SQL (Structured Query Language)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring SQL skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -3 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 4,443 | 7,630 | 8,556 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 10.30% | 11.10% | 15.67% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 37.64% | 36.21% | 38.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,162 | 4,741 | 6,865 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,875 | £42,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £102,500 | £92,400 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £58,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.86% | -3.33% | +4.35% |
All Programming Languages
England
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 England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 11,804 | 21,072 | 22,291 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 27.35% | 30.67% | 40.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,778 | 13,531 | 18,325 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,250 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | +1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing SQL.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in England over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
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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 within the England region over the 6 months to 17 September 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 |
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| London | -3 | 1,601 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 1,577 |
| North of England | -11 | 819 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 591 |
| South East | -6 | 753 | £48,500 | -3.00% | 1,033 |
| Midlands | +4 | 680 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 362 |
| North West | -19 | 473 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 359 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 359 | £51,250 | +2.50% | 207 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 316 | £42,500 | - | 152 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 286 | £57,500 | +27.78% | 172 |
| East of England | -11 | 276 | £43,085 | -13.83% | 200 |
| South West | +5 | 272 | £46,000 | -12.38% | 195 |
| North East | -17 | 60 | £48,000 | +12.94% | 69 |
| South Coast | - | 1 | £59,000 | - | |
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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:
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