SQL (Structured Query Language)
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 62 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | -49 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL | 92 | 40 | 150 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire | 6.26% | 3.50% | 10.90% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 42.01% | 6.15% | 44.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55 | 20 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,600 | - | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £21,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -21.74% | +27.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,813 | £68,076 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,485 | £62,500 | £83,758 |
| North West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -7.41% | +2.86% |
All Programming Languages
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 219 | 650 | 338 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 14.90% | 56.92% | 24.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 151 | 76 | 267 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £33,125 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,027 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £47,683 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.38% | -13.30% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £53,093 | £65,603 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,987 | £59,081 | £80,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +4.55% | -0.08% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
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Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing SQL.
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Salary Histogram in Lancashire
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in Lancashire over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.
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Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 19 July 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 |
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| Preston | +5 | 34 | £50,000 | +2.56% | 6 |
| Blackburn | -2 | 17 | £48,749 | +8.33% | 1 |
| Blackpool | - | 8 | £69,305 | - | 3 |
| Nelson | -1 | 6 | £42,500 | +88.89% | 1 |
| Lancaster | -2 | 6 | £42,500 | -10.53% | |
| Carnforth | - | 5 | £55,000 | - | |
| Chorley | +2 | 3 | £38,000 | -5.00% | 1 |
| Burnley | -2 | 1 | £40,000 | -33.33% | 1 |
| Lytham St Annes | - | 1 | £62,498 | - | |
| Accrington | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
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