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Title: Part-time SQL & ETL Support jobs | Deftridge
Summary: Part-time SQL & ETL Support tasks with the rate up front: 379 listed, 4 to 10 hours a week. Typical US rate $115 an hour. Professionals pay no fee.

Data & Analytics · **Updated November 5, 2026**

# Part-time SQL & ETL Support jobs

Maintains pipelines and warehouse queries; fixes failed loads and slow reports. 379 tasks are open now, sized for 4 to 10 hours a week.

**$115/hr** typical US rate, senior level

**$132/hr** median published task rate

**379** open tasks

**4-10 h** a week for a typical task

## Open SQL & ETL Support tasks

[See all 379](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#role=sql-etl-support)

One-off Posted Nov 4

### [Slow Query Optimisation (SQL)](https://deftridge.com/job/slow-query-optimisation-laredo-dt-6464696/)

Manager · SQL & ETL Support

Supply-chain software company for pharma · 201–500 employees

**$168–$195** / hour

About $540–$1,450 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · Laredo

- Starts within 2 weeks

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/slow-query-optimisation-laredo-dt-6464696/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Warehouse Cost Review · Fintech](https://deftridge.com/job/warehouse-cost-review-germany-dt-2328735/)

Manager · SQL & ETL Support

Lending platform for travel companies · 1,001–5,000 employees

**€55–€69** / hour

About €250–€500 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Remote · Germany

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

- 3 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/warehouse-cost-review-germany-dt-2328735/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Data Backfill and Repair](https://deftridge.com/job/data-backfill-and-repair-liege-dt-4282130/)

Senior · SQL & ETL Support

Freight and logistics company for food producers · 51–200 employees

**€60–€72** / hour

About €200–€530 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · Liège

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/data-backfill-and-repair-liege-dt-4282130/)

Bundle Posted Nov 3

### [dbt Model Development](https://deftridge.com/job/dbt-model-development-netherlands-dt-5325636/)

Manager · SQL & ETL Support

Specialty retailer with 40 stores · 201–500 employees

**€53–€63** / hour

About €580–€1,390 a month

- 10–24 h a month

- Remote · Netherlands

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- 5 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/dbt-model-development-netherlands-dt-5325636/)

Regular Posted Nov 3

### [Pipeline Failure Triage (Airflow)](https://deftridge.com/job/pipeline-failure-triage-costa-mesa-dt-5504904/)

Senior · SQL & ETL Support

Home-goods retailer with stores in six countries · 501–1,000 employees

**$137–$156** / hour

About $2,850 a month at 5 h a week

- 3–6 h a week

- Hybrid · Costa Mesa

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/pipeline-failure-triage-costa-mesa-dt-5504904/)

Bundle Posted Nov 2

### [SQL Report Library (SQL)](https://deftridge.com/job/sql-report-library-fort-worth-dt-4798797/)

Manager · SQL & ETL Support

Series C medical devices company for dental practices · 201–500 employees

**$156–$188** / hour

About $1,380–$2,750 a month

- 8–16 h a month

- Hybrid · Fort Worth

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/sql-report-library-fort-worth-dt-4798797/)

One-off Posted Nov 4

### [New Source Integration · Travel](https://deftridge.com/job/new-source-integration-georgia-dt-2137627/)

Specialist · SQL & ETL Support

Hospitality operator with resorts · 501–1,000 employees

**$100–$126** / hour

About $900–$1,810 in total

- about 12 h in total

- Remote · Georgia only

- Starts within 7 days

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/new-source-integration-georgia-dt-2137627/)

One-off Posted Nov 4

### [Slow Query Optimisation (SQL)](https://deftridge.com/job/slow-query-optimisation-british-columbia-dt-9297546/)

Specialist · SQL & ETL Support

Direct-to-consumer brand for specialty food · 5,000+ employees

**CA$77–CA$90** / hour

About CA$250–CA$670 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Remote · British Columbia only

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/slow-query-optimisation-british-columbia-dt-9297546/)

One-off Posted Nov 4

### [Data Backfill and Repair](https://deftridge.com/job/data-backfill-and-repair-united-states-dt-4983151/)

Senior · SQL & ETL Support

Last-mile delivery company with cross-border freight · 201–500 employees

**$127–$154** / hour

About $420–$1,120 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Remote · United States

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/data-backfill-and-repair-united-states-dt-4983151/)

Regular Posted Nov 3

### [Pipeline Failure Triage](https://deftridge.com/job/pipeline-failure-triage-new-york-city-dt-5895583/)

Senior · SQL & ETL Support

Performance marketing agency for travel brands · 201–500 employees

**$134–$159** / hour

About $2,850 a month at 5 h a week

- 3–6 h a week

- Hybrid · New York City

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/pipeline-failure-triage-new-york-city-dt-5895583/)

One-off Posted Nov 2

### [Warehouse Cost Review](https://deftridge.com/job/warehouse-cost-review-canada-dt-3966702/)

Manager · SQL & ETL Support

Management consulting firm for the public sector · 201–500 employees

**CA$109–CA$137** / hour

About CA$490–CA$980 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Remote · Canada

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/warehouse-cost-review-canada-dt-3966702/)

One-off Posted Nov 2

### [Warehouse Cost Review](https://deftridge.com/job/warehouse-cost-review-boston-dt-6531484/)

Senior · SQL & ETL Support

Series B subscription commerce company for children's clothing · 201–500 employees

**$138–$174** / hour

About $620–$1,250 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · Boston

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/warehouse-cost-review-boston-dt-6531484/)

## Recently filled

SQL & ETL Support tasks that found their professional in the last two weeks, with the rate agreed inside the published range.

