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 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 24 42
Rank change year-on-year -37 +18 0
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 656 2,730 2,982
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.45% 8.40% 6.50%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 18.97% 35.65% 27.17%
Number of salaries quoted 567 2,489 2,450
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £37,300
25th Percentile £43,375 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +10.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £86,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year - -2.65% +7.62%

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 3,458 7,658 10,974
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 23.47% 23.56% 23.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,428 6,143 7,537
10th Percentile £38,175 £37,000 £39,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £48,750
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 £73,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £119,125 £93,750 £101,100
UK median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% +4.17%

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 2 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 43 (6.55%) IIS
2 28 (4.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (2.90%) SharePoint
4 15 (2.29%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (1.68%) Confluence
6 8 (1.22%) Apache Spark
7 7 (1.07%) Tomcat
8 6 (0.91%) Apache
9 5 (0.76%) NetWeaver
10 3 (0.46%) CMS
10 3 (0.46%) Luigi
11 2 (0.30%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.30%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.30%) WebSphere Application Server
12 1 (0.15%) ColdFusion
12 1 (0.15%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.15%) Moodle
12 1 (0.15%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 29 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (3.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.61%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.30%) Moqups
5 2 (0.30%) Sketch
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 26 (3.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.91%) Infor M3
2 6 (0.91%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.76%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 4 (0.61%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.46%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite
6 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 2 (0.30%) Odoo
7 1 (0.15%) PlanetPress Connect
7 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.15%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 407 (62.04%) Azure
2 101 (15.40%) Azure DevOps
3 93 (14.18%) Power Platform
4 88 (13.41%) AWS
5 64 (9.76%) GitHub
6 62 (9.45%) SaaS
7 50 (7.62%) Microsoft 365
8 41 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
9 28 (4.27%) Azure Logic Apps
10 26 (3.96%) Power Automate
11 25 (3.81%) PowerApps
12 24 (3.66%) Azure Data Factory
13 21 (3.20%) Serverless
14 20 (3.05%) IaaS
15 18 (2.74%) Entra ID
16 16 (2.44%) Azure Monitor
16 16 (2.44%) GCP
17 13 (1.98%) PaaS
17 13 (1.98%) Snowflake
18 12 (1.83%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.18%) Firewall
2 24 (3.66%) DNS
3 19 (2.90%) SAN
4 17 (2.59%) DHCP
5 10 (1.52%) TCP/IP
6 8 (1.22%) HTTP
6 8 (1.22%) Multicast
7 7 (1.07%) Internet
7 7 (1.07%) NAS
7 7 (1.07%) VPN
7 7 (1.07%) WAN
8 6 (0.91%) LAN
8 6 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
9 5 (0.76%) HTTPS
9 5 (0.76%) VSAN
10 3 (0.46%) Fibre Channel
10 3 (0.46%) iSCSI
10 3 (0.46%) VLAN
11 2 (0.30%) Cisco Nexus
11 2 (0.30%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (16.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 84 (12.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 81 (12.35%) MySQL
4 71 (10.82%) Data Warehouse
5 70 (10.67%) Power BI
6 59 (8.99%) PostgreSQL
7 55 (8.38%) Relational Database
8 46 (7.01%) Azure SQL Database
9 37 (5.64%) DB2
10 25 (3.81%) Data Lake
11 22 (3.35%) MongoDB
12 20 (3.05%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 20 (3.05%) Tableau
13 17 (2.59%) NoSQL
14 9 (1.37%) Airbyte
15 8 (1.22%) Metadata
16 7 (1.07%) BusinessObjects
16 7 (1.07%) Qlik Sense
16 7 (1.07%) RDBMS
17 6 (0.91%) GIS
Development Applications
1 113 (17.23%) Git
2 47 (7.16%) Visual Studio
3 44 (6.71%) JIRA
4 16 (2.44%) Bitbucket
4 16 (2.44%) Oracle Forms
5 15 (2.29%) Team Foundation Server
6 14 (2.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 12 (1.83%) Octopus Deploy
8 10 (1.52%) NUnit
8 10 (1.52%) TeamCity
9 5 (0.76%) Jenkins
10 4 (0.61%) git-flow
10 4 (0.61%) JUnit
10 4 (0.61%) Subversion
10 4 (0.61%) Visual Studio Code
10 4 (0.61%) WiX
11 2 (0.30%) GitLab
11 2 (0.30%) Postman
11 2 (0.30%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 255 (38.87%) Social Skills
2 184 (28.05%) Finance
3 88 (13.41%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (6.55%) Banking
5 36 (5.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (4.57%) Retail
7 25 (3.81%) Law
8 24 (3.66%) Public Sector
9 22 (3.35%) Manufacturing
10 17 (2.59%) Legal
10 17 (2.59%) Marketing
11 16 (2.44%) Back Office
12 13 (1.98%) Investment Banking
13 12 (1.83%) Local Government
14 9 (1.37%) Advertising
14 9 (1.37%) Automotive
15 7 (1.07%) Front Office
16 5 (0.76%) General Ledger
17 4 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
17 4 (0.61%) Police
Job Titles
1 277 (42.23%) Developer
2 155 (23.63%) Senior
3 92 (14.02%) .NET Developer
4 88 (13.41%) Analyst
5 79 (12.04%) Senior Developer
6 74 (11.28%) C# Developer
7 58 (8.84%) Applications Support
8 55 (8.38%) Lead
8 55 (8.38%) Support Analyst
9 46 (7.01%) Data Engineer
10 45 (6.86%) Applications Support Analyst
11 38 (5.79%) Graduate
11 38 (5.79%) Graduate Developer
12 37 (5.64%) Software Engineer
13 36 (5.49%) IT Graduate
14 34 (5.18%) Senior .NET Developer
15 32 (4.88%) SQL Developer
16 31 (4.73%) Software Developer
17 28 (4.27%) Architect
17 28 (4.27%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 355 (54.12%) .NET
2 147 (22.41%) CSS
3 135 (20.58%) ASP.NET
4 131 (19.97%) .NET Framework
5 118 (17.99%) HTML
6 95 (14.48%) .NET Core
7 83 (12.65%) React
8 78 (11.89%) Entity Framework
9 76 (11.59%) AngularJS
10 56 (8.54%) jQuery
11 46 (7.01%) ASP.NET Web API
12 45 (6.86%) RESTful
13 37 (5.64%) Web Services
14 32 (4.88%) ASP.NET MVC
15 29 (4.42%) ASP.NET Core
15 29 (4.42%) HTML5
16 28 (4.27%) REST
17 27 (4.12%) Vue
18 26 (3.96%) LESS
18 26 (3.96%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.71%) Management Information System
2 24 (3.66%) Legacy Applications
3 21 (3.20%) Client/Server
4 19 (2.90%) Data Centre
4 19 (2.90%) Replication
5 17 (2.59%) Cloud Native
5 17 (2.59%) Private Cloud
6 15 (2.29%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.29%) Virtual Team
7 14 (2.13%) Mobile App
8 13 (1.98%) Greenfield Project
9 12 (1.83%) NHS
9 12 (1.83%) Product Ownership
10 11 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
11 9 (1.37%) Clustering
11 9 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.22%) Onboarding
13 7 (1.07%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 133 (20.27%) Windows
2 72 (10.98%) Linux
3 51 (7.77%) Windows Server
4 21 (3.20%) Unix
5 16 (2.44%) Windows 10
6 13 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (1.83%) Windows Server 2012
8 10 (1.52%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (1.22%) AIX
10 7 (1.07%) Android
10 7 (1.07%) Ubuntu
11 6 (0.91%) Apple iOS
11 6 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.76%) Solaris
13 4 (0.61%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.30%) SUSE
15 1 (0.15%) CentOS
15 1 (0.15%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (33.84%) Agile
2 208 (31.71%) Problem-Solving
3 158 (24.09%) DevOps
4 130 (19.82%) MVC
5 94 (14.33%) Computer Science
6 85 (12.96%) Business Intelligence
7 83 (12.65%) CI/CD
7 83 (12.65%) Mentoring
8 77 (11.74%) Software Engineering
9 72 (10.98%) ETL
10 70 (10.67%) Continuous Improvement
11 67 (10.21%) Analytics
12 61 (9.30%) Migration
12 61 (9.30%) OO
13 55 (8.38%) Customer Service
13 55 (8.38%) Microservices
14 54 (8.23%) OOP
15 52 (7.93%) ITIL
16 47 (7.16%) CRM
16 47 (7.16%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 371 (56.55%) SQL
2 335 (51.07%) C#
3 166 (25.30%) JavaScript
4 111 (16.92%) T-SQL
5 82 (12.50%) Java
6 75 (11.43%) Python
7 67 (10.21%) PHP
8 62 (9.45%) PowerShell
9 58 (8.84%) C++
10 47 (7.16%) VB.NET
11 46 (7.01%) TypeScript
12 40 (6.10%) PL/SQL
13 26 (3.96%) C
14 14 (2.13%) Objective-C
15 13 (1.98%) Bash
16 11 (1.68%) VBA
17 10 (1.52%) VB
18 7 (1.07%) Bicep
19 6 (0.91%) F#
20 5 (0.76%) Scala
Qualifications
1 138 (21.04%) Degree
2 52 (7.93%) Computer Science Degree
3 31 (4.73%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (3.66%) ITIL Certification
5 21 (3.20%) Security Cleared
6 16 (2.44%) Azure Certification
7 14 (2.13%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.52%) SC Cleared
9 6 (0.91%) Numerate Degree
10 5 (0.76%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (0.61%) Oracle Certification
11 4 (0.61%) PhD
12 3 (0.46%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.30%) ACCA
13 2 (0.30%) MCP
13 2 (0.30%) MCSE
14 1 (0.15%) BC Cleared
14 1 (0.15%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.15%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.12%) Data Quality
1 27 (4.12%) SLA
2 16 (2.44%) QA
3 13 (1.98%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.68%) ISO 9001
5 6 (0.91%) GDPR
5 6 (0.91%) GxP
6 4 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.30%) ISO 13485
8 2 (0.30%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 47 (7.16%) Active Directory
2 45 (6.86%) Docker
3 31 (4.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (3.35%) Hyper-V
5 13 (1.98%) vSphere
6 6 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (0.76%) Terminal Services
7 5 (0.76%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.30%) KVM
9 2 (0.30%) NFS
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.30%) SRDF
9 2 (0.30%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.30%) Xen
10 1 (0.15%) Firmware
10 1 (0.15%) pfSense
10 1 (0.15%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 51 (7.77%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.81%) Terraform
3 15 (2.29%) SCCM
4 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.76%) Ansible
5 5 (0.76%) Failover Clustering
5 5 (0.76%) Progress Chef
5 5 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.76%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 5 (0.76%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.61%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.30%) Nessus
7 2 (0.30%) Puppet
7 2 (0.30%) SCOM
8 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.15%) NetCrunch
8 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 308 (46.95%) Microsoft
2 80 (12.20%) Oracle
3 43 (6.55%) VMware
4 31 (4.73%) Databricks
5 19 (2.90%) IBM
6 16 (2.44%) ServiceNow
7 15 (2.29%) Xamarin
8 13 (1.98%) Cisco
9 12 (1.83%) SAP
10 11 (1.68%) iManage
11 10 (1.52%) Google
12 8 (1.22%) Infor
12 8 (1.22%) RedGate
12 8 (1.22%) Salesforce
12 8 (1.22%) SolarWinds
13 7 (1.07%) Citrix
13 7 (1.07%) NetApp
13 7 (1.07%) Red Hat
14 6 (0.91%) Dell
14 6 (0.91%) Intapp