SQL (Structured Query Language)
UK > UK excluding London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 15 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -3 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 1,503 | 2,117 | 3,368 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 7.13% | 9.32% | 11.02% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 30.11% | 33.43% | 38.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,042 | 1,523 | 2,361 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £315 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £490 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.06% | +3.16% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £586 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £656 | £645 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £528 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.47% | -2.31% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 55 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.34 | £21.61 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.89 | £26.79 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £50.00 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +122.22% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £67.66 | £39.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.89 | £78.00 | £63.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £42.50 | £53.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.93% | +53.57% | +29.63% |
All Programming Languages
UK excluding London
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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 4,992 | 6,332 | 8,834 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 23.67% | 27.88% | 28.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,306 | 4,419 | 6,187 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £338 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £594 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 436 | 329 | 325 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.55 | £27.03 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £51.25 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.59 | £78.00 | £67.44 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £51.38 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +21.65% | +14.80% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL in the UK excluding London.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SQL in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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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| North of England | -5 | 424 | £476 | -2.96% | 463 |
| South East | -11 | 349 | £475 | -8.65% | 267 |
| North West | -2 | 249 | £475 | - | 266 |
| Midlands | -4 | 235 | £418 | -7.22% | 275 |
| Scotland | -1 | 215 | £450 | -7.69% | 98 |
| South West | -10 | 160 | £538 | +7.50% | 180 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 148 | £425 | -15.00% | 156 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 141 | £500 | -4.76% | 155 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 86 | £400 | - | 116 |
| East of England | -24 | 82 | £450 | +2.27% | 113 |
| North East | +18 | 34 | £475 | - | 48 |
| Wales | +16 | 28 | £413 | -25.00% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 16 | £400 | -11.11% | 27 |
| South Coast | - | 3 | £500 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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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