SQL Server Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

SQL Server Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

As of 5 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median SQL Server Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
5 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 371 - 422
Rank change year-on-year - - +86
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server Analyst 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.007% - 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% - 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
UK median daily rate £363 - £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 13,684 16,336 20,268
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.93% 92.36% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,376 9,703 13,629
10th Percentile £213 £225 £230
25th Percentile £363 £375 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £686 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,234 1,513 1,142
10th Percentile £13.27 £14.16 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.17 £19.18 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.11% +12.50% +81.82%
75th Percentile £53.75 £66.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.20 £75.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +63.46%

SQL Server Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured SQL Server Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server Analyst in the UK excluding London

SQL Server Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

SQL Server Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Server Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Server Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

SQL Server Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 September 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
East of England - 1 - - 1
SQL Server Analyst
UK

SQL Server Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 5 September 2025, SQL Server Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring SQL Server Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

SQL Server Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving