SQL Job Trends in Derbyshire
SQL (Structured Query Language)
East Midlands > Derbyshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Derbyshire requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 20 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -7 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 69 | 51 | 42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Derbyshire | 6.28% | 11.41% | 8.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 39.43% | 62.20% | 48.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 34 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,625 | £25,625 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,563 | £34,750 | £36,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +5.88% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £62,188 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,750 | £69,000 | £60,500 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -5.88% | -15.00% |
All Programming Languages
Derbyshire
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 Derbyshire.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 175 | 82 | 86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derbyshire | 15.94% | 18.34% | 17.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 76 | 46 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,875 | £28,063 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,688 | £35,625 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £63,438 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £69,000 | £61,000 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -5.26% | -13.64% |
SQL Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.
SQL Salary Trend in Derbyshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing SQL.
SQL Salary Histogram in Derbyshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in Derbyshire over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
SQL Job Locations in Derbyshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 19 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | +5 | 40 | £52,500 | +16.67% | 5 |
| Chesterfield | -7 | 7 | £65,000 | +142.99% | 3 |
| Alfreton | -1 | 6 | £60,000 | - | |
| Ashbourne | -2 | 5 | £37,250 | - | |
| SQL East Midlands |
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SQL Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 24.6% | 17 |
| 2 | C# | 20.3% | 14 |
| 3 | JavaScript | 14.5% | 10 |
| 4 | C++ | 13.0% | 9 |
| 4 | Data Analysis Expressions | 13.0% | 9 |
| 6 | PowerShell | 4.3% | 3 |
| 6 | T-SQL | 4.3% | 3 |
| 6 | VBA | 4.3% | 3 |
| 9 | Java | 2.9% | 2 |
| 9 | PL/SQL | 2.9% | 2 |
| 11 | R | 1.4% | 1 |