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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 53 21
Rank change year-on-year -37 -32 +17
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 527 902 2,671
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.64% 5.88% 7.73%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 19.86% 27.53% 35.57%
Number of salaries quoted 467 555 2,363
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,100 £36,024
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £71,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -

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 2,654 3,277 7,509
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.29% 21.35% 21.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,055 2,194 6,262
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £79,864 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £106,125
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -10.16%

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 17 June 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 31 (5.88%) IIS
2 28 (5.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (4.74%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.28%) Confluence
5 6 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.57%) SAS
7 2 (0.38%) Apache
7 2 (0.38%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.38%) CMS
7 2 (0.38%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.38%) JBoss
7 2 (0.38%) nginx
7 2 (0.38%) NServiceBus
7 2 (0.38%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.19%) Drupal
8 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.38%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.33%) Magento
3 5 (0.95%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.95%) Shopify
4 3 (0.57%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 337 (63.95%) Azure
2 89 (16.89%) AWS
3 79 (14.99%) Power Platform
4 64 (12.14%) Snowflake
5 57 (10.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 56 (10.63%) Azure Machine Learning
7 55 (10.44%) Azure AI
8 52 (9.87%) SaaS
9 50 (9.49%) Azure DevOps
10 49 (9.30%) Microsoft 365
11 27 (5.12%) Serverless
12 24 (4.55%) Entra ID
13 22 (4.17%) PaaS
14 21 (3.98%) GitHub
15 18 (3.42%) Power Automate
16 16 (3.04%) PowerApps
17 15 (2.85%) Azure Data Factory
18 13 (2.47%) Azure Functions
18 13 (2.47%) Azure Logic Apps
18 13 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.88%) Firewall
2 20 (3.80%) VPN
3 12 (2.28%) TCP/IP
4 11 (2.09%) DNS
5 9 (1.71%) DHCP
6 8 (1.52%) VLAN
7 7 (1.33%) VoIP
8 5 (0.95%) DMZ
8 5 (0.95%) Reverse Proxy
8 5 (0.95%) STUN
9 4 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.57%) SAN
11 2 (0.38%) AMQP
11 2 (0.38%) iSCSI
11 2 (0.38%) LAN
11 2 (0.38%) WAN
12 1 (0.19%) SCTP
12 1 (0.19%) Software-Defined Radio
12 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.19%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (11.76%) Power BI
2 43 (8.16%) MySQL
3 40 (7.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 36 (6.83%) PostgreSQL
4 36 (6.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 30 (5.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 28 (5.31%) Relational Database
7 16 (3.04%) Oracle Database
7 16 (3.04%) Redis
8 13 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
9 12 (2.28%) Db2
9 12 (2.28%) MongoDB
10 9 (1.71%) NoSQL
11 6 (1.14%) Tableau
12 5 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.76%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.76%) Metadata
13 4 (0.76%) Power Query
14 3 (0.57%) Elasticsearch
14 3 (0.57%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 27 (5.12%) JIRA
2 17 (3.23%) Git
3 13 (2.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 8 (1.52%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.95%) NUnit
5 5 (0.95%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.57%) Jasmine
6 3 (0.57%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.57%) Selenium
7 2 (0.38%) Karma Test Runner
7 2 (0.38%) MSTest
7 2 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.19%) Gatling
8 1 (0.19%) GitLab
8 1 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.19%) Postman
8 1 (0.19%) Ranorex
8 1 (0.19%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.19%) Vagrant
General
1 161 (30.55%) Finance
2 133 (25.24%) Social Skills
3 65 (12.33%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (4.93%) Banking
5 21 (3.98%) Law
6 18 (3.42%) Legal
7 17 (3.23%) Public Sector
8 15 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 13 (2.47%) Retail
10 12 (2.28%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.52%) Front Office
11 8 (1.52%) Manufacturing
12 5 (0.95%) Back Office
13 4 (0.76%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.76%) Investment Banking
13 4 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Publishing
14 3 (0.57%) Automotive
14 3 (0.57%) Corporate Banking
14 3 (0.57%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 175 (33.21%) Developer
2 92 (17.46%) Senior
3 75 (14.23%) Software Developer
4 57 (10.82%) SQL Developer
5 52 (9.87%) Graduate
6 50 (9.49%) Analyst
7 45 (8.54%) C# Developer
8 43 (8.16%) Graduate Developer
8 43 (8.16%) Graduate Software Developer
9 41 (7.78%) Software Engineer
10 40 (7.59%) Data Engineer
11 37 (7.02%) C# Software Developer
11 37 (7.02%) Data Manager
12 36 (6.83%) Engineering Manager
13 35 (6.64%) .NET Developer
14 33 (6.26%) Applications Support
14 33 (6.26%) Finance Manager
14 33 (6.26%) Graduate C# Developer
14 33 (6.26%) Graduate C# Software Developer
15 32 (6.07%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 167 (31.69%) .NET
2 73 (13.85%) CSS
3 45 (8.54%) HTML
4 42 (7.97%) .NET Core
4 42 (7.97%) jQuery
5 41 (7.78%) React
6 34 (6.45%) AngularJS
7 32 (6.07%) ASP.NET
8 30 (5.69%) .NET Framework
8 30 (5.69%) REST
9 26 (4.93%) Node.js
10 25 (4.74%) Entity Framework
11 19 (3.61%) Vue
12 18 (3.42%) RESTful
13 17 (3.23%) XML
14 15 (2.85%) JSON
15 14 (2.66%) Middleware
16 13 (2.47%) ASP.NET Core
16 13 (2.47%) Kafka
17 11 (2.09%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 21 (3.98%) Cloud Native
2 17 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (2.85%) Onboarding
4 14 (2.66%) Legacy Applications
4 14 (2.66%) Virtual Team
5 13 (2.47%) Data Structures
5 13 (2.47%) Distributed Systems
5 13 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
6 12 (2.28%) Replication
7 10 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (1.90%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.71%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.52%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.33%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.14%) Clustering
11 6 (1.14%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.95%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.95%) Raspberry Pi
13 4 (0.76%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 79 (14.99%) Windows
2 52 (9.87%) Windows Server
3 33 (6.26%) Linux
4 8 (1.52%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (1.33%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.95%) Debian
7 3 (0.57%) CentOS
7 3 (0.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.57%) VMS
8 1 (0.19%) AIX
8 1 (0.19%) Solaris
8 1 (0.19%) Unix
8 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (32.45%) Agile
2 101 (19.17%) AI
3 100 (18.98%) Data Engineering
4 99 (18.79%) DevOps
5 91 (17.27%) Roadmaps
6 81 (15.37%) Full-Stack Development
6 81 (15.37%) Migration
7 80 (15.18%) Data Architecture
8 79 (14.99%) Business Intelligence
8 79 (14.99%) CI/CD
9 78 (14.80%) Computer Science
10 75 (14.23%) Problem-Solving
11 72 (13.66%) Continuous Improvement
11 72 (13.66%) Software Engineering
12 67 (12.71%) Mentoring
12 67 (12.71%) Regulatory Compliance
13 64 (12.14%) Line Management
14 63 (11.95%) Machine Learning
15 62 (11.76%) Data Governance
16 59 (11.20%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 331 (62.81%) SQL
2 179 (33.97%) C#
3 88 (16.70%) Python
4 65 (12.33%) JavaScript
5 57 (10.82%) PowerShell
6 55 (10.44%) PHP
7 52 (9.87%) T-SQL
8 49 (9.30%) Java
9 45 (8.54%) TypeScript
10 31 (5.88%) C++
11 15 (2.85%) PL/SQL
12 14 (2.66%) Bash
13 13 (2.47%) R
14 11 (2.09%) VB.NET
15 7 (1.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 6 (1.14%) Bicep
16 6 (1.14%) VBA
16 6 (1.14%) VBScript
17 4 (0.76%) Kotlin
17 4 (0.76%) VB
Qualifications
1 106 (20.11%) Degree
2 66 (12.52%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (3.04%) Azure Certification
4 14 (2.66%) Security Cleared
5 10 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.52%) DBS Check
7 5 (0.95%) HNC
7 5 (0.95%) HND
7 5 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (0.95%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.57%) DV Cleared
8 3 (0.57%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.38%) CCNA
9 2 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.38%) MCSA
9 2 (0.38%) MCSE
10 1 (0.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.19%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.19%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (7.21%) Data Quality
2 20 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (3.42%) QA
4 17 (3.23%) GDPR
4 17 (3.23%) SLA
5 5 (0.95%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.57%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) HL7
7 1 (0.19%) NCSC
7 1 (0.19%) NIST
7 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.19%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 65 (12.33%) Virtual Machines
2 57 (10.82%) Active Directory
3 37 (7.02%) Docker
4 11 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 10 (1.90%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.95%) vSphere
7 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 4 (0.76%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.38%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (4.74%) Kubernetes
1 25 (4.74%) Terraform
2 7 (1.33%) Ansible
2 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (0.95%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 4 (0.76%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 4 (0.76%) Oracle RMAN
4 4 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.57%) Data Guard
5 3 (0.57%) Grafana
5 3 (0.57%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.38%) MIIS
7 1 (0.19%) Consul
7 1 (0.19%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Flashback
7 1 (0.19%) Packer
7 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.19%) Puppet
7 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 263 (49.91%) Microsoft
2 75 (14.23%) Databricks
3 44 (8.35%) Oracle
4 17 (3.23%) ServiceNow
5 16 (3.04%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.04%) VMware
6 14 (2.66%) Cisco
7 12 (2.28%) Citrix
8 11 (2.09%) Veeam
9 8 (1.52%) Red Hat
10 7 (1.33%) iManage
11 6 (1.14%) IBM
11 6 (1.14%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.95%) ConnectWise
12 5 (0.95%) Meraki
12 5 (0.95%) Synology
12 5 (0.95%) WooCommerce
13 4 (0.76%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.76%) Okta
13 4 (0.76%) OneLogin