SQL Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North of England

SQL Data Analyst
England > North of England

The median SQL Data Analyst daily rate in the North of England is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 234 162 188
Rank change year-on-year -72 +26 +31
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Data Analyst 3 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.053% 0.093% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.057% 0.099% 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £410 £405 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £410 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -8.89% -
75th Percentile £430 £415 £475
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £429 £423 £500
% change year-on-year +1.42% -15.50% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 5,244 3,022 4,515
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.27% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,326 1,979 2,876
10th Percentile £256 £230 £256
25th Percentile £380 £363 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -2.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £551 £557 £575
90th Percentile £644 £650 £672
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 350 148 399
10th Percentile £17.11 £13.00 £11.07
25th Percentile £22.68 £17.08 £13.00
Median hourly rate £45.46 £27.13 £20.71
Median % change year-on-year +67.59% +31.01% -30.98%
75th Percentile £67.75 £44.92 £46.03
90th Percentile £75.08 £77.55 £60.00
England median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -23.53%

SQL Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SQL Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

SQL Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the North of England

SQL Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

SQL Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Data Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

SQL Data Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Data Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 March 2026. 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
North West - 3 £420 - 2
SQL Data Analyst
England

SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, SQL Data Analyst 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 North of England region featuring SQL Data Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
1 3 (100.00%) Statistics
1 3 (100.00%) Tableau
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Data Science
2 2 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Hadoop
2 2 (66.67%) Objectives and Key Results
2 2 (66.67%) Paid Search
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) R
3 1 (33.33%) User Research
3 1 (33.33%) Web Analytics

SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Tableau
2 2 (66.67%) Hadoop
3 1 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Statistics
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Data Science
2 2 (66.67%) Data Visualisation
2 2 (66.67%) Objectives and Key Results
2 2 (66.67%) Paid Search
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) User Research
3 1 (33.33%) Web Analytics
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree