SQL Jobs in the Midlands

SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 7 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 -1
Permanent jobs citing SQL 1,397 1,554 1,773
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.01% 17.53% 15.86%
As % of the Programming Languages category 43.21% 48.70% 38.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,140 892 1,326
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,552
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +6.19% +7.62%

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,233 3,191 4,578
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.48% 35.99% 40.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,679 1,747 3,103
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +14.13%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £67,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +8.70%

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
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for SQL in the Midlands

SQL
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in the Midlands over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL in the Midlands

SQL
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -5 823 £49,750 -0.50% 181
East Midlands -2 564 £45,000 -10.00% 131
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 64 (4.58%) IIS
2 57 (4.08%) SharePoint
3 23 (1.65%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (0.93%) CMS
5 12 (0.86%) SAS
6 10 (0.72%) Confluence
7 9 (0.64%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.43%) WordPress
9 5 (0.36%) Apache
9 5 (0.36%) BizTalk Server
9 5 (0.36%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.21%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.21%) Drupal
10 3 (0.21%) MQSeries
10 3 (0.21%) Oracle HTTP Server
10 3 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
10 3 (0.21%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.14%) Liferay
11 2 (0.14%) Magnolia
Applications
1 78 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 69 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
4 7 (0.50%) Trello
5 5 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.36%) SPSS
6 3 (0.21%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 15 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (0.57%) Sage 200
4 5 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.29%) Sage 300 ERP
5 4 (0.29%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.21%) Maximo
6 3 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.21%) Shopify
7 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
7 2 (0.14%) ProductWriter
8 1 (0.072%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.072%) Magento
8 1 (0.072%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.072%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.072%) PeopleSoft HCM
8 1 (0.072%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.072%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.072%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 561 (40.16%) Azure
2 266 (19.04%) Power Platform
3 163 (11.67%) AWS
4 110 (7.87%) Microsoft 365
5 79 (5.65%) Azure DevOps
6 71 (5.08%) IBM Cloud
7 58 (4.15%) Azure Data Factory
8 57 (4.08%) SaaS
9 44 (3.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 39 (2.79%) GCP
11 38 (2.72%) Entra ID
12 31 (2.22%) Snowflake
13 26 (1.86%) Serverless
14 17 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
15 16 (1.15%) GitHub
15 16 (1.15%) Google Analytics
15 16 (1.15%) Matillion
15 16 (1.15%) PowerApps
16 15 (1.07%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 15 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 63 (4.51%) Firewall
2 46 (3.29%) WAN
3 28 (2.00%) DNS
3 28 (2.00%) TCP/IP
4 25 (1.79%) SAN
5 24 (1.72%) LAN
5 24 (1.72%) VPN
6 17 (1.22%) DHCP
7 12 (0.86%) Internet
8 11 (0.79%) BIG-IP
8 11 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
9 10 (0.72%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.64%) SSL
10 9 (0.64%) VoIP
11 8 (0.57%) HTTP
11 8 (0.57%) VLAN
12 6 (0.43%) Broadband
12 6 (0.43%) MPLS
12 6 (0.43%) Wireless
13 5 (0.36%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 457 (32.71%) SQL Server
2 257 (18.40%) Power BI
3 144 (10.31%) Data Warehouse
4 124 (8.88%) PostgreSQL
5 123 (8.80%) NoSQL
6 102 (7.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 89 (6.37%) MongoDB
7 89 (6.37%) Tableau
8 80 (5.73%) DB2
9 69 (4.94%) Relational Database
10 63 (4.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 49 (3.51%) Data Lake
12 48 (3.44%) MySQL
13 45 (3.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 37 (2.65%) Oracle Database
15 35 (2.51%) Azure SQL Database
16 24 (1.72%) BigQuery
17 21 (1.50%) Metadata
18 19 (1.36%) Big Data
19 17 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 106 (7.59%) Git
2 58 (4.15%) Visual Studio
3 32 (2.29%) JIRA
4 24 (1.72%) Jenkins
5 17 (1.22%) Team Foundation Server
6 13 (0.93%) GitLab
7 11 (0.79%) Jasmine
7 11 (0.79%) Karma Test Runner
7 11 (0.79%) Postman
8 10 (0.72%) MSTest
9 8 (0.57%) Octopus Deploy
9 8 (0.57%) TeamCity
10 7 (0.50%) Bitbucket
10 7 (0.50%) SonarQube
11 6 (0.43%) JUnit
11 6 (0.43%) NUnit
11 6 (0.43%) Selenium
12 5 (0.36%) SoapUI
12 5 (0.36%) Toad
13 4 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 370 (26.49%) Social Skills
2 221 (15.82%) Analytical Skills
3 182 (13.03%) Finance
4 121 (8.66%) Retail
5 116 (8.30%) Public Sector
6 112 (8.02%) Law
7 100 (7.16%) Manufacturing
8 95 (6.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 54 (3.87%) Marketing
10 39 (2.79%) Organisational Skills
11 32 (2.29%) Legal
12 29 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
13 25 (1.79%) Games
14 23 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
15 19 (1.36%) Automotive
16 18 (1.29%) Banking
17 15 (1.07%) Local Government
17 15 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
18 13 (0.93%) Advertising
19 12 (0.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 443 (31.71%) Developer
2 230 (16.46%) Analyst
3 215 (15.39%) Senior
4 120 (8.59%) Software Developer
5 94 (6.73%) Azure Engineer
6 91 (6.51%) .NET Developer
7 85 (6.08%) Data Analyst
8 84 (6.01%) Data Engineer
9 83 (5.94%) Senior Analyst
10 81 (5.80%) C# Developer
11 79 (5.65%) Lead
12 76 (5.44%) Full Stack Engineer
13 69 (4.94%) Senior Developer
14 65 (4.65%) Software Engineer
15 63 (4.51%) Consultant
16 58 (4.15%) Administrator
17 56 (4.01%) Applications Support
18 54 (3.87%) Full Stack Developer
19 52 (3.72%) DBA
20 51 (3.65%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 475 (34.00%) .NET
2 268 (19.18%) HTML
3 240 (17.18%) ASP.NET
4 215 (15.39%) CSS
5 173 (12.38%) React
6 168 (12.03%) AngularJS
7 156 (11.17%) REST
8 133 (9.52%) Web Services
9 123 (8.80%) jQuery
9 123 (8.80%) Vue
10 116 (8.30%) .NET Core
11 97 (6.94%) Twitter Bootstrap
12 93 (6.66%) ASP.NET Core
13 80 (5.73%) .NET Framework
14 77 (5.51%) ASP.NET MVC
15 74 (5.30%) Ember.js
16 71 (5.08%) Backbone.js
17 69 (4.94%) Entity Framework
18 56 (4.01%) XML
19 55 (3.94%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 121 (8.66%) Data Structures
2 86 (6.16%) Algorithms
3 71 (5.08%) Blockchain
3 71 (5.08%) e-Learning
3 71 (5.08%) Hybrid Cloud
4 62 (4.44%) Self-Motivation
5 54 (3.87%) Mobile App
6 49 (3.51%) Management Information System
7 42 (3.01%) Clustering
8 26 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
9 25 (1.79%) Data Centre
10 24 (1.72%) Greenfield Project
11 20 (1.43%) Driving Licence
11 20 (1.43%) NHS
11 20 (1.43%) Public Cloud
12 17 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
13 16 (1.15%) FMCG
14 15 (1.07%) Distributed Systems
15 14 (1.00%) Product Ownership
15 14 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 231 (16.54%) Windows
2 164 (11.74%) Linux
3 77 (5.51%) Android
4 73 (5.23%) Apple iOS
5 53 (3.79%) Windows Server
6 23 (1.65%) Windows 10
7 17 (1.22%) Unix
8 13 (0.93%) VMS
8 13 (0.93%) Windows 7
9 12 (0.86%) CentOS
10 11 (0.79%) Debian
10 11 (0.79%) SUSE
11 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 4 (0.29%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.072%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 346 (24.77%) Agile
2 336 (24.05%) Problem-Solving
3 272 (19.47%) Business Intelligence
4 221 (15.82%) MVC
5 192 (13.74%) Full Stack Development
6 188 (13.46%) Analytics
7 170 (12.17%) DevOps
8 158 (11.31%) Mentoring
9 147 (10.52%) Web Development
10 143 (10.24%) Software Engineering
11 139 (9.95%) ETL
12 135 (9.66%) Coaching
13 133 (9.52%) Artificial Intelligence
13 133 (9.52%) User Experience
14 113 (8.09%) Data Modelling
15 109 (7.80%) OO
16 103 (7.37%) Visualisation
17 98 (7.02%) Design Patterns
18 96 (6.87%) OOP
19 95 (6.80%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 486 (34.79%) C#
2 335 (23.98%) JavaScript
3 197 (14.10%) Python
4 143 (10.24%) T-SQL
5 77 (5.51%) Java
6 56 (4.01%) TypeScript
7 50 (3.58%) VB
8 49 (3.51%) VB.NET
9 40 (2.86%) PowerShell
10 34 (2.43%) C++
11 32 (2.29%) C
11 32 (2.29%) PL/SQL
12 30 (2.15%) PHP
13 24 (1.72%) R
14 22 (1.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 22 (1.57%) XAML
15 16 (1.15%) Assembly Language
16 15 (1.07%) Bash
17 14 (1.00%) RPG
18 12 (0.86%) VB6
Qualifications
1 236 (16.89%) Degree
2 63 (4.51%) DBS Check
3 47 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
4 39 (2.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 34 (2.43%) Security Cleared
6 23 (1.65%) Azure Certification
7 19 (1.36%) SC Cleared
8 9 (0.64%) HNC
8 9 (0.64%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.43%) OCP
9 6 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
10 5 (0.36%) CAPM
10 5 (0.36%) HND
10 5 (0.36%) ISEB
10 5 (0.36%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.36%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.36%) PMP
11 4 (0.29%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.29%) MCSE
11 4 (0.29%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (4.65%) Data Quality
2 50 (3.58%) QA
3 26 (1.86%) SLA
4 21 (1.50%) Accessibility
5 14 (1.00%) GDPR
6 8 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.072%) ITGC
9 1 (0.072%) NCSC
9 1 (0.072%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 61 (4.37%) Docker
2 59 (4.22%) Active Directory
3 29 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.29%) Hyper-V
5 15 (1.07%) VMware NSX
6 12 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
7 10 (0.72%) RACF
8 5 (0.36%) vSphere
9 4 (0.29%) pfSense
10 2 (0.14%) Firmware
10 2 (0.14%) XenApp
10 2 (0.14%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.072%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.072%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.072%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 24 (1.72%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.22%) Terraform
3 10 (0.72%) Microsoft Clustering
3 10 (0.72%) SCCM
4 7 (0.50%) Progress Chef
5 5 (0.36%) HP ALM
6 4 (0.29%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.14%) MIIS
7 2 (0.14%) Nessus
7 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.072%) Ansible
8 1 (0.072%) Backup Exec
8 1 (0.072%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.072%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.072%) Grafana
8 1 (0.072%) Kibana
8 1 (0.072%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.072%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.072%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 428 (30.64%) Microsoft
2 93 (6.66%) Databricks
3 92 (6.59%) IBM
4 71 (5.08%) Red Hat
5 70 (5.01%) Oracle
6 62 (4.44%) VMware
7 40 (2.86%) Google
8 17 (1.22%) Cisco
8 17 (1.22%) SAP
9 16 (1.15%) DevExpress
9 16 (1.15%) Informatica
9 16 (1.15%) Salesforce
10 14 (1.00%) F5
10 14 (1.00%) Veeam
10 14 (1.00%) Xamarin
11 13 (0.93%) Alteryx
11 13 (0.93%) Apple
11 13 (0.93%) HP
12 12 (0.86%) SYSPRO
13 10 (0.72%) CyberArk