SQL (Structured Query Language)
Essex > Chelmsford
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chelmsford requiring SQL 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 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | 0 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Chelmsford | 5.98% | 2.86% | 8.42% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 63.64% | 9.52% | 44.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £43,850 | £37,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £51,125 | £42,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £65,000 | £53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +20.93% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £79,625 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,750 | £87,350 | - |
| Essex median annual salary | £40,000 | £57,500 | £46,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.43% | +24.32% | -15.91% |
All Programming Languages
Chelmsford
SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Chelmsford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 11 | 21 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 9.40% | 30.00% | 18.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £39,525 | £42,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £55,875 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £66,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.88% | +10.00% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £80,875 | £68,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,000 | £94,750 | £70,750 |
| Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.74% | -8.00% | +13.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
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Salary Trend in Chelmsford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing SQL.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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: