SQL Contracts in Stevenage

SQL (Structured Query Language)
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 47 33
Rank change year-on-year +33 -14 +1
Contract jobs citing SQL 14 11 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 11.20% 2.40% 5.44%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.43% 8.73% 10.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 13
10th Percentile - £335 £363
25th Percentile - £341 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £350 £388
Median % change year-on-year - -9.68% +25.00%
75th Percentile - £399 £438
90th Percentile - £429 £490
Hertfordshire median daily rate £538 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +19.44% -5.26% +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 2
10th Percentile £31.64 £38.25 £61.95
25th Percentile £39.11 £52.50 £62.63
Median hourly rate £63.00 £57.50 £64.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.57% -10.85% +14.16%
75th Percentile £66.00 £60.00 £65.63
90th Percentile £82.25 - £65.85
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £63.00 £55.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year +14.55% -12.70% +29.90%

All Programming Languages
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 46 126 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 36.80% 27.51% 52.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 33
10th Percentile £503 £285 £350
25th Percentile £506 £323 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £363 £425
Median % change year-on-year +44.83% -14.71% +19.72%
75th Percentile £556 £391 £550
90th Percentile £568 £415 £672
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £430 £500
% change year-on-year +27.91% -14.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 102 81
10th Percentile £45.34 £60.00 £53.75
25th Percentile £61.50 £61.25 £56.25
Median hourly rate £72.50 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £85.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.50 £90.00 £77.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +16.07%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for SQL in Stevenage

SQL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for SQL in Stevenage

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for SQL in Stevenage

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SQL in Stevenage over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for SQL in Stevenage

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (50.00%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (50.00%) DB2
2 4 (28.57%) Data Mining
2 4 (28.57%) Metadata
3 3 (21.43%) Power BI
General
1 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Law
Job Titles
1 9 (64.29%) Architect
2 5 (35.71%) Analyst
2 5 (35.71%) Solutions Architect
2 5 (35.71%) Systems Architect
3 4 (28.57%) Data Architect
3 4 (28.57%) Information Architect
3 4 (28.57%) Information Systems Architect
4 3 (21.43%) Data Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) Information Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) Information Systems Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) Solutions Analyst
5 2 (14.29%) Systems Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) Excel Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) Facilities Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) SQL Analyst
6 1 (7.14%) SQL Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (78.57%) Management Information System
2 4 (28.57%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (28.57%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Unix
1 2 (14.29%) Windows
1 2 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 7 (50.00%) Information Management
2 7 (50.00%) Visualisation
3 6 (42.86%) Data Modelling
4 5 (35.71%) Business Analysis
4 5 (35.71%) Project Management
4 5 (35.71%) Roadmaps
5 4 (28.57%) Agile
5 4 (28.57%) Computer Science
5 4 (28.57%) Conceptual Models
5 4 (28.57%) Data Architecture
5 4 (28.57%) Data Science
5 4 (28.57%) Data Strategy
5 4 (28.57%) Digital Transformation Strategy
5 4 (28.57%) Logical Data Model
5 4 (28.57%) Metadata Management
5 4 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
6 3 (21.43%) Analytics
6 3 (21.43%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) Security Cleared
2 8 (57.14%) SC Cleared
3 4 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) Data Quality
System Software
1 7 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 7 (50.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle