RDBMS Job Trends in the Midlands
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring RDBMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 275 | 226 | 254 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +28 | -38 |
| Permanent jobs citing RDBMS | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands | 0.069% | 0.13% | 0.100% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 1.13% | 1.00% | 0.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £40,750 | £73,375 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £41,875 | £78,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £47,500 | £83,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +89.47% | -43.28% | +97.06% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55,625 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65,750 | - |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £76,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +8.57% | +7.69% |
All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Midlands
RDBMS 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 the Midlands.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 977 | 697 | 956 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands | 6.16% | 12.63% | 10.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 677 | 472 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £34,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,250 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.29% | +2.40% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £76,612 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +4.00% |
RDBMS Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RDBMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
RDBMS Salary Trend in the Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing RDBMS.
RDBMS Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RDBMS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | -55 | 7 | £90,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -41 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| RDBMS England |
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RDBMS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relational Database | 100.0% | 11 |
| 2 | Metadata | 63.6% | 7 |
| 2 | Metadata Repository | 63.6% | 7 |
| 2 | Star Schema | 63.6% | 7 |
| 5 | SQL Server | 36.4% | 4 |
| 6 | Data Lake | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | Data Warehouse | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | MySQL | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | PostgreSQL | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | Power BI | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | SQL Server Analysis Services | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | SQL Server Integration Services | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | SQL Server Reporting Services | 18.2% | 2 |
| 6 | Tableau | 18.2% | 2 |