Graduate SQL Developer Job Trends in England

Graduate SQL Developer
UK > England

The median Graduate SQL Developer salary in England is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 595 - 684
Rank change year-on-year - - +351
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate SQL Developer 16 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.035% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 16 0 1
10th Percentile £24,000 - -
25th Percentile - - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +19.05%
75th Percentile - - £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £25,000 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - +19.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 42,027 56,965 44,328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.63% 94.37% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 26,978 31,944 34,350
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -

Graduate SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graduate SQL Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Graduate SQL Developer job vacancy trend in England

Graduate SQL Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Graduate SQL Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate SQL Developer job vacancies in England

Graduate SQL Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate SQL Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 21 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
East of England - 8 £25,000 - 2
South East - 3 £25,000 - 1
North of England - 3 £25,000 -
North East - 2 £25,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £25,000 -
South West - 1 £24,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £25,000 -
Midlands - 1 £25,000 -
Graduate SQL Developer
UK

Graduate SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, Graduate SQL Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Graduate SQL Developer in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Azure
1 16 (100.00%) C#
1 16 (100.00%) PHP
1 16 (100.00%) SQL
2 14 (87.50%) Agile
2 14 (87.50%) Computer Science
3 13 (81.25%) C++
3 13 (81.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (81.25%) CSS
3 13 (81.25%) Degree
3 13 (81.25%) Java
3 13 (81.25%) jQuery
3 13 (81.25%) MVC
3 13 (81.25%) MySQL
3 13 (81.25%) OOP
3 13 (81.25%) SQL Server
4 7 (43.75%) AWS
5 6 (37.50%) .NET
5 6 (37.50%) ASP.NET
5 6 (37.50%) OO
5 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (18.75%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement

Graduate SQL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Cloud Services
1 16 (100.00%) Azure
2 7 (43.75%) AWS
3 3 (18.75%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (81.25%) MySQL
1 13 (81.25%) SQL Server
General
1 16 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (81.25%) CSS
1 13 (81.25%) jQuery
2 6 (37.50%) .NET
2 6 (37.50%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Agile
1 14 (87.50%) Computer Science
2 13 (81.25%) MVC
2 13 (81.25%) OOP
3 6 (37.50%) OO
3 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 16 (100.00%) C#
1 16 (100.00%) PHP
1 16 (100.00%) SQL
2 13 (81.25%) C++
2 13 (81.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 13 (81.25%) Computer Science Degree
1 13 (81.25%) Degree