SQL Server Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 25 43
Rank change year-on-year -36 +18 +1
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 691 2,702 2,797
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.62% 7.98% 6.44%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 20.90% 34.95% 26.25%
Number of salaries quoted 585 2,456 2,292
10th Percentile £33,080 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -3.51% +8.57%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year - -1.79% +6.67%

All Database and 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 3,307 7,730 10,654
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 22.13% 22.84% 24.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,407 6,219 7,309
10th Percentile £37,500 £37,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £90,000 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £122,500 £95,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +8.33%

SQL Server
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SQL Server trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

SQL Server
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SQL Server.

SQL Server salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SQL Server over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

SQL Server salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 48 (6.95%) IIS
2 42 (6.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (3.62%) SharePoint
4 11 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (1.59%) Confluence
5 10 (1.45%) Tomcat
6 8 (1.16%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.87%) Apache
8 5 (0.72%) NetWeaver
9 3 (0.43%) CMS
10 2 (0.29%) Moodle
10 2 (0.29%) NServiceBus
10 2 (0.29%) Skype for Business
10 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.29%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.29%) WebSphere Application Server
11 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.14%) Luigi
11 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 29 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.29%) Moqups
4 2 (0.29%) Sketch
4 2 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 28 (4.05%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.87%) Infor M3
3 5 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite
5 2 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 2 (0.29%) Odoo
6 1 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 419 (60.64%) Azure
2 112 (16.21%) Power Platform
3 97 (14.04%) AWS
4 86 (12.45%) Azure DevOps
5 74 (10.71%) SaaS
6 60 (8.68%) GitHub
7 56 (8.10%) Microsoft 365
8 50 (7.24%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (4.49%) Power Automate
10 29 (4.20%) Azure Data Factory
10 29 (4.20%) Azure Logic Apps
11 26 (3.76%) PowerApps
12 23 (3.33%) Serverless
13 21 (3.04%) Entra ID
14 19 (2.75%) IaaS
15 16 (2.32%) Azure Monitor
15 16 (2.32%) GCP
16 11 (1.59%) Azure Functions
16 11 (1.59%) PaaS
16 11 (1.59%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 40 (5.79%) Firewall
2 33 (4.78%) DNS
3 25 (3.62%) DHCP
4 21 (3.04%) SAN
5 14 (2.03%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.45%) VPN
7 8 (1.16%) HTTP
7 8 (1.16%) Multicast
8 7 (1.01%) NAS
8 7 (1.01%) Remote Desktop
8 7 (1.01%) WAN
9 6 (0.87%) LAN
9 6 (0.87%) VLAN
10 5 (0.72%) HTTPS
10 5 (0.72%) VoIP
10 5 (0.72%) VSAN
11 4 (0.58%) Internet
11 4 (0.58%) SSL
12 3 (0.43%) DMARC
12 3 (0.43%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (16.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 97 (14.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 83 (12.01%) Power BI
4 78 (11.29%) MySQL
5 73 (10.56%) Data Warehouse
6 71 (10.27%) PostgreSQL
7 51 (7.38%) Relational Database
8 42 (6.08%) Azure SQL Database
9 38 (5.50%) DB2
10 30 (4.34%) Data Lake
11 29 (4.20%) MongoDB
12 23 (3.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 23 (3.33%) Tableau
13 18 (2.60%) Metadata
14 16 (2.32%) Data Hub
15 13 (1.88%) NoSQL
16 12 (1.74%) SQL CLR
17 9 (1.30%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
18 7 (1.01%) BusinessObjects
19 6 (0.87%) GIS
Development Applications
1 97 (14.04%) Git
2 48 (6.95%) Visual Studio
3 37 (5.35%) JIRA
4 16 (2.32%) Oracle Forms
4 16 (2.32%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 14 (2.03%) Team Foundation Server
6 12 (1.74%) NUnit
6 12 (1.74%) Octopus Deploy
7 11 (1.59%) TeamCity
8 8 (1.16%) Jenkins
9 7 (1.01%) Bitbucket
10 6 (0.87%) GitLab
11 4 (0.58%) git-flow
11 4 (0.58%) JUnit
11 4 (0.58%) Subversion
11 4 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
11 4 (0.58%) WiX
12 3 (0.43%) Postman
13 2 (0.29%) Checkstyle
13 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
General
1 251 (36.32%) Social Skills
2 204 (29.52%) Finance
3 85 (12.30%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (5.93%) Banking
5 38 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 36 (5.21%) Law
7 32 (4.63%) Retail
8 27 (3.91%) Back Office
9 26 (3.76%) Public Sector
10 24 (3.47%) Manufacturing
11 16 (2.32%) Legal
12 13 (1.88%) Marketing
13 12 (1.74%) Local Government
14 10 (1.45%) Investment Banking
15 9 (1.30%) Advertising
16 7 (1.01%) Organisational Skills
17 6 (0.87%) Automotive
18 5 (0.72%) Front Office
18 5 (0.72%) General Ledger
19 4 (0.58%) Police
Job Titles
1 281 (40.67%) Developer
2 158 (22.87%) Senior
3 85 (12.30%) .NET Developer
4 83 (12.01%) Analyst
5 80 (11.58%) Senior Developer
6 73 (10.56%) C# Developer
7 67 (9.70%) Lead
8 49 (7.09%) Applications Support
8 49 (7.09%) Support Analyst
9 46 (6.66%) Data Engineer
10 44 (6.37%) Software Engineer
11 40 (5.79%) Applications Support Analyst
11 40 (5.79%) SQL Developer
12 36 (5.21%) Graduate
12 36 (5.21%) Graduate Developer
13 34 (4.92%) IT Graduate
14 29 (4.20%) DBA
15 28 (4.05%) Senior .NET Developer
15 28 (4.05%) Senior Analyst
15 28 (4.05%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 350 (50.65%) .NET
2 129 (18.67%) CSS
3 126 (18.23%) ASP.NET
4 124 (17.95%) .NET Framework
5 105 (15.20%) .NET Core
6 101 (14.62%) HTML
7 93 (13.46%) React
8 78 (11.29%) AngularJS
9 65 (9.41%) Entity Framework
10 51 (7.38%) jQuery
11 46 (6.66%) RESTful
12 42 (6.08%) ASP.NET Web API
13 40 (5.79%) Web Services
14 39 (5.64%) REST
15 32 (4.63%) JSON
16 31 (4.49%) ASP.NET MVC
17 29 (4.20%) Kafka
18 28 (4.05%) Vue
19 24 (3.47%) SOAP
20 22 (3.18%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (5.64%) Management Information System
2 27 (3.91%) Private Cloud
3 23 (3.33%) Data Centre
3 23 (3.33%) Legacy Applications
4 21 (3.04%) Client/Server
5 19 (2.75%) Data Structures
6 18 (2.60%) Replication
6 18 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (2.46%) Cloud Native
7 17 (2.46%) Product Ownership
8 15 (2.17%) Mobile App
8 15 (2.17%) Virtual Team
9 14 (2.03%) NHS
10 11 (1.59%) Onboarding
11 10 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
11 10 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
11 10 (1.45%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 9 (1.30%) Clustering
12 9 (1.30%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 142 (20.55%) Windows
2 79 (11.43%) Linux
3 62 (8.97%) Windows Server
4 22 (3.18%) Unix
5 15 (2.17%) Windows 10
6 12 (1.74%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
8 10 (1.45%) Android
9 8 (1.16%) AIX
9 8 (1.16%) Mac OS
9 8 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (1.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 6 (0.87%) Apple iOS
12 5 (0.72%) Solaris
12 5 (0.72%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.29%) Debian
13 2 (0.29%) SUSE
13 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.14%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (34.01%) Agile
2 211 (30.54%) Problem-Solving
3 152 (22.00%) DevOps
4 116 (16.79%) MVC
5 101 (14.62%) Business Intelligence
6 90 (13.02%) Mentoring
7 89 (12.88%) Computer Science
8 87 (12.59%) Software Engineering
9 85 (12.30%) CI/CD
10 80 (11.58%) Migration
11 73 (10.56%) ETL
12 70 (10.13%) Continuous Improvement
13 67 (9.70%) Microservices
14 63 (9.12%) Analytics
14 63 (9.12%) Performance Tuning
15 57 (8.25%) Full-Stack Development
16 56 (8.10%) OO
16 56 (8.10%) OOP
17 53 (7.67%) CRM
18 49 (7.09%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 386 (55.86%) SQL
2 332 (48.05%) C#
3 158 (22.87%) JavaScript
4 109 (15.77%) T-SQL
5 82 (11.87%) Java
5 82 (11.87%) Python
6 67 (9.70%) PowerShell
7 56 (8.10%) PHP
8 55 (7.96%) TypeScript
9 47 (6.80%) C++
10 45 (6.51%) VB.NET
11 40 (5.79%) PL/SQL
12 22 (3.18%) C
13 13 (1.88%) Bash
14 11 (1.59%) VB
15 7 (1.01%) Bicep
15 7 (1.01%) VBA
16 6 (0.87%) F#
17 5 (0.72%) Objective-C
17 5 (0.72%) X++
Qualifications
1 135 (19.54%) Degree
2 52 (7.53%) Computer Science Degree
3 28 (4.05%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (3.18%) Security Cleared
5 17 (2.46%) Azure Certification
6 16 (2.32%) ITIL Certification
7 12 (1.74%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.59%) SC Cleared
9 10 (1.45%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.87%) MCP
10 6 (0.87%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (0.58%) MCSA
12 4 (0.58%) Oracle Certification
12 4 (0.58%) PhD
13 3 (0.43%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.43%) MCSE
13 3 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.29%) ACCA
14 2 (0.29%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.34%) Data Quality
2 22 (3.18%) SLA
3 18 (2.60%) QA
4 17 (2.46%) ISO 9001
5 12 (1.74%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.30%) GDPR
8 6 (0.87%) GxP
9 3 (0.43%) ISO 13485
10 2 (0.29%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.29%) WCAG
11 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.14%) ISO 15022
11 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.14%) NCSC
System Software
1 55 (7.96%) Active Directory
2 50 (7.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (5.93%) Docker
4 29 (4.20%) Hyper-V
5 12 (1.74%) vSphere
6 6 (0.87%) Terminal Services
6 6 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.72%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.29%) KVM
9 2 (0.29%) NFS
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.29%) SRDF
9 2 (0.29%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (0.29%) Xen
10 1 (0.14%) Firmware
10 1 (0.14%) pfSense
10 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.14%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 50 (7.24%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.91%) Terraform
3 15 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (2.17%) SCCM
4 13 (1.88%) Failover Clustering
5 8 (1.16%) Ansible
6 7 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.72%) Progress Chef
7 5 (0.72%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 5 (0.72%) ZABBIX
8 4 (0.58%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.58%) SCOM
9 2 (0.29%) Puppet
9 2 (0.29%) SCOrch
9 2 (0.29%) SCSM
9 2 (0.29%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.14%) Autotask
10 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 330 (47.76%) Microsoft
2 88 (12.74%) Oracle
3 62 (8.97%) VMware
4 28 (4.05%) Databricks
5 19 (2.75%) IBM
5 19 (2.75%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.74%) Cisco
6 12 (1.74%) SAP
7 10 (1.45%) Google
7 10 (1.45%) iManage
8 8 (1.16%) Infor
8 8 (1.16%) NetApp
8 8 (1.16%) SolarWinds
9 7 (1.01%) Dell
9 7 (1.01%) HP
10 6 (0.87%) Intapp
10 6 (0.87%) Red Hat
10 6 (0.87%) RedGate
10 6 (0.87%) Xamarin
11 5 (0.72%) Splunk