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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 57 22
Rank change year-on-year -22 -35 +18
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 521 656 2,727
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.09% 5.11% 8.76%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.05% 19.11% 38.03%
Number of salaries quoted 444 567 2,489
10th Percentile £32,750 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,375 £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 £82,500 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -2.65%

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 2,260 3,432 7,171
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.41% 26.71% 23.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,666 2,426 6,143
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,125 £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 £81,250 £90,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £119,375 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +11.30% -8.00%

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 2 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 18 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
1 18 (3.45%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.30%) IIS
3 9 (1.73%) Confluence
4 5 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.77%) Apache
5 4 (0.77%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.77%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.77%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.58%) nginx
6 3 (0.58%) NServiceBus
6 3 (0.58%) SAS
7 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.38%) JBoss
7 2 (0.38%) Moodle
7 2 (0.38%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.38%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.38%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.38%) WordPress
Applications
1 34 (6.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 22 (4.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.45%) Dynamics NAV
3 10 (1.92%) Magento
4 9 (1.73%) Shopify
5 3 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.58%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.19%) Actimize
7 1 (0.19%) ION Anvil
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 331 (63.53%) Azure
2 105 (20.15%) AWS
3 85 (16.31%) Power Platform
3 85 (16.31%) SaaS
4 64 (12.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 54 (10.36%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (8.64%) Azure Data Factory
7 41 (7.87%) GitHub
8 40 (7.68%) Microsoft 365
8 40 (7.68%) Snowflake
9 39 (7.49%) Azure AI
10 36 (6.91%) Azure Machine Learning
11 34 (6.53%) Serverless
12 30 (5.76%) Entra ID
13 23 (4.41%) Dynamics 365
14 21 (4.03%) GitHub Actions
15 19 (3.65%) PaaS
16 15 (2.88%) Power Automate
17 14 (2.69%) GCP
17 14 (2.69%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.37%) Firewall
2 14 (2.69%) VPN
3 10 (1.92%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.54%) DNS
5 7 (1.34%) DMZ
5 7 (1.34%) VLAN
6 6 (1.15%) DHCP
7 5 (0.96%) Reverse Proxy
7 5 (0.96%) STUN
7 5 (0.96%) VoIP
8 3 (0.58%) AMQP
8 3 (0.58%) PuTTY
8 3 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.58%) SSL
8 3 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.38%) Network Security
9 2 (0.38%) SAN
9 2 (0.38%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.38%) WAN
10 1 (0.19%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (15.16%) Power BI
2 65 (12.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 54 (10.36%) Azure SQL Database
4 46 (8.83%) PostgreSQL
5 44 (8.45%) MySQL
5 44 (8.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 19 (3.65%) NoSQL
7 17 (3.26%) Relational Database
8 16 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
8 16 (3.07%) Oracle Database
9 13 (2.50%) DB2
10 11 (2.11%) Redis
11 8 (1.54%) Amazon RDS
11 8 (1.54%) Tableau
12 6 (1.15%) Data Lake
12 6 (1.15%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.77%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.77%) Oracle Database 10g
13 4 (0.77%) Oracle Database 11g
13 4 (0.77%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 40 (7.68%) Git
2 22 (4.22%) JIRA
3 11 (2.11%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.92%) Selenium
5 9 (1.73%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 8 (1.54%) Cucumber
6 8 (1.54%) GitLab
6 8 (1.54%) JUnit
7 5 (0.96%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.77%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.58%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.58%) Maven
9 3 (0.58%) NUnit
9 3 (0.58%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.19%) JMeter
11 1 (0.19%) Moq
11 1 (0.19%) MSTest
11 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
General
1 173 (33.21%) Social Skills
2 155 (29.75%) Finance
3 90 (17.27%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (5.95%) Banking
5 17 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 17 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (2.88%) Public Sector
7 13 (2.50%) Billing
8 12 (2.30%) Law
9 11 (2.11%) Retail
10 10 (1.92%) Back Office
10 10 (1.92%) Legal
11 8 (1.54%) Marketing
12 7 (1.34%) Front Office
13 6 (1.15%) Automotive
14 5 (0.96%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.77%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.58%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 148 (28.41%) Developer
2 111 (21.31%) Senior
3 63 (12.09%) Analyst
4 50 (9.60%) Software Developer
5 43 (8.25%) Support Engineer
6 42 (8.06%) C# Developer
6 42 (8.06%) SQL Developer
7 41 (7.87%) .NET Developer
8 39 (7.49%) Software Engineer
9 36 (6.91%) Applications Support
10 34 (6.53%) Azure Developer
10 34 (6.53%) Lead
10 34 (6.53%) Senior Developer
11 31 (5.95%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 30 (5.76%) C# Software Developer
13 29 (5.57%) DBA
13 29 (5.57%) Graduate
13 29 (5.57%) Graduate Developer
13 29 (5.57%) Graduate Software Developer
14 28 (5.37%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 193 (37.04%) .NET
2 67 (12.86%) CSS
3 51 (9.79%) .NET Core
4 50 (9.60%) React
5 40 (7.68%) HTML
6 37 (7.10%) .NET Framework
7 36 (6.91%) jQuery
7 36 (6.91%) REST
8 31 (5.95%) Entity Framework
9 29 (5.57%) ASP.NET
10 27 (5.18%) AngularJS
10 27 (5.18%) RESTful
11 20 (3.84%) Django
12 19 (3.65%) JSON
12 19 (3.65%) XML
13 17 (3.26%) ASP.NET Web API
14 16 (3.07%) Razor View Engine
14 16 (3.07%) SOAP
15 15 (2.88%) ASP.NET Web Forms
16 14 (2.69%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.57%) Cloud Native
2 27 (5.18%) Analytical Mindset
3 24 (4.61%) Legacy Applications
4 23 (4.41%) Data Structures
4 23 (4.41%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (3.07%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.69%) Replication
9 13 (2.50%) Virtual Team
10 10 (1.92%) Driving Licence
11 9 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
12 8 (1.54%) Low-Code
12 8 (1.54%) Management Information System
13 7 (1.34%) NHS
13 7 (1.34%) Product Ownership
14 6 (1.15%) Client/Server
15 5 (0.96%) Clustering
16 4 (0.77%) N-Tier
17 3 (0.58%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 74 (14.20%) Windows
2 41 (7.87%) Windows Server
3 28 (5.37%) Linux
4 10 (1.92%) VMS
5 6 (1.15%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.96%) Debian
7 3 (0.58%) CentOS
7 3 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.58%) Unix
8 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.19%) Android
9 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (31.29%) Agile
2 113 (21.69%) DevOps
3 112 (21.50%) Problem-Solving
4 108 (20.73%) Continuous Improvement
5 102 (19.58%) CI/CD
6 93 (17.85%) Business Intelligence
7 90 (17.27%) Software Engineering
8 81 (15.55%) Analytics
9 79 (15.16%) Mentoring
10 72 (13.82%) Data Engineering
11 71 (13.63%) AI
12 66 (12.67%) Roadmaps
13 65 (12.48%) Migration
14 63 (12.09%) Full-Stack Development
15 61 (11.71%) Computer Science
15 61 (11.71%) Decision-Making
16 59 (11.32%) MVC
17 57 (10.94%) Microservices
18 52 (9.98%) Data Architecture
19 49 (9.40%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 306 (58.73%) SQL
2 160 (30.71%) C#
3 92 (17.66%) Python
4 55 (10.56%) T-SQL
5 54 (10.36%) JavaScript
6 45 (8.64%) Java
7 43 (8.25%) PowerShell
8 36 (6.91%) TypeScript
9 34 (6.53%) PHP
10 28 (5.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 27 (5.18%) C++
12 16 (3.07%) R
13 13 (2.50%) Bicep
13 13 (2.50%) PL/SQL
14 12 (2.30%) VB.NET
15 9 (1.73%) Bash
15 9 (1.73%) Delphi
16 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
16 2 (0.38%) C
16 2 (0.38%) Korn
Qualifications
1 99 (19.00%) Degree
2 50 (9.60%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (3.07%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.69%) Azure Certification
5 13 (2.50%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.30%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 10 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.73%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.54%) AWS Certification
10 7 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.58%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.58%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.38%) AWS Certified Developer
13 2 (0.38%) CCNA
13 2 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.38%) HNC
13 2 (0.38%) HND
13 2 (0.38%) MCSA
13 2 (0.38%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (9.40%) Data Quality
2 25 (4.80%) QA
3 19 (3.65%) SLA
4 15 (2.88%) GDPR
5 13 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (2.30%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.38%) HL7
8 1 (0.19%) NCSC
8 1 (0.19%) NIST
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 48 (9.21%) Docker
2 42 (8.06%) Active Directory
3 40 (7.68%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.15%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.77%) vSphere
7 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.38%) XenApp
9 1 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.19%) Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.19%) vCloud
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 38 (7.29%) Kubernetes
2 31 (5.95%) Terraform
3 10 (1.92%) Grafana
4 9 (1.73%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.15%) Ansible
6 5 (0.96%) SCCM
7 4 (0.77%) Oracle RMAN
7 4 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.38%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.38%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.38%) MIIS
10 1 (0.19%) CASB
10 1 (0.19%) Consul
10 1 (0.19%) Packer
10 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.19%) Puppet
10 1 (0.19%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 210 (40.31%) Microsoft
2 54 (10.36%) Oracle
3 52 (9.98%) Databricks
4 18 (3.45%) ServiceNow
5 12 (2.30%) Cisco
5 12 (2.30%) Salesforce
6 11 (2.11%) Google
7 10 (1.92%) Red Hat
7 10 (1.92%) VMware
8 9 (1.73%) Citrix
8 9 (1.73%) ConnectWise
8 9 (1.73%) WooCommerce
9 8 (1.54%) New Relic
10 7 (1.34%) Sage
11 5 (0.96%) IBM
11 5 (0.96%) Informatica
11 5 (0.96%) Veeam
12 4 (0.77%) Alteryx
12 4 (0.77%) ESRI
12 4 (0.77%) Xamarin