SQL Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire
SQL (Structured Query Language)
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicestershire citing SQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -1 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 26 | 17 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire | 11.56% | 11.41% | 10.00% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 66.67% | 62.96% | 43.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £375 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £413 | £353 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £363 | £450 | £373 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.44% | +20.81% | -18.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £550 | £397 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £625 | £513 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £416 | £394 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.11% | +5.71% | -7.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.85 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £28.20 | £13.84 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +103.72% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £29.54 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £45.00 | £13.84 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +225.14% | - | - |
All Programming Languages
Leicestershire
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing coding skills in Leicestershire.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing coding skills | 39 | 27 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 17.33% | 18.12% | 23.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 20 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £381 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £425 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £463 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.41% | +15.63% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £526 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £625 | £530 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.03% | -2.94% | -8.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.38 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £13.84 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.45% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.52 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.13 | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £24.33 | £13.84 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.76% | -38.49% | -57.55% |
SQL Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
SQL Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing SQL.
SQL Daily Rate Histogram in Leicestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
SQL Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing SQL.
SQL Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 29 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | -1 | 21 | £425 | -15.00% | 6 |
| Loughborough | - | 1 | £363 | - | |
| SQL East Midlands |
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SQL Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 15.4% | 4 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2 | PL/SQL | 7.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Data Analysis Expressions | 3.8% | 1 |
| 4 | PowerShell | 3.8% | 1 |
| 4 | R | 3.8% | 1 |