Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring SQL Server skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 57 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -18 | -7 |
| Permanent jobs citing SQL Server | 22 | 41 | 98 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds | 1.94% | 2.90% | 6.79% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 13.02% | 25.95% | 29.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 37 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,200 | £30,625 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £46,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £60,000 | £70,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,000 | £69,750 | £85,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £57,500 | £50,000 | £56,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -11.11% | +12.50% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Leeds
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 Leeds.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 169 | 158 | 332 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds | 14.89% | 11.17% | 23.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 111 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £31,250 | £41,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,813 | £42,369 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,875 | £70,625 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £84,056 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.15% | -2.73% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
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Salary Trend in Leeds
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing SQL Server.
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Salary Histogram in Leeds
Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Leeds over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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: