SQL Contracts in the Midlands

SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 11 8
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 -2
Contract jobs citing SQL 232 349 646
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.11% 10.78% 12.77%
As % of the Programming Languages category 34.83% 40.96% 48.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 251 456
10th Percentile £259 £275 £313
25th Percentile £346 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £550 £540 £538
90th Percentile £625 £638 £588
England median daily rate £540 £550 £548
% change year-on-year -1.82% +0.46% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 13
10th Percentile £14.15 £24.31 £16.35
25th Percentile £22.86 £25.09 £18.58
Median hourly rate £28.94 £29.93 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -14.48% +84.21%
75th Percentile £33.04 £46.27 -
90th Percentile £42.92 £60.00 -
England median hourly rate £42.50 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -15.00% +42.86% +34.62%

All Programming Languages
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 666 852 1,326
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 23.29% 26.31% 26.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 620 962
10th Percentile £260 £313 £319
25th Percentile £350 £375 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £540
90th Percentile £635 £688 £619
England median daily rate £540 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% +2.27% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 16 17
10th Percentile £22.50 £20.74 £16.55
25th Percentile £30.37 £24.47 £20.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £41.69 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.92% +19.12% +45.83%
75th Percentile £58.75 £54.06 -
90th Percentile £72.50 £83.75 £44.80
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year - +19.05% +21.39%

SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SQL in the Midlands

SQL
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SQL in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for SQL in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SQL in the Midlands over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SQL in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SQL in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for SQL in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SQL in the Midlands over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SQL in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 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
West Midlands -4 146 £425 -15.00% 148
East Midlands 0 85 £400 - 114
SQL
England

SQL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (3.88%) SAS
2 6 (2.59%) Oracle Self-Service HR
2 6 (2.59%) Oracle Workflow
2 6 (2.59%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.16%) Confluence
4 3 (1.29%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.43%) Apache
6 1 (0.43%) Appian
6 1 (0.43%) CMS
6 1 (0.43%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.43%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.43%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (10.34%) Chatbot
2 11 (4.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.59%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.86%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (2.59%) Oracle HRMS
2 5 (2.16%) NetSuite
3 3 (1.29%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 2 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.86%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.86%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.43%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 58 (25.00%) Azure
2 45 (19.40%) Power Platform
3 22 (9.48%) AWS
4 16 (6.90%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (6.47%) Azure Data Factory
6 9 (3.88%) dbt
6 9 (3.88%) Serverless
7 7 (3.02%) Azure AKS
7 7 (3.02%) Azure App Service
7 7 (3.02%) PowerApps
7 7 (3.02%) Snowflake
8 6 (2.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 6 (2.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 6 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (2.16%) Azure Functions
9 5 (2.16%) GCP
9 5 (2.16%) GitHub
9 5 (2.16%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.72%) AWS Step Functions
10 4 (1.72%) Fivetran
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.02%) SAN
2 6 (2.59%) Fibre Channel
3 4 (1.72%) DNS
3 4 (1.72%) Firewall
4 2 (0.86%) DHCP
4 2 (0.86%) LAN
4 2 (0.86%) SSL
4 2 (0.86%) VoIP
4 2 (0.86%) VPN
4 2 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.43%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.43%) IPsec
5 1 (0.43%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.43%) Network Security
5 1 (0.43%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.43%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.43%) VLAN
5 1 (0.43%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (18.53%) Power BI
2 33 (14.22%) SQL Server
3 23 (9.91%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (7.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 13 (5.60%) NoSQL
6 12 (5.17%) Relational Database
6 12 (5.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (5.17%) Tableau
7 9 (3.88%) Hadoop
8 8 (3.45%) Amazon Redshift
8 8 (3.45%) Azure SQL Database
8 8 (3.45%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (3.02%) Data Lake
9 7 (3.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 6 (2.59%) Impala
10 6 (2.59%) MySQL
11 5 (2.16%) BusinessObjects
11 5 (2.16%) Oracle Database
12 4 (1.72%) Big Data
12 4 (1.72%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 14 (6.03%) Rational Rhapsody
2 8 (3.45%) JIRA
3 7 (3.02%) Git
3 7 (3.02%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 6 (2.59%) Oracle APEX
5 5 (2.16%) Bitbucket
6 4 (1.72%) Ant
6 4 (1.72%) Jenkins
7 3 (1.29%) GitLab
7 3 (1.29%) Hudson
7 3 (1.29%) Selenium
7 3 (1.29%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.86%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 2 (0.86%) TestRail
8 2 (0.86%) Travis CI
9 1 (0.43%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio Team System
9 1 (0.43%) webpack
General
1 55 (23.71%) Social Skills
2 31 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (11.21%) Finance
4 11 (4.74%) Public Sector
5 8 (3.45%) Retail
6 7 (3.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (2.59%) Banking
8 4 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (1.72%) Marketing
8 4 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (1.29%) Legal
9 3 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.86%) Advertising
10 2 (0.86%) Automotive
10 2 (0.86%) Back Office
10 2 (0.86%) Front Office
10 2 (0.86%) German Language
10 2 (0.86%) Manufacturing
10 2 (0.86%) Police
Job Titles
1 87 (37.50%) Developer
2 47 (20.26%) Analyst
3 27 (11.64%) Data Engineer
4 25 (10.78%) Senior
5 24 (10.34%) Software Developer
6 19 (8.19%) SQL Developer
7 18 (7.76%) Data Analyst
8 16 (6.90%) Architect
9 14 (6.03%) DBA
9 14 (6.03%) Integration Developer
10 12 (5.17%) SQL DBA
11 9 (3.88%) Business Analyst
11 9 (3.88%) Senior Developer
12 8 (3.45%) Oracle Developer
13 7 (3.02%) Administrator
13 7 (3.02%) Business Intelligence Analyst
13 7 (3.02%) Senior Integration Developer
14 6 (2.59%) Angular Developer
14 6 (2.59%) Data Architect
14 6 (2.59%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (12.93%) HTML
2 19 (8.19%) .NET
3 8 (3.45%) RESTful
4 7 (3.02%) AngularJS
5 5 (2.16%) CSS
5 5 (2.16%) REST
6 3 (1.29%) JSON
6 3 (1.29%) Kafka
6 3 (1.29%) Pandas
6 3 (1.29%) SOAP
6 3 (1.29%) XML
7 2 (0.86%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.86%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.86%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Graph
7 2 (0.86%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.86%) React
7 2 (0.86%) Swagger
7 2 (0.86%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.88%) Enterprise Software
2 8 (3.45%) Onboarding
3 6 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (2.59%) Product Ownership
3 6 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.16%) Clustering
4 5 (2.16%) HP Storage
4 5 (2.16%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.72%) Algorithms
5 4 (1.72%) Credit Risk
6 3 (1.29%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.29%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (1.29%) Replication
7 2 (0.86%) FMCG
7 2 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 2 (0.86%) Wiki
8 1 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.43%) Freedom of Information
8 1 (0.43%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.43%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 17 (7.33%) Windows
2 9 (3.88%) Unix
3 7 (3.02%) Linux
4 5 (2.16%) AIX
4 5 (2.16%) Solaris
4 5 (2.16%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.72%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.86%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.43%) Android
7 1 (0.43%) VMS
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (21.12%) Business Intelligence
2 45 (19.40%) Agile
3 32 (13.79%) Analytics
3 32 (13.79%) Data Modelling
4 31 (13.36%) Problem-Solving
5 28 (12.07%) Migration
6 27 (11.64%) Artificial Intelligence
6 27 (11.64%) Code Quality
7 25 (10.78%) DevOps
7 25 (10.78%) ETL
7 25 (10.78%) Software Engineering
8 24 (10.34%) Conversational UI
9 15 (6.47%) Data Analysis
9 15 (6.47%) User Acceptance Testing
10 14 (6.03%) Computer Science
10 14 (6.03%) Software Testing
11 13 (5.60%) Data Migration
11 13 (5.60%) Data Pipeline
11 13 (5.60%) Performance Tuning
11 13 (5.60%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 65 (28.02%) Python
2 41 (17.67%) JavaScript
3 39 (16.81%) C#
4 18 (7.76%) PL/SQL
5 11 (4.74%) Bash
6 10 (4.31%) Java
7 9 (3.88%) R
8 8 (3.45%) Bicep
8 8 (3.45%) T-SQL
9 7 (3.02%) Bourne shell
9 7 (3.02%) Korn
9 7 (3.02%) PowerShell
9 7 (3.02%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (1.29%) PHP
11 2 (0.86%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.86%) Scala
11 2 (0.86%) VB
11 2 (0.86%) VBA
12 1 (0.43%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 45 (19.40%) Degree
2 23 (9.91%) Security Cleared
3 14 (6.03%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.59%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.59%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (2.59%) DV Cleared
6 5 (2.16%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.72%) ISEB
7 4 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.29%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.86%) MCSE
10 1 (0.43%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.43%) MCITP
10 1 (0.43%) MCTS
10 1 (0.43%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.43%) PhD
10 1 (0.43%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.90%) Data Quality
2 14 (6.03%) HL7
3 10 (4.31%) QA
4 9 (3.88%) SLA
5 3 (1.29%) GDPR
6 2 (0.86%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 11 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.45%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.86%) Docker
4 2 (0.86%) vSphere
5 1 (0.43%) HDFS
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.43%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (3.02%) Terraform
2 5 (2.16%) EMC NetWorker
2 5 (2.16%) HP Data Protector
2 5 (2.16%) Microsoft Clustering
2 5 (2.16%) NetBackup
3 4 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.86%) Ansible
4 2 (0.86%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.43%) Data Guard
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.43%) SCCM
5 1 (0.43%) SCOM
5 1 (0.43%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.43%) VxRail
Vendors
1 45 (19.40%) Microsoft
2 39 (16.81%) Oracle
3 24 (10.34%) PayPal
4 9 (3.88%) Databricks
5 8 (3.45%) Salesforce
6 7 (3.02%) EMC
6 7 (3.02%) Informatica
7 5 (2.16%) Brocade
7 5 (2.16%) Cisco
7 5 (2.16%) HP
7 5 (2.16%) SAP
7 5 (2.16%) Symantec
7 5 (2.16%) VMware
8 4 (1.72%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (1.29%) IFS
10 2 (0.86%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.86%) Confluent
10 2 (0.86%) Splunk
10 2 (0.86%) Talend
10 2 (0.86%) Workday