SQL Server Contract Job Trends in Derby

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 15 20
Rank change year-on-year - +5 +11
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 0 9 4
As % of all contract jobs in Derby - 6.98% 3.77%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 56.25% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 4
10th Percentile - £310 -
25th Percentile - £316 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £322 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -32.21% +5.56%
75th Percentile - £450 £527
90th Percentile - £460 £598
Derbyshire median daily rate - £322 £475
% change year-on-year - -32.21% +11.76%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Derby

SQL Server falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 9 16 16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 7.14% 12.40% 15.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 11 12
10th Percentile £421 £310 £368
25th Percentile £446 £322 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £499 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.83% -5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £558 £515 £509
90th Percentile £587 £575 £634
Derbyshire median daily rate £380 £450 £475
% change year-on-year -15.56% -5.26% -4.04%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Derby

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing SQL Server.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing SQL Server.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing SQL Server