The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring SQL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SQL over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Preston.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
2
6
18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
2.53%
13.95%
21.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
3
2
10th Percentile
£367
-
£333
25th Percentile
£373
-
£344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£393
£400
£376
Median % change year-on-year
-1.88%
+6.31%
-10.15%
75th Percentile
£408
£525
£397
90th Percentile
£412
£600
£401
Lancashire median daily rate
£450
£413
£621
% change year-on-year
+9.09%
-33.60%
+24.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
15
10th Percentile
-
-
£41.00
25th Percentile
-
£50.63
£46.03
Median hourly rate
-
£51.25
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
-
+10.98%
+110.75%
75th Percentile
-
£51.88
£50.25
90th Percentile
-
-
£57.06
Lancashire median hourly rate
-
£46.18
£46.18
% change year-on-year
-
-
+87.88%
SQL Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
SQL Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing SQL.
SQL Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing SQL.
SQL Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SQL also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for SQL.
SQL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:
