SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Contracts in Central London

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) over the 6 months leading up to 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 133 171
Rank change year-on-year +4 +38 +30
Contract jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.051% 0.043% 0.054%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.38% 0.32% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £505 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £510 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +13.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile - £515 £475
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £465 £621 £450
% change year-on-year -25.06% +37.89% -25.00%

All Development Application Skills
Central London

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 266 315 528
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 13.59% 13.43% 14.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 214 348
10th Percentile £385 £400 £400
25th Percentile £429 £455 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% -8.33% +1.22%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £725
90th Percentile £726 £773 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £600
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £34.38 -
25th Percentile £86.25 £36.44 £51.25
Median hourly rate £87.50 £40.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +114.72% -22.38% -
75th Percentile £88.75 £45.94 £53.75
90th Percentile - £48.53 -
London median hourly rate £42.50 £43.00 £75.00
% change year-on-year -1.16% -42.67% +68.54%

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in Central London

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in Central London.

Daily rate trend for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in Central London

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SPSS
1 1 (100.00%) Stata
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) QGIS
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared