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 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing SQL | 4,210 | 6,428 | 10,706 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.87% | 11.40% | 12.23% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 32.88% | 33.17% | 33.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,053 | 4,630 | 7,731 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £535 | £537 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.37% | -0.28% | +9.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | +2.63% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 84 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.74 | £20.69 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.72 | £26.95 | £20.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.75 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +42.86% | +29.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £70.06 | £53.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.00 | £82.85 | £63.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £48.36 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.12% | +86.01% | +10.78% |
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 | 12,803 | 19,377 | 31,598 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.02% | 34.35% | 36.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,124 | 13,952 | 23,101 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £386 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £676 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +16.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 504 | 443 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.30 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.01% | +18.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £73.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.77 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.10% | +25.96% |
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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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 3,633 | £550 | - | 3,233 |
| London | +1 | 2,305 | £575 | -0.86% | 1,667 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,709 | £533 | +4.00% | 1,583 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 1,465 | £475 | -2.56% | 2,169 |
| North of England | -3 | 404 | £475 | -2.06% | 492 |
| South East | -11 | 343 | £471 | -8.50% | 798 |
| North West | -3 | 243 | £475 | - | 272 |
| Midlands | -3 | 225 | £400 | -11.11% | 340 |
| Scotland | -1 | 212 | £450 | -7.69% | 123 |
| South West | -12 | 160 | £538 | +7.50% | 194 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 147 | £425 | -15.00% | 201 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 128 | £495 | -2.94% | 167 |
| East of England | -17 | 80 | £450 | +5.88% | 178 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 77 | £394 | -1.56% | 135 |
| North East | +18 | 33 | £475 | -5.00% | 61 |
| Wales | +10 | 33 | £450 | -16.67% | 44 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 13 | £400 | -11.11% | 31 |
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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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