Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 86 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -6 | +34 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.35% | 0.17% | 1.57% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 1.82% | 1.09% | 8.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £430 | - | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £473 | £450 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -28.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £531 | - | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £543 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £445 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.12% | -28.80% | +4.17% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Manchester
Azure SQL Database 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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 220 | 183 | 287 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 19.23% | 15.86% | 18.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 175 | 110 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £375 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £475 | £516 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -7.99% | +3.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £575 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £643 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -6.86% | +2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.35 | £57.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £24.25 | £60.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.95% | -26.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65.00 | £71.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.90 | £75.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £74.26 | £36.47 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +103.65% | -30.54% | -19.23% |
Azure SQL Database
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Azure SQL Database.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure SQL Database in Manchester over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: