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

 6 months to
26 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 54 49
Rank change year-on-year -30 -5 -15
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 674 902 1,171
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.90% 5.46% 4.72%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.43% 30.76% 22.98%
Number of salaries quoted 580 557 906
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,400 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +4.76% -7.08%
75th Percentile £85,313 £71,250 £67,851
90th Percentile £105,000 £84,250 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,617 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +1.12% -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 3,145 2,932 5,095
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.55% 17.73% 20.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,516 2,049 3,810
10th Percentile £36,500 £35,833 £38,557
25th Percentile £46,189 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £122,861
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 26 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 (6.53%) IIS
2 33 (4.90%) SharePoint
3 22 (3.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.78%) Confluence
5 6 (0.89%) nginx
6 5 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.45%) Apache
7 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.45%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.45%) Oracle Spatial
8 2 (0.30%) CMS
8 2 (0.30%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (3.26%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.59%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (0.74%) Elite 3E
1 5 (0.74%) Fidessa
1 5 (0.74%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.45%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.30%) Magento
4 2 (0.30%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) Finacle
5 1 (0.15%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 403 (59.79%) Azure
2 113 (16.77%) AWS
3 85 (12.61%) Azure DevOps
3 85 (12.61%) Power Platform
4 79 (11.72%) Snowflake
5 60 (8.90%) Azure AI
5 60 (8.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 56 (8.31%) Azure Machine Learning
7 55 (8.16%) SaaS
8 49 (7.27%) Microsoft 365
9 32 (4.75%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 31 (4.60%) Azure Service Bus
11 27 (4.01%) Power Automate
11 27 (4.01%) PowerApps
12 24 (3.56%) Serverless
13 23 (3.41%) Azure Monitor
13 23 (3.41%) GCP
14 21 (3.12%) GitHub
15 19 (2.82%) Entra ID
16 18 (2.67%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 39 (5.79%) Firewall
2 28 (4.15%) DNS
2 28 (4.15%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.86%) VPN
4 20 (2.97%) DHCP
5 8 (1.19%) HTTP
5 8 (1.19%) LAN
5 8 (1.19%) WAN
6 7 (1.04%) VLAN
7 6 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.74%) Network Security
9 4 (0.59%) VoIP
10 3 (0.45%) FTP
10 3 (0.45%) SAN
10 3 (0.45%) Wireless
11 2 (0.30%) Broadband
11 2 (0.30%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.15%) Diameter Protocol
12 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Radio
12 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (9.35%) Azure SQL Database
2 59 (8.75%) Power BI
3 56 (8.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 51 (7.57%) PostgreSQL
4 51 (7.57%) Relational Database
5 44 (6.53%) Data Warehouse
6 42 (6.23%) MySQL
7 35 (5.19%) Redis
7 35 (5.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 22 (3.26%) MongoDB
9 21 (3.12%) Data Lake
10 15 (2.23%) NoSQL
10 15 (2.23%) Oracle Database
11 14 (2.08%) Elasticsearch
12 11 (1.63%) Db2
13 9 (1.34%) Tableau
14 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 6 (0.89%) Metadata
16 5 (0.74%) DynamoDB
16 5 (0.74%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 58 (8.61%) Git
2 25 (3.71%) JIRA
3 10 (1.48%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.34%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.19%) NUnit
5 8 (1.19%) TeamCity
6 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.74%) Octopus Deploy
7 5 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
8 4 (0.59%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.45%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.45%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.45%) Selenium
10 2 (0.30%) Karma Test Runner
10 2 (0.30%) MSTest
11 1 (0.15%) Gatling
11 1 (0.15%) GitLab
11 1 (0.15%) Ranorex
11 1 (0.15%) Storybook
11 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 183 (27.15%) Social Skills
2 178 (26.41%) Finance
3 80 (11.87%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (6.53%) Law
5 37 (5.49%) Legal
6 36 (5.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (4.01%) Public Sector
8 24 (3.56%) Banking
9 13 (1.93%) Retail
10 9 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.34%) Front Office
10 9 (1.34%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.04%) Telecoms
13 6 (0.89%) Legal Technology
14 5 (0.74%) Billing
14 5 (0.74%) Marketing
15 4 (0.59%) Publishing
16 3 (0.45%) Advertising
16 3 (0.45%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 234 (34.72%) Developer
2 99 (14.69%) Senior
3 86 (12.76%) Software Developer
4 67 (9.94%) Data Engineer
5 64 (9.50%) Graduate
6 63 (9.35%) SQL Developer
7 58 (8.61%) Lead
8 56 (8.31%) .NET Developer
9 54 (8.01%) Software Engineer
10 46 (6.82%) Analyst
10 46 (6.82%) C# Developer
11 43 (6.38%) Full-Stack Developer
12 39 (5.79%) Azure Engineer
12 39 (5.79%) Graduate Developer
12 39 (5.79%) Graduate Software Developer
13 36 (5.34%) Data Manager
13 36 (5.34%) Lead Developer
14 35 (5.19%) Architect
14 35 (5.19%) Engineering Manager
15 34 (5.04%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 227 (33.68%) .NET
2 79 (11.72%) CSS
3 66 (9.79%) ASP.NET
4 61 (9.05%) .NET Framework
5 56 (8.31%) React
5 56 (8.31%) REST
6 55 (8.16%) .NET Core
6 55 (8.16%) HTML
7 44 (6.53%) AngularJS
7 44 (6.53%) Entity Framework
8 42 (6.23%) Node.js
9 36 (5.34%) jQuery
10 32 (4.75%) Terraform
11 30 (4.45%) Vue
12 29 (4.30%) XML
13 26 (3.86%) Blazor
14 20 (2.97%) Web Services
15 18 (2.67%) ASP.NET Core
15 18 (2.67%) ASP.NET MVC
15 18 (2.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.19%) Enterprise Software
2 24 (3.56%) Cloud Native
2 24 (3.56%) Legacy Systems
3 23 (3.41%) Product Ownership
4 21 (3.12%) Virtual Team
5 19 (2.82%) Replication
6 18 (2.67%) Management Information System
6 18 (2.67%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.37%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (1.93%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.78%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.63%) Client/Server
10 11 (1.63%) Clustering
11 10 (1.48%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.34%) Legacy Applications
12 9 (1.34%) Mobile App
13 7 (1.04%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (0.89%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.89%) Online Gambling
Operating Systems
1 100 (14.84%) Windows
2 67 (9.94%) Windows Server
3 40 (5.93%) Linux
4 10 (1.48%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (1.19%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.30%) AIX
7 2 (0.30%) Android
7 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.30%) Unix
8 1 (0.15%) Solaris
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (30.71%) Agile
2 155 (23.00%) DevOps
3 132 (19.58%) Problem-Solving
4 124 (18.40%) AI
5 121 (17.95%) CI/CD
6 116 (17.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 110 (16.32%) Software Engineering
8 103 (15.28%) Roadmaps
9 102 (15.13%) Migration
10 100 (14.84%) Data Architecture
10 100 (14.84%) Data Engineering
11 97 (14.39%) Full-Stack Development
12 90 (13.35%) Computer Science
13 86 (12.76%) Mentoring
14 81 (12.02%) Clean Code
15 74 (10.98%) Business Intelligence
16 72 (10.68%) Data Governance
17 71 (10.53%) Microservices
18 69 (10.24%) MVC
19 66 (9.79%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 382 (56.68%) SQL
2 266 (39.47%) C#
3 103 (15.28%) JavaScript
4 84 (12.46%) Python
5 62 (9.20%) PHP
6 57 (8.46%) TypeScript
7 56 (8.31%) PowerShell
8 53 (7.86%) Java
8 53 (7.86%) T-SQL
9 30 (4.45%) C++
10 12 (1.78%) VB.NET
11 10 (1.48%) Go
11 10 (1.48%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.34%) Bicep
13 8 (1.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (1.04%) VBA
15 6 (0.89%) VBScript
16 5 (0.74%) Bash
16 5 (0.74%) Tcl
17 4 (0.59%) Rust
Qualifications
1 123 (18.25%) Degree
2 75 (11.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (3.71%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.52%) SC Cleared
5 13 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (1.63%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.48%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.04%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.74%) HNC
9 5 (0.74%) HND
9 5 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.59%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.15%) CCNA
13 1 (0.15%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.15%) ISTQB
13 1 (0.15%) MCSA
13 1 (0.15%) MCSE
13 1 (0.15%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.57%) Data Quality
2 37 (5.49%) QA
3 25 (3.71%) SLA
4 22 (3.26%) GDPR
5 12 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.48%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.45%) PMO
8 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 71 (10.53%) Virtual Machines
2 59 (8.75%) Docker
3 53 (7.86%) Active Directory
4 16 (2.37%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.74%) vSphere
7 3 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.15%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 30 (4.45%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.48%) Ansible
4 7 (1.04%) Grafana
4 7 (1.04%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.74%) Oracle RMAN
5 5 (0.74%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.59%) Data Guard
6 4 (0.59%) Failover Clustering
6 4 (0.59%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.30%) MIIS
8 2 (0.30%) SCCM
9 1 (0.15%) Consul
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.15%) Puppet
9 1 (0.15%) SCOM
9 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 354 (52.52%) Microsoft
2 93 (13.80%) Databricks
3 51 (7.57%) Oracle
4 23 (3.41%) VMware
5 15 (2.23%) ServiceNow
6 14 (2.08%) Google
6 14 (2.08%) Salesforce
7 13 (1.93%) Veeam
8 12 (1.78%) Citrix
8 12 (1.78%) IBM
9 11 (1.63%) Cisco
9 11 (1.63%) iManage
10 9 (1.34%) Informatica
10 9 (1.34%) OpenAI
10 9 (1.34%) TIBCO
11 5 (0.74%) Intapp
11 5 (0.74%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.74%) Remedy
11 5 (0.74%) Sybase
11 5 (0.74%) Synology
128 hybrid/remote SQL Server jobs