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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 55 48
Rank change year-on-year -31 -7 -14
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 688 903 1,180
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.99% 5.45% 4.78%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.83% 30.15% 23.21%
Number of salaries quoted 594 559 927
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,125 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% +4.76% -7.89%
75th Percentile £83,438 £71,250 £67,968
90th Percentile £105,000 £84,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +4.55% -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 3,152 2,995 5,085
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.70% 18.08% 20.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,530 2,047 3,859
10th Percentile £36,500 £35,750 £38,713
25th Percentile £46,000 £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 - - -4.76%

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 22 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 (6.40%) IIS
2 33 (4.80%) SharePoint
3 22 (3.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.74%) Confluence
5 6 (0.87%) nginx
6 5 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.44%) Apache
7 3 (0.44%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.44%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle Spatial
8 2 (0.29%) CMS
8 2 (0.29%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.58%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (0.73%) Elite 3E
1 5 (0.73%) Fidessa
1 5 (0.73%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.44%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.29%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.29%) Magento
4 2 (0.29%) 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%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 412 (59.88%) Azure
2 116 (16.86%) AWS
3 87 (12.65%) Azure DevOps
4 85 (12.35%) Power Platform
5 79 (11.48%) Snowflake
6 60 (8.72%) Azure AI
6 60 (8.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 56 (8.14%) Azure Machine Learning
7 56 (8.14%) SaaS
8 49 (7.12%) Microsoft 365
9 32 (4.65%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 31 (4.51%) Azure Service Bus
11 27 (3.92%) Power Automate
11 27 (3.92%) PowerApps
12 26 (3.78%) Serverless
13 23 (3.34%) Azure Monitor
13 23 (3.34%) GCP
13 23 (3.34%) GitHub
14 20 (2.91%) Entra ID
15 19 (2.76%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 39 (5.67%) Firewall
2 28 (4.07%) DNS
2 28 (4.07%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.78%) VPN
4 20 (2.91%) DHCP
5 8 (1.16%) HTTP
5 8 (1.16%) LAN
5 8 (1.16%) WAN
6 7 (1.02%) VLAN
7 6 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.73%) Network Security
9 4 (0.58%) VoIP
10 3 (0.44%) FTP
10 3 (0.44%) SAN
10 3 (0.44%) Wireless
11 2 (0.29%) Broadband
11 2 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.15%) iSCSI
12 1 (0.15%) SCTP
12 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (9.16%) Azure SQL Database
2 59 (8.58%) Power BI
3 56 (8.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 54 (7.85%) Relational Database
5 52 (7.56%) PostgreSQL
6 44 (6.40%) Data Warehouse
6 44 (6.40%) MySQL
7 35 (5.09%) Redis
7 35 (5.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 22 (3.20%) MongoDB
9 21 (3.05%) Data Lake
10 17 (2.47%) Oracle Database
11 16 (2.33%) NoSQL
12 14 (2.03%) Elasticsearch
13 11 (1.60%) Db2
14 9 (1.31%) Tableau
15 7 (1.02%) Metadata
15 7 (1.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 5 (0.73%) DynamoDB
16 5 (0.73%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 59 (8.58%) Git
2 26 (3.78%) JIRA
3 10 (1.45%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.31%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.16%) NUnit
5 8 (1.16%) TeamCity
6 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.73%) Octopus Deploy
7 5 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
8 4 (0.58%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.44%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.44%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.44%) Selenium
10 2 (0.29%) Karma Test Runner
10 2 (0.29%) MSTest
10 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
11 1 (0.15%) Gatling
11 1 (0.15%) GitLab
11 1 (0.15%) Ranorex
11 1 (0.15%) Storybook
General
1 184 (26.74%) Social Skills
2 179 (26.02%) Finance
3 84 (12.21%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (6.40%) Law
5 37 (5.38%) Legal
6 36 (5.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (4.07%) Public Sector
8 25 (3.63%) Banking
9 13 (1.89%) Retail
10 9 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.31%) Front Office
10 9 (1.31%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.02%) Telecoms
13 6 (0.87%) Legal Technology
14 5 (0.73%) Billing
14 5 (0.73%) Marketing
15 4 (0.58%) Publishing
16 3 (0.44%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.44%) Police
Job Titles
1 242 (35.17%) Developer
2 100 (14.53%) Senior
3 89 (12.94%) Software Developer
4 70 (10.17%) Data Engineer
5 64 (9.30%) Graduate
6 63 (9.16%) SQL Developer
7 61 (8.87%) .NET Developer
7 61 (8.87%) Lead
8 55 (7.99%) Software Engineer
9 48 (6.98%) C# Developer
10 46 (6.69%) Analyst
10 46 (6.69%) Full-Stack Developer
11 39 (5.67%) Azure Engineer
11 39 (5.67%) Graduate Developer
11 39 (5.67%) Graduate Software Developer
11 39 (5.67%) Lead Developer
12 36 (5.23%) Data Manager
13 35 (5.09%) Architect
13 35 (5.09%) Engineering Manager
14 34 (4.94%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 236 (34.30%) .NET
2 84 (12.21%) CSS
3 66 (9.59%) ASP.NET
4 65 (9.45%) .NET Framework
5 60 (8.72%) .NET Core
5 60 (8.72%) HTML
6 59 (8.58%) React
7 57 (8.28%) REST
8 48 (6.98%) Entity Framework
9 47 (6.83%) AngularJS
10 42 (6.10%) Node.js
11 39 (5.67%) jQuery
12 32 (4.65%) Terraform
13 31 (4.51%) Vue
14 29 (4.22%) XML
15 26 (3.78%) Blazor
16 20 (2.91%) Web Services
17 18 (2.62%) ASP.NET Core
17 18 (2.62%) ASP.NET MVC
17 18 (2.62%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.09%) Enterprise Software
2 26 (3.78%) Cloud Native
3 24 (3.49%) Legacy Systems
4 23 (3.34%) Product Ownership
5 21 (3.05%) Virtual Team
6 19 (2.76%) Onboarding
6 19 (2.76%) Replication
7 18 (2.62%) Management Information System
8 16 (2.33%) Distributed Systems
9 13 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
10 12 (1.74%) AI Agents
11 11 (1.60%) Client/Server
11 11 (1.60%) Clustering
12 10 (1.45%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.31%) Legacy Applications
13 9 (1.31%) Mobile App
14 7 (1.02%) Video\Live Streaming
15 6 (0.87%) Low-Code
15 6 (0.87%) Online Gambling
Operating Systems
1 100 (14.53%) Windows
2 67 (9.74%) Windows Server
3 40 (5.81%) Linux
4 10 (1.45%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (1.16%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.29%) AIX
7 2 (0.29%) Android
7 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.29%) Unix
8 1 (0.15%) Solaris
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (30.67%) Agile
2 162 (23.55%) DevOps
3 136 (19.77%) Problem-Solving
4 126 (18.31%) CI/CD
5 124 (18.02%) AI
6 117 (17.01%) Continuous Improvement
7 113 (16.42%) Software Engineering
8 105 (15.26%) Roadmaps
9 104 (15.12%) Full-Stack Development
10 103 (14.97%) Data Architecture
10 103 (14.97%) Data Engineering
11 102 (14.83%) Migration
12 92 (13.37%) Computer Science
13 90 (13.08%) Mentoring
14 81 (11.77%) Clean Code
15 74 (10.76%) Business Intelligence
16 73 (10.61%) Data Governance
16 73 (10.61%) Microservices
17 71 (10.32%) MVC
18 68 (9.88%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 388 (56.40%) SQL
2 274 (39.83%) C#
3 107 (15.55%) JavaScript
4 85 (12.35%) Python
5 62 (9.01%) PHP
6 61 (8.87%) TypeScript
7 56 (8.14%) PowerShell
8 53 (7.70%) Java
8 53 (7.70%) T-SQL
9 30 (4.36%) C++
10 12 (1.74%) VB.NET
11 10 (1.45%) Go
11 10 (1.45%) PL/SQL
12 9 (1.31%) Bicep
13 8 (1.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (1.02%) VBA
15 6 (0.87%) VBScript
16 5 (0.73%) Bash
16 5 (0.73%) Tcl
17 4 (0.58%) R
Qualifications
1 126 (18.31%) Degree
2 75 (10.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (3.63%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.47%) SC Cleared
5 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (1.74%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.45%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.02%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.73%) HNC
9 5 (0.73%) HND
9 5 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.58%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.15%) ISTQB
12 1 (0.15%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 1 (0.15%) MCSA
12 1 (0.15%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (7.85%) Data Quality
2 38 (5.52%) QA
3 27 (3.92%) SLA
4 25 (3.63%) GDPR
5 12 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.45%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.44%) PMO
8 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.15%) HL7
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.15%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 71 (10.32%) Virtual Machines
2 60 (8.72%) Docker
3 53 (7.70%) Active Directory
4 16 (2.33%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.73%) vSphere
7 3 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.29%) 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 (4.36%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.45%) Ansible
4 7 (1.02%) Grafana
4 7 (1.02%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.73%) Oracle RMAN
5 5 (0.73%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.58%) Data Guard
6 4 (0.58%) Failover Clustering
6 4 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.29%) MIIS
8 2 (0.29%) SCCM
9 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Flashback
9 1 (0.15%) Packer
9 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.15%) Puppet
9 1 (0.15%) SCOM
Vendors
1 359 (52.18%) Microsoft
2 93 (13.52%) Databricks
3 54 (7.85%) Oracle
4 23 (3.34%) VMware
5 15 (2.18%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.18%) ServiceNow
6 14 (2.03%) Google
7 13 (1.89%) Veeam
8 12 (1.74%) Citrix
8 12 (1.74%) IBM
9 11 (1.60%) Cisco
9 11 (1.60%) iManage
10 9 (1.31%) Informatica
10 9 (1.31%) OpenAI
10 9 (1.31%) TIBCO
11 5 (0.73%) Intapp
11 5 (0.73%) Meraki
11 5 (0.73%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.73%) Remedy
11 5 (0.73%) Sybase