SQL Server Jobs in London

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 13 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 104 52 41
Rank change year-on-year -52 -11 +26
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 416 1,101 1,689
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.14% 4.71% 5.83%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 14.66% 21.28% 24.66%
Number of salaries quoted 316 830 1,446
10th Percentile £52,500 £43,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £68,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.62% +0.74% +3.85%
75th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £111,875 £112,500 £97,500
England median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% +4.55%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,837 5,174 6,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 21.43% 22.14% 23.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,813 3,772 5,260
10th Percentile £48,750 £47,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +6.67% +4.17%
75th Percentile £110,000 £108,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £135,000 £142,500 £116,250
England median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% -7.69% +8.33%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in London over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in London

SQL Server
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server within the London region over the 6 months to 13 July 2025. 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
Central London -27 112 £72,500 +9.43% 37
West London +10 15 £47,000 -6.00% 9
North London -9 9 £70,000 - 2
South London -14 4 £57,500 +4.55% 6
East London -20 3 £49,500 -13.91% 8
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 49 (11.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 21 (5.05%) IIS
4 18 (4.33%) Confluence
5 9 (2.16%) Moodle
6 7 (1.68%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.96%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.96%) CMS
8 3 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.48%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.48%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.24%) Apache
10 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.24%) Appian
10 1 (0.24%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 17 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.72%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.72%) Trello
4 2 (0.48%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.48%) Revit
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (5.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.40%) Fidessa
3 5 (1.20%) Endur
4 4 (0.96%) Elite 3E
5 3 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.48%) Eikon
6 2 (0.48%) RMDS
7 1 (0.24%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.24%) Relativity
Cloud Services
1 246 (59.13%) Azure
2 116 (27.88%) Power Platform
3 54 (12.98%) AWS
3 54 (12.98%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (11.30%) Azure DevOps
5 46 (11.06%) Dynamics 365
6 39 (9.38%) Azure Data Factory
6 39 (9.38%) Azure Logic Apps
7 38 (9.13%) GitHub
8 36 (8.65%) PowerApps
9 35 (8.41%) Serverless
10 32 (7.69%) Power Automate
11 30 (7.21%) SaaS
12 21 (5.05%) Azure Functions
13 20 (4.81%) Entra ID
14 18 (4.33%) Cloud Computing
15 14 (3.37%) Azure Monitor
16 10 (2.40%) Azure Service Bus
17 9 (2.16%) OneDrive
18 8 (1.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 36 (8.65%) Firewall
2 23 (5.53%) DNS
3 18 (4.33%) DHCP
4 15 (3.61%) HTTP
5 12 (2.88%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.68%) NetScaler
6 7 (1.68%) VPN
7 6 (1.44%) FIX Connectivity
7 6 (1.44%) SAN
8 5 (1.20%) LAN
8 5 (1.20%) Network Security
8 5 (1.20%) WAN
9 4 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.72%) VoIP
11 2 (0.48%) FTP
11 2 (0.48%) iSCSI
11 2 (0.48%) NAS
11 2 (0.48%) PBX
11 2 (0.48%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (22.36%) Power BI
2 49 (11.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 47 (11.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 37 (8.89%) Data Warehouse
5 35 (8.41%) PostgreSQL
6 33 (7.93%) Relational Database
7 31 (7.45%) Azure SQL Database
8 19 (4.57%) MongoDB
9 18 (4.33%) Data Lake
9 18 (4.33%) NoSQL
10 17 (4.09%) Tableau
11 15 (3.61%) Data Hub
11 15 (3.61%) DB2
11 15 (3.61%) MySQL
11 15 (3.61%) SQL CLR
12 12 (2.88%) Oracle Reports
12 12 (2.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 11 (2.64%) Metadata
14 10 (2.40%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 9 (2.16%) Redis
Development Applications
1 55 (13.22%) Git
2 43 (10.34%) JIRA
3 25 (6.01%) Visual Studio
4 11 (2.64%) Jenkins
4 11 (2.64%) PowerBuilder
5 10 (2.40%) NUnit
5 10 (2.40%) Team Foundation Server
6 8 (1.92%) Octopus Deploy
6 8 (1.92%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.96%) Postman
7 4 (0.96%) SonarQube
7 4 (0.96%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.72%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.72%) MSTest
9 2 (0.48%) Artifactory
9 2 (0.48%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.48%) Gatling
9 2 (0.48%) Katalon Studio
9 2 (0.48%) Selenium
9 2 (0.48%) SpecFlow
General
1 152 (36.54%) Finance
2 147 (35.34%) Social Skills
3 61 (14.66%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (10.34%) Banking
5 29 (6.97%) Front Office
6 25 (6.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (5.77%) Back Office
8 20 (4.81%) Law
9 13 (3.13%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.88%) Legal
11 11 (2.64%) Retail
12 10 (2.40%) Investment Banking
13 9 (2.16%) Advertising
13 9 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (2.16%) Marketing
14 5 (1.20%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.20%) Retail Banking
15 4 (0.96%) French Language
15 4 (0.96%) Local Government
15 4 (0.96%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 144 (34.62%) Developer
2 83 (19.95%) Senior
3 61 (14.66%) Analyst
4 55 (13.22%) Lead
5 43 (10.34%) Senior Developer
5 43 (10.34%) Support Analyst
