Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 72 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -57 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server | 48 | 62 | 128 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 2.77% | 3.45% | 9.40% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 23.88% | 22.71% | 41.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 32 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £36,875 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £44,375 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £58,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -10.64% | +19.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,563 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,750 | £84,750 | £77,250 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £44,000 | £52,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -0.95% | +6.53% |
All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Birmingham
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 requiring database or business intelligence skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 201 | 273 | 309 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 11.61% | 15.18% | 22.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 161 | 140 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £39,580 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.55% | -2.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £71,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,500 | £80,250 | £81,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing SQL Server.
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Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Birmingham over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
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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: