SQL Server Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 27 21
Rank change year-on-year - -6 +6
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 0 5 6
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear - 2.34% 3.68%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 11.63% 27.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 5
10th Percentile - £451 £440
25th Percentile - £452 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £456 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -3.95% -12.04%
75th Percentile - £464 £488
90th Percentile - £467 £495
North East median daily rate - £456 £475
% change year-on-year - -3.95% -17.39%

All Database & BI Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 requiring database or business intelligence skills in Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 91 43 22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 13.50% 20.09% 13.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 24 9
10th Percentile £313 £411 £409
25th Percentile £400 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £473 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% -0.53% -20.83%
75th Percentile £500 £588 £488
90th Percentile £550 £746 £510
North East median daily rate £425 £480 £475
% change year-on-year -11.46% +1.05% -12.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £36.00 -
North East median hourly rate - £36.00 -

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing SQL Server.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing SQL Server.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing SQL Server