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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +2 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 12,356 | 14,756 | 30,199 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 11.39% | 15.85% | 17.57% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 35.98% | 37.66% | 32.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,820 | 9,675 | 15,781 |
| 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 | £92,150 | £92,500 |
| 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 | 34,343 | 39,181 | 92,820 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 31.67% | 42.09% | 54.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,459 | 26,275 | 43,476 |
| 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 | £85,000 | £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.
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 9 June 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 9 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 | 10,340 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,414 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 8,133 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,441 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 5,011 | £57,500 | -3.40% | 1,232 |
| London | -2 | 3,789 | £70,000 | - | 1,048 |
| North of England | -5 | 2,080 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 458 |
| South East | -3 | 1,686 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 270 |
| Midlands | -3 | 1,440 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 279 |
| Scotland | +6 | 1,376 | £55,000 | -7.60% | 100 |
| North West | -4 | 1,170 | £51,125 | -1.68% | 266 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 842 | £49,750 | -0.50% | 159 |
| South West | -10 | 760 | £50,000 | - | 180 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 644 | £45,249 | -13.40% | 154 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 586 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 117 |
| East of England | -7 | 512 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 113 |
| North East | +1 | 268 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 44 |
| Wales | +5 | 220 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | -18 | 62 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 27 |
| 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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