SQL Server Architect Contracts in England

SQL Server Architect
UK > England

The median SQL Server Architect daily rate in England is £686 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 543 658 764
Rank change year-on-year +115 +106 -150
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server Architect 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.005% 0.002% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.002% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £665 - -
25th Percentile £671 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £686 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year +44.47% - -
75th Percentile £696 £488 -
90th Percentile £698 - -
UK median daily rate £686 £475 -
% change year-on-year +44.47% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,467 47,939 67,846
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 94.60% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,885 33,999 48,181
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £411 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,421 1,437 1,912
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.28 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.96 £44.53 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% +97.91% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.25 £65.75 £48.62
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.35 £62.24
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.09% +95.65% +0.24%

SQL Server Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured SQL Server Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server Architect in England

SQL Server Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Server Architect in England.

Daily rate trend for SQL Server Architect in England

SQL Server Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL Server Architect in England.

Hourly rate trend for SQL Server Architect in England

SQL Server Architect
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West - 2 £686 -
SQL Server Architect
UK

SQL Server Architect Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, SQL Server Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring SQL Server Architect in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Management

SQL Server Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft