9 30 (3.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 27 (3.25%) Data Lake
11 25 (3.00%) Metadata
11 25 (3.00%) RDBMS
12 24 (2.88%) Oracle Reports
13 21 (2.52%) MongoDB
14 15 (1.80%) Big Data
15 14 (1.68%) Tableau
16 11 (1.32%) Redis
17 10 (1.20%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 103 (12.38%) Git
2 53 (6.37%) JIRA
3 37 (4.45%) SpecFlow
3 37 (4.45%) Visual Studio
4 29 (3.49%) TeamCity
5 27 (3.25%) Selenium
6 24 (2.88%) Jenkins
7 19 (2.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 14 (1.68%) GitLab
8 14 (1.68%) Octopus Deploy
9 13 (1.56%) Postman
10 12 (1.44%) WebDriver
11 11 (1.32%) Maven
12 10 (1.20%) ERwin
12 10 (1.20%) SoapUI
12 10 (1.20%) Visual Studio Team System
13 8 (0.96%) Cucumber
13 8 (0.96%) JMeter
13 8 (0.96%) NUnit
14 7 (0.84%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 220 (26.44%) Finance
2 174 (20.91%) Social Skills
3 112 (13.46%) Banking
4 96 (11.54%) Public Sector
5 81 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (5.41%) Back Office
7 31 (3.73%) Front Office
8 30 (3.61%) Investment Banking
9 18 (2.16%) Financial Institution
9 18 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
10 15 (1.80%) Manufacturing
10 15 (1.80%) Marketing
11 14 (1.68%) Local Government
12 13 (1.56%) Retail
13 12 (1.44%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.32%) Electronics
15 8 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (0.96%) Publishing
16 7 (0.84%) Legal
17 6 (0.72%) Law
Job Titles
1 392 (47.12%) Developer
2 149 (17.91%) Senior
3 116 (13.94%) C# Developer
4 109 (13.10%) Senior Developer
5 91 (10.94%) .NET Developer
6 53 (6.37%) Software Developer
7 51 (6.13%) Analyst
8 50 (6.01%) Data Engineer
9 47 (5.65%) Architect
9 47 (5.65%) C# .NET Developer
10 42 (5.05%) Azure Developer
10 42 (5.05%) Senior Software Developer
11 41 (4.93%) SQL Developer
12 35 (4.21%) Backend Developer
13 33 (3.97%) DBA
13 33 (3.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 32 (3.85%) Full Stack Developer
14 32 (3.85%) Lead
15 29 (3.49%) Consultant
16 28 (3.37%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 304 (36.54%) .NET
2 131 (15.75%) XML
3 113 (13.58%) .NET Core
4 109 (13.10%) .NET Framework
5 79 (9.50%) AngularJS
6 74 (8.89%) HTML
7 63 (7.57%) ASP.NET
8 53 (6.37%) React
9 51 (6.13%) CSS
10 44 (5.29%) Web Services
11 41 (4.93%) REST
12 38 (4.57%) JSON
13 34 (4.09%) Kafka
14 30 (3.61%) SOAP
15 29 (3.49%) WCF
16 28 (3.37%) jQuery
17 25 (3.00%) Entity Framework
18 23 (2.76%) Node.js
18 23 (2.76%) SailPoint
19 22 (2.64%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.49%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.33%) Onboarding
3 27 (3.25%) Replication
4 22 (2.64%) Derivative
4 22 (2.64%) Hedge funds
5 21 (2.52%) Distributed Systems
6 17 (2.04%) Management Information System
7 16 (1.92%) Clustering
8 14 (1.68%) Cloud Native
9 13 (1.56%) Equity Derivative
10 11 (1.32%) Contactless
10 11 (1.32%) Reference Data
11 10 (1.20%) Renewable Energy
12 9 (1.08%) Client/Server
12 9 (1.08%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.08%) Fixed Income
12 9 (1.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.08%) Linux Command Line
13 8 (0.96%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 127 (15.26%) Windows
2 66 (7.93%) Windows Server
3 60 (7.21%) Linux
4 28 (3.37%) Windows Server 2016
5 27 (3.25%) Unix
6 26 (3.13%) Windows Server 2019
7 18 (2.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 14 (1.68%) Windows 10
9 9 (1.08%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.60%) Android
10 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.60%) CentOS
11 3 (0.36%) VMS
