SQL Server Contract Job Trends in Glasgow
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 61 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -4 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL Server | 34 | 21 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 2.78% | 2.84% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 13.82% | 10.14% | 6.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £331 | £393 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £391 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £380 | £531 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.47% | +25.00% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £431 | £734 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £485 | £738 | £800 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +17.65% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £16.92 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | - | - | £16.92 |
All Database & BI Skills
Glasgow
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 Glasgow.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 246 | 207 | 129 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 20.15% | 27.97% | 18.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 141 | 114 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £322 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £386 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £465 | £408 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +14.11% | -14.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £538 | £484 |
| 90th Percentile | £545 | £643 | £560 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £440 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.37% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.72 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £18.92 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | £19.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +180.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £16.75 | £55.00 | £19.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -69.55% | +180.76% | - |
SQL Server Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
SQL Server Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing SQL Server.
SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Glasgow over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing SQL Server.
SQL Server Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relational Database | 23.5% | 8 |
| 2 | PostgreSQL | 20.6% | 7 |
| 3 | Data Warehouse | 14.7% | 5 |
| 3 | MySQL | 14.7% | 5 |
| 3 | Power BI | 14.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Tableau | 11.8% | 4 |
| 7 | Oracle Database | 8.8% | 3 |
| 8 | MongoDB | 5.9% | 2 |
| 8 | RDBMS | 5.9% | 2 |
| 8 | Semantic Layer | 5.9% | 2 |
| 11 | NoSQL | 2.9% | 1 |
| 11 | Oracle Database 10g | 2.9% | 1 |