Senior SQL Developer Jobs in Edinburgh

Senior SQL Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior SQL Developer salary in Edinburgh is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior SQL Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £51,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 -
% change year-on-year -7.41% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 847 1,466 2,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 95.88% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 422 1,036 1,188
10th Percentile £29,550 £32,625 £36,306
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,433 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £91,934 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Senior SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Senior SQL Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Senior SQL Developer in Edinburgh

Senior SQL Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior SQL Developer in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Senior SQL Developer in Edinburgh

Senior SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior SQL Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Senior SQL Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing

Senior SQL Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree