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 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 56 22
Rank change year-on-year -28 -34 +18
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 543 665 2,728
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.16% 5.15% 8.69%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.61% 19.47% 37.83%
Number of salaries quoted 466 573 2,488
10th Percentile £33,125 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -3.51%

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 2,300 3,416 7,212
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.39% 26.48% 22.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,707 2,448 6,166
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,175 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £81,750 £90,822 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +9.57% -10.20%

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 April 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 19 (3.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (3.31%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.39%) IIS
4 10 (1.84%) Confluence
5 6 (1.10%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.74%) Apache
6 4 (0.74%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.74%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.74%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.55%) nginx
7 3 (0.55%) NServiceBus
7 3 (0.55%) SAS
8 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.37%) JBoss
8 2 (0.37%) Moodle
8 2 (0.37%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.37%) WordPress
9 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.18%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.18%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 34 (6.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.55%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (3.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.31%) Dynamics NAV
3 10 (1.84%) Magento
4 9 (1.66%) Shopify
5 3 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.55%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.18%) Actimize
7 1 (0.18%) ION Anvil
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 354 (65.19%) Azure
2 101 (18.60%) AWS
3 87 (16.02%) Power Platform
4 83 (15.29%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 80 (14.73%) SaaS
6 59 (10.87%) Snowflake
7 58 (10.68%) Azure AI
8 55 (10.13%) Azure Machine Learning
9 54 (9.94%) Azure DevOps
10 45 (8.29%) Azure Data Factory
11 42 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
12 41 (7.55%) GitHub
13 34 (6.26%) Serverless
14 30 (5.52%) Entra ID
15 24 (4.42%) Dynamics 365
16 21 (3.87%) GitHub Actions
17 19 (3.50%) PaaS
18 17 (3.13%) Power Automate
19 16 (2.95%) PowerApps
20 13 (2.39%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.34%) Firewall
2 15 (2.76%) VPN
3 10 (1.84%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.47%) DNS
5 7 (1.29%) DMZ
5 7 (1.29%) VLAN
6 6 (1.10%) DHCP
7 5 (0.92%) Reverse Proxy
7 5 (0.92%) STUN
7 5 (0.92%) VoIP
8 3 (0.55%) AMQP
8 3 (0.55%) PuTTY
8 3 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.37%) Network Security
9 2 (0.37%) SAN
9 2 (0.37%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.37%) SSL
9 2 (0.37%) WAN
10 1 (0.18%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 81 (14.92%) Power BI
2 65 (11.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 59 (10.87%) Azure SQL Database
4 47 (8.66%) PostgreSQL
5 45 (8.29%) MySQL
5 45 (8.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 20 (3.68%) NoSQL
7 19 (3.50%) Relational Database
8 17 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
8 17 (3.13%) Oracle Database
9 12 (2.21%) DB2
10 11 (2.03%) Redis
11 8 (1.47%) Tableau
12 7 (1.29%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (1.29%) Data Lake
12 7 (1.29%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.74%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.74%) Metadata
13 4 (0.74%) Oracle Database 12c
13 4 (0.74%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 40 (7.37%) Git
2 22 (4.05%) JIRA
3 11 (2.03%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.84%) Selenium
5 9 (1.66%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 8 (1.47%) Cucumber
6 8 (1.47%) GitLab
6 8 (1.47%) JUnit
7 5 (0.92%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.74%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.55%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.55%) Maven
9 3 (0.55%) NUnit
9 3 (0.55%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.18%) Gatling
11 1 (0.18%) Moq
11 1 (0.18%) MSTest
11 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
General
1 177 (32.60%) Finance
2 172 (31.68%) Social Skills
3 91 (16.76%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (5.89%) Banking
5 17 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
6 16 (2.95%) Public Sector
7 14 (2.58%) Billing
7 14 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (2.03%) Law
8 11 (2.03%) Legal
9 10 (1.84%) Back Office
9 10 (1.84%) Retail
10 7 (1.29%) Front Office
11 6 (1.10%) Automotive
11 6 (1.10%) Marketing
12 5 (0.92%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.74%) Investment Banking
13 4 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.55%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 153 (28.18%) Developer
2 112 (20.63%) Senior
3 63 (11.60%) Analyst
4 51 (9.39%) Software Developer
5 42 (7.73%) C# Developer
5 42 (7.73%) SQL Developer
5 42 (7.73%) Support Engineer
6 41 (7.55%) .NET Developer
7 38 (7.00%) Software Engineer
8 35 (6.45%) Applications Support
8 35 (6.45%) Engineering Manager
8 35 (6.45%) Lead
8 35 (6.45%) Senior Developer
9 34 (6.26%) Azure Developer
9 34 (6.26%) Data Manager
10 33 (6.08%) Finance Manager
11 31 (5.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 30 (5.52%) C# Software Developer
13 29 (5.34%) Graduate Developer
13 29 (5.34%) Graduate Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 190 (34.99%) .NET
2 67 (12.34%) CSS
3 51 (9.39%) .NET Core
3 51 (9.39%) React
4 40 (7.37%) HTML
5 36 (6.63%) .NET Framework
5 36 (6.63%) jQuery
6 35 (6.45%) REST
7 31 (5.71%) Entity Framework
8 30 (5.52%) ASP.NET
9 28 (5.16%) AngularJS
9 28 (5.16%) RESTful
10 20 (3.68%) Django
11 18 (3.31%) JSON
11 18 (3.31%) XML
12 17 (3.13%) ASP.NET Web API
13 16 (2.95%) Razor View Engine
13 16 (2.95%) SOAP
14 15 (2.76%) ASP.NET Web Forms
14 15 (2.76%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 32 (5.89%) Cloud Native
2 27 (4.97%) Analytical Mindset
3 24 (4.42%) Legacy Applications
3 24 (4.42%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (4.24%) Data Structures
5 17 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (2.95%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.58%) Replication
9 11 (2.03%) Virtual Team
10 10 (1.84%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.66%) Management Information System
12 8 (1.47%) Low-Code
13 7 (1.29%) NHS
13 7 (1.29%) Product Ownership
14 6 (1.10%) Client/Server
15 5 (0.92%) Clustering
16 4 (0.74%) Mobile App
16 4 (0.74%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 75 (13.81%) Windows
2 43 (7.92%) Windows Server
3 28 (5.16%) Linux
4 10 (1.84%) VMS
5 7 (1.29%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.92%) Debian
7 3 (0.55%) CentOS
7 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.37%) Unix
8 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.18%) Android
9 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (33.52%) Agile
2 114 (20.99%) DevOps
3 113 (20.81%) Problem-Solving
4 107 (19.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 103 (18.97%) CI/CD
6 96 (17.68%) Business Intelligence
7 93 (17.13%) Data Engineering
8 90 (16.57%) AI
9 86 (15.84%) Software Engineering
10 85 (15.65%) Migration
11 83 (15.29%) Analytics
11 83 (15.29%) Roadmaps
12 80 (14.73%) Mentoring
13 74 (13.63%) Data Architecture
14 68 (12.52%) Machine Learning
15 65 (11.97%) Data Governance
15 65 (11.97%) Regulatory Compliance
16 64 (11.79%) Full-Stack Development
17 62 (11.42%) Decision-Making
18 60 (11.05%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 328 (60.41%) SQL
2 160 (29.47%) C#
3 92 (16.94%) Python
4 55 (10.13%) T-SQL
5 54 (9.94%) JavaScript
6 45 (8.29%) Java
7 44 (8.10%) PowerShell
8 37 (6.81%) TypeScript
9 34 (6.26%) PHP
10 28 (5.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 27 (4.97%) C++
12 16 (2.95%) R
13 13 (2.39%) Bicep
13 13 (2.39%) PL/SQL
14 12 (2.21%) VB.NET
15 9 (1.66%) Bash
15 9 (1.66%) Delphi
16 3 (0.55%) VB
17 2 (0.37%) Apex Code
17 2 (0.37%) Go
Qualifications
1 96 (17.68%) Degree
2 49 (9.02%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (2.95%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.58%) Azure Certification
5 13 (2.39%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.21%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 10 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.66%) SC Cleared
9 6 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.92%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.55%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.55%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.55%) HNC
12 3 (0.55%) HND
13 2 (0.37%) AWS Certified Developer
13 2 (0.37%) CCNA
13 2 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.37%) MCSA
13 2 (0.37%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (9.58%) Data Quality
2 25 (4.60%) QA
3 19 (3.50%) SLA
4 16 (2.95%) GDPR
5 14 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.21%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.37%) HL7
8 1 (0.18%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.18%) NCSC
8 1 (0.18%) NIST
8 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 60 (11.05%) Virtual Machines
2 49 (9.02%) Docker
3 45 (8.29%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.10%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.92%) vSphere
7 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.55%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.37%) XenApp
9 1 (0.18%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.18%) Firmware
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.18%) vCloud
9 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 39 (7.18%) Kubernetes
2 31 (5.71%) Terraform
3 11 (2.03%) Grafana
4 9 (1.66%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.10%) Ansible
6 5 (0.92%) SCCM
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle RMAN
7 4 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.37%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.37%) MIIS
10 1 (0.18%) CASB
10 1 (0.18%) Consul
10 1 (0.18%) Packer
10 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.18%) Puppet
10 1 (0.18%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 231 (42.54%) Microsoft
2 71 (13.08%) Databricks
3 55 (10.13%) Oracle
4 18 (3.31%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.39%) Cisco
6 11 (2.03%) VMware
7 10 (1.84%) Citrix
7 10 (1.84%) Google
7 10 (1.84%) Salesforce
8 9 (1.66%) ConnectWise
8 9 (1.66%) Red Hat
8 9 (1.66%) WooCommerce
9 8 (1.47%) New Relic
10 6 (1.10%) Sage
10 6 (1.10%) Veeam
11 5 (0.92%) Informatica
12 4 (0.74%) Alteryx
12 4 (0.74%) AppDynamics
12 4 (0.74%) ESRI
12 4 (0.74%) IBM