SQL Server Architect Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

SQL Server Architect
South East > Thames Valley

The median SQL Server Architect daily rate in the Thames Valley is £640, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 127 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server Architect 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.050% 0.047% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.051% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £640 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.40% - -
South East median daily rate £640 £625 -
% change year-on-year +2.40% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,802 1,964 2,433
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.87% 92.12% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,165 1,129 1,573
10th Percentile £263 £259 £211
25th Percentile £400 £406 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £613
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 71 112
10th Percentile £14.75 £16.32 £16.40
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.88 £24.46
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.10% +5.00% +150.00%
75th Percentile £71.63 £63.42 £65.89
90th Percentile £93.34 £87.50 £75.23
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £54.00 £51.24
% change year-on-year -53.70% +5.39% +36.63%

SQL Server Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SQL Server Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

SQL Server Architect job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

SQL Server Architect
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server Architect job vacancies in the Thames Valley

SQL Server Architect
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Architect within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 November 2025. 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
Buckinghamshire - 1 £640 -
SQL Server Architect
South East

SQL Server Architect Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, SQL Server Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring SQL Server Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

SQL Server Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft