SQL Database Developer Jobs in England

SQL Database Developer
UK > England

The median SQL Database Developer salary in England is £58,750 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 616 819 906
Rank change year-on-year +203 +87 +194
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Database Developer 32 3 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.069% 0.004% 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.004% 0.053%
Number of salaries quoted 32 3 45
10th Percentile - - £43,750
25th Percentile £53,750 £36,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £37,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +56.67% -31.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £38,750 £58,750
90th Percentile - - £68,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £37,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +60.00% -31.82% +2.33%

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 41,506 80,486 84,681
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 94.46% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 24,507 60,251 53,657
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -

SQL Database Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for SQL Database Developer in England

SQL Database Developer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Database Developer in England.

Salary trend for SQL Database Developer in England

SQL Database 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 SQL Database Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
North of England - 22 £60,000 -
Yorkshire - 16 £60,000 -
Midlands - 10 £57,500 -
West Midlands - 7 £57,500 -
North East - 3 £57,500 -
North West - 3 £57,500 -
East Midlands - 3 £57,500 -
SQL Database Developer
UK

SQL Database Developer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, SQL Database 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 England region featuring SQL Database Developer in the job title.

1 32 (100.00%) SQL
1 32 (100.00%) T-SQL
1 32 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 32 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 32 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 32 (100.00%) Azure
2 16 (50.00%) Analytics
2 16 (50.00%) Power BI
2 16 (50.00%) Database Optimisation
2 16 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
2 16 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 16 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 16 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 16 (50.00%) Business Intelligence

SQL Database Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 32 (100.00%) Azure
2 16 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 16 (50.00%) Power BI
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (50.00%) Analytics
1 16 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 16 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 16 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 16 (50.00%) Database Optimisation
1 16 (50.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 16 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 32 (100.00%) SQL
1 32 (100.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (100.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 32 (100.00%) Microsoft