SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Contract Job Trends in the South East

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 - 205
Rank change year-on-year - - +23
Contract jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 5 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.098% - 0.055%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.97% - 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £356 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 - -
75th Percentile £369 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £488 £470 £475
% change year-on-year +3.72% -1.05% +10.14%

All Development Application Skills
South East

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 517 393 583
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 10.18% 12.78% 10.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 223 365
10th Percentile £285 £350 £350
25th Percentile £362 £415 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £528
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -5.21% -3.21%
75th Percentile £551 £600 £615
90th Percentile £650 £650 £675
England median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 21 36
10th Percentile £51.00 £48.00 £46.25
25th Percentile £60.00 £55.38 £54.06
Median hourly rate £82.00 £60.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +35.54% -3.20% +11.87%
75th Percentile £88.00 £62.50 £70.00
90th Percentile - £71.25 £76.53
England median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +5.69%

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) job vacancy trend in the South East

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 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
Surrey - 3 - - 1
Buckinghamshire - 2 £363 -
Thames Valley - 2 £363 -
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
England

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (60.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Manual Tester
1 2 (40.00%) Pensions Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Senior
1 2 (40.00%) Senior Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Senior Test Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Test Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Tester
1 2 (40.00%) Web Tester
2 1 (20.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Team Leader
2 1 (20.00%) Test Leader
2 1 (20.00%) Test Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Agile
1 5 (100.00%) Regression Testing
2 3 (60.00%) AI
2 3 (60.00%) Manual Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Performance Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Scenario Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Scrum
2 3 (60.00%) SDLC
2 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) Test Strategy
2 3 (60.00%) User Stories
3 2 (40.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 2 (40.00%) Data Validation
3 2 (40.00%) Defect Tracking
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) User Experience
3 2 (40.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
1 3 (60.00%) T-SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow