Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring SQL Server skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 57 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -13 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL Server | 3 | 22 | 34 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | 0.41% | 2.39% | 3.22% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 3.57% | 19.30% | 24.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £400 | £401 |
| 25th Percentile | £328 | £450 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £638 | £615 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.22% | +3.66% | +32.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £434 | £669 | £666 |
| 90th Percentile | £436 | £729 | £699 |
| South West median daily rate | £463 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.91% | +2.33% | +13.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £59.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | - | £62.05 |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | - | £64.40 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £75.00 | - | £46.09 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -16.20% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Bristol
SQL Server 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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 84 | 114 | 141 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 11.51% | 12.39% | 13.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 72 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | £364 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £428 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.40% | -3.33% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £641 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £725 | £699 |
| South West median daily rate | £475 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.65% | -5.45% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £52.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.50 | £54.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £20.00 | £58.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +225.00% | -65.83% | +2.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £85.00 | £69.46 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.00 | - | £78.57 |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £30.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +116.67% | -60.00% | +31.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing SQL Server.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing SQL Server.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: