SQL Server Contract Job Trends in West End of London
Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
Central London > West End of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West End of London requiring SQL Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 7 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SQL Server | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West End of London | 5.80% | 2.78% | - |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 21.05% | 50.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £628 | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £496 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.00% | -13.83% | -4.17% |
All Database & BI Skills
West End of London
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 West End of London.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 19 | 2 | 15 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London | 27.54% | 5.56% | 25.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £448 | - | £393 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | - | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | - | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | - | £634 |
| Central London median daily rate | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.25% | -1.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.05 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.13 | - | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | - | £41.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £23.13 | - | £41.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.35 | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £34.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.24% | -15.00% | -9.09% |
SQL Server Job Vacancy Trend in West End of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London.
SQL Server Daily Rate Trend in West End of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing SQL Server.
SQL Server Daily Rate Histogram in West End of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in West End of London over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
SQL Server Hourly Rate Trend in West End of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West End of London citing SQL Server.
SQL Server Contract Job Locations in West End of London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the West End of London region over the 6 months to 19 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | - | 1 | £675 | - | 2 |
| SQL Server Central London |
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SQL Server Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure SQL Database | 75.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Data Warehouse | 75.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Power BI | 75.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Power Query | 75.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Star Schema | 75.0% | 3 |