SQL Server Contracts in London

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 43 44
Rank change year-on-year -36 +1 +5
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 414 830 1,284
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.32% 4.69% 4.89%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 14.90% 21.54% 23.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 296 576 1,013
10th Percentile £383 £363 £400
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £538 £575
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -6.52% -
75th Percentile £688 £650 £725
90th Percentile £763 £750 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £39.05
25th Percentile - - £43.63
Median hourly rate £26.32 - £52.50
75th Percentile - - £67.50
90th Percentile - - £70.50
England median hourly rate £63.75 £40.13 £43.50
% change year-on-year +58.87% -7.76% -12.12%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,779 3,854 5,379
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 22.28% 21.79% 20.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,964 2,846 3,934
10th Percentile £380 £377 £400
25th Percentile £450 £456 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £563 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.42% -2.17% -1.71%
75th Percentile £713 £700 £700
90th Percentile £838 £825 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 36 53
10th Percentile £22.27 £20.98 £21.24
25th Percentile £26.89 £25.93 £24.50
Median hourly rate £36.56 £50.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.89% -9.09% -0.35%
75th Percentile £57.50 £55.94 £76.00
90th Percentile £79.13 £69.75 £89.66
England median hourly rate £32.05 £40.25 £58.59
% change year-on-year -20.37% -31.30% +36.52%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in London.

Daily rate trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in London over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in London.

Hourly rate trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
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 SQL Server within the London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Central London -16 90 £580 +14.85% 69
West London +11 6 £652 +45.21% 15
East London +1 4 £438 -11.62% 7
South London 0 3 £725 +52.63% 7
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (4.59%) IIS
1 19 (4.59%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.86%) Apache
3 14 (3.38%) Apache Spark
4 11 (2.66%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (1.45%) Confluence
5 6 (1.45%) Jupyter
6 4 (0.97%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.72%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.48%) BizTalk Server
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.24%) CMS
9 1 (0.24%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.24%) nginx
9 1 (0.24%) SAS
9 1 (0.24%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 50 (12.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.48%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.48%) Notepad++
4 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.24%) SPSS
4 1 (0.24%) Stata
Business Applications
1 28 (6.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.97%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 4 (0.97%) Fidessa
2 4 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.72%) Endur
4 2 (0.48%) Actimize
4 2 (0.48%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.48%) Alphatax
4 2 (0.48%) Markit EDM
4 2 (0.48%) OpenText MBPM
4 2 (0.48%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.24%) FastStats
5 1 (0.24%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 182 (43.96%) Azure
2 78 (18.84%) Power Platform
3 53 (12.80%) AWS
4 31 (7.49%) Entra ID
5 29 (7.00%) Azure Data Factory
6 28 (6.76%) GitHub
7 26 (6.28%) PowerApps
8 25 (6.04%) Azure DevOps
9 24 (5.80%) Power Automate
10 23 (5.56%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
11 21 (5.07%) Dynamics 365
12 17 (4.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 16 (3.86%) GitHub Actions
14 15 (3.62%) Azure AKS
15 14 (3.38%) Azure Logic Apps
15 14 (3.38%) SaaS
16 12 (2.90%) Azure Functions
16 12 (2.90%) Serverless
17 10 (2.42%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.80%) DNS
2 16 (3.86%) Firewall
3 10 (2.42%) Internet
4 9 (2.17%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.69%) DHCP
5 7 (1.69%) VPN
6 6 (1.45%) SSH
7 4 (0.97%) HTTP
7 4 (0.97%) Network Security
7 4 (0.97%) VoIP
8 3 (0.72%) FIX Connectivity
8 3 (0.72%) LAN
8 3 (0.72%) SAN
8 3 (0.72%) Skype
8 3 (0.72%) WAN
8 3 (0.72%) Wireshark
9 2 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.48%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.48%) NAS
9 2 (0.48%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (14.01%) Power BI
2 51 (12.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 44 (10.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 34 (8.21%) Oracle Database
5 31 (7.49%) Azure SQL Database
6 30 (7.25%) Data Warehouse
7 26 (6.28%) NoSQL
7 26 (6.28%) Relational Database
8 23 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
9 19 (4.59%) MongoDB
10 17 (4.11%) Redis
11 15 (3.62%) Tableau
12 12 (2.90%) MySQL
13 11 (2.66%) Big Data
14 10 (2.42%) BusinessObjects
15 9 (2.17%) Apache Hive
15 9 (2.17%) DB2
15 9 (2.17%) Delta Lake
15 9 (2.17%) Oracle Reports
15 9 (2.17%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 27 (6.52%) Git
2 25 (6.04%) JIRA
3 21 (5.07%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.90%) Bitbucket
4 12 (2.90%) GitLab
5 8 (1.93%) Octopus Deploy
5 8 (1.93%) TeamCity
6 7 (1.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 6 (1.45%) RStudio
7 6 (1.45%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.21%) Sonatype Nexus
9 4 (0.97%) QARun
9 4 (0.97%) WinRunner
10 3 (0.72%) ERwin
10 3 (0.72%) JUnit
10 3 (0.72%) Liquibase
10 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.48%) JMeter
11 2 (0.48%) Postman
General
1 146 (35.27%) Finance
2 110 (26.57%) Social Skills
3 85 (20.53%) Banking
4 41 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.04%) Front Office
5 25 (6.04%) Investment Banking
6 15 (3.62%) Public Sector
7 12 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.17%) Back Office
10 6 (1.45%) Retail Banking
11 5 (1.21%) Law
11 5 (1.21%) Legal
12 4 (0.97%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.72%) Local Government
13 3 (0.72%) Police
14 2 (0.48%) Corporate Banking
14 2 (0.48%) Marketing
14 2 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 175 (42.27%) Developer
2 65 (15.70%) C# Developer
3 55 (13.29%) Analyst
4 47 (11.35%) Senior
5 39 (9.42%) Architect
6 32 (7.73%) .NET Developer
6 32 (7.73%) Data Engineer
7 22 (5.31%) Data Analyst
8 20 (4.83%) Senior Developer
9 18 (4.35%) Azure Engineer
10 17 (4.11%) C# .NET Developer
11 16 (3.86%) Software Engineer
11 16 (3.86%) Solutions Architect
12 15 (3.62%) Consultant
12 15 (3.62%) DBA
12 15 (3.62%) Full-Stack Developer
12 15 (3.62%) SQL DBA
12 15 (3.62%) SQL Developer
13 14 (3.38%) Applications Support
14 13 (3.14%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 123 (29.71%) .NET
2 55 (13.29%) .NET Framework
3 38 (9.18%) REST
4 36 (8.70%) HTML
5 34 (8.21%) CSS
6 31 (7.49%) ASP.NET
7 29 (7.00%) React
7 29 (7.00%) RESTful
7 29 (7.00%) WCF
8 26 (6.28%) .NET Core
8 26 (6.28%) XML
9 25 (6.04%) AngularJS
9 25 (6.04%) JSON
9 25 (6.04%) Web Services
10 24 (5.80%) ASP.NET Web API
10 24 (5.80%) Kafka
11 21 (5.07%) OAuth
12 16 (3.86%) Entity Framework
12 16 (3.86%) WPF
13 15 (3.62%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.00%) Derivative
2 17 (4.11%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (3.86%) Distributed Systems
4 14 (3.38%) Public Cloud
5 13 (3.14%) Data Structures
6 12 (2.90%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.66%) Clustering
7 11 (2.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 10 (2.42%) Reference Data
9 8 (1.93%) Linux Command Line
9 8 (1.93%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 7 (1.69%) Replication
11 6 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.21%) Fixed Income
12 5 (1.21%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.97%) Equities
13 4 (0.97%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 85 (20.53%) Windows
2 50 (12.08%) Linux
3 37 (8.94%) Windows Server
4 18 (4.35%) Unix
