SQL Server Contracts with Work from Home Options

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for SQL Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 43 53
Rank change year-on-year -7 +10 +1
Contract jobs citing SQL Server 562 1,227 2,020
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.74% 4.90% 4.60%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 19.53% 25.63% 21.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 410 960 1,563
10th Percentile £332 £388 £350
25th Percentile £400 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £600
90th Percentile £715 £750 £712
UK median daily rate £506 £525 £515
% change year-on-year -3.57% +1.94% +13.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 14 27
10th Percentile £12.78 £26.55 -
25th Percentile £22.10 £37.88 £20.75
Median hourly rate £40.25 £47.00 £46.67
Median % change year-on-year -14.36% +0.71% +55.57%
75th Percentile £42.88 £85.00 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £45.00 £48.50
% change year-on-year -11.11% -7.22% +73.21%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home

SQL Server is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,878 4,787 9,537
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 19.13% 19.10% 21.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,122 3,495 6,912
10th Percentile £356 £384 £375
25th Percentile £425 £450 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £731
UK median daily rate £525 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -3.67% -0.91% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 84 93
10th Percentile £20.06 £22.22 £20.00
25th Percentile £22.61 £42.63 £23.70
Median hourly rate £40.25 £65.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.08% +36.84% +53.23%
75th Percentile £63.00 £75.00 £65.54
90th Percentile £72.50 £85.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £60.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -33.33% +33.33% +66.79%

SQL Server
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server trend for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SQL Server.

SQL Server daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SQL Server over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

SQL Server daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing SQL Server.

SQL Server hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing SQL Server over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

SQL Server hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
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:

Application Platforms
1 26 (4.63%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.78%) CMS
3 9 (1.60%) Confluence
4 8 (1.42%) IIS
5 6 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.71%) JBoss
6 4 (0.71%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 3 (0.53%) Apache
7 3 (0.53%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.53%) nginx
7 3 (0.53%) SharePoint 2010
7 3 (0.53%) SharePoint Server
7 3 (0.53%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.36%) Appian
8 2 (0.36%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.18%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.18%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 32 (5.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.49%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.60%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (1.25%) Teamcenter
2 6 (1.07%) Endur
3 4 (0.71%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.71%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.53%) MIS ActiveH
4 3 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.53%) Temenos T24
5 2 (0.36%) BusinessWorks
5 2 (0.36%) OPENHousing
5 2 (0.36%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.18%) Shopify
6 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 267 (47.51%) Azure
2 119 (21.17%) Azure DevOps
3 80 (14.23%) Power Platform
4 61 (10.85%) AWS
5 34 (6.05%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 33 (5.87%) Azure Data Factory
6 33 (5.87%) Serverless
7 30 (5.34%) Azure Service Bus
7 30 (5.34%) Entra ID
8 28 (4.98%) Azure Functions
8 28 (4.98%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (4.45%) GitHub
10 22 (3.91%) PowerApps
11 19 (3.38%) Azure Monitor
12 16 (2.85%) PaaS
12 16 (2.85%) Power Automate
13 15 (2.67%) Azure Logic Apps
13 15 (2.67%) Collibra
14 14 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
14 14 (2.49%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.56%) Firewall
2 14 (2.49%) DNS
3 5 (0.89%) FTP
3 5 (0.89%) SAN
4 4 (0.71%) SSH
5 3 (0.53%) BGP
5 3 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (0.53%) DHCP
5 3 (0.53%) IOS XR
5 3 (0.53%) LAN
5 3 (0.53%) VPN
5 3 (0.53%) WAN
6 2 (0.36%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.18%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.18%) HTTP
7 1 (0.18%) Internet
7 1 (0.18%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.18%) NAS
7 1 (0.18%) Network Security
7 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (11.74%) Power BI
2 63 (11.21%) Data Warehouse
3 59 (10.50%) Relational Database
4 53 (9.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 48 (8.54%) MySQL
6 41 (7.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 34 (6.05%) Azure SQL Database
8 32 (5.69%) PostgreSQL
9 19 (3.38%) Oracle Reports
10 18 (3.20%) Metadata
11 17 (3.02%) RDBMS
11 17 (3.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 16 (2.85%) NoSQL
13 15 (2.67%) MongoDB
13 15 (2.67%) Oracle Database
14 14 (2.49%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.60%) Big Data
16 8 (1.42%) Power Query
17 7 (1.25%) Amazon RDS
17 7 (1.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 56 (9.96%) Git
2 38 (6.76%) JIRA
3 28 (4.98%) Visual Studio
4 18 (3.20%) SpecFlow
5 15 (2.67%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 13 (2.31%) Selenium
6 13 (2.31%) Team Foundation Server
7 11 (1.96%) TeamCity
8 10 (1.78%) WebDriver
9 8 (1.42%) GitLab
9 8 (1.42%) Jenkins
10 6 (1.07%) JMeter
10 6 (1.07%) Postman
11 5 (0.89%) MSI
11 5 (0.89%) TestRail
11 5 (0.89%) Visual Studio Team System
11 5 (0.89%) WiX
12 4 (0.71%) Bitbucket
12 4 (0.71%) Cucumber
12 4 (0.71%) ERwin
General
1 139 (24.73%) Social Skills
2 138 (24.56%) Finance
3 52 (9.25%) Public Sector
4 48 (8.54%) Banking
5 45 (8.01%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (3.02%) Front Office
7 15 (2.67%) Back Office
7 15 (2.67%) Financial Institution
7 15 (2.67%) Manufacturing
8 13 (2.31%) Marketing
9 12 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (2.14%) Telecoms
10 10 (1.78%) Retail
11 9 (1.60%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.42%) Electronics
13 6 (1.07%) Investment Banking
14 5 (0.89%) Local Government
14 5 (0.89%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.71%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.71%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 243 (43.24%) Developer
2 93 (16.55%) Senior
3 64 (11.39%) Senior Developer
4 61 (10.85%) C# Developer
5 59 (10.50%) .NET Developer
6 42 (7.47%) DBA
7 39 (6.94%) Data Engineer
8 37 (6.58%) Architect
8 37 (6.58%) SQL DBA
9 36 (6.41%) Azure Developer
10 33 (5.87%) Software Developer
11 32 (5.69%) Analyst
12 26 (4.63%) Administrator
13 25 (4.45%) SQL Developer
14 23 (4.09%) Consultant
14 23 (4.09%) Full Stack Developer
15 22 (3.91%) Senior Software Developer
16 18 (3.20%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 18 (3.20%) C# .NET Developer
16 18 (3.20%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 163 (29.00%) .NET
2 73 (12.99%) XML
3 61 (10.85%) .NET Framework
4 58 (10.32%) HTML
5 53 (9.43%) AngularJS
6 50 (8.90%) ASP.NET
7 48 (8.54%) .NET Core
8 42 (7.47%) React
9 38 (6.76%) CSS
10 34 (6.05%) REST
11 30 (5.34%) Web Services
12 29 (5.16%) Entity Framework
13 26 (4.63%) SOAP
14 24 (4.27%) JSON
14 24 (4.27%) RESTful
15 21 (3.74%) SailPoint
16 19 (3.38%) jQuery
17 18 (3.20%) ARM Templates
17 18 (3.20%) LDAP
18 17 (3.02%) Servlets
Miscellaneous
1 26 (4.63%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.09%) Onboarding
3 20 (3.56%) Replication
4 18 (3.20%) Clustering
5 16 (2.85%) Data Centre
5 16 (2.85%) Management Information System
6 14 (2.49%) Derivative
6 14 (2.49%) Distributed Systems
7 13 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.96%) Cloud Native
8 11 (1.96%) Equity Derivative
8 11 (1.96%) NHS
8 11 (1.96%) Public Cloud
9 9 (1.60%) Renewable Energy
9 9 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.42%) Contactless
10 8 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.25%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 7 (1.25%) Legacy Applications
11 7 (1.25%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 85 (15.12%) Windows
2 39 (6.94%) Windows Server
3 34 (6.05%) Linux
4 18 (3.20%) Unix
5 7 (1.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.25%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.53%) Android
7 3 (0.53%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.53%) zOS
8 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.18%) CentOS
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (28.47%) DevOps
2 155 (27.58%) Agile
3 92 (16.37%) Business Intelligence
4 89 (15.84%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (14.77%) CI/CD
5 83 (14.77%) Migration
6 76 (13.52%) ETL
7 73 (12.99%) Scrum
8 56 (9.96%) Data Modelling
9 42 (7.47%) High Availability
10 41 (7.30%) OO
11 40 (7.12%) Disaster Recovery
11 40 (7.12%) TDD
12 39 (6.94%) Computer Science
13 37 (6.58%) Microservices
14 36 (6.41%) MVC
14 36 (6.41%) Test Automation
15 34 (6.05%) Analytics
15 34 (6.05%) Full Stack Development
15 34 (6.05%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 308 (54.80%) SQL
2 208 (37.01%) C#
3 111 (19.75%) PowerShell
4 72 (12.81%) JavaScript
5 60 (10.68%) Java
6 52 (9.25%) Python
7 49 (8.72%) T-SQL
8 39 (6.94%) Bicep
9 35 (6.23%) PL/SQL
10 23 (4.09%) TypeScript
11 14 (2.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (1.78%) Bash
13 9 (1.60%) VB.NET
13 9 (1.60%) VBA
14 8 (1.42%) C
15 7 (1.25%) Shell Script
16 6 (1.07%) PHP
17 5 (0.89%) F#
18 3 (0.53%) Scala
18 3 (0.53%) XPath
Qualifications
1 68 (12.10%) Degree
2 48 (8.54%) Security Cleared
3 40 (7.12%) SC Cleared
4 27 (4.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.25%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.25%) MCSE
7 5 (0.89%) Azure Certification
7 5 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.71%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.71%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.71%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.53%) MCITP
9 3 (0.53%) MCTS
9 3 (0.53%) SAP Certification
10 2 (0.36%) CCNA
10 2 (0.36%) CCNP
10 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.36%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.94%) QA
2 21 (3.74%) Data Quality
3 18 (3.20%) Accessibility
4 10 (1.78%) WCAG
5 7 (1.25%) GDPR
6 4 (0.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.53%) IFRS
7 3 (0.53%) IFRS 17
7 3 (0.53%) Solvency II
8 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.36%) MiFID
8 2 (0.36%) SLA
9 1 (0.18%) EMIR
9 1 (0.18%) FATCA
9 1 (0.18%) HL7
9 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 80 (14.23%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.38%) Docker
3 17 (3.02%) IAG
4 15 (2.67%) ACF2
4 15 (2.67%) RACF
5 7 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.36%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.36%) vSphere
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 25 (4.45%) Terraform
2 18 (3.20%) Ansible
3 17 (3.02%) Kubernetes
3 17 (3.02%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (2.14%) SCCM
5 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Clustering
5 5 (0.89%) Progress Chef
5 5 (0.89%) Puppet
6 4 (0.71%) Grafana
6 4 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (0.71%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.71%) SCOM
7 3 (0.53%) Graylog
7 3 (0.53%) Nagios
8 2 (0.36%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.36%) Salt
8 2 (0.36%) TIBCO Hawk
9 1 (0.18%) Control-M
9 1 (0.18%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.18%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 209 (37.19%) Microsoft
2 104 (18.51%) Oracle
3 27 (4.80%) ServiceNow
4 24 (4.27%) SAP
5 20 (3.56%) Sybase
6 18 (3.20%) Databricks
7 16 (2.85%) VMware
8 10 (1.78%) IBM
9 9 (1.60%) AVEVA
9 9 (1.60%) Qualys
10 8 (1.42%) Informatica
11 7 (1.25%) CA
11 7 (1.25%) Red Hat
11 7 (1.25%) Salesforce
12 6 (1.07%) Atlassian
12 6 (1.07%) CyberArk
12 6 (1.07%) Sparx
13 5 (0.89%) Cisco
13 5 (0.89%) HP
13 5 (0.89%) Splunk