SQL Server Developer Job Trends in Kent

SQL Server Developer
South East > Kent

The median SQL Server Developer salary in Kent is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server Developer 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £63,750 £40,600 -
% change year-on-year +57.02% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,508 563 1,214
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 75.07% 96.66%
Number of salaries quoted 990 384 807
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £29,750 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,875 £68,750 £72,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

SQL Server Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

SQL Server Developer job vacancy trend in Kent

SQL Server Developer
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server Developer job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Server Developer job vacancies in Kent

SQL Server Developer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Developer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 August 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
Dartford - 10 - -
Sevenoaks - 1 £57,500 -
SQL Server Developer
South East

SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 13 August 2026, SQL Server 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 Kent region featuring SQL Server Developer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (18.18%) CI/CD
2 2 (18.18%) Performance Tuning
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (18.18%) SQL
2 2 (18.18%) T-SQL
3 1 (9.09%) Azure
3 1 (9.09%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (9.09%) Change Management
3 1 (9.09%) Data Design
3 1 (9.09%) Data Integration
3 1 (9.09%) DevOps
3 1 (9.09%) E-Commerce
3 1 (9.09%) High Availability
3 1 (9.09%) Logistics
3 1 (9.09%) Refactoring
3 1 (9.09%) Relational Database

SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 1 (9.09%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (9.09%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (9.09%) Relational Database
General
1 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (18.18%) CI/CD
1 2 (18.18%) Performance Tuning
1 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (9.09%) Change Management
2 1 (9.09%) Data Design
2 1 (9.09%) Data Integration
2 1 (9.09%) DevOps
2 1 (9.09%) E-Commerce
2 1 (9.09%) High Availability
2 1 (9.09%) Logistics
2 1 (9.09%) Refactoring
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) SQL
1 2 (18.18%) T-SQL