SQL (Structured Query Language)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SQL skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +1 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 12,316 | 15,058 | 29,945 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 11.70% | 15.89% | 17.71% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.28% | 37.57% | 32.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,837 | 9,775 | 15,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £58,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.36% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £91,250 | £92,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,947 | 40,085 | 91,945 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.25% | 42.29% | 54.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,291 | 26,714 | 43,327 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £85,688 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -2 | 10,239 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,653 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 8,136 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,495 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 4,997 | £57,500 | -2.86% | 1,294 |
| London | -1 | 3,745 | £70,000 | - | 1,242 |
| North of England | -4 | 2,061 | £50,000 | -3.85% | 459 |
| South East | -3 | 1,684 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 283 |
| Scotland | +4 | 1,445 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 115 |
| Midlands | -3 | 1,420 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 281 |
| North West | -3 | 1,153 | £51,500 | -0.96% | 265 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 835 | £50,000 | - | 168 |
| South West | -8 | 741 | £50,000 | - | 192 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 642 | £47,000 | -9.62% | 157 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 574 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 113 |
| East of England | -6 | 511 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 121 |
| North East | +5 | 268 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 42 |
| Wales | +4 | 216 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | -17 | 60 | £55,500 | +11.00% | 26 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 3 | £67,500 | +92.86% |
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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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