SQL Server Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 42 24
Rank change year-on-year +8 -18 +22
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 12 10 45
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 3.50% 2.58% 6.68%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 20.00% 16.67% 38.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 8 37
10th Percentile - £171 £355
25th Percentile £325 £223 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £388 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -18.42% -1.04%
75th Percentile £482 £438 £538
90th Percentile £489 £505 £613
South East median daily rate £425 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -15.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 60 60 118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 17.49% 15.50% 17.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 36 89
10th Percentile £306 £208 £325
25th Percentile £329 £391 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £438 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -12.50% +2.30%
75th Percentile £488 £503 £600
90th Percentile £537 £581 £664
South East median daily rate £450 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.25 - -
Median hourly rate £13.50 - -
75th Percentile £19.13 - -
90th Percentile £22.35 - -
South East median hourly rate £18.75 £48.18 £49.00
% change year-on-year -61.08% -1.67% +137.29%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing SQL Server.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SQL Server in Buckinghamshire

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing SQL Server.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 21 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes +9 12 £388 +58.16% 11
SQL Server
South East

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (8.33%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (8.33%) IIS
Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (8.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (33.33%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (41.67%) Azure
2 4 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (33.33%) Power BI
2 2 (16.67%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (8.33%) Oracle Database
3 1 (8.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (8.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (8.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (8.33%) SoapUI
2 1 (8.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Health Technology
3 1 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (75.00%) Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) Test Analyst
3 4 (33.33%) Data Analyst
3 4 (33.33%) Integration Analyst
3 4 (33.33%) Integration Test Analyst
4 2 (16.67%) Senior
5 1 (8.33%) BizTalk Engineer
5 1 (8.33%) C# Application Developer
5 1 (8.33%) C# Developer
5 1 (8.33%) C# Web Application Developer
5 1 (8.33%) C# Web Developer
5 1 (8.33%) Oracle DBA
5 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared Test Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Senior C# Application Developer
5 1 (8.33%) Senior Test Analyst
5 1 (8.33%) Senior Web Applications Developer
5 1 (8.33%) Senior Web Developer
5 1 (8.33%) SQL DBA
5 1 (8.33%) Web Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) WebdriverIO
2 2 (16.67%) .NET
2 2 (16.67%) .NET Framework
3 1 (8.33%) AngularJS
3 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET
3 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET MVC
3 1 (8.33%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (8.33%) CSS
3 1 (8.33%) CSS3
3 1 (8.33%) Entity Framework
3 1 (8.33%) HTML
3 1 (8.33%) HTML5
3 1 (8.33%) React
3 1 (8.33%) SOAP
3 1 (8.33%) XML
3 1 (8.33%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Windows
2 1 (8.33%) Linux
2 1 (8.33%) Unix
2 1 (8.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Migration
3 5 (41.67%) Data Migration
3 5 (41.67%) Defect Management
3 5 (41.67%) DevOps
3 5 (41.67%) Scenario Testing
3 5 (41.67%) Software Testing
3 5 (41.67%) Test Automation
4 4 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (33.33%) CRM
4 4 (33.33%) Data Analysis
4 4 (33.33%) End-to-End Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
4 4 (33.33%) Integration Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Logistics
4 4 (33.33%) SDLC
4 4 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Test Management
4 4 (33.33%) Test Planning
4 4 (33.33%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) C#
2 4 (33.33%) VB
3 2 (16.67%) SQL
4 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (41.67%) SC Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
4 1 (8.33%) ISEB
4 1 (8.33%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (8.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Clustering
1 1 (8.33%) SCOM
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (41.67%) Oracle
3 4 (33.33%) Salesforce
3 4 (33.33%) ServiceNow
4 1 (8.33%) Compaq
4 1 (8.33%) Dynatrace
4 1 (8.33%) HP
4 1 (8.33%) IBM
4 1 (8.33%) Terracotta
4 1 (8.33%) webMethods