SQL (Structured Query Language)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SQL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SQL over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 4,226 | 6,338 | 10,721 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.81% | 11.31% | 12.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 32.66% | 33.14% | 33.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,060 | 4,558 | 7,756 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £417 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -0.47% | +8.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £642 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £473 | £488 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.08% | +2.63% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 59 | 83 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.61 | £21.43 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.31 | £30.85 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +42.86% | +29.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.81 | £70.13 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.96 | £82.00 | £63.72 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £49.57 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.26% | +90.65% | +9.54% |
All Programming Languages
UK
SQL is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,939 | 19,124 | 31,582 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.05% | 34.12% | 36.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,176 | 13,793 | 23,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £461 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £680 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 522 | 433 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.60 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £62.50 | £51.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +20.77% | +17.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.95 | £71.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +28.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 | -1 | 3,646 | £545 | -0.91% | 2,580 |
| London | +1 | 2,302 | £575 | -0.86% | 1,192 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,698 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,267 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 1,491 | £473 | -3.08% | 1,459 |
| North of England | -5 | 416 | £475 | -3.06% | 452 |
| South East | -11 | 345 | £473 | -9.13% | 280 |
| North West | -4 | 245 | £475 | - | 265 |
| Midlands | -3 | 233 | £425 | -5.56% | 280 |
| Scotland | +1 | 219 | £450 | -7.69% | 113 |
| South West | -15 | 156 | £538 | +7.50% | 184 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 147 | £425 | -15.00% | 166 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 138 | £500 | -1.96% | 151 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 85 | £400 | - | 114 |
| East of England | -18 | 81 | £450 | +2.27% | 116 |
| North East | +19 | 33 | £475 | -5.00% | 41 |
| Wales | +13 | 33 | £450 | -13.46% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 14 | £400 | -11.11% | 22 |
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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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