SQL Server Architect Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

SQL Server Architect
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median SQL Server Architect daily rate in Milton Keynes is £640, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £640 - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £640 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 293 279 514
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.75% 96.54% 95.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 198 397
10th Percentile £212 £249 £255
25th Percentile £363 £365 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £510
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -6.86% +4.62%
75th Percentile £539 £558 £600
90th Percentile £636 £652 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £482 £500
% change year-on-year -6.64% -3.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 8 15
10th Percentile £14.83 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £18.00 £17.68 £13.37
Median hourly rate £29.61 £21.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.34% +6.25% +11.11%
75th Percentile £31.21 £36.19 £23.94
90th Percentile £36.00 £37.12 £27.60
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £24.54 £18.70 £20.00
% change year-on-year +31.22% -6.50% +25.00%

SQL Server Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SQL Server Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

SQL Server Architect job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

SQL Server Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server Architect job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server Architect job vacancies in Milton Keynes

SQL Server Architect Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, SQL Server Architect 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 Milton Keynes region featuring SQL Server Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

SQL Server Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft