SQL Developer Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

SQL Developer
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median SQL Developer daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £211, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 42 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Developer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.52% 0.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.40% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £211 £438 -
Median % change year-on-year -51.88% - -
East of England median daily rate £375 £438 £300
% change year-on-year -14.29% +45.83% -45.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.50 - -
Median hourly rate £27.00 - -
75th Percentile £27.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £27.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 354 252 403
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.71% 83.17% 84.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 134 167
10th Percentile £199 £313 £225
25th Percentile £303 £408 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £474 £465
Median % change year-on-year +0.58% +1.88% -2.11%
75th Percentile £579 £559 £566
90th Percentile £675 £650 £675
East of England median daily rate £475 £489 £475
% change year-on-year -2.86% +2.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 29 160
10th Percentile £13.33 £14.99 £13.94
25th Percentile £13.80 £15.92 £14.16
Median hourly rate £16.00 £21.46 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year -25.44% +31.66% +5.16%
75th Percentile £24.65 £26.00 £21.46
90th Percentile £39.14 £59.00 £63.75
East of England median hourly rate £22.63 £60.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year -62.28% +51.71% +58.20%

SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SQL Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

SQL Developer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

SQL Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

SQL Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

SQL Developer
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Developer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 19 February 2026. 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
Cambridge - 2 £211 - 4
SQL Developer
East of England

SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 19 February 2026, SQL Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridgeshire region featuring SQL Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (100.00%) SystmOne
1 2 (100.00%) T-SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Google Ads
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) QlikView

SQL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Google Ads
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) QlikView
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) T-SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft