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 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 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 4,248 | 6,298 | 10,764 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.81% | 11.33% | 12.28% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 32.56% | 33.23% | 34.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,075 | 4,526 | 7,791 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £528 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.47% | -2.31% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | +3.16% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 82 | 136 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.61 | £22.16 | £16.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.34 | £32.30 | £19.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £53.75 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.93% | +53.57% | +29.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.97 | £70.19 | £53.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.96 | £82.25 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £50.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +122.22% | -6.25% |
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 | 13,047 | 18,952 | 31,653 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.12% | 34.11% | 36.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,199 | 13,649 | 23,126 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £381 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £458 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 528 | 440 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.95 | £29.71 | £19.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £51.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +21.65% | +14.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.63 | £78.12 | £70.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +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 9 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 9 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 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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| England | -2 | 3,674 | £540 | -1.82% | 2,426 |
| London | +1 | 2,313 | £575 | - | 1,049 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,706 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,242 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 1,503 | £475 | -3.06% | 1,448 |
| North of England | -5 | 424 | £476 | -2.96% | 463 |
| South East | -11 | 349 | £475 | -8.65% | 271 |
| North West | -2 | 249 | £475 | - | 266 |
| Midlands | -4 | 235 | £418 | -7.22% | 277 |
| Scotland | -1 | 215 | £450 | -7.69% | 101 |
| South West | -10 | 160 | £538 | +7.50% | 181 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 148 | £425 | -15.00% | 158 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 141 | £500 | -4.76% | 156 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 86 | £400 | - | 116 |
| East of England | -24 | 82 | £450 | +2.27% | 114 |
| North East | +18 | 34 | £475 | - | 47 |
| Wales | +16 | 28 | £413 | -25.00% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 16 | £400 | -11.11% | 27 |
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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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