Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 42 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | -27 | +21 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server | 64 | 104 | 162 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 2.50% | 4.42% | 11.15% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 26.78% | 33.33% | 44.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 72 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,550 | £31,875 | £34,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £41,250 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,500 | £50,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.96% | +6.32% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,375 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,800 | £68,125 | £67,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,200 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.36% | -4.35% | - |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 239 | 312 | 363 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 9.35% | 13.27% | 24.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 165 | 198 | 294 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £32,500 | £34,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £70,750 | £76,250 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | -4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing SQL Server.
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Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.
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Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 December 2025. 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 |
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| Leicestershire | 0 | 22 | £48,000 | -10.28% | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | +8 | 18 | £52,000 | +60.00% | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | -5 | 15 | £75,000 | +36.36% | 19 |
| Derbyshire | -26 | 8 | £51,250 | +7.89% | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | -15 | 1 | £50,000 | +81.82% | 6 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:
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