SQL (Structured Query Language)
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton requiring SQL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SQL over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 29 | 24 | 3 |
Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -21 | +10 |
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SQL | 4 | 1 | 22 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton | 2.48% | 0.88% | 24.72% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 11.11% | 4.00% | 66.67% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 15 |
10th Percentile | £380 | - | £311 |
25th Percentile | £444 | - | £410 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +19.05% |
75th Percentile | - | - | £600 |
90th Percentile | - | - | - |
Bedfordshire median daily rate | £550 | £375 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | +46.67% | -25.00% | +33.33% |
All Programming Languages
Luton
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Luton.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 36 | 25 | 33 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 22.36% | 21.93% | 37.08% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 12 | 21 |
10th Percentile | £95 | £478 | £320 |
25th Percentile | £344 | £509 | £425 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | +19.05% |
75th Percentile | £575 | £573 | £600 |
90th Percentile | £600 | £580 | - |
Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | +33.33% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 0 |
10th Percentile | £61.80 | £57.62 | - |
25th Percentile | £70.00 | £62.00 | - |
Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £65.00 | - |
Median % change year-on-year | +30.77% | - | - |
75th Percentile | £88.00 | £67.50 | - |
90th Percentile | £89.80 | - | - |
Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £82.50 | £65.00 | - |
% change year-on-year | +26.92% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.

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Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing SQL.

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Daily Rate Histogram in Luton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL in Luton over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing SQL.

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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: