The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring SQL Optimisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SQL Optimisation over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
56
-
73
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SQL Optimisation
1
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
SQL Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
510
573
724
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
87.93%
81.39%
83.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
335
387
480
10th Percentile
£182
£200
£269
25th Percentile
£363
£384
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.20%
-
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£550
£638
£625
90th Percentile
£639
£750
£731
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£510
£500
% change year-on-year
-1.96%
+2.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
50
13
27
10th Percentile
-
£14.30
£13.22
25th Percentile
£12.62
£20.50
£19.37
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£37.50
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
-49.68%
+36.36%
+57.14%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£52.50
£67.50
90th Percentile
£26.89
£56.00
£81.00
West Midlands median hourly rate
£24.34
£19.99
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+21.79%
-27.33%
+62.60%
SQL Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing SQL Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
SQL Optimisation Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SQL Optimisation 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 SQL Optimisation.
SQL Optimisation 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:
