Hybrid/Remote Junior SQL Developer Contract Job Trends

Junior SQL Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Junior SQL Developer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 307 324 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Junior SQL Developer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.010% 0.008% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.009% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 £205 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £210 -
Median % change year-on-year +30.95% - -
75th Percentile £288 £215 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £275 £223 £333
% change year-on-year +23.60% -33.08% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,476 10,969 16,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 93.14% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,182 6,942 11,190
10th Percentile £326 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 340 202 362
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.19
25th Percentile £20.62 £23.50 £26.24
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.42% -28.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.38
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.23% -21.35% +48.33%

Junior SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Junior SQL Developer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Junior SQL Developer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Junior SQL Developer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Junior SQL Developer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Junior SQL Developer job vacancies

Junior SQL Developer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Junior SQL Developer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Junior SQL Developer job vacancies

Junior SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Junior SQL Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Junior SQL Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio

Junior SQL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft