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 requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
66
64
69
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+5
+15
Contract jobs citing Azure SQL Database
1
2
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in 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 requiring database or business intelligence skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
123
140
142
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
20.78%
19.64%
16.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
81
105
99
10th Percentile
£250
£329
£298
25th Percentile
£425
£425
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£525
£488
Median % change year-on-year
-7.05%
+7.69%
-2.50%
75th Percentile
£545
£638
£649
90th Percentile
£625
£713
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£500
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£25.91
25th Percentile
-
-
£27.83
Median hourly rate
£36.00
-
£31.04
75th Percentile
-
-
£33.06
90th Percentile
-
-
£34.27
West Midlands median hourly rate
£34.43
£34.47
£31.04
% change year-on-year
-0.10%
+11.03%
-
Azure SQL Database Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Azure SQL Database as a proportion of all 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 Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Azure SQL Database also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
