Senior SQL Developer Job Trends in Leicester

Senior SQL Developer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Senior SQL Developer salary in Leicester is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 September 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior SQL Developer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £65,000 - £60,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 856 187 310
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 96.89% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 536 102 194
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,650 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,188 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,125 £81,375
Leicestershire median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +6.67% -14.29%

Senior SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Senior SQL Developer job vacancy trend in Leicester

Senior SQL Developer
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for Senior SQL Developer job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior SQL Developer job vacancies in Leicester

Senior SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Senior SQL 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 Leicester region featuring Senior SQL Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Databricks
1 3 (100.00%) SQL

Senior SQL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Databricks