Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 102 | 95 | 114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +19 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 0.48% | 0.65% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 3.50% | 3.92% | 4.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £481 | £412 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £500 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £513 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.07% | - | -26.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £445 | £525 | £547 |
| 90th Percentile | £524 | £531 | £555 |
| South East median daily rate | £447 | £525 | £616 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.86% | -14.81% | +2.71% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Berkshire
Azure SQL Database falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 200 | 255 | 237 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 13.64% | 16.56% | 13.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 151 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £385 | £384 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £582 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.93% | +1.22% | +19.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £704 |
| South East median daily rate | £462 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.70% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £34.67 | £55.60 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £41.25 | £57.88 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £60.73 | £63.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.61% | +14.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £64.73 | £77.83 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £64.99 | £80.82 |
| South East median hourly rate | £40.00 | £58.30 | £51.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.39% | +14.19% | +128.64% |
Azure SQL Database
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Azure SQL Database
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure SQL Database in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
Azure SQL Database
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wokingham | - | 5 | £425 | - | |
| Reading | +7 | 1 | £445 | -15.24% | 3 |
| Azure SQL Database South East |
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Azure SQL Database
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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: