SQL (Structured Query Language)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring SQL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 13 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 53 | 84 | 81 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire | 5.87% | 11.19% | 6.67% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 17.55% | 34.01% | 30.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 46 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £243 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £369 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £567 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £648 | £750 | £670 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | -3.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.97 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.25 | £19.44 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £21.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +29.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £31.25 | £21.97 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £32.75 | £24.86 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | £32.50 | £21.31 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +52.51% | - |
All Programming Languages
West Yorkshire
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in West Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 302 | 247 | 262 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 33.44% | 32.89% | 21.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 179 | 169 | 196 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £354 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £423 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £574 | £567 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £715 | £650 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26.25 | £17.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £28.75 | £19.91 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £52.50 | £21.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +146.36% | -69.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £99.32 | £25.58 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £102.00 | £44.39 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £49.50 | £40.00 | £21.31 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.75% | +87.71% | -69.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SQL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing SQL.
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Daily Rate Histogram in West Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 6 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing SQL.
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Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 6 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | -16 | 51 | £500 | +2.56% | 56 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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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