Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
52 |
13 |
75 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-39 |
+62 |
-36 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server |
10 |
106 |
38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire |
1.44% |
16.85% |
3.45% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category |
14.93% |
61.99% |
20.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
3 |
34 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,125 |
- |
£31,400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£52,500 |
£31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,500 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-22.73% |
+15.79% |
-11.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£43,750 |
£58,750 |
£58,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£52,625 |
£59,500 |
£59,625 |
| South West median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.39% |
+9.52% |
+5.00% |
SQL Server falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Gloucestershire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills |
67 |
171 |
181 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire |
9.67% |
27.19% |
16.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
40 |
32 |
94 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£40,750 |
£31,400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£51,875 |
£38,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,250 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.46% |
+23.81% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
£66,250 |
£61,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,875 |
£94,750 |
£65,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.70% |
+4.55% |
+10.00% |
SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
SQL Server
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing SQL Server.
SQL Server
Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 22 January 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 |
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads |
Median Salary
Past 6 Months |
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year |
Live
Jobs |
| Cheltenham |
- |
8 |
£42,500 |
- |
4 |
SQL Server
South West |
SQL Server
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:
