Hybrid/Remote SQL Server Job Trends

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 55 44
Rank change year-on-year -32 -11 -8
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 671 900 1,212
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.97% 5.46% 4.83%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.38% 28.63% 23.68%
Number of salaries quoted 584 558 977
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -7.08%
75th Percentile £82,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £82,500 £84,909
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -4.35%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 3,139 3,144 5,119
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.89% 19.07% 20.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,528 2,107 3,997
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,854 £38,050
25th Percentile £45,122 £46,250 £47,482
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.51% -2.31% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £92,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.00%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

SQL Server
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing SQL Server over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

SQL Server salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 44 (6.56%) IIS
2 32 (4.77%) SharePoint
3 23 (3.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.79%) Confluence
5 7 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.89%) nginx
7 3 (0.45%) Apache
7 3 (0.45%) SAS
8 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.30%) CMS
8 2 (0.30%) GeoServer
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle Spatial
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) NServiceBus
9 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.60%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.75%) Fidessa
1 5 (0.75%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.45%) Carpe Diem
2 3 (0.45%) Elite 3E
2 3 (0.45%) Magento
3 2 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 408 (60.80%) Azure
2 118 (17.59%) AWS
3 86 (12.82%) Power Platform
4 79 (11.77%) Snowflake
5 78 (11.62%) Azure DevOps
6 60 (8.94%) Azure AI
7 58 (8.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 56 (8.35%) Azure Machine Learning
9 54 (8.05%) SaaS
10 52 (7.75%) Microsoft 365
11 28 (4.17%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 28 (4.17%) Azure Service Bus
12 25 (3.73%) Power Automate
12 25 (3.73%) PowerApps
13 23 (3.43%) Serverless
14 22 (3.28%) GCP
14 22 (3.28%) GitHub
15 21 (3.13%) Entra ID
16 20 (2.98%) Azure Monitor
17 18 (2.68%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 40 (5.96%) Firewall
2 28 (4.17%) VPN
3 26 (3.87%) TCP/IP
4 25 (3.73%) DNS
5 17 (2.53%) DHCP
6 8 (1.19%) HTTP
6 8 (1.19%) LAN
6 8 (1.19%) WAN
7 7 (1.04%) VLAN
8 5 (0.75%) Network Security
8 5 (0.75%) VoIP
8 5 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.45%) DMZ
9 3 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.45%) Reverse Proxy
9 3 (0.45%) SAN
9 3 (0.45%) STUN
9 3 (0.45%) Wireless
10 2 (0.30%) Broadband
10 2 (0.30%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (9.09%) Power BI
2 59 (8.79%) Azure SQL Database
3 58 (8.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 48 (7.15%) PostgreSQL
4 48 (7.15%) Relational Database
5 47 (7.00%) MySQL
6 40 (5.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 36 (5.37%) Data Warehouse
8 33 (4.92%) Redis
9 19 (2.83%) Data Lake
10 18 (2.68%) MongoDB
11 16 (2.38%) Oracle Database
12 15 (2.24%) NoSQL
13 13 (1.94%) Db2
14 11 (1.64%) Elasticsearch
15 10 (1.49%) Tableau
16 4 (0.60%) BigQuery
16 4 (0.60%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
16 4 (0.60%) IBM InfoSphere
16 4 (0.60%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 46 (6.86%) Git
2 27 (4.02%) JIRA
3 10 (1.49%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 9 (1.34%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.19%) NUnit
5 8 (1.19%) TeamCity
6 5 (0.75%) Octopus Deploy
6 5 (0.75%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.60%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.45%) Jasmine
8 3 (0.45%) Selenium
9 2 (0.30%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.30%) Karma Test Runner
9 2 (0.30%) MSTest
9 2 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.15%) Gatling
10 1 (0.15%) GitLab
10 1 (0.15%) Ranorex
10 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 178 (26.53%) Finance
1 178 (26.53%) Social Skills
2 78 (11.62%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (5.66%) Law
4 33 (4.92%) Legal
5 32 (4.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 25 (3.73%) Banking
6 25 (3.73%) Public Sector
7 13 (1.94%) Retail
8 12 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.19%) Front Office
11 7 (1.04%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.04%) Telecoms
12 5 (0.75%) Billing
12 5 (0.75%) Marketing
13 4 (0.60%) Legal Technology
13 4 (0.60%) Publishing
14 3 (0.45%) Advertising
14 3 (0.45%) Police
Job Titles
1 233 (34.72%) Developer
2 95 (14.16%) Senior
3 89 (13.26%) Software Developer
4 67 (9.99%) SQL Developer
5 66 (9.84%) Data Engineer
5 66 (9.84%) Graduate
6 58 (8.64%) .NET Developer
6 58 (8.64%) Lead
7 55 (8.20%) Software Engineer
8 51 (7.60%) C# Developer
9 50 (7.45%) Analyst
10 46 (6.86%) Full-Stack Developer
11 43 (6.41%) Graduate Developer
11 43 (6.41%) Graduate Software Developer
12 38 (5.66%) C# Software Developer
13 36 (5.37%) Azure Engineer
13 36 (5.37%) Data Manager
13 36 (5.37%) Lead Developer
14 35 (5.22%) Engineering Manager
14 35 (5.22%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 226 (33.68%) .NET
2 87 (12.97%) CSS
3 62 (9.24%) .NET Framework
4 59 (8.79%) HTML
5 58 (8.64%) .NET Core
6 56 (8.35%) ASP.NET
7 55 (8.20%) React
8 53 (7.90%) REST
9 47 (7.00%) AngularJS
9 47 (7.00%) Entity Framework
10 45 (6.71%) jQuery
11 39 (5.81%) Node.js
12 30 (4.47%) Vue
13 27 (4.02%) XML
14 21 (3.13%) Blazor
15 18 (2.68%) ASP.NET MVC
15 18 (2.68%) JSON
16 17 (2.53%) RESTful
16 17 (2.53%) Web Services
17 16 (2.38%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.62%) Enterprise Software
2 28 (4.17%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.28%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (3.13%) Virtual Team
5 20 (2.98%) Replication
6 19 (2.83%) Management Information System
6 19 (2.83%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.24%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.09%) Product Ownership
9 13 (1.94%) Data Structures
9 13 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
10 11 (1.64%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.64%) Client/Server
10 11 (1.64%) Clustering
10 11 (1.64%) Legacy Applications
11 7 (1.04%) Mobile App
11 7 (1.04%) Video\Live Streaming
12 6 (0.89%) Online Gambling
13 5 (0.75%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 102 (15.20%) Windows
2 68 (10.13%) Windows Server
3 44 (6.56%) Linux
4 10 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (1.04%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.45%) Debian
6 3 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.30%) Android
7 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.30%) CentOS
7 2 (0.30%) Unix
8 1 (0.15%) AIX
8 1 (0.15%) Solaris
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (30.25%) Agile
2 146 (21.76%) DevOps
3 125 (18.63%) Problem-Solving
4 122 (18.18%) AI
5 118 (17.59%) CI/CD
6 108 (16.10%) Software Engineering
7 107 (15.95%) Full-Stack Development
8 105 (15.65%) Roadmaps
9 103 (15.35%) Continuous Improvement
9 103 (15.35%) Data Engineering
10 100 (14.90%) Migration
11 98 (14.61%) Data Architecture
12 92 (13.71%) Computer Science
13 86 (12.82%) Mentoring
14 76 (11.33%) Business Intelligence
15 72 (10.73%) Data Governance
15 72 (10.73%) MVC
16 71 (10.58%) Clean Code
17 69 (10.28%) Microservices
18 68 (10.13%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 387 (57.68%) SQL
2 267 (39.79%) C#
3 103 (15.35%) JavaScript
4 85 (12.67%) Python
5 66 (9.84%) PHP
6 64 (9.54%) PowerShell
7 62 (9.24%) TypeScript
8 55 (8.20%) Java
9 53 (7.90%) T-SQL
10 34 (5.07%) C++
11 13 (1.94%) PL/SQL
11 13 (1.94%) VB.NET
12 11 (1.64%) Bash
13 8 (1.19%) Bicep
13 8 (1.19%) Go
14 7 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (1.04%) VBA
15 6 (0.89%) R
15 6 (0.89%) VBScript
16 5 (0.75%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 122 (18.18%) Degree
2 76 (11.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 21 (3.13%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.09%) Azure Certification
5 13 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 13 (1.94%) SC Cleared
6 10 (1.49%) DBS Check
7 5 (0.75%) HNC
7 5 (0.75%) HND
7 5 (0.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 5 (0.75%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.60%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.15%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.15%) CCNA
10 1 (0.15%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.15%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (7.75%) Data Quality
2 36 (5.37%) QA
3 25 (3.73%) SLA
4 22 (3.28%) GDPR
5 14 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.34%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.45%) PMO
8 1 (0.15%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.15%) HL7
8 1 (0.15%) NCSC
8 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.15%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 71 (10.58%) Virtual Machines
2 59 (8.79%) Docker
3 56 (8.35%) Active Directory
4 14 (2.09%) Hyper-V
4 14 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.75%) vSphere
6 3 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 31 (4.62%) Kubernetes
1 31 (4.62%) Terraform
2 13 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.34%) Ansible
4 7 (1.04%) Grafana
4 7 (1.04%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.75%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.60%) Failover Clustering
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle RMAN
7 3 (0.45%) Data Guard
7 3 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.30%) MIIS
9 1 (0.15%) Consul
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.15%) Puppet
9 1 (0.15%) SCCM
9 1 (0.15%) SCOM
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 345 (51.42%) Microsoft
2 89 (13.26%) Databricks
3 49 (7.30%) Oracle
4 22 (3.28%) VMware
5 18 (2.68%) ServiceNow
6 16 (2.38%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.09%) Cisco
7 14 (2.09%) Google
8 12 (1.79%) Citrix
9 11 (1.64%) iManage
9 11 (1.64%) Veeam
10 10 (1.49%) IBM
11 9 (1.34%) OpenAI
11 9 (1.34%) TIBCO
12 8 (1.19%) Informatica
13 7 (1.04%) Red Hat
14 5 (0.75%) Intapp
14 5 (0.75%) Remedy
14 5 (0.75%) Sybase
14 5 (0.75%) Synology