Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | 0.26% | - | - |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 2.70% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
North East
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 the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 37 | 46 | 46 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 9.61% | 15.54% | 18.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 26 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £345 | £373 |
| 25th Percentile | £428 | £395 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £544 | £475 | £443 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.47% | +7.34% | -19.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £703 | £576 | £543 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £637 | £599 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | - | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.76% |
| England median hourly rate | £43.50 | £37.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.00% | -18.80% | -9.45% |
Azure SQL Database
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
Azure SQL Database
Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database
Contract Job Locations in the North East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database within the North East region over the 6 months to 16 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | - | 1 | £375 | - | 4 |
| Azure SQL Database England |
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Azure SQL Database
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:
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