SQL Server Developer Job Trends in the City of London

SQL Server Developer
Central London > City of London

The median SQL Server Developer salary in the City of London is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.049% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - -
75th Percentile £71,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £67,500 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -47.37%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,927 2,503 2,747
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 92.26% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,461 1,666 2,469
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,625 £40,000
25th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £113,750 £115,625 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £73,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -4.11% -2.67%

SQL Server Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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 the City of London.

SQL Server Developer job vacancy trend in the City of London

SQL Server Developer
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server Developer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server Developer job vacancies in the City of London

SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, 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 City of London region featuring SQL Server Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Core
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) ION Anvil
1 1 (100.00%) ION Trading
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server

SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) ION Anvil
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ION Trading