SQL Jobs in the North of England

SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 5 8
Rank change year-on-year -4 +3 -3
Permanent jobs citing SQL 2,023 3,699 2,813
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.57% 21.45% 15.60%
As % of the Programming Languages category 40.14% 50.87% 35.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,679 1,493 2,027
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £66,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £84,193 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,140
% change year-on-year -8.33% +8.81% +5.03%

All Programming Languages
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5,040 7,272 7,861
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 28.82% 42.16% 43.59%
Number of salaries quoted 4,171 3,594 5,505
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
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 North of England

Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for SQL in the North of England

SQL
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL in the North of England.

Salary trend for SQL in the North of England

SQL
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL in the North of England

SQL
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North West -3 1,147 £52,500 +0.96% 227
Yorkshire -6 623 £47,500 -9.52% 142
North East -1 255 £50,000 -2.44% 37
SQL
England

SQL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 49 (2.42%) SharePoint
2 33 (1.63%) Confluence
2 33 (1.63%) IIS
3 29 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 25 (1.24%) Apache Airflow
5 21 (1.04%) SAS
6 13 (0.64%) Apache Spark
6 13 (0.64%) CMS
7 12 (0.59%) Apache
7 12 (0.59%) Captiva
7 12 (0.59%) FileNet
7 12 (0.59%) WebSphere
8 9 (0.44%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.20%) Drupal
10 3 (0.15%) CICS
10 3 (0.15%) nginx
10 3 (0.15%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.099%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.099%) WordPress
12 1 (0.049%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 112 (5.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.49%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.40%) Chatbot
4 8 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.099%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.049%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.049%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (0.74%) SAP Business One
2 14 (0.69%) Epicor Tropos
3 13 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 10 (0.49%) Magento
5 8 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
7 4 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 4 (0.20%) Sage 200
7 4 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
8 3 (0.15%) SAP IBP
8 3 (0.15%) Shopify
9 2 (0.099%) Infor M3
9 2 (0.099%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.099%) SAP MII
10 1 (0.049%) Demantra
10 1 (0.049%) NetSuite
10 1 (0.049%) Oracle ASCP
10 1 (0.049%) Oracle EBS R12
10 1 (0.049%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 805 (39.79%) Azure
2 420 (20.76%) Power Platform
3 321 (15.87%) AWS
4 155 (7.66%) Azure DevOps
5 139 (6.87%) GCP
6 119 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
7 96 (4.75%) Serverless
8 81 (4.00%) SaaS
9 78 (3.86%) IBM Cloud
10 70 (3.46%) Azure Service Bus
11 65 (3.21%) Azure Data Factory
12 59 (2.92%) Azure Logic Apps
13 54 (2.67%) Snowflake
14 52 (2.57%) Azure API Management
15 50 (2.47%) Azure Functions
16 46 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
17 45 (2.22%) GitHub
18 40 (1.98%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 40 (1.98%) Cloud Computing
19 36 (1.78%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 52 (2.57%) Firewall
2 43 (2.13%) LAN
3 42 (2.08%) WAN
4 33 (1.63%) DNS
5 28 (1.38%) VPN
6 25 (1.24%) Broadband
6 25 (1.24%) DHCP
6 25 (1.24%) TCP/IP
7 21 (1.04%) Internet
8 17 (0.84%) VLAN
9 16 (0.79%) WLAN
10 14 (0.69%) SAN
11 13 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
12 11 (0.54%) HTTP
13 10 (0.49%) MQTT
13 10 (0.49%) Network Security
13 10 (0.49%) SSL
14 9 (0.44%) Multicast
15 6 (0.30%) Intranet
15 6 (0.30%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 516 (25.51%) SQL Server
2 392 (19.38%) Power BI
3 224 (11.07%) Data Warehouse
4 202 (9.99%) PostgreSQL
5 161 (7.96%) NoSQL
6 157 (7.76%) MySQL
7 142 (7.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 140 (6.92%) MongoDB
9 133 (6.57%) Azure SQL Database
10 129 (6.38%) Relational Database
11 126 (6.23%) Tableau
12 107 (5.29%) DB2
13 105 (5.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 92 (4.55%) BigQuery
15 72 (3.56%) Data Lake
16 43 (2.13%) Oracle Database
17 39 (1.93%) Elasticsearch
18 36 (1.78%) Looker
19 33 (1.63%) Redis
20 31 (1.53%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 150 (7.41%) Git
2 91 (4.50%) JIRA
3 39 (1.93%) Visual Studio
4 36 (1.78%) GitLab
5 35 (1.73%) Jenkins
6 33 (1.63%) TeamCity
7 23 (1.14%) JUnit
8 20 (0.99%) Selenium
9 16 (0.79%) Jasmine
9 16 (0.79%) Karma Test Runner
9 16 (0.79%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 15 (0.74%) Cucumber
10 15 (0.74%) Mockito
11 14 (0.69%) IntelliJ
12 13 (0.64%) Gradle
12 13 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
12 13 (0.64%) Team Foundation Server
13 12 (0.59%) IBM UrbanCode
14 11 (0.54%) Maven
15 9 (0.44%) Postman
General
1 470 (23.23%) Social Skills
2 352 (17.40%) Finance
3 241 (11.91%) Analytical Skills
4 209 (10.33%) Public Sector
5 144 (7.12%) Retail
6 121 (5.98%) Manufacturing
7 81 (4.00%) Banking
7 81 (4.00%) Law
8 78 (3.86%) Marketing
9 63 (3.11%) Legal
10 60 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 55 (2.72%) Games
12 39 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
13 33 (1.63%) Advertising
14 19 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
15 16 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
16 14 (0.69%) Aerospace
16 14 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
17 13 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
17 13 (0.64%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 636 (31.44%) Developer
2 324 (16.02%) Analyst
3 321 (15.87%) Senior
4 207 (10.23%) Lead
5 173 (8.55%) Data Engineer
6 158 (7.81%) .NET Developer
7 155 (7.66%) Software Engineer
8 110 (5.44%) Software Developer
9 102 (5.04%) C# Developer
10 86 (4.25%) Senior Developer
11 74 (3.66%) DBA
12 72 (3.56%) Senior Software Engineer
13 70 (3.46%) Full Stack Developer
14 63 (3.11%) Azure Engineer
15 62 (3.06%) Architect
16 61 (3.02%) Digital Analyst
16 61 (3.02%) Performance Analyst
16 61 (3.02%) SQL Developer
17 60 (2.97%) Digital Performance Analyst
18 58 (2.87%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 535 (26.45%) .NET
2 265 (13.10%) HTML
3 243 (12.01%) ASP.NET
4 241 (11.91%) CSS
5 174 (8.60%) AngularJS
5 174 (8.60%) REST
6 146 (7.22%) .NET Core
7 144 (7.12%) Web Services
8 131 (6.48%) React
8 131 (6.48%) Vue
9 117 (5.78%) jQuery
10 109 (5.39%) Node.js
11 99 (4.89%) Twitter Bootstrap
12 97 (4.79%) ASP.NET Core
13 93 (4.60%) .NET Framework
14 90 (4.45%) RESTful
15 87 (4.30%) Entity Framework
16 78 (3.86%) Backbone.js
16 78 (3.86%) Ember.js
17 69 (3.41%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 144 (7.12%) Data Structures
2 95 (4.70%) Algorithms
3 86 (4.25%) Hybrid Cloud
4 83 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
5 78 (3.86%) Blockchain
5 78 (3.86%) Public Cloud
6 51 (2.52%) Management Information System
7 43 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
8 40 (1.98%) Product Ownership
9 38 (1.88%) e-Learning
10 37 (1.83%) Client/Server
11 34 (1.68%) NHS
12 32 (1.58%) Cloud Native
13 30 (1.48%) Onboarding
14 28 (1.38%) Reinsurance
15 26 (1.29%) Data Centre
15 26 (1.29%) Online Games
16 23 (1.14%) Mobile App
17 22 (1.09%) Mainframe
18 18 (0.89%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 255 (12.61%) Windows
2 174 (8.60%) Linux
3 94 (4.65%) Android
4 87 (4.30%) Apple iOS
5 62 (3.06%) Windows Server
6 34 (1.68%) Unix
7 24 (1.19%) VMS
8 23 (1.14%) Windows Server 2016
9 22 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
10 21 (1.04%) Windows Server 2012
11 20 (0.99%) Windows 10
12 7 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.20%) Debian
13 4 (0.20%) Mac OS
13 4 (0.20%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.15%) Windows Vista
14 3 (0.15%) zOS
15 1 (0.049%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 604 (29.86%) Agile
2 440 (21.75%) Business Intelligence
3 415 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
4 291 (14.38%) Mentoring
5 288 (14.24%) DevOps
6 265 (13.10%) Analytics
7 257 (12.70%) Software Engineering
8 246 (12.16%) ETL
9 238 (11.76%) Coaching
10 235 (11.62%) Visualisation
11 224 (11.07%) Full Stack Development
12 189 (9.34%) Migration
13 187 (9.24%) Artificial Intelligence
13 187 (9.24%) Data Modelling
14 185 (9.14%) Decision-Making
14 185 (9.14%) Design Patterns
15 177 (8.75%) MVC
16 166 (8.21%) ERP
17 149 (7.37%) User Experience
18 147 (7.27%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 607 (30.00%) C#
2 372 (18.39%) JavaScript
3 342 (16.91%) Python
4 243 (12.01%) T-SQL
5 175 (8.65%) Java
6 77 (3.81%) TypeScript
7 63 (3.11%) PowerShell
8 58 (2.87%) PHP
9 53 (2.62%) PL/SQL
10 48 (2.37%) VB
11 40 (1.98%) VB.NET
12 36 (1.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 20 (0.99%) Groovy
13 20 (0.99%) R
13 20 (0.99%) VBA
14 19 (0.94%) Go
15 16 (0.79%) VB6
16 15 (0.74%) VBScript
16 15 (0.74%) XAML
17 14 (0.69%) C++
Qualifications
1 264 (13.05%) Degree
2 92 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
3 66 (3.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 40 (1.98%) DBS Check
5 26 (1.29%) Azure Certification
6 25 (1.24%) Master's Degree
7 14 (0.69%) PMI Certification
8 11 (0.54%) CIPD
9 10 (0.49%) Security Cleared
10 8 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (0.40%) OCP
10 8 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
11 7 (0.35%) ACCA
11 7 (0.35%) AWS Certification
11 7 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.35%) ISTQB
11 7 (0.35%) PhD
12 6 (0.30%) CISA
12 6 (0.30%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (0.25%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (5.34%) Data Quality
2 54 (2.67%) QA
3 34 (1.68%) GDPR
4 24 (1.19%) SLA
5 23 (1.14%) Accessibility
5 23 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (0.40%) PSD2
7 5 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.15%) ISO 22301
8 3 (0.15%) WCAG
9 2 (0.099%) HL7
9 2 (0.099%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.049%) CRD IV
10 1 (0.049%) GMP
10 1 (0.049%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.049%) PMO
10 1 (0.049%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.049%) WAI
System Software
1 121 (5.98%) Active Directory
2 100 (4.94%) Docker
3 36 (1.78%) Virtual Machines
4 32 (1.58%) Hyper-V
4 32 (1.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (0.44%) Firmware
6 8 (0.40%) VMware Server
7 5 (0.25%) Terminal Services
7 5 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
7 5 (0.25%) vSphere
8 4 (0.20%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.20%) RACF
8 4 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.15%) Time Sharing Option
9 3 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.099%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.049%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 61 (3.02%) Terraform
2 58 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 24 (1.19%) Ansible
4 16 (0.79%) Grafana
4 16 (0.79%) Progress Chef
5 14 (0.69%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (0.30%) SCOM
8 5 (0.25%) Puppet
9 3 (0.15%) Kibana
9 3 (0.15%) MAINVIEW
9 3 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.099%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.099%) logstash
10 2 (0.099%) SCCM
10 2 (0.099%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.099%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.099%) vRealize
11 1 (0.049%) Oracle Identity Management
11 1 (0.049%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 544 (26.89%) Microsoft
2 148 (7.32%) Oracle
3 132 (6.52%) IBM
4 91 (4.50%) Google
5 78 (3.86%) Red Hat
6 70 (3.46%) SAP
7 53 (2.62%) Databricks
8 45 (2.22%) VMware
9 32 (1.58%) Informatica
10 28 (1.38%) Epicor
11 26 (1.29%) F5
12 24 (1.19%) ServiceNow
13 17 (0.84%) Pega
14 16 (0.79%) Commvault
15 14 (0.69%) Teradata
16 12 (0.59%) Kofax
17 11 (0.54%) CA
17 11 (0.54%) Cisco
17 11 (0.54%) Citrix
17 11 (0.54%) IFS