SQL Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

SQL Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median SQL Analyst salary in Birmingham is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
6 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Analyst 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 - £27,000
% change year-on-year - - -41.62%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,226 2,076 1,165
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 95.32% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 857 1,117 961
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £84,375 £85,176 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -

SQL Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SQL Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

SQL Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

SQL Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

SQL Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, SQL Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring SQL Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) Feasibility Study
2 2 (66.67%) IFS
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database
2 2 (66.67%) PL/SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (33.33%) ETL
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Power BI
3 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services

SQL Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database
2 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2 1 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Coaching
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
1 2 (66.67%) Feasibility Study
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) IFS
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 SQL Analyst jobs in the West Midlands