SQL Job Trends in Edinburgh
SQL (Structured Query Language)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 51 | 11 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | +1 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 21 | 124 | 153 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | 1.75% | 16.23% | 12.21% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 15.33% | 49.21% | 31.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 46 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £25,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,813 | £26,688 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £45,000 | £50,309 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.56% | -10.55% | -23.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,500 | £52,188 | £67,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,250 | £68,125 | £73,886 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £44,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +6.74% | -20.98% |
All Programming Languages
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 137 | 252 | 479 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 11.43% | 32.98% | 38.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 97 | 106 | 245 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,750 | £46,713 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,451 | £51,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.41% | -15.00% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,688 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,600 | £92,500 | £80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | -4.35% |
SQL Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
SQL Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing SQL.
SQL Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
SQL Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2 | C# | 28.6% | 6 |
| 3 | JavaScript | 19.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Kusto Query Language | 4.8% | 1 |
| 4 | R | 4.8% | 1 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 4.8% | 1 |