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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -2 | -2 |
Contract jobs citing SQL | 4,208 | 6,612 | 10,758 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.89% | 11.54% | 12.26% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 33.08% | 33.35% | 33.92% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,046 | 4,773 | 7,763 |
10th Percentile | £356 | £363 | £363 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £431 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £535 | £525 |
Median % change year-on-year | +0.47% | +1.90% | +7.69% |
75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £744 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £485 | £475 |
% change year-on-year | -2.06% | +2.11% | +11.76% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 62 | 84 | 140 |
10th Percentile | £22.88 | £19.29 | £16.25 |
25th Percentile | £31.65 | £26.42 | £20.56 |
Median hourly rate | £44.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -11.50% | +42.86% | +29.63% |
75th Percentile | £58.24 | £70.00 | £51.27 |
90th Percentile | £63.00 | £81.75 | £63.62 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £47.73 | £26.49 |
% change year-on-year | -10.96% | +80.18% | +11.61% |
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 | 12,722 | 19,828 | 31,716 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.90% | 34.62% | 36.15% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,047 | 14,307 | 23,128 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £390 | £385 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £655 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £495 |
% change year-on-year | -2.20% | +1.01% | +16.47% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 494 | 443 | 499 |
10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.09 | £19.52 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.43 | £60.70 | £50.20 |
Median % change year-on-year | +2.85% | +20.92% | +18.12% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.63 |
90th Percentile | £78.75 | £78.00 | £74.60 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
% change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +25.00% |
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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 19 May 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 19 May 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 19 May 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 | 3,638 | £550 | - | 3,068 |
London | +1 | 2,301 | £575 | - | 1,465 |
Work from Home | +3 | 1,713 | £536 | +4.59% | 1,493 |
UK excluding London | -5 | 1,465 | £475 | -2.06% | 1,923 |
North of England | -2 | 398 | £475 | -1.94% | 491 |
South East | -8 | 355 | £475 | -8.65% | 511 |
North West | -4 | 242 | £475 | - | 267 |
Midlands | -4 | 225 | £400 | -11.11% | 366 |
Scotland | 0 | 209 | £450 | -5.26% | 115 |
South West | -14 | 161 | £538 | +7.50% | 213 |
West Midlands | -4 | 153 | £425 | -15.00% | 241 |
Yorkshire | -7 | 124 | £488 | -2.50% | 176 |
East of England | -21 | 77 | £450 | +5.88% | 158 |
East Midlands | 0 | 71 | £388 | -3.13% | 125 |
North East | +16 | 32 | £475 | -5.00% | 53 |
Wales | +10 | 32 | £425 | -21.30% | 55 |
Northern Ireland | -7 | 13 | £400 | -11.11% | 32 |
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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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