11 3 (0.36%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.24%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.12%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 323 (38.82%) Agile
2 283 (34.01%) DevOps
3 152 (18.27%) Scrum
4 150 (18.03%) CI/CD
5 123 (14.78%) Business Intelligence
6 117 (14.06%) Migration
7 113 (13.58%) Problem-Solving
8 100 (12.02%) TDD
9 98 (11.78%) ETL
10 87 (10.46%) Data Modelling
11 74 (8.89%) OO
12 71 (8.53%) Software Engineering
13 66 (7.93%) SDLC
14 61 (7.33%) Data Analysis
15 56 (6.73%) B2C
16 55 (6.61%) Test Automation
17 52 (6.25%) OOD
18 51 (6.13%) API Management
18 51 (6.13%) Clean Code
19 50 (6.01%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 423 (50.84%) SQL
2 375 (45.07%) C#
3 173 (20.79%) PowerShell
4 112 (13.46%) T-SQL
5 106 (12.74%) JavaScript
6 102 (12.26%) Python
7 85 (10.22%) Bicep
8 82 (9.86%) Java
9 71 (8.53%) PL/SQL
10 40 (4.81%) TypeScript
11 32 (3.85%) VBA
12 24 (2.88%) VB
12 24 (2.88%) VB.NET
13 13 (1.56%) Shell Script
14 11 (1.32%) Bash
15 10 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 10 (1.20%) PHP
16 9 (1.08%) XPath
17 7 (0.84%) C++
17 7 (0.84%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 83 (9.98%) Degree
2 66 (7.93%) Security Cleared
3 33 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
4 31 (3.73%) SC Cleared
5 27 (3.25%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.20%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (0.84%) ISTQB
9 6 (0.72%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.72%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (0.36%) MCITP
10 3 (0.36%) MCTS
11 2 (0.24%) Chartered Engineer
11 2 (0.24%) CISSP
11 2 (0.24%) CITP
11 2 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.24%) MCSE
11 2 (0.24%) Tableau Certification
12 1 (0.12%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.49%) QA
2 36 (4.33%) Data Quality
3 26 (3.13%) Accessibility
4 21 (2.52%) WCAG
5 13 (1.56%) SLA
6 12 (1.44%) GDPR
7 11 (1.32%) MiFID
8 5 (0.60%) EMIR
9 4 (0.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.36%) Dodd-Frank
11 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.24%) IFRS
11 2 (0.24%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.24%) Solvency II
12 1 (0.12%) FATCA
12 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
System Software
1 168 (20.19%) Active Directory
2 34 (4.09%) Docker
3 19 (2.28%) IAG
4 18 (2.16%) ACF2
4 18 (2.16%) RACF
5 13 (1.56%) Virtual Machines
6 10 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.36%) vSphere
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.12%) KVM
9 1 (0.12%) Terminal Server
9 1 (0.12%) vCloud
9 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.12%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 43 (5.17%) Kubernetes
2 26 (3.13%) Terraform
3 23 (2.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 19 (2.28%) SCCM
5 18 (2.16%) Ansible
6 15 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
7 11 (1.32%) Puppet
8 8 (0.96%) Data Guard
8 8 (0.96%) Grafana
8 8 (0.96%) Progress Chef
9 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
10 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Clustering
10 5 (0.60%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.36%) Netcool
11 3 (0.36%) Rancher
12 2 (0.24%) Backup Exec
12 2 (0.24%) Control-M
12 2 (0.24%) Nagios
12 2 (0.24%) Salt
Vendors
1 326 (39.18%) Microsoft
2 218 (26.20%) Oracle
3 41 (4.93%) Databricks
4 33 (3.97%) ServiceNow
5 28 (3.37%) Sybase
6 27 (3.25%) Citrix
7 23 (2.76%) Informatica
7 23 (2.76%) SAP
7 23 (2.76%) VMware
8 21 (2.52%) Veeam
9 20 (2.40%) Sparx
10 18 (2.16%) Red Hat
11 13 (1.56%) CA
12 12 (1.44%) OpenLink
13 11 (1.32%) IBM
13 11 (1.32%) Salesforce
14 9 (1.08%) Qualys
14 9 (1.08%) Splunk
15 7 (0.84%) AVEVA
16 6 (0.72%) CyberArk