SQL Server Developer Job Trends in Bristol

SQL Server Developer
South West > Bristol

The median SQL Server Developer salary in Bristol is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 April 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server Developer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.072% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £53,250 - -
25th Percentile £54,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £59,375 - -
90th Percentile £59,750 - -
South West median annual salary £57,500 - £50,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 2,654 931 2,776
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.36% 94.61% 96.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1,958 658 2,205
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,750 £33,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £45,250 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £91,250 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -

SQL Server Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

SQL Server Developer job vacancy trend in Bristol

SQL Server Developer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server Developer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server Developer job vacancies in Bristol

SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 11 April 2026, SQL Server Developer 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 Bristol region featuring SQL Server Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) Database Migration
2 1 (50.00%) ETL
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap

SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Database Migration
1 1 (50.00%) ETL
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality