SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Contract Job Trends in the City of London

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

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 126
Rank change year-on-year - - +56
Contract jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London - - 0.043%
As % of the Development Applications category - - 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £510
75th Percentile - - £515
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median daily rate - - £510

All Development Application Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 261 273 243
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 12.68% 15.23% 10.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 164 158
10th Percentile £356 £384 £419
25th Percentile £423 £437 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £535 £572
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -6.47% -4.67%
75th Percentile £650 £628 £680
90th Percentile £765 £738 £741
Central London median daily rate £550 £535 £565
% change year-on-year +2.80% -5.31% -5.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile - - £49.20
25th Percentile £18.75 - £52.88
Median hourly rate £19.50 - £60.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.22%
75th Percentile £20.25 - £67.88
90th Percentile £48.50 - £71.40
Central London median hourly rate £19.50 - £48.50
% change year-on-year - - -15.65%

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) job vacancy trend in the City of London

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)