5 9 (2.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.45%) CentOS
6 6 (1.45%) VMS
6 6 (1.45%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.72%) Solaris
9 2 (0.48%) Android
9 2 (0.48%) Rocky
9 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.24%) Fedora
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.24%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (23.19%) Agile
2 79 (19.08%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (18.12%) DevOps
4 57 (13.77%) Migration
5 55 (13.29%) Business Intelligence
6 48 (11.59%) CI/CD
7 46 (11.11%) Data Analysis
8 45 (10.87%) Test Automation
9 41 (9.90%) Software Engineering
10 40 (9.66%) Data Modelling
11 38 (9.18%) ETL
12 37 (8.94%) CRM
13 33 (7.97%) Unit Testing
14 32 (7.73%) Performance Tuning
15 29 (7.00%) Microservices
15 29 (7.00%) TDD
16 28 (6.76%) Data Migration
16 28 (6.76%) Visualisation
17 27 (6.52%) Disaster Recovery
17 27 (6.52%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 207 (50.00%) SQL
2 167 (40.34%) C#
3 94 (22.71%) Python
4 62 (14.98%) JavaScript
5 39 (9.42%) T-SQL
6 37 (8.94%) Java
7 33 (7.97%) PowerShell
8 27 (6.52%) TypeScript
9 23 (5.56%) PL/SQL
10 22 (5.31%) VB
11 21 (5.07%) VBA
12 15 (3.62%) Bash
13 13 (3.14%) Scala
14 8 (1.93%) Perl
15 7 (1.69%) R
16 5 (1.21%) Shell Script
17 3 (0.72%) Bicep
17 3 (0.72%) C++
18 2 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 2 (0.48%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 53 (12.80%) Degree
2 49 (11.84%) Security Cleared
3 38 (9.18%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.66%) Azure Certification
5 10 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (2.17%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (0.97%) MCPD
8 4 (0.97%) MCSD
9 3 (0.72%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.48%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.48%) VCAP
10 2 (0.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.24%) RHCSA
11 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (9.66%) QA
2 24 (5.80%) Data Quality
3 20 (4.83%) GDPR
4 13 (3.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (1.69%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.69%) Government Security Classifications
6 5 (1.21%) EMIR
6 5 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.21%) MiFID
7 3 (0.72%) SLA
8 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (0.48%) WCAG
9 1 (0.24%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.24%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.24%) HL7
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.24%) NIST
9 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.24%) SEPA
System Software
1 34 (8.21%) Active Directory
2 28 (6.76%) Docker
3 15 (3.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.97%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.97%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.97%) vSphere
6 3 (0.72%) KVM
6 3 (0.72%) vCloud
6 3 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.72%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 41 (9.90%) Kubernetes
2 28 (6.76%) Terraform
3 12 (2.90%) Ansible
4 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.97%) SCCM
5 3 (0.72%) Kibana
5 3 (0.72%) Rundeck
5 3 (0.72%) ZABBIX
6 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.48%) EMC NetWorker
6 2 (0.48%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.48%) Grafana
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.48%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.48%) Tivoli
6 2 (0.48%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.24%) Control-M
7 1 (0.24%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.24%) Netcool
7 1 (0.24%) SCOM
Vendors
1 118 (28.50%) Oracle
2 117 (28.26%) Microsoft
3 28 (6.76%) Databricks
4 21 (5.07%) VMware
5 16 (3.86%) ServiceNow
6 15 (3.62%) Cisco
7 14 (3.38%) Citrix
8 12 (2.90%) Sybase
9 11 (2.66%) SAP
10 8 (1.93%) IBM
10 8 (1.93%) Informatica
10 8 (1.93%) TIBCO
11 6 (1.45%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.45%) UiPath
12 5 (1.21%) CyberArk
12 5 (1.21%) Google
12 5 (1.21%) ION Trading
12 5 (1.21%) Palantir
13 4 (0.97%) CODA
13 4 (0.97%) Salesforce