The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring NewSQL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NewSQL over the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
NewSQL 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
2,088
2,947
4,503
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
20.49%
20.27%
18.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,447
2,150
3,246
10th Percentile
£362
£351
£384
25th Percentile
£425
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£513
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+2.44%
-2.38%
-2.33%
75th Percentile
£650
£659
£650
90th Percentile
£825
£825
£750
UK median daily rate
£513
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-2.38%
-2.33%
-2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
26
36
80
10th Percentile
£21.02
£15.34
£22.49
25th Percentile
£27.24
£20.77
£40.00
Median hourly rate
£45.50
£36.50
£64.00
Median % change year-on-year
+24.66%
-42.97%
+37.13%
75th Percentile
£69.00
£55.63
£73.75
90th Percentile
£83.75
£72.50
£82.75
UK median hourly rate
£35.00
£37.50
£58.05
% change year-on-year
-6.67%
-35.39%
+54.17%
NewSQL Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing NewSQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NewSQL Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing NewSQL.
NewSQL Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 8 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NewSQL also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for NewSQL.
NewSQL Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
