Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 386 | 378 | 391 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +13 | -15 |
| Contract jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 247 | 142 | 196 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.52% | 0.49% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 3.39% | 2.57% | 2.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 172 | 98 | 144 |
| 10th Percentile | £351 | £407 | £404 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £451 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -0.43% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £621 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £708 | £734 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | +1.56% | -12.73% |
All Database & BI Skills
UK
Azure SQL Database 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 7,288 | 5,529 | 7,303 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 15.27% | 18.96% | 16.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,930 | 3,809 | 5,214 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £358 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £421 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £763 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £473 | £485 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.58% | +2.11% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 209 | 99 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.70 | £20.60 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.63 | £23.88 | £20.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £33.11 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.01% | -17.23% | -32.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.62 | £61.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £76.50 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.54 | £31.64 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.25% | -20.90% | -28.19% |
Azure SQL Database
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Azure SQL Database
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Azure SQL Database over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.
Azure SQL Database
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database
Top 16 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Azure SQL Database within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2026. 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 |
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| England | -48 | 199 | £524 | -0.24% | 181 |
| London | -20 | 121 | £550 | -4.56% | 57 |
| Work from Home | +22 | 103 | £550 | -7.17% | 167 |
| UK excluding London | -82 | 81 | £500 | +2.56% | 143 |
| South East | -64 | 23 | £513 | - | 43 |
| North of England | -54 | 20 | £463 | -5.13% | 40 |
| Midlands | -56 | 16 | £519 | +9.21% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 11 | £500 | -4.76% | 10 |
| Scotland | +2 | 8 | £358 | -22.59% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -59 | 8 | £500 | +21.21% | 13 |
| Wales | - | 8 | £311 | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 7 | £533 | -7.39% | 8 |
| South West | -33 | 6 | £488 | -2.50% | 7 |
| North West | -38 | 6 | £463 | -2.63% | 24 |
| North East | - | 3 | £450 | - | 6 |
| East of England | -41 | 1 | £505 | -12.25% | 21 |
Azure SQL Database
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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