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 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +1 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 12,228 | 17,282 | 27,285 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 12.42% | 16.63% | 17.51% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.74% | 38.34% | 32.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,942 | 10,426 | 15,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £59,526 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.60% | +8.23% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,250 | £76,250 | £74,190 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,991 | £92,500 | £91,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +9.89% |
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 | 33,278 | 45,076 | 83,930 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.79% | 43.37% | 53.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,047 | 28,788 | 44,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £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 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,635 | £55,000 | £53,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.48% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
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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 30 April 2024.
SQL
Top 19 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 30 April 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 | 10,095 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 2,787 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 8,158 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 1,601 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 4,851 | £57,500 | -2.86% | 1,459 |
| London | -1 | 3,617 | £70,000 | - | 1,319 |
| North of England | -4 | 2,030 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 394 |
| South East | -3 | 1,693 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 325 |
| Scotland | +2 | 1,506 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 130 |
| Midlands | -3 | 1,375 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 346 |
| North West | -2 | 1,155 | £52,500 | - | 232 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 808 | £50,000 | - | 192 |
| South West | -10 | 749 | £50,000 | - | 191 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 625 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 118 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 560 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 154 |
| East of England | -5 | 531 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 173 |
| North East | 0 | 252 | £50,000 | - | 49 |
| Wales | 0 | 215 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | -16 | 62 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 22 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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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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