Azure SQL Database Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham citing Azure SQL Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 71 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -6 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.35% | 0.15% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 2.05% | 0.61% | 2.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £538 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +43.75% | -30.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £613 | £436 |
| 90th Percentile | £607 | - | £443 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £550 | £488 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.82% | -13.33% | +12.50% |
All Database & BI Skills
Birmingham
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 citing database or business intelligence skills in Birmingham.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 146 | 164 | 138 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 17.14% | 25.04% | 19.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 91 | 115 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £360 | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £463 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £598 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £633 | £725 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.77% | +3.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £36.00 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.50 | £34.43 | £34.47 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.55% | -0.10% | +11.03% |
Azure SQL Database Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Azure SQL Database Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Azure Data Factory | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Azure DevOps | 100.0% | 3 |