Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 18 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +3 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL Server | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | 3.51% | 1.92% | 5.56% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 36.36% | 12.50% | 37.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £342 | - | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £351 | £515 | £190 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £368 | £530 | £245 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.66% | +116.33% | -55.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £384 | £545 | £300 |
| 90th Percentile | £394 | - | £419 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £388 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.03% | -29.55% | +22.22% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 11 | 16 | 29 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 9.65% | 15.38% | 14.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £168 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £213 | £195 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £250 | £286 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +80.00% | -12.54% | -42.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £508 | £318 | £478 |
| 90th Percentile | £571 | £320 | £507 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.16% | -20.10% | -4.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.00 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -5.62% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £33.75 | £53.00 | £30.09 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.32% | +76.14% | -26.12% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing SQL Server.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing SQL Server.
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Contract Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Essex region over the 6 months to 4 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | - | 2 | £400 | - | |
| Brentwood | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Witham | - | 1 | £335 | - | |
| SQL Server East of England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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: