SQL Data Analyst
UK
The median SQL Data Analyst daily rate in the UK is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 489 | 554 | 633 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +79 | +95 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SQL Data Analyst | 31 | 44 | 79 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 40 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £363 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £422 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £481 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.69% | -3.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £625 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £424 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.83% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.64 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.64 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 27,138 | 40,367 | 56,304 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.49% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,714 | 26,265 | 39,350 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,034 | 2,668 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.06 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.50 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.11% | -6.91% | +117.60% |
SQL Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Data Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Data Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Data Analyst.
SQL Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Data Analyst over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
SQL Data Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL Data Analyst.
SQL Data Analyst
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Data Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +43 | 29 | £463 | -5.13% | 5 |
| London | +43 | 21 | £500 | -16.67% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +39 | 10 | £443 | -4.32% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 9 | £424 | -5.83% | 4 |
| South East | +41 | 5 | £475 | +2.70% | 2 |
| North of England | +23 | 2 | £410 | -0.61% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £410 | - | |
| East of England | +29 | 1 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £425 | - |
SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, SQL Data 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 featuring SQL Data Analyst in the job title.
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SQL Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: