SQL Server Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 54 29 26
Rank change year-on-year -25 -3 -8
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 353 379 982
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.81% 6.98% 8.72%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 36.92% 35.79% 38.68%
Number of salaries quoted 210 357 594
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,500 £31,650
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,000 £37,745
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £66,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +7.84%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Midlands

SQL Server falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 956 1,059 2,539
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 10.32% 19.51% 22.55%
Number of salaries quoted 497 902 1,595
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,344 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £66,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,675 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £61,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +5.69% -1.60% +6.84%

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 October 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 October 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 -20 237 £50,848 -3.15% 68
East Midlands -42 116 £47,500 -5.00% 40
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 26 (7.37%) SharePoint
2 23 (6.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (3.97%) IIS
4 8 (2.27%) CMS
5 4 (1.13%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.57%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.28%) Appian
7 1 (0.28%) Confluence
7 1 (0.28%) MQSeries
7 1 (0.28%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 1 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.28%) WebSphere
Applications
1 13 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.13%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.13%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.85%) Maximo
3 3 (0.85%) NEC Housing
3 3 (0.85%) Visualfiles
4 2 (0.57%) Magento
4 2 (0.57%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.57%) TIBCO iProcess
4 2 (0.57%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 202 (57.22%) Azure
2 65 (18.41%) Power Platform
3 59 (16.71%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (15.86%) AWS
5 41 (11.61%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (10.48%) PowerApps
7 30 (8.50%) Power Automate
8 20 (5.67%) SaaS
9 18 (5.10%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (4.53%) Azure Data Factory
11 14 (3.97%) Entra ID
12 12 (3.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (2.83%) GCP
13 10 (2.83%) GitHub
14 9 (2.55%) Azure Stack
15 8 (2.27%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (1.70%) Serverless
17 5 (1.42%) Azure Functions
18 4 (1.13%) Cohesity
18 4 (1.13%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.50%) DNS
2 25 (7.08%) DHCP
2 25 (7.08%) Firewall
3 23 (6.52%) LAN
3 23 (6.52%) WAN
4 22 (6.23%) SAN
5 21 (5.95%) VPN
6 16 (4.53%) TCP/IP
7 13 (3.68%) Wireless
8 12 (3.40%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (1.70%) Ethernet
10 5 (1.42%) VSAN
11 4 (1.13%) FTP
11 4 (1.13%) Network Security
12 3 (0.85%) SSL
13 2 (0.57%) Remote Desktop
14 1 (0.28%) BGP
14 1 (0.28%) HTTP
14 1 (0.28%) Internet
14 1 (0.28%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (15.86%) Power BI
2 37 (10.48%) MySQL
3 30 (8.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 22 (6.23%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (5.67%) Relational Database
6 19 (5.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 18 (5.10%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (3.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 10 (2.83%) Azure SQL Database
9 10 (2.83%) Data Lake
10 9 (2.55%) Metadata
10 9 (2.55%) MongoDB
10 9 (2.55%) Oracle Database
11 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 6 (1.70%) BusinessObjects
12 6 (1.70%) NoSQL
12 6 (1.70%) RDBMS
13 5 (1.42%) Tableau
14 4 (1.13%) Big Data
14 4 (1.13%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 21 (5.95%) Visual Studio
2 19 (5.38%) Git
3 10 (2.83%) JIRA
4 8 (2.27%) Team Foundation Server
5 5 (1.42%) GitLab
6 4 (1.13%) Jenkins
6 4 (1.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.85%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.85%) Chocolatey
7 3 (0.85%) Maven
7 3 (0.85%) Postman
8 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.28%) ERwin
9 1 (0.28%) Moq
9 1 (0.28%) MSTest
9 1 (0.28%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.28%) PowerDesigner
9 1 (0.28%) Selenium
9 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Team System
9 1 (0.28%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 99 (28.05%) Social Skills
2 29 (8.22%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (7.93%) Finance
4 22 (6.23%) Law
4 22 (6.23%) Retail
5 14 (3.97%) Automotive
6 10 (2.83%) Back Office
6 10 (2.83%) Telecoms
7 9 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.27%) Manufacturing
8 8 (2.27%) Public Sector
9 7 (1.98%) Legal
10 5 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.13%) Local Government
11 4 (1.13%) Marketing
11 4 (1.13%) Police
12 3 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.57%) Games
14 1 (0.28%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 170 (48.16%) Developer
2 53 (15.01%) .NET Developer
3 48 (13.60%) C# Developer
4 43 (12.18%) Senior
5 40 (11.33%) Software Developer
6 32 (9.07%) Administrator
7 24 (6.80%) Senior Developer
8 23 (6.52%) C# .NET Developer
9 22 (6.23%) Analyst
10 18 (5.10%) Architect
10 18 (5.10%) Data Engineer
10 18 (5.10%) SQL Developer
11 17 (4.82%) IT Support
11 17 (4.82%) Junior
11 17 (4.82%) Power Platform Developer
12 16 (4.53%) Lead
12 16 (4.53%) Systems Administrator
13 14 (3.97%) DBA
13 14 (3.97%) Web Developer
14 13 (3.68%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 168 (47.59%) .NET
2 63 (17.85%) .NET Framework
2 63 (17.85%) ASP.NET
3 51 (14.45%) HTML
4 44 (12.46%) AngularJS
4 44 (12.46%) CSS
5 41 (11.61%) .NET Core
5 41 (11.61%) React
6 38 (10.76%) ASP.NET Web API
7 35 (9.92%) Entity Framework
8 23 (6.52%) ASP.NET MVC
8 23 (6.52%) Vue
9 22 (6.23%) XML
10 19 (5.38%) Razor View Engine
11 16 (4.53%) REST
12 13 (3.68%) Web Services
13 12 (3.40%) Blazor
14 11 (3.12%) ASP.NET Web Forms
14 11 (3.12%) JSON
14 11 (3.12%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.25%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (3.40%) Clustering
4 9 (2.55%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.55%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (2.27%) Data Structures
6 7 (1.98%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.70%) Robotics
7 6 (1.70%) Wiki
8 5 (1.42%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.42%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.42%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.42%) Replication
8 5 (1.42%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.13%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.13%) Digital Media
9 4 (1.13%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (1.13%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 89 (25.21%) Windows
2 44 (12.46%) Windows Server
3 31 (8.78%) Linux
4 13 (3.68%) Windows Server 2012
4 13 (3.68%) Windows Server 2016
4 13 (3.68%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (2.83%) Windows 10
5 10 (2.83%) Windows Server 2008
6 8 (2.27%) Unix
7 4 (1.13%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.13%) VMS
8 2 (0.57%) Android
8 2 (0.57%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (28.33%) Agile
2 88 (24.93%) DevOps
3 73 (20.68%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (13.88%) MVC
5 47 (13.31%) Business Intelligence
6 46 (13.03%) Full-Stack Development
7 40 (11.33%) Customer Service
8 37 (10.48%) Software Engineering
9 35 (9.92%) Web Development
10 34 (9.63%) CI/CD
10 34 (9.63%) Continuous Improvement
11 30 (8.50%) ETL
11 30 (8.50%) Microservices
12 29 (8.22%) Analytics
13 28 (7.93%) Mentoring
14 27 (7.65%) Computer Science
15 26 (7.37%) Scrum
16 25 (7.08%) SDLC
17 24 (6.80%) Data Modelling
18 22 (6.23%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 209 (59.21%) SQL
2 178 (50.42%) C#
3 75 (21.25%) JavaScript
4 51 (14.45%) T-SQL
5 32 (9.07%) TypeScript
6 26 (7.37%) PowerShell
7 23 (6.52%) Python
8 13 (3.68%) PHP
8 13 (3.68%) VB.NET
9 12 (3.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 12 (3.40%) Java
10 11 (3.12%) C++
11 7 (1.98%) Bash
11 7 (1.98%) VB
12 5 (1.42%) PL/SQL
13 4 (1.13%) R
14 3 (0.85%) Bicep
15 2 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.57%) VBA
Qualifications
1 67 (18.98%) Degree
2 26 (7.37%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.38%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.68%) Microsoft Certification
5 11 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (2.83%) A+ Certification
6 10 (2.83%) MCSA
7 9 (2.55%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (1.70%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.42%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (1.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.13%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.13%) ISTQB
10 4 (1.13%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.85%) HND
11 3 (0.85%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.57%) HNC
12 2 (0.57%) IBM Certification
12 2 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.10%) Data Quality
2 12 (3.40%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.70%) QA
4 4 (1.13%) GDPR
5 3 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.57%) PMO
6 2 (0.57%) SLA
System Software
1 45 (12.75%) Active Directory
2 36 (10.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (7.93%) Docker
4 18 (5.10%) Hyper-V
5 8 (2.27%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (1.42%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.42%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (1.42%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.42%) vSphere
7 4 (1.13%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.28%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 17 (4.82%) SCCM
2 14 (3.97%) SCOM
3 10 (2.83%) Microsoft Clustering
3 10 (2.83%) Terraform
4 8 (2.27%) Kubernetes
5 7 (1.98%) Ansible
6 5 (1.42%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.42%) VxRail
7 3 (0.85%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.85%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.85%) Puppet
7 3 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.57%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.57%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.28%) Autotask
9 1 (0.28%) SCOrch
9 1 (0.28%) vMotion
9 1 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 176 (49.86%) Microsoft
2 53 (15.01%) VMware
3 37 (10.48%) Oracle
4 13 (3.68%) Databricks
5 12 (3.40%) ServiceNow
6 11 (3.12%) Dell
7 10 (2.83%) Cisco
8 9 (2.55%) Adobe
8 9 (2.55%) Google
9 7 (1.98%) HP
9 7 (1.98%) IBM
10 6 (1.70%) Citrix
10 6 (1.70%) NEC
11 5 (1.42%) Apple
11 5 (1.42%) EMC
11 5 (1.42%) Veeam
12 4 (1.13%) BT
12 4 (1.13%) NetApp
12 4 (1.13%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.85%) Zscaler