SQL Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

SQL Data Analyst
England > London

The median SQL Data Analyst daily rate in London is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 327 370
Rank change year-on-year -69 +43 +67
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Data Analyst 15 17 20
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.082% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.15% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 12 20
10th Percentile £263 £412 £410
25th Percentile £280 £472 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £545 £575
Median % change year-on-year -44.95% -5.22% +9.52%
75th Percentile £625 £594 £600
90th Percentile £638 £665 £625
England median daily rate £388 £525 £488
% change year-on-year -26.19% +7.69% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.52 - -
Median hourly rate £28.55 - -
75th Percentile £30.59 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £28.55 £31.64 -
% change year-on-year -9.77% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 17,071 11,462 16,365
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.88% 93.48% 93.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,297 7,772 11,824
10th Percentile £356 £350 £325
25th Percentile £431 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £518 £518 £525
% change year-on-year - -1.43% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 158 326
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.24 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.30 £20.22
Median hourly rate £38.25 £31.67 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +20.77% +13.89% -22.75%
75th Percentile £63.10 £49.94 £46.77
90th Percentile £76.66 £63.08 £66.75
England median hourly rate £45.00 £29.80 £37.63
% change year-on-year +51.01% -20.80% -16.39%

SQL Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SQL Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

SQL Data Analyst job vacancy trend in London

SQL Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in London

SQL Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Data Analyst in London over the 6 months to 1 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for SQL Data Analyst in London

SQL Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in London

SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 June 2026, SQL Data Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring SQL Data Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) SQL
2 8 (53.33%) Databricks
2 8 (53.33%) Python
3 7 (46.67%) A/B Testing
3 7 (46.67%) Dashboard Development
3 7 (46.67%) ETL
3 7 (46.67%) Tableau
4 5 (33.33%) Analytics
5 4 (26.67%) Actionable Insight
5 4 (26.67%) AI
5 4 (26.67%) Apache Spark
5 4 (26.67%) Big Data
5 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (26.67%) Data Analytics
5 4 (26.67%) Data Extraction
5 4 (26.67%) Data Science
5 4 (26.67%) Generative AI
5 4 (26.67%) Machine Learning
5 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (26.67%) R
5 4 (26.67%) Root Cause Analysis
5 4 (26.67%) Snowflake
5 4 (26.67%) Visualisation
6 3 (20.00%) Data Analysis
6 3 (20.00%) Data Engineering
6 3 (20.00%) Data Integration
6 3 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (20.00%) Predictive Modelling
6 3 (20.00%) Qlik Sense

SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (26.67%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Snowflake
2 2 (13.33%) SaaS
3 1 (6.67%) Azure
3 1 (6.67%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (46.67%) Tableau
2 4 (26.67%) Big Data
3 3 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (20.00%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (6.67%) Power BI
General
1 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (20.00%) Marketing
4 1 (6.67%) Banking
4 1 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) A/B Testing
1 7 (46.67%) Dashboard Development
1 7 (46.67%) ETL
2 5 (33.33%) Analytics
3 4 (26.67%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (26.67%) AI
3 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (26.67%) Data Analytics
3 4 (26.67%) Data Extraction
3 4 (26.67%) Data Science
3 4 (26.67%) Generative AI
3 4 (26.67%) Machine Learning
3 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (26.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (26.67%) Visualisation
4 3 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Data Integration
4 3 (20.00%) Statistical Analysis
4 3 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 15 (100.00%) SQL
2 8 (53.33%) Python
3 4 (26.67%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (13.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (6.67%) GDPR
2 1 (6.67%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) Databricks