SQL Server Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Staffordshire citing SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL Server | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire | - | - | 5.74% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | - | - | 24.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £334 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.29% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £366 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £460 | £468 | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | -17.98% | +18.75% |
All Database & BI Skills
Staffordshire
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 citing database or business intelligence skills in Staffordshire.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 7.33% | 1.61% | 23.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £481 | - | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £566 | £863 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £875 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.86% | +112.12% | -15.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £778 | £888 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £851 | - | £561 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.77% | +3.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34.04 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £34.20 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | - | £34.47 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £34.73 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £34.89 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.50 | £34.43 | £34.47 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.55% | -0.10% | +11.03% |
SQL Server Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
SQL Server Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing SQL Server.
SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing SQL Server.
