Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 14 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +9 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL Server | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire | 1.13% | 9.38% | 2.52% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 7.89% | 36.59% | 23.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 15 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £372 | £320 | £374 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £356 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £383 | £389 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.66% | -1.48% | -2.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £400 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £442 | £470 | £401 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £375 | £370 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.35% | -15.43% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.82 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £22.28 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £23.73 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | - | - | £22.28 |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Northamptonshire
SQL Server 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 Northamptonshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 38 | 41 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 14.29% | 25.63% | 10.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 34 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £297 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £356 | £364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £416 | £385 | £393 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.05% | -1.85% | -21.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £447 | £425 | £503 |
| 90th Percentile | £458 | £497 | £519 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £423 | £425 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.59% | -15.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £11.33 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £11.52 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £11.83 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £17.78 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £21.35 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £23.71 | £22.50 | £17.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.37% | +31.95% | -71.58% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing SQL Server.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing SQL Server.
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Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | -29 | 3 | £420 | +13.06% | 5 |
| SQL Server East Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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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