MySQL
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring MySQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 54 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | +12 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing MySQL | 4 | 14 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.62% | 1.93% | 1.09% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 2.52% | 9.93% | 6.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £326 | £330 | £224 |
| 25th Percentile | £341 | £339 | £260 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £365 | £438 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.57% | +9.38% | -12.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £383 | £591 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £393 | £625 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £425 | £359 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.38% | -20.22% | -10.00% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Birmingham
MySQL 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 | 159 | 141 | 142 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 24.77% | 19.45% | 17.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 100 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £324 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £404 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +7.69% | -2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £640 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £628 | £725 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | - | £31.04 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £34.43 | £34.47 | £31.04 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | +11.03% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MySQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing MySQL.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing MySQL.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: