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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +1 | +7 |
Permanent jobs citing SQL | 111 | 137 | 169 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 14.64% | 10.86% | 14.73% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 49.12% | 28.19% | 34.00% |
Number of salaries quoted | 47 | 55 | 139 |
10th Percentile | £25,000 | £35,000 | £37,879 |
25th Percentile | £37,000 | £41,875 | £49,375 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,309 | £65,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -5.58% | -22.60% | +23.81% |
75th Percentile | £62,500 | £67,563 | £72,500 |
90th Percentile | £74,236 | £73,886 | £80,000 |
Scotland median annual salary | £47,500 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
% change year-on-year | - | -13.64% | +4.76% |
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.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 226 | 486 | 497 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 29.82% | 38.54% | 43.33% |
Number of salaries quoted | 106 | 292 | 400 |
10th Percentile | £28,250 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £46,454 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,914 | £60,000 | £61,750 |
Median % change year-on-year | -13.48% | -2.83% | +2.92% |
75th Percentile | £71,250 | £73,886 | £76,284 |
90th Percentile | £91,250 | £88,750 | £88,860 |
Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
% change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | +1.77% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing SQL.

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Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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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:
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