SQL (Structured Query Language)
Oxfordshire > Oxford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring SQL skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 14 | 8 | 11 |
Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +3 | +9 |
Contract jobs citing SQL | 3 | 4 | 9 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxford | 5.66% | 6.45% | 7.50% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 42.86% | 23.53% | 36.00% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 2 |
10th Percentile | £360 | £277 | £289 |
25th Percentile | £375 | £309 | £328 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £375 | £413 |
Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -9.09% | -21.43% |
75th Percentile | £425 | £478 | £503 |
90th Percentile | £440 | £533 | £546 |
Oxfordshire median daily rate | £400 | £425 | £550 |
% change year-on-year | -5.88% | -22.73% | +4.76% |
All Programming Languages
Oxford
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Oxford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 7 | 17 | 25 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford | 13.21% | 27.42% | 20.83% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 15 | 12 |
10th Percentile | £375 | £340 | £129 |
25th Percentile | £413 | £369 | £250 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £425 |
Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +17.65% | -24.44% |
75th Percentile | £584 | £538 | £531 |
90th Percentile | £600 | £573 | £573 |
Oxfordshire median daily rate | £444 | £500 | £450 |
% change year-on-year | -11.25% | +11.11% | -10.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

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Daily Rate Trend in Oxford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing SQL.

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Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing SQL.

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: