SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > East of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | -8 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 213 | 310 | 242 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England | 6.08% | 7.41% | 11.56% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 34.24% | 26.47% | 37.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 189 | 114 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,350 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £43,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,085 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.83% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £65,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £64,000 | £87,500 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
All Programming Languages
East of England
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 the East of England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 622 | 1,171 | 640 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England | 17.75% | 28.01% | 30.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 524 | 530 | 457 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £42,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,188 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,250 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.25% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £77,188 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £85,000 | £85,750 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
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Salary Trend in the East of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SQL.
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Salary Histogram in the East of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.
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Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 November 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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| Hertfordshire | +8 | 87 | £35,000 | -41.67% | 63 |
| Essex | -12 | 46 | £47,500 | -17.39% | 41 |
| Cambridgeshire | +1 | 35 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 43 |
| Suffolk | -26 | 30 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 11 |
| Bedfordshire | -7 | 13 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 31 |
| Norfolk | -13 | 2 | £43,750 | -20.14% | 18 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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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