MySQL
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring MySQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 295 | 264 | 256 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | -8 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing MySQL | 86 | 88 | 137 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.60% | 0.63% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 2.93% | 2.92% | 3.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 46 | 94 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £275 | £327 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £493 | £572 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -13.82% | -4.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £602 | £648 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £738 | £730 |
| England median daily rate | £415 | £449 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.68% | -10.20% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £68.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £73.50 | - | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +80.56% |
All Database & BI Skills
London
MySQL 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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 2,935 | 3,018 | 3,450 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 20.50% | 21.62% | 19.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,043 | 2,068 | 2,508 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £363 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £456 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £565 | £570 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.08% | -0.88% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £696 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £825 | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 26 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.25 | £22.27 | £23.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.72 | £26.21 | £30.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £42.75 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.50 | £59.50 | £56.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.50 | £79.38 | £64.51 |
| England median hourly rate | £51.36 | £41.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.76% | -10.13% | -16.04% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MySQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
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Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MySQL.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MySQL in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MySQL.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing MySQL in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MySQL within the London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | -4 | 17 | £575 | +6.98% | 4 |
| West London | -9 | 8 | £208 | -57.65% | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:
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