SQL Server Jobs in Leeds

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 57 43
Rank change year-on-year +11 -14 -6
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 35 84 173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 3.78% 3.43% 6.41%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 23.65% 22.16% 31.23%
Number of salaries quoted 26 77 152
10th Percentile £41,875 £31,579 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £48,507 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.69% -2.99% +0.50%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,264 £65,500 £67,457
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% - +5.26%

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 148 379 554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 15.98% 15.47% 20.51%
Number of salaries quoted 123 262 370
10th Percentile £41,500 £34,100 £40,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £42,391 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,452 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -4.76% -4.55%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings citing SQL Server as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in Leeds

SQL Server
Salary Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL Server in Leeds.

Salary trend for SQL Server in Leeds

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in Leeds over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in Leeds

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (11.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 29 (82.86%) Azure
2 8 (22.86%) Power Platform
3 5 (14.29%) AWS
3 5 (14.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 5 (14.29%) Azure Data Factory
3 5 (14.29%) GCP
4 4 (11.43%) Azure Logic Apps
4 4 (11.43%) Azure Stack
4 4 (11.43%) GitHub
4 4 (11.43%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.86%) Azure Functions
5 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.86%) Nutanix
5 1 (2.86%) Rubrik
5 1 (2.86%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.86%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (25.71%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (22.86%) Power BI
2 8 (22.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 8 (22.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 8 (22.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (17.14%) MySQL
4 5 (14.29%) MongoDB
4 5 (14.29%) NoSQL
4 5 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (11.43%) Biml
5 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (2.86%) MS Access
6 1 (2.86%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (25.71%) JIRA
2 5 (14.29%) Git
3 4 (11.43%) Visual Studio
General
1 10 (28.57%) Finance
2 8 (22.86%) Social Skills
3 4 (11.43%) Banking
3 4 (11.43%) Legal
4 3 (8.57%) Financial Institution
5 2 (5.71%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.86%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (45.71%) Developer
2 10 (28.57%) SQL Developer
3 6 (17.14%) Senior
4 5 (14.29%) Data Engineer
4 5 (14.29%) Node.js Developer
5 4 (11.43%) .NET Software Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) Senior .NET Software Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) Senior Software Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) Software Engineer
6 3 (8.57%) Applications Support
6 3 (8.57%) Architect
6 3 (8.57%) Database Developer
6 3 (8.57%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (8.57%) SQL Database Developer
7 2 (5.71%) Application Support Team Leader
7 2 (5.71%) Cloud Developer
7 2 (5.71%) Senior Developer
7 2 (5.71%) Support Team Leader
7 2 (5.71%) Team Leader
7 2 (5.71%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (22.86%) .NET
2 5 (14.29%) AngularJS
2 5 (14.29%) Node.js
2 5 (14.29%) React
2 5 (14.29%) Vue
3 4 (11.43%) .NET Framework
3 4 (11.43%) REST
4 1 (2.86%) ASP.NET
4 1 (2.86%) CSS
4 1 (2.86%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (8.57%) Cloud Native
3 2 (5.71%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.71%) Windows
2 1 (2.86%) Linux
2 1 (2.86%) Windows Server
2 1 (2.86%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (2.86%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (25.71%) Agile
1 9 (25.71%) Business Intelligence
1 9 (25.71%) CI/CD
2 8 (22.86%) DevOps
2 8 (22.86%) ETL
3 6 (17.14%) Performance Tuning
4 5 (14.29%) Containerisation
4 5 (14.29%) Infrastructure as Code
5 4 (11.43%) Agile Project Management
5 4 (11.43%) Clean Code
5 4 (11.43%) Coaching
5 4 (11.43%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (11.43%) Data Engineering
5 4 (11.43%) Data Pipeline
5 4 (11.43%) Database Optimisation
5 4 (11.43%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 4 (11.43%) ETL Development
5 4 (11.43%) Fintech
5 4 (11.43%) Mentoring
5 4 (11.43%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 28 (80.00%) SQL
2 18 (51.43%) T-SQL
3 8 (22.86%) C#
4 4 (11.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (11.43%) JavaScript
4 4 (11.43%) TypeScript
5 2 (5.71%) PowerShell
6 1 (2.86%) C++
6 1 (2.86%) Java
6 1 (2.86%) PHP
6 1 (2.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (17.14%) DBS Check
1 6 (17.14%) Degree
2 4 (11.43%) Azure Certification
3 3 (8.57%) SC Cleared
3 3 (8.57%) Security Cleared
4 2 (5.71%) AWS Certification
4 2 (5.71%) MCITP
4 2 (5.71%) MCSE
4 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (8.57%) QA
System Software
1 5 (14.29%) Docker
2 3 (8.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (5.71%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (5.71%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (5.71%) vSphere
4 1 (2.86%) Active Directory
4 1 (2.86%) Hyper-V
4 1 (2.86%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 5 (14.29%) Kubernetes
2 2 (5.71%) Terraform
2 2 (5.71%) vCenter Server
3 1 (2.86%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 20 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.57%) VMware
3 2 (5.71%) SAP
4 1 (2.86%) Commvault
4 1 (2.86%) Databricks
4 1 (2.86%) Veeam