SQL Server Contract Job Trends in Dundee

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Scotland > Dundee

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dundee requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - -5
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Dundee 33.33% - 4.55%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 100.00% - 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £475 £465 £575
% change year-on-year +2.15% -19.13% +24.73%

All Database & BI Skills
Dundee

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 Dundee.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 1 0 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dundee 33.33% - 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - £725
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £750
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile £338 - £775
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £455 £470 £498
% change year-on-year -3.09% -5.63% +1.74%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Dundee

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

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Dundee

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend in Dundee

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

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

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend in Dundee

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

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

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dundee 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) SSL
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) Postgraduate
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft