SQL Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

SQL Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median SQL Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 118 136
Rank change year-on-year -1 +18 +56
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Analyst 1 5 11
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.059% 0.24% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.26% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 9
10th Percentile - - £370
25th Percentile £481 £211 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £424 £613
Median % change year-on-year +15.04% -30.82% +6.52%
75th Percentile £494 £647 £630
90th Percentile - £664 £735
Central London median daily rate £488 £556 £613
% change year-on-year -12.36% -9.18% -12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,598 1,955 2,636
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 93.32% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,110 1,202 1,841
10th Percentile £325 £363 £358
25th Percentile £422 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £579
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -0.69% +0.70%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £695
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 14
10th Percentile £16.90 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.07 £25.06 £18.06
Median hourly rate £27.75 £57.50 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.74% +55.41% -11.90%
75th Percentile £44.63 £112.00 £48.25
90th Percentile £64.30 £137.50 £63.88
Central London median hourly rate £28.00 £35.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% -2.78% -13.25%

SQL Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

SQL Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

SQL Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

SQL Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

SQL Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 29 October 2025, SQL Analyst 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 City of London region featuring SQL Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
1 1 (100.00%) Workday
1 1 (100.00%) Workday HCM

SQL Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Workday HCM
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Extraction
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Workday