Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | 52 | 57 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | - |
Contract jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) | 0 | 6 | 5 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | - | 1.18% | 0.95% |
As % of the Development Applications category | - | 8.96% | 5.05% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 3 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £416 |
25th Percentile | - | £463 | £422 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £475 | £438 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.57% | - |
75th Percentile | - | £488 | £447 |
90th Percentile | - | £495 | £449 |
North West median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £425 |
% change year-on-year | +5.26% | +11.76% | -32.00% |
All Development Application Skills
Cheshire
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 Cheshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 88 | 67 | 99 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 19.73% | 13.21% | 18.71% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 54 | 85 |
10th Percentile | £325 | £311 | £325 |
25th Percentile | £358 | £366 | £419 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £402 | £492 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -18.25% | -1.65% | +17.10% |
75th Percentile | £492 | £583 | £575 |
90th Percentile | £582 | £612 | £631 |
North West median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £513 |
% change year-on-year | -10.00% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | £81.75 | - | - |
Median hourly rate | £83.50 | - | - |
75th Percentile | £85.25 | - | - |
90th Percentile | - | - | - |
North West median hourly rate | £75.00 | £60.00 | £49.88 |
% change year-on-year | +25.00% | +20.30% | +17.35% |
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in Cheshire.