6 38 (9.13%) Applications Support
7 36 (8.65%) .NET Developer
8 35 (8.41%) Applications Support Analyst
8 35 (8.41%) C# Developer
8 35 (8.41%) Data Engineer
9 28 (6.73%) Architect
10 23 (5.53%) Senior Analyst
11 22 (5.29%) Lead Developer
12 21 (5.05%) SQL Developer
13 20 (4.81%) Azure Engineer
13 20 (4.81%) Full-Stack Developer
14 19 (4.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 17 (4.09%) Microsoft Developer
16 16 (3.85%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 157 (37.74%) .NET
2 62 (14.90%) .NET Framework
3 51 (12.26%) React
4 47 (11.30%) REST
5 45 (10.82%) HTML
6 44 (10.58%) .NET Core
7 42 (10.10%) AngularJS
8 40 (9.62%) CSS
9 31 (7.45%) XML
10 29 (6.97%) SOAP
11 28 (6.73%) Entity Framework
12 27 (6.49%) RESTful
13 26 (6.25%) ASP.NET
14 25 (6.01%) JSON
15 24 (5.77%) GraphQL
15 24 (5.77%) Web Services
16 20 (4.81%) ASP.NET Web API
17 19 (4.57%) Kafka
18 12 (2.88%) FIX Protocol
18 12 (2.88%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.45%) Product Ownership
2 21 (5.05%) Cloud Native
3 18 (4.33%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.61%) Private Cloud
5 14 (3.37%) Reinsurance
5 14 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (3.13%) Hedge funds
6 13 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.40%) Equities
8 9 (2.16%) Derivative
8 9 (2.16%) Learning Management System
8 9 (2.16%) Linux Command Line
9 8 (1.92%) Fixed Income
10 7 (1.68%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.68%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.68%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 6 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.44%) Eurex
11 6 (1.44%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 88 (21.15%) Windows
2 50 (12.02%) Windows Server
3 48 (11.54%) Linux
4 20 (4.81%) Unix
5 8 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.44%) Windows 10
7 5 (1.20%) Android
7 5 (1.20%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (0.96%) CentOS
8 4 (0.96%) Rocky
9 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.24%) Solaris
10 1 (0.24%) VMS
10 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (28.37%) Agile
2 112 (26.92%) DevOps
3 95 (22.84%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (21.88%) CI/CD
5 89 (21.39%) Business Intelligence
6 65 (15.63%) Migration
7 61 (14.66%) ETL
8 51 (12.26%) Microservices
9 47 (11.30%) Computer Science
10 45 (10.82%) Data Modelling
11 43 (10.34%) Mentoring
12 39 (9.38%) Full-Stack Development
12 39 (9.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 39 (9.38%) ITIL
13 38 (9.13%) Analytics
13 38 (9.13%) CRM
14 36 (8.65%) Data Integration
14 36 (8.65%) Roadmaps
14 36 (8.65%) SDLC
15 35 (8.41%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 244 (58.65%) SQL
2 165 (39.66%) C#
3 86 (20.67%) JavaScript
4 79 (18.99%) Python
5 58 (13.94%) T-SQL
6 49 (11.78%) PowerShell
7 38 (9.13%) Java
8 32 (7.69%) TypeScript
9 26 (6.25%) PL/SQL
10 17 (4.09%) VB.NET
11 13 (3.13%) Bash
12 6 (1.44%) C
12 6 (1.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (1.20%) VB
14 4 (0.96%) Perl
15 3 (0.72%) Gremlin
15 3 (0.72%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.72%) VBA
16 2 (0.48%) R
16 2 (0.48%) X++
Qualifications
1 71 (17.07%) Degree
2 22 (5.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (3.61%) Azure Certification
4 14 (3.37%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (2.88%) Security Cleared
6 7 (1.68%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.44%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.20%) MCP
9 4 (0.96%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (0.72%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.72%) MCSA
10 3 (0.72%) MCSE
11 2 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.48%) Dell Certification
11 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.24%) MCDST
12 1 (0.24%) MCITP
12 1 (0.24%) Network+ Certification
12 1 (0.24%) PhD
12 1 (0.24%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.81%) QA
2 15 (3.61%) Data Quality
2 15 (3.61%) GDPR
3 10 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.44%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.44%) SLA
5 4 (0.96%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.72%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.72%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.48%) GAAP
7 2 (0.48%) IFRS
7 2 (0.48%) IFRS 17
7 2 (0.48%) Solvency II
8 1 (0.24%) ISO 15022
8 1 (0.24%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.24%) MiFID
8 1 (0.24%) NCSC
8 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 39 (9.38%) Active Directory
2 38 (9.13%) Docker
3 35 (8.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (4.09%) Hyper-V
5 10 (2.40%) VMware ESXi
6 6 (1.44%) Virtual Machines
7 5 (1.20%) vSphere
7 5 (1.20%) zsh
8 1 (0.24%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.24%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 53 (12.74%) Kubernetes
2 23 (5.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (5.29%) Terraform
4 18 (4.33%) SCCM
5 16 (3.85%) Ansible
6 12 (2.88%) Failover Clustering
7 10 (2.40%) Grafana
8 9 (2.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 8 (1.92%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.96%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.96%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.48%) SCOM
11 2 (0.48%) WSUS
12 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
12 1 (0.24%) ITRS Geneos
12 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Clustering
12 1 (0.24%) Oracle RMAN
12 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.24%) Puppet
12 1 (0.24%) WMI
Vendors
1 217 (52.16%) Microsoft
2 66 (15.87%) Oracle
3 37 (8.89%) VMware
4 32 (7.69%) Databricks
5 23 (5.53%) Cisco
6 15 (3.61%) Bloomberg
6 15 (3.61%) Trayport
7 14 (3.37%) ServiceNow
8 12 (2.88%) Dell
9 11 (2.64%) Red Hat
9 11 (2.64%) Reuters
10 10 (2.40%) Citrix
10 10 (2.40%) SolarWinds
11 8 (1.92%) HP
11 8 (1.92%) NetApp
11 8 (1.92%) Okta
12 7 (1.68%) Fortinet
12 7 (1.68%) Google
12 7 (1.68%) Informatica
12 7 (1.68%) Sybase