- [Pipeline Failure Triage (Airflow) Specialist · Remote · United States Filled in 9 days at $108 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/pipeline-failure-triage-united-states-dt-7223167/)

- [SQL Report Library (SQL) Specialist · Remote · United Kingdom Filled in 35 days at £35 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/sql-report-library-united-kingdom-dt-7725328/)

- [dbt Model Development (dbt) Specialist · Remote · Kansas only Filled in 20 days at $111 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/dbt-model-development-kansas-dt-2515509/)

- [New Source Integration (Fivetran) Senior · Remote · Germany Filled in 9 days at €56 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/new-source-integration-germany-dt-6811351/)

- [dbt Model Development (dbt) Senior · Remote · Canada Filled in 15 days at CA$102 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/dbt-model-development-canada-dt-9628943/)

- [dbt Model Development Senior · Remote · United States Filled in 13 days at $126 an hour](https://deftridge.com/job/dbt-model-development-united-states-dt-1948980/)

## What an SQL & ETL Support earns by level

Rates in the United States for the regular role format. Companies pay 15% on top of these figures; you keep all of it.

[Full US rate table](https://deftridge.com/rates/sql-etl-support/united-states/) · [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)

| Level | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist | $95 | $2,060 |
| Senior | $115 | $2,490 |
| Manager | $135 | $2,930 |

- Regular role **$115**

- One-off task **$130**

- Task bundle **$120**

## SQL & ETL Support rates by country

Typical rate for a senior SQL & ETL Support in local currency, and the tasks open there now.

| Country | Typical rate / hour | Market median wage | Open tasks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $115 | $78.75 | 146 |
| United Kingdom | £35 | £25.59 | 46 |
| Canada | CA$85 | CA$58.43 | 41 |
| France | €35 | €23.32 | 30 |
| Germany | €45 | €30.99 | 23 |
| Spain | €25 | €18.85 | 21 |
| Italy | €30 | €21.74 | 13 |
| Netherlands | €45 | €29.43 | 13 |
| Poland | €22 | €15.46 | 10 |
| Austria | €40 | €26.88 | 5 |
| Finland | €35 | €25.67 | 5 |
| Lithuania | €24 | €16.35 | 5 |
| Belgium | €55 | €39.44 | 3 |
| Ireland | €55 | €37.80 | 3 |
| Croatia | €22 | €15.13 | 2 |
| Denmark | €50 | €34.51 | 2 |
| Slovenia | €25 | €17.76 | 2 |
| Sweden | €35 | €22.47 | 2 |
| Cyprus | €25 | €18.54 | 1 |
| Estonia | €23 | €16.19 | 1 |
| Greece | €18 | €12.44 | 1 |
| Hungary | €20 | €13.61 | 1 |
| Latvia | €21 | €14.59 | 1 |
| Malta | €19 | €12.90 | 1 |
| Slovakia | €16 | €11.24 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | €18 | €12.19 | 0 |
| Czechia | €21 | €14.30 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | €50 | €35.99 | 0 |
| Portugal | €21 | €14.50 | 0 |
| Romania | €19 | €12.83 | 0 |

## Highest-paying states and regions

Typical senior rate where the state, province or region has its own wage data.

- [District of Columbia $145/hr · 1 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/district-of-columbia/)

- [California $140/hr · 13 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/california/)

- [New Hampshire $135/hr · 0 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/new-hampshire/)

- [Colorado $130/hr · 1 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/colorado/)

- [New Jersey $130/hr · 0 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/new-jersey/)

- [Kansas $125/hr · 0 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/kansas/)

- [Maryland $125/hr · 0 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/maryland/)

- [Massachusetts $125/hr · 5 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/massachusetts/)

- [Texas $125/hr · 6 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/texas/)

- [Washington $125/hr · 2 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/washington/)

- [New York $120/hr · 8 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/new-york/)

- [North Carolina $120/hr · 3 tasks · United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/sql-etl-support/north-carolina/)

## What the work looks like

SQL & ETL Support tasks are small enough to fit around a full-time job. Typical examples:

- **Pipeline Failure Triage**: Finds why a load failed and fixes or escalates it.

- **dbt Model Development**: Builds clean, tested models from raw tables.

- **Slow Query Optimisation**: Rewrites queries and adds indexes or partitions.

- **New Source Integration**: Connects a new data source and lands it in the warehouse.

- **Warehouse Cost Review**: Finds queries and tables that cost the most and proposes savings.

- **SQL Report Library**: A tested set of queries for recurring reporting needs.

- **Data Backfill and Repair**: Repairs history after a bug or schema change.

At a glance

- **Levels** Specialist, Senior, Manager

- **Formats** Regular role, One-off task, Task bundle

- **Usual tools** SQL, dbt, Fivetran, Airflow

- **Also searched as** etl, data pipeline, dbt, data engineer part time

## Who does this work

Professionals whose day jobs match this role.

Data Analyst BI Developer Data Engineer SQL Developer Database Administrator Data Quality Manager Machine Learning Engineer

## Questions about SQL & ETL Support work

How much does a part-time SQL & ETL Support earn?

In the United States the typical Deftridge rate for a senior SQL & ETL Support is $115 an hour; the median published task rate in dollars is $132. At five hours a week that is about $2,490 a month.

How many hours a week does it take?

Typical load for this role is 4-10 hours a week, about one to two hours on a working day. The platform cap across all your tasks is 15 hours a week.

Do I need a licence or a particular tool?

Usual tools are SQL, dbt, Fivetran and Airflow. No licence is required.

Which formats are offered?

This role is offered as regular role, one-off task, task bundle. Pay for each format is shown below, and you choose what suits your week.

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