SQL Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

SQL Developer
England > Midlands

The median SQL Developer salary in the Midlands is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 July 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 184 279
Rank change year-on-year -46 +95 -35
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Developer 27 41 43
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.20% 0.73% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.80% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23 40 41
10th Percentile - £25,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £24,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £40,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £50,000 - £65,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 12,626 5,110 12,048
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 90.62% 94.35%
Number of salaries quoted 8,812 3,240 8,288
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,391 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,500 £62,200
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% -10.00%

SQL Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

SQL Developer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SQL Developer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for SQL Developer job vacancies in the Midlands

SQL Developer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Developer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 18 July 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Developer in the Midlands

SQL Developer
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 SQL Developer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 July 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
East Midlands -14 17 £24,500 -45.56% 9
West Midlands -36 10 £37,000 -17.78% 2
SQL Developer
England

SQL Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 July 2026, 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 Midlands region featuring SQL Developer in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) SQL
2 16 (59.26%) Computer Science
3 14 (51.85%) Azure
4 13 (48.15%) C#
4 13 (48.15%) PHP
5 12 (44.44%) Agile
6 9 (33.33%) SQL Server
7 7 (25.93%) Microsoft
8 6 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (22.22%) Degree
9 5 (18.52%) AWS
9 5 (18.52%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (18.52%) C++
9 5 (18.52%) CSS
9 5 (18.52%) Java
9 5 (18.52%) jQuery
9 5 (18.52%) MVC
9 5 (18.52%) OOP
9 5 (18.52%) Power BI
9 5 (18.52%) Power Platform
9 5 (18.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (11.11%) Clean Code
10 3 (11.11%) ETL
10 3 (11.11%) Logistics
10 3 (11.11%) Mentoring
10 3 (11.11%) OO
10 3 (11.11%) Python
11 2 (7.41%) .NET
11 2 (7.41%) Data Analysis
11 2 (7.41%) MySQL

SQL Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 14 (51.85%) Azure
2 5 (18.52%) AWS
2 5 (18.52%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 5 (18.52%) Power BI
2 5 (18.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (7.41%) MySQL
General
1 12 (44.44%) Finance
2 4 (14.81%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (18.52%) CSS
1 5 (18.52%) jQuery
2 2 (7.41%) .NET
2 2 (7.41%) XML
3 1 (3.70%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) Driving Licence
1 3 (11.11%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (59.26%) Computer Science
2 12 (44.44%) Agile
3 5 (18.52%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (18.52%) MVC
3 5 (18.52%) OOP
4 3 (11.11%) Clean Code
4 3 (11.11%) ETL
4 3 (11.11%) Logistics
4 3 (11.11%) Mentoring
4 3 (11.11%) OO
5 2 (7.41%) Data Analysis
5 2 (7.41%) Performance Tuning
5 2 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (7.41%) Technology Transformation
6 1 (3.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (3.70%) Data Integration
6 1 (3.70%) Data Modelling
6 1 (3.70%) Fintech
6 1 (3.70%) Performance Optimisation
6 1 (3.70%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 27 (100.00%) SQL
2 13 (48.15%) C#
2 13 (48.15%) PHP
3 5 (18.52%) C++
3 5 (18.52%) Java
4 3 (11.11%) Python
5 2 (7.41%) VB.NET
6 1 (3.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (3.70%) VB
Qualifications
1 6 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (22.22%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Microsoft