SQL Analyst Job Trends in Leicester

SQL Analyst
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median SQL Analyst salary in Leicester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - 46
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Analyst 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.29% - 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £34,700
25th Percentile £42,500 - £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £40,000
75th Percentile £47,500 - £43,125
90th Percentile - - £43,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 - £40,000

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 318 170 289
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 91.40% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 246 99 248
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,950 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,875 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.89% +1.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,100 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £43,750 £49,990
% change year-on-year +2.86% -12.48% +8.09%

SQL Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

SQL Analyst job vacancy trend in Leicester

SQL Analyst
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in Leicester.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Analyst job vacancies in Leicester

SQL Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, SQL Analyst 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 SQL Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics

SQL Analyst 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Looker
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks