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 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 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +1 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 12,248 | 16,122 | 29,514 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 11.94% | 16.56% | 17.68% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.49% | 38.51% | 32.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,823 | 9,807 | 15,772 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £34,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £59,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.78% | +7.27% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £91,250 | £91,250 |
| 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 | 33,562 | 41,867 | 90,496 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.71% | 43.01% | 54.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,071 | 26,942 | 43,619 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,000 | £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 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,772 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.23% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SQL
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL.
SQL
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
SQL
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 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 |
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| England | -2 | 10,147 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,703 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 8,094 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,564 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 4,960 | £57,500 | -2.86% | 1,349 |
| London | -1 | 3,714 | £70,000 | - | 1,228 |
| North of England | -4 | 2,022 | £50,000 | -3.85% | 478 |
| South East | -4 | 1,691 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 294 |
| Scotland | +3 | 1,471 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 107 |
| Midlands | -3 | 1,397 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 312 |
| North West | -2 | 1,136 | £52,500 | +1.94% | 273 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 823 | £49,750 | -0.50% | 182 |
| South West | -10 | 733 | £50,000 | - | 196 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 626 | £47,000 | -10.05% | 163 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 564 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 130 |
| East of England | -10 | 510 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 139 |
| North East | -1 | 262 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 49 |
| Wales | +3 | 213 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 40 |
| Northern Ireland | -20 | 58 | £55,500 | +11.00% | 28 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 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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