SQL Server Job Trends in Bradford

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bradford requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 12 29
Rank change year-on-year -14 +17 +11
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 3 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Bradford 1.76% 4.17% 3.01%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 13.64% 33.33% 14.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 5
10th Percentile - - £46,000
25th Percentile £53,750 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £35,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +64.29% -39.13% +91.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £44,375 £63,750
90th Percentile - £50,000 -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £77,500 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +47.62% -8.70% +15.00%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Bradford

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 Bradford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 22 9 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bradford 12.94% 12.50% 20.48%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 22
10th Percentile £56,000 - £38,000
25th Percentile £59,375 £35,000 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -4.55% +14.58%
75th Percentile £73,125 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,000 - £79,625
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +19.05% -4.55% -

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bradford.

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Bradford

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Bradford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bradford citing SQL Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bradford citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford 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 2 (66.67%) HCL Notes
1 2 (66.67%) IIS
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle BPM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Software Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Software Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Development Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Software Development Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) .NET
1 3 (100.00%) ASP.NET
2 2 (66.67%) ASP.NET MVC
2 2 (66.67%) WCF
3 1 (33.33%) .NET Framework
3 1 (33.33%) AngularJS
3 1 (33.33%) ASP.NET Core
3 1 (33.33%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (33.33%) CSS
3 1 (33.33%) Entity Framework
3 1 (33.33%) HTML
3 1 (33.33%) React
3 1 (33.33%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) MVC
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Business Continuity
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Change Control
2 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Mobile Application Development
2 2 (66.67%) Quality Management
2 2 (66.67%) Release Management
2 2 (66.67%) SOA
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Debt
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Kanban
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
1 3 (100.00%) T-SQL
2 2 (66.67%) C++
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Lotus
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle