SQL Developer
UK
The median SQL Developer daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 416 | 413 | 398 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -15 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a SQL Developer | 103 | 189 | 339 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.43% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.47% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 151 | 275 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £312 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +8.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £618 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £703 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -2.06% | +11.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.69 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £38.85 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £41.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £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 | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SQL Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL Developer.
SQL Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Developer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
SQL Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL Developer.
SQL Developer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -23 | 73 | £475 | -5.00% | 41 |
| London | -12 | 52 | £650 | +8.33% | 19 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 48 | £425 | -15.00% | 25 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 37 | £425 | -10.53% | 24 |
| Scotland | +22 | 18 | £368 | -31.63% | 2 |
| North of England | +22 | 9 | £275 | -38.89% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 5 | £275 | -38.89% | 3 |
| Midlands | +9 | 5 | £425 | -12.82% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 4 | £425 | +9.68% | |
| North West | +7 | 4 | £325 | -25.71% | 4 |
| South West | +45 | 2 | £475 | +55.74% | 4 |
| East of England | +31 | 1 | £438 | +45.83% | 1 |
| South East | +22 | 1 | £500 | -2.44% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Wales | -4 | 1 | - | - |
SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, SQL Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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SQL Developer 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:
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