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

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 59 20
Rank change year-on-year -34 -39 +18
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 462 809 2,596
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.82% 5.22% 9.38%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.40% 20.01% 38.54%
Number of salaries quoted 382 554 2,384
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,500 £37,339
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £66,137
90th Percentile £93,750 £81,775 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,100 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.18% - -1.79%

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 2,159 4,042 6,735
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.16% 26.07% 24.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,552 2,425 5,766
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,104 £50,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +17.39% -8.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £93,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £91,934
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -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 20 February 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 (3.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.68%) SharePoint
3 16 (3.46%) IIS
4 8 (1.73%) Confluence
5 5 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.87%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.87%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.87%) Oracle Spatial
6 4 (0.87%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.87%) Tomcat
6 4 (0.87%) WebSphere
6 4 (0.87%) WebSphere Application Server
7 3 (0.65%) Apache
8 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.43%) CMS
8 2 (0.43%) Moodle
8 2 (0.43%) nginx
8 2 (0.43%) NServiceBus
8 2 (0.43%) SAS
8 2 (0.43%) Umbraco
Applications
1 33 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.65%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 23 (4.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (3.90%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (1.95%) Magento
3 9 (1.95%) Shopify
4 4 (0.87%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.65%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.43%) ION Anvil
6 2 (0.43%) Markit EDM
7 1 (0.22%) Actimize
7 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 267 (57.79%) Azure
2 93 (20.13%) AWS
3 88 (19.05%) SaaS
4 86 (18.61%) Power Platform
5 60 (12.99%) Azure DevOps
6 50 (10.82%) Azure Data Factory
7 39 (8.44%) GitHub
8 37 (8.01%) Serverless
9 35 (7.58%) Microsoft 365
10 29 (6.28%) Entra ID
11 28 (6.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 25 (5.41%) Dynamics 365
13 21 (4.55%) GitHub Actions
14 19 (4.11%) PaaS
15 18 (3.90%) GCP
16 15 (3.25%) Azure App Service
16 15 (3.25%) PowerApps
17 14 (3.03%) Power Automate
18 11 (2.38%) Amazon S3
18 11 (2.38%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.19%) Firewall
2 11 (2.38%) TCP/IP
2 11 (2.38%) VPN
3 10 (2.16%) DNS
4 7 (1.52%) DMZ
5 6 (1.30%) VLAN
6 5 (1.08%) DHCP
6 5 (1.08%) Reverse Proxy
6 5 (1.08%) SSL
6 5 (1.08%) STUN
6 5 (1.08%) VoIP
7 3 (0.65%) AMQP
7 3 (0.65%) PuTTY
8 2 (0.43%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.22%) Internet
9 1 (0.22%) iSCSI
9 1 (0.22%) MPLS
9 1 (0.22%) Network Security
9 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (17.10%) Power BI
2 65 (14.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 50 (10.82%) PostgreSQL
4 47 (10.17%) MySQL
5 46 (9.96%) Azure SQL Database
6 42 (9.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 26 (5.63%) Data Warehouse
8 24 (5.19%) NoSQL
9 23 (4.98%) MongoDB
10 18 (3.90%) Relational Database
11 10 (2.16%) DB2
12 8 (1.73%) Tableau
13 7 (1.52%) Amazon RDS
13 7 (1.52%) Redis
14 6 (1.30%) Data Lake
14 6 (1.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 5 (1.08%) Big Data
15 5 (1.08%) BusinessObjects
15 5 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
15 5 (1.08%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 53 (11.47%) Git
2 21 (4.55%) JIRA
3 12 (2.60%) GitLab
4 11 (2.38%) Jenkins
5 10 (2.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 8 (1.73%) Cucumber
6 8 (1.73%) JUnit
6 8 (1.73%) Selenium
7 4 (0.87%) Browser DevTools
7 4 (0.87%) Toad
8 3 (0.65%) Maven
8 3 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.22%) Moq
10 1 (0.22%) MSTest
10 1 (0.22%) NUnit
10 1 (0.22%) Postman
10 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.22%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.22%) TestRail
General
1 186 (40.26%) Social Skills
2 108 (23.38%) Finance
3 76 (16.45%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (5.19%) Banking
5 19 (4.11%) Law
6 17 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 17 (3.68%) Presentation Skills
6 17 (3.68%) Public Sector
7 15 (3.25%) Billing
7 15 (3.25%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (3.03%) Marketing
9 13 (2.81%) Retail
10 11 (2.38%) Back Office
10 11 (2.38%) Front Office
10 11 (2.38%) Legal
11 7 (1.52%) Automotive
12 6 (1.30%) Local Government
13 5 (1.08%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.65%) Advertising
14 3 (0.65%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 143 (30.95%) Developer
2 109 (23.59%) Senior
3 58 (12.55%) Analyst
4 46 (9.96%) Support Engineer
5 44 (9.52%) .NET Developer
6 41 (8.87%) Software Developer
6 41 (8.87%) Software Engineer
7 39 (8.44%) Lead
8 37 (8.01%) Senior Developer
9 32 (6.93%) Azure Developer
10 30 (6.49%) Applications Support
10 30 (6.49%) C# Developer
10 30 (6.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 25 (5.41%) DBA
11 25 (5.41%) SQL Developer
12 23 (4.98%) Data Engineer
13 21 (4.55%) Senior Software Engineer
14 20 (4.33%) Lead Developer
15 19 (4.11%) SQL DBA
15 19 (4.11%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 195 (42.21%) .NET
2 58 (12.55%) .NET Core
3 55 (11.90%) CSS
4 50 (10.82%) React
5 44 (9.52%) .NET Framework
6 38 (8.23%) HTML
7 36 (7.79%) Entity Framework
7 36 (7.79%) REST
8 28 (6.06%) RESTful
9 27 (5.84%) AngularJS
9 27 (5.84%) ASP.NET
9 27 (5.84%) jQuery
10 26 (5.63%) ASP.NET Web API
11 21 (4.55%) JSON
11 21 (4.55%) XML
12 20 (4.33%) SOAP
13 19 (4.11%) Razor View Engine
14 18 (3.90%) RabbitMQ
15 17 (3.68%) ASP.NET Web Forms
16 16 (3.46%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.28%) Analytical Mindset
2 28 (6.06%) Cloud Native
3 25 (5.41%) Legacy Systems
4 22 (4.76%) Data Structures
5 20 (4.33%) Legacy Applications
6 18 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (3.68%) Onboarding
8 10 (2.16%) Driving Licence
8 10 (2.16%) Management Information System
9 8 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.73%) Linux Command Line
10 7 (1.52%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.52%) NHS
11 6 (1.30%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.30%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.30%) Replication
12 5 (1.08%) Product Ownership
13 4 (0.87%) Clustering
13 4 (0.87%) CMDB
13 4 (0.87%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 68 (14.72%) Windows
2 39 (8.44%) Windows Server
3 35 (7.58%) Linux
4 11 (2.38%) VMS
5 10 (2.16%) Unix
6 5 (1.08%) Debian
6 5 (1.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.87%) Android
7 4 (0.87%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.87%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.65%) CentOS
9 2 (0.43%) Solaris
9 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (29.65%) Agile
2 120 (25.97%) DevOps
3 118 (25.54%) Problem-Solving
4 115 (24.89%) CI/CD
5 111 (24.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 91 (19.70%) Software Engineering
7 90 (19.48%) Business Intelligence
8 79 (17.10%) Analytics
9 76 (16.45%) Mentoring
10 63 (13.64%) Microservices
11 61 (13.20%) Full-Stack Development
12 55 (11.90%) Decision-Making
13 52 (11.26%) Computer Science
14 51 (11.04%) Visualisation
15 49 (10.61%) MVC
16 45 (9.74%) ETL
17 43 (9.31%) Scrum
18 41 (8.87%) Data Modelling
19 39 (8.44%) Data Analysis
19 39 (8.44%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 258 (55.84%) SQL
2 151 (32.68%) C#
3 90 (19.48%) Python
4 57 (12.34%) JavaScript
5 55 (11.90%) T-SQL
6 49 (10.61%) PowerShell
7 34 (7.36%) Java
8 30 (6.49%) TypeScript
9 27 (5.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 25 (5.41%) PHP
11 17 (3.68%) C++
12 15 (3.25%) R
13 11 (2.38%) Bicep
13 11 (2.38%) PL/SQL
14 9 (1.95%) Bash
14 9 (1.95%) VB.NET
15 8 (1.73%) Delphi
16 6 (1.30%) Shell Script
16 6 (1.30%) VB
17 3 (0.65%) Erlang
Qualifications
1 98 (21.21%) Degree
2 43 (9.31%) Computer Science Degree
3 19 (4.11%) Master's Degree
4 17 (3.68%) Security Cleared
5 13 (2.81%) SC Cleared
6 12 (2.60%) Azure Certification
6 12 (2.60%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 10 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.95%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.87%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.43%) AWS Certified Developer
11 2 (0.43%) MCSE
12 1 (0.22%) CCNA
12 1 (0.22%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.22%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.22%) MCSA
12 1 (0.22%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (9.09%) Data Quality
2 40 (8.66%) QA
3 13 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.60%) Actionable Recommendations
5 10 (2.16%) SLA
6 5 (1.08%) GDPR
7 1 (0.22%) HL7
7 1 (0.22%) NIST
System Software
1 46 (9.96%) Docker
2 36 (7.79%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.87%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 3 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.43%) vSphere
6 2 (0.43%) XenApp
7 1 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 1 (0.22%) Firmware
7 1 (0.22%) vCloud
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 39 (8.44%) Kubernetes
2 22 (4.76%) Terraform
3 10 (2.16%) Grafana
4 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (1.08%) Ansible
6 4 (0.87%) SCCM
7 1 (0.22%) CASB
7 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 149 (32.25%) Microsoft
2 54 (11.69%) Oracle
3 17 (3.68%) Databricks
4 15 (3.25%) Salesforce
5 13 (2.81%) Google
5 13 (2.81%) ServiceNow
6 12 (2.60%) Red Hat
7 9 (1.95%) ConnectWise
7 9 (1.95%) Sage
7 9 (1.95%) WooCommerce
8 8 (1.73%) Cisco
8 8 (1.73%) New Relic
8 8 (1.73%) VMware
9 6 (1.30%) IBM
9 6 (1.30%) Xamarin
10 5 (1.08%) Citrix
10 5 (1.08%) Informatica
10 5 (1.08%) SAP
10 5 (1.08%) Zoho
11 4 (0.87%) Talend