SQL Server Job Trends in Cheshire

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 28 29
Rank change year-on-year -22 +1 +9
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 36 22 98
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 2.18% 5.26% 7.08%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 44.44% 44.00% 45.79%
Number of salaries quoted 35 22 79
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,875 £27,500
25th Percentile - £47,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £58,000 £60,750 £72,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 81 50 214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 4.91% 11.96% 15.45%
Number of salaries quoted 71 38 142
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,927 £31,375
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,813 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £45,250
Median % change year-on-year - +10.50% +0.56%
75th Percentile £55,000 £57,188 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £73,250 £71,250
North West median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -4.76%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

SQL Server job vacancy trend in Cheshire

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing SQL Server.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing SQL Server

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Cheshire over the 6 months to 28 March 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in Cheshire

SQL Server
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 28 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Crewe -4 30 £50,000 - 1
Warrington -9 1 £60,000 +14.29% 4
Knutsford - 1 - -
SQL Server
North West

SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 34 (94.44%) Azure
2 4 (11.11%) Power Platform
3 3 (8.33%) PowerApps
4 2 (5.56%) Azure AI
4 2 (5.56%) Azure Cognitive Services
4 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (5.56%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.78%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.78%) Azure Functions
5 1 (2.78%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.78%) Figma
5 1 (2.78%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.33%) Power BI
2 2 (5.56%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.78%) Power Query
General
1 3 (8.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.78%) Finance
3 1 (2.78%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 30 (83.33%) Developer
2 29 (80.56%) Software Developer
3 14 (38.89%) Lead
4 13 (36.11%) Senior
5 12 (33.33%) Lead Developer
5 12 (33.33%) Lead Software Developer
5 12 (33.33%) Senior Developer
5 12 (33.33%) Senior Software Developer
6 6 (16.67%) .NET Developer
6 6 (16.67%) C# .NET Developer
6 6 (16.67%) C# Developer
7 5 (13.89%) .NET Software Developer
7 5 (13.89%) C# Software Developer
8 2 (5.56%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 1 (2.78%) Azure Developer
9 1 (2.78%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 1 (2.78%) ERP Specialist
9 1 (2.78%) Product Specialist
9 1 (2.78%) SQL DBA
9 1 (2.78%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (88.89%) .NET
2 30 (83.33%) .NET Core
3 29 (80.56%) ASP.NET
4 17 (47.22%) .NET Framework
5 2 (5.56%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.33%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.78%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.78%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (50.00%) Agile
2 17 (47.22%) RAD
3 4 (11.11%) Line Management
4 3 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (8.33%) Performance Monitoring
4 3 (8.33%) User Experience
5 2 (5.56%) AI
5 2 (5.56%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (5.56%) Data Management
5 2 (5.56%) Data Modelling
5 2 (5.56%) DevOps
5 2 (5.56%) ERP
5 2 (5.56%) Mentoring
5 2 (5.56%) Performance Optimisation
5 2 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (5.56%) Software Engineering
6 1 (2.78%) Database Optimisation
6 1 (2.78%) Decision-Making
6 1 (2.78%) Prototyping
6 1 (2.78%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 33 (91.67%) C#
2 20 (55.56%) SQL
3 1 (2.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (2.78%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (13.89%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (2.78%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 21 (58.33%) Microsoft