SQL Server Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for SQL Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 54 28
Rank change year-on-year +25 -26 -9
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 737 491 898
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.68% 5.66% 8.03%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 37.85% 28.55% 37.73%
Number of salaries quoted 658 407 650
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,656 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +10.00%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Midlands

SQL Server is in the Databases and Business Intelligence 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 database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 1,947 1,720 2,380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 15.01% 19.83% 21.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,450 1,064 1,622
10th Percentile £32,450 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,148
Median % change year-on-year - -0.30% +11.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in the Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for SQL Server in the Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in the Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in the Midlands

SQL Server
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 Server within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 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 +21 473 £52,500 +5.00% 113
East Midlands +32 264 £47,500 - 69
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
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 76 (10.31%) IIS
2 39 (5.29%) SharePoint
3 17 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.49%) CMS
5 7 (0.95%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.41%) Apache
6 3 (0.41%) MQSeries
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 3 (0.41%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.27%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.27%) Liferay
7 2 (0.27%) Magnolia
7 2 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.27%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.14%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.14%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 27 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.41%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.95%) NEC Housing
3 5 (0.68%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.68%) SAP ERP
4 4 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.41%) Maximo
6 2 (0.27%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.27%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.14%) Sage 300 ERP
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.14%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.14%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.14%) Scribe Insight
Cloud Services
1 412 (55.90%) Azure
2 154 (20.90%) Power Platform
3 124 (16.82%) AWS
4 66 (8.96%) Microsoft 365
5 63 (8.55%) Azure DevOps
6 41 (5.56%) Azure Data Factory
7 38 (5.16%) SaaS
8 33 (4.48%) PowerApps
9 29 (3.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 23 (3.12%) Snowflake
11 20 (2.71%) Power Automate
12 19 (2.58%) Serverless
13 17 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (2.31%) GCP
13 17 (2.31%) Matillion
14 14 (1.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 13 (1.76%) Entra ID
16 12 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
17 10 (1.36%) WhatsApp
18 9 (1.22%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 40 (5.43%) Firewall
2 37 (5.02%) DNS
3 33 (4.48%) WAN
4 22 (2.99%) VPN
5 21 (2.85%) SAN
6 19 (2.58%) DHCP
7 17 (2.31%) TCP/IP
8 15 (2.04%) Internet
9 13 (1.76%) LAN
10 10 (1.36%) BIG-IP
11 9 (1.22%) SSL
12 7 (0.95%) Wireless
13 6 (0.81%) Broadband
13 6 (0.81%) HTTP
14 5 (0.68%) Hyperconnected
14 5 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
15 4 (0.54%) BGP
16 3 (0.41%) GPRS
16 3 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
16 3 (0.41%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 142 (19.27%) Power BI
2 90 (12.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 87 (11.80%) Data Warehouse
4 63 (8.55%) Relational Database
5 54 (7.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 48 (6.51%) Elasticsearch
7 43 (5.83%) MySQL
8 42 (5.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 41 (5.56%) PostgreSQL
10 39 (5.29%) Data Lake
11 33 (4.48%) MongoDB
12 30 (4.07%) Oracle Database
13 26 (3.53%) Azure SQL Database
14 21 (2.85%) Metadata
15 20 (2.71%) NoSQL
16 17 (2.31%) SQLite
17 14 (1.90%) Star Schema
18 12 (1.63%) Crystal Reports
18 12 (1.63%) NonStop SQL
19 11 (1.49%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 47 (6.38%) Git
1 47 (6.38%) Visual Studio
2 20 (2.71%) Team Foundation Server
3 12 (1.63%) GitLab
4 11 (1.49%) Jasmine
4 11 (1.49%) Karma Test Runner
5 10 (1.36%) Jenkins
5 10 (1.36%) MSTest
5 10 (1.36%) Octopus Deploy
5 10 (1.36%) TeamCity
6 7 (0.95%) JIRA
6 7 (0.95%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 6 (0.81%) SonarQube
8 5 (0.68%) Postman
8 5 (0.68%) SoapUI
9 4 (0.54%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.27%) Android Studio
10 2 (0.27%) Bower
10 2 (0.27%) gulp
10 2 (0.27%) Moq
General
1 197 (26.73%) Social Skills
2 108 (14.65%) Finance
3 68 (9.23%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (7.87%) Manufacturing
5 51 (6.92%) Retail
6 42 (5.70%) Law
7 31 (4.21%) Public Sector
8 24 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (2.85%) Advertising
10 14 (1.90%) Marketing
11 13 (1.76%) Legal
12 12 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
13 11 (1.49%) Back Office
13 11 (1.49%) Police
14 9 (1.22%) Local Government
15 8 (1.09%) Automotive
16 7 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 5 (0.68%) Banking
18 5 (0.68%) Games
Job Titles
1 318 (43.15%) Developer
2 140 (19.00%) .NET Developer
3 93 (12.62%) C# Developer
4 78 (10.58%) Senior
5 75 (10.18%) Software Developer
6 54 (7.33%) Data Engineer
7 52 (7.06%) Analyst
8 51 (6.92%) Lead
9 46 (6.24%) Administrator
9 46 (6.24%) Consultant
10 42 (5.70%) C# .NET Developer
11 41 (5.56%) DBA
12 31 (4.21%) Support Engineer
13 30 (4.07%) Full Stack Developer
14 26 (3.53%) C# Software Developer
15 25 (3.39%) Senior Developer
15 25 (3.39%) Systems Engineer
16 24 (3.26%) Software Engineer
17 20 (2.71%) Azure Engineer
18 19 (2.58%) SQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 346 (46.95%) .NET
2 217 (29.44%) ASP.NET
3 173 (23.47%) HTML
4 147 (19.95%) .NET Core
5 144 (19.54%) ASP.NET MVC
6 135 (18.32%) AngularJS
7 100 (13.57%) ASP.NET Web API
8 93 (12.62%) CSS
9 91 (12.35%) .NET Framework
10 88 (11.94%) React
11 83 (11.26%) Entity Framework
12 71 (9.63%) RESTful
13 64 (8.68%) HTML5
13 64 (8.68%) REST
14 63 (8.55%) Vue
15 49 (6.65%) LINQ
16 42 (5.70%) XML
17 40 (5.43%) Web Services
18 38 (5.16%) JSON
19 34 (4.61%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 61 (8.28%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (5.56%) Clustering
3 38 (5.16%) Mobile App
4 32 (4.34%) Enterprise Software
5 30 (4.07%) Data Structures
6 26 (3.53%) Management Information System
7 22 (2.99%) Greenfield Project
8 20 (2.71%) Public Cloud
9 17 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
9 17 (2.31%) Product Ownership
10 16 (2.17%) NHS
11 15 (2.04%) Low-Code
12 12 (1.63%) Replication
13 11 (1.49%) Driving Licence
14 10 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
15 9 (1.22%) Algorithms
16 8 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
16 8 (1.09%) TRADACOMS
17 6 (0.81%) Cloud Native
17 6 (0.81%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 121 (16.42%) Windows
2 54 (7.33%) Windows Server
3 51 (6.92%) Linux
4 13 (1.76%) Unix
4 13 (1.76%) VMS
5 11 (1.49%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (1.36%) Windows 10
7 9 (1.22%) Debian
8 7 (0.95%) CentOS
8 7 (0.95%) SUSE
8 7 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.68%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.54%) Android
10 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.41%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.27%) AIX
12 2 (0.27%) Apple iOS
12 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (30.94%) Agile
2 197 (26.73%) MVC
3 164 (22.25%) Problem-Solving
4 143 (19.40%) Full Stack Development
5 140 (19.00%) Business Intelligence
6 131 (17.77%) DevOps
7 102 (13.84%) Microservices
8 91 (12.35%) ETL
9 66 (8.96%) Scrum
10 61 (8.28%) CI/CD
10 61 (8.28%) Customer Service
11 58 (7.87%) Data Modelling
12 57 (7.73%) Machine Learning
12 57 (7.73%) TDD
13 53 (7.19%) High Availability
14 52 (7.06%) Artificial Intelligence
15 47 (6.38%) BDD
16 45 (6.11%) Analytics
16 45 (6.11%) Data Engineering
16 45 (6.11%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 459 (62.28%) SQL
2 354 (48.03%) C#
3 204 (27.68%) JavaScript
4 113 (15.33%) T-SQL
5 76 (10.31%) TypeScript
6 70 (9.50%) Python
7 50 (6.78%) VB.NET
8 41 (5.56%) VB
9 36 (4.88%) PowerShell
10 33 (4.48%) Java
11 22 (2.99%) XAML
12 16 (2.17%) C++
13 14 (1.90%) R
14 13 (1.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 12 (1.63%) VB6
16 11 (1.49%) C
16 11 (1.49%) Delphi
17 9 (1.22%) Bash
17 9 (1.22%) PHP
18 8 (1.09%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 99 (13.43%) Degree
2 45 (6.11%) Security Cleared
3 23 (3.12%) SC Cleared
4 22 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (2.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.22%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.09%) DV Cleared
8 7 (0.95%) ISEB
8 7 (0.95%) ISTQB
8 7 (0.95%) Oracle Certification
9 6 (0.81%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.41%) HND
10 3 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
11 2 (0.27%) A+ Certification
11 2 (0.27%) CCNA
11 2 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.27%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.27%) MCSE
11 2 (0.27%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.14%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (7.60%) QA
2 40 (5.43%) Data Quality
3 14 (1.90%) GDPR
4 13 (1.76%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.41%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.27%) PMO
7 2 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 48 (6.51%) Active Directory
2 38 (5.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (4.34%) Docker
4 16 (2.17%) Hyper-V
5 14 (1.90%) VMware NSX
6 13 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (1.22%) vSphere
8 4 (0.54%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.27%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.27%) XenApp
9 2 (0.27%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 17 (2.31%) Terraform
2 15 (2.04%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.36%) Microsoft Clustering
4 6 (0.81%) Progress Chef
5 5 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.54%) Backup Exec
6 4 (0.54%) Data Guard
6 4 (0.54%) SCOM
6 4 (0.54%) SCOrch
6 4 (0.54%) vMotion
7 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.27%) MIIS
7 2 (0.27%) WSUS
8 1 (0.14%) Autotask
8 1 (0.14%) SCCM
8 1 (0.14%) VxRail
Vendors
1 391 (53.05%) Microsoft
2 69 (9.36%) VMware
3 65 (8.82%) Oracle
4 34 (4.61%) Databricks
5 18 (2.44%) Facebook
6 17 (2.31%) DevExpress
7 14 (1.90%) Google
8 12 (1.63%) CheckPoint
8 12 (1.63%) SYSPRO
8 12 (1.63%) YouTube
9 11 (1.49%) F5
9 11 (1.49%) NEC
9 11 (1.49%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.49%) SAP
10 10 (1.36%) Adobe
11 9 (1.22%) Apple
11 9 (1.22%) Citrix
11 9 (1.22%) IBM
11 9 (1.22%) MuleSoft
12 8 (1.09%) Xamarin