SQL Developer Job Trends in England

SQL Developer
UK > England

The median SQL Developer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 601 533 511
Rank change year-on-year -68 -22 -73
Permanent SQL Developer jobs 192 93 213
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.18% 0.22% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.24% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 170 75 143
10th Percentile £36,250 £25,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,600 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,938 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,125 £80,000 £77,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
25 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,106 39,073 58,552
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.21% 91.00% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 67,960 23,707 33,387
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,536 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,999 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.15% -6.96% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,250 £52,500 £56,509
% change year-on-year +12.86% -7.09% -5.82%

SQL Developer Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SQL Developer job vacancy trend in England

SQL Developer Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in England

SQL Developer Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for SQL Developer jobs in England over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Developer in England

SQL Developer Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in SQL Developer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 25 October 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London -41 51 £80,000 +14.29% 21
Midlands -27 48 £55,000 +22.22% 6
South East -43 41 £50,000 -23.08% 1
North of England -55 40 £45,000 +12.50% 7
West Midlands -23 29 £55,000 +7.32% 6
North West -20 19 £45,000 -18.18% 3
East Midlands -38 19 £50,000 +11.11%
Yorkshire -27 15 £50,000 +25.00% 4
East of England -35 7 £25,000 +2.04%
North East -68 6 £40,000 -60.00%
South West -87 5 £60,000 +9.09%
SQL Developer
UK

SQL Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, SQL Developer job ads cited 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 SQL Developer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1SQL93.8%180
2SQL Server51.6%99
3Microsoft26.6%51
4Business Intelligence22.4%43
5Azure19.3%37
6ETL18.2%35
7Power BI17.2%33
7Power Platform17.2%33
9C#15.1%29
10.NET13.5%26
11T-SQL13.0%25
12Problem-Solving12.5%24
13Data Warehouse11.5%22
13SQL Server Reporting Services11.5%22
15Agile8.9%17
16CI/CD8.3%16
16DevOps8.3%16
16Performance Tuning8.3%16
19Data Engineering7.8%15
20Computer Science7.3%14
20Logistics7.3%14
20Software Engineering7.3%14
23Data Modelling6.8%13
23Python6.8%13
23SQL Server Integration Services6.8%13
23XML6.8%13
27Technology Transformation6.3%12
28Data Analysis Expressions5.7%11
28Degree5.7%11
28Fintech5.7%11

SQL Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior SQL Developer18.2%35
2SQL Server Developer12.5%24
3SQL Database Developer11.5%22
4.NET Developer9.9%19
5C# Developer7.3%14
5Software Developer7.3%14
7Business Intelligence Developer6.8%13
7Lead Developer6.8%13
7SQL BI Developer6.8%13
10Power BI Developer5.7%11
11Azure Developer5.2%10
11C# Software Developer5.2%10
11PL/SQL Developer5.2%10
14Business Developer4.7%9
14Graduate C# Software Developer4.7%9
14Graduate SQL Developer4.7%9
17ETL Developer4.2%8
17Senior .NET Developer4.2%8
19Graduate PHP Developer3.6%7
19Python Developer3.6%7
40 SQL Developer jobs in England