Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Azure SQL Database skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 140 | 130 | 158 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +28 | +78 |
| Permanent jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 6 | 24 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.18% | 0.95% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 2.31% | 5.10% | 3.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,200 | £41,700 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,500 | £43,750 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,500 | £67,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +12.50% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £112,000 | £88,750 |
| North West median annual salary | £58,000 | £67,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.07% | +22.73% | +0.36% |
All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Manchester
Azure SQL Database 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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 260 | 471 | 710 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 7.74% | 18.74% | 19.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 205 | 240 | 618 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,175 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,000 | £42,303 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £54,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +1.38% | -1.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £73,886 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,500 | £87,500 | £84,339 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Azure SQL Database.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure SQL Database in Manchester over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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: