SQL (Structured Query Language)
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring SQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +5 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham | 11.70% | 6.98% | 2.23% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 33.33% | 14.52% | 6.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £584 | £418 |
| 25th Percentile | £650 | £598 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £644 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.74% | +28.75% | -18.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £752 | £686 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £698 | £603 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -11.36% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | - | - |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate | £36.00 | £30.00 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -61.54% | - |
All Programming Languages
Cheltenham
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cheltenham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33 | 62 | 64 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham | 35.11% | 48.06% | 35.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 39 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £156 | £525 | £401 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £575 | £528 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £615 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £676 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £751 | - | £773 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £500 | £600 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | - | - |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate | £63.14 | £67.50 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.47% | -13.46% | +41.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing SQL.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheltenham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing SQL.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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: