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

 6 months to
31 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 54 54
Rank change year-on-year -36 0 -19
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 672 899 1,111
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.88% 5.44% 4.58%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 21.41% 31.02% 22.07%
Number of salaries quoted 578 559 828
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,438 £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 £84,688 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £83,750 £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 3,139 2,898 5,033
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.45% 17.55% 20.73%
Number of salaries quoted 2,503 2,056 3,663
10th Percentile £36,500 £35,750 £38,750
25th Percentile £46,217 £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 £135,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -4.00% -

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 31 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 45 (6.70%) IIS
2 35 (5.21%) SharePoint
3 24 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.64%) Confluence
5 6 (0.89%) nginx
6 5 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.45%) Apache
7 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.45%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.45%) Oracle Spatial
8 2 (0.30%) CMS
9 1 (0.15%) Documentum
9 1 (0.15%) Drupal
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (3.27%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.60%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (0.74%) Elite 3E
1 5 (0.74%) Fidessa
1 5 (0.74%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.45%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.30%) Magento
4 2 (0.30%) 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%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 401 (59.67%) Azure
2 113 (16.82%) AWS
3 86 (12.80%) Azure DevOps
3 86 (12.80%) Power Platform
4 79 (11.76%) Snowflake
5 62 (9.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 60 (8.93%) Azure AI
7 56 (8.33%) Azure Machine Learning
8 53 (7.89%) SaaS
9 51 (7.59%) Microsoft 365
10 34 (5.06%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 30 (4.46%) Azure Service Bus
12 27 (4.02%) Power Automate
12 27 (4.02%) PowerApps
13 25 (3.72%) Serverless
14 23 (3.42%) Azure Monitor
14 23 (3.42%) GCP
15 20 (2.98%) Entra ID
15 20 (2.98%) GitHub
16 17 (2.53%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 41 (6.10%) Firewall
2 30 (4.46%) DNS
2 30 (4.46%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.87%) VPN
4 22 (3.27%) DHCP
5 9 (1.34%) VLAN
6 8 (1.19%) HTTP
6 8 (1.19%) LAN
6 8 (1.19%) WAN
7 6 (0.89%) VoIP
7 6 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.74%) Network Security
9 3 (0.45%) FTP
9 3 (0.45%) SAN
9 3 (0.45%) Wireless
10 2 (0.30%) Broadband
10 2 (0.30%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.15%) Diameter Protocol
11 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Radio
11 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (9.67%) Azure SQL Database
2 60 (8.93%) Power BI
3 55 (8.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 51 (7.59%) PostgreSQL
4 51 (7.59%) Relational Database
5 46 (6.85%) Data Warehouse
6 42 (6.25%) MySQL
7 34 (5.06%) Redis
7 34 (5.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 25 (3.72%) MongoDB
9 21 (3.13%) Data Lake
10 17 (2.53%) NoSQL
11 14 (2.08%) Elasticsearch
11 14 (2.08%) Oracle Database
12 10 (1.49%) Db2
13 8 (1.19%) Metadata
13 8 (1.19%) Tableau
14 7 (1.04%) DynamoDB
14 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 7 (1.04%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 59 (8.78%) Git
2 24 (3.57%) JIRA
3 10 (1.49%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.34%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.19%) NUnit
5 8 (1.19%) TeamCity
6 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.74%) Octopus Deploy
7 5 (0.74%) Visual Studio Code
8 4 (0.60%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.45%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.45%) Jasmine
9 3 (0.45%) Selenium
10 2 (0.30%) Karma Test Runner
10 2 (0.30%) MSTest
11 1 (0.15%) Gatling
11 1 (0.15%) GitLab
11 1 (0.15%) Ranorex
11 1 (0.15%) Storybook
11 1 (0.15%) Vagrant
General
1 182 (27.08%) Social Skills
2 177 (26.34%) Finance
3 77 (11.46%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (6.55%) Law
5 36 (5.36%) Legal
6 35 (5.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (4.02%) Public Sector
8 23 (3.42%) Banking
9 13 (1.93%) Retail
10 9 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.34%) Front Office
10 9 (1.34%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.04%) Telecoms
13 6 (0.89%) Legal Technology
14 5 (0.74%) Billing
14 5 (0.74%) Marketing
15 4 (0.60%) Publishing
16 3 (0.45%) Advertising
16 3 (0.45%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 235 (34.97%) Developer
2 100 (14.88%) Senior
3 86 (12.80%) Software Developer
4 66 (9.82%) Data Engineer
5 65 (9.67%) Graduate
6 63 (9.38%) SQL Developer
7 57 (8.48%) .NET Developer
7 57 (8.48%) Lead
8 55 (8.18%) Software Engineer
9 46 (6.85%) C# Developer
10 44 (6.55%) Analyst
11 43 (6.40%) Full-Stack Developer
12 41 (6.10%) Azure Engineer
13 39 (5.80%) Graduate Developer
13 39 (5.80%) Graduate Software Developer
14 36 (5.36%) Data Manager
14 36 (5.36%) Lead Developer
15 35 (5.21%) Architect
15 35 (5.21%) Engineering Manager
16 34 (5.06%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 225 (33.48%) .NET
2 79 (11.76%) CSS
3 66 (9.82%) ASP.NET
4 62 (9.23%) .NET Framework
5 56 (8.33%) React
5 56 (8.33%) REST
6 55 (8.18%) .NET Core
6 55 (8.18%) HTML
7 45 (6.70%) Entity Framework
8 43 (6.40%) AngularJS
9 42 (6.25%) Node.js
10 37 (5.51%) jQuery
11 31 (4.61%) Terraform
12 30 (4.46%) Vue
12 30 (4.46%) XML
13 27 (4.02%) Blazor
14 20 (2.98%) Web Services
15 19 (2.83%) Middleware
16 18 (2.68%) ASP.NET Core
16 18 (2.68%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 37 (5.51%) Enterprise Software
2 26 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
2 26 (3.87%) Product Ownership
3 24 (3.57%) Cloud Native
4 21 (3.13%) Virtual Team
5 19 (2.83%) Replication
6 18 (2.68%) Management Information System
6 18 (2.68%) Onboarding
7 15 (2.23%) Distributed Systems
8 13 (1.93%) Greenfield Project
8 13 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.79%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.64%) Client/Server
10 11 (1.64%) Clustering
11 9 (1.34%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.34%) Mobile App
12 8 (1.19%) Legacy Applications
13 7 (1.04%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (0.89%) Low-Code
14 6 (0.89%) Online Gambling
Operating Systems
1 103 (15.33%) Windows
2 69 (10.27%) Windows Server
3 40 (5.95%) Linux
4 10 (1.49%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (1.19%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.30%) AIX
7 2 (0.30%) Android
7 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.30%) Unix
8 1 (0.15%) Solaris
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 210 (31.25%) Agile
2 157 (23.36%) DevOps
3 131 (19.49%) Problem-Solving
4 122 (18.15%) AI
4 122 (18.15%) CI/CD
5 114 (16.96%) Continuous Improvement
6 111 (16.52%) Software Engineering
7 103 (15.33%) Roadmaps
8 102 (15.18%) Migration
9 101 (15.03%) Data Architecture
10 99 (14.73%) Data Engineering
11 97 (14.43%) Full-Stack Development
12 92 (13.69%) Computer Science
13 86 (12.80%) Mentoring
14 83 (12.35%) Clean Code
15 75 (11.16%) Business Intelligence
16 72 (10.71%) Data Governance
17 70 (10.42%) Microservices
18 69 (10.27%) MVC
19 65 (9.67%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 382 (56.85%) SQL
2 268 (39.88%) C#
3 103 (15.33%) JavaScript
4 85 (12.65%) Python
5 63 (9.38%) PHP
6 57 (8.48%) TypeScript
7 56 (8.33%) PowerShell
8 54 (8.04%) Java
9 53 (7.89%) T-SQL
10 30 (4.46%) C++
11 11 (1.64%) Go
11 11 (1.64%) VB.NET
12 9 (1.34%) Bicep
12 9 (1.34%) PL/SQL
13 8 (1.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (1.04%) VBA
15 6 (0.89%) VBScript
16 5 (0.74%) Bash
16 5 (0.74%) Rust
16 5 (0.74%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 124 (18.45%) Degree
2 75 (11.16%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (3.72%) Security Cleared
4 17 (2.53%) SC Cleared
5 13 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (1.64%) Azure Certification
7 10 (1.49%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.04%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.74%) HNC
9 5 (0.74%) HND
9 5 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.60%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.45%) 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
12 1 (0.15%) MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (7.89%) Data Quality
2 37 (5.51%) QA
3 23 (3.42%) GDPR
3 23 (3.42%) SLA
4 12 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (1.49%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 4 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.45%) PMO
9 1 (0.15%) NCSC
9 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 71 (10.57%) Virtual Machines
2 58 (8.63%) Docker
3 54 (8.04%) Active Directory
4 18 (2.68%) Hyper-V
5 14 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.74%) vSphere
7 3 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.15%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 29 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.49%) Ansible
4 7 (1.04%) Grafana
4 7 (1.04%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.74%) Oracle RMAN
5 5 (0.74%) ZABBIX
6 4 (0.60%) Data Guard
6 4 (0.60%) Failover Clustering
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.30%) MIIS
7 2 (0.30%) SCCM
7 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.15%) Consul
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Flashback
8 1 (0.15%) Puppet
8 1 (0.15%) SCOM
8 1 (0.15%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 354 (52.68%) Microsoft
2 93 (13.84%) Databricks
3 50 (7.44%) Oracle
4 23 (3.42%) VMware
5 15 (2.23%) Veeam
6 14 (2.08%) Google
6 14 (2.08%) Salesforce
7 13 (1.93%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.79%) Citrix
8 12 (1.79%) IBM
9 11 (1.64%) Cisco
9 11 (1.64%) iManage
10 10 (1.49%) Informatica
11 9 (1.34%) OpenAI
11 9 (1.34%) TIBCO
12 6 (0.89%) Talend
13 5 (0.74%) Intapp
13 5 (0.74%) Meraki
13 5 (0.74%) Remedy
13 5 (0.74%) Synology
195 hybrid/remote SQL Server jobs