SQL Server Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for SQL Server skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SQL Server over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 59 27
Rank change year-on-year +32 -32 -7
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 733 513 902
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.25% 5.41% 8.26%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 38.32% 27.64% 37.35%
Number of salaries quoted 655 424 682
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,875 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,313 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £65,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Midlands

SQL Server is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 1,913 1,856 2,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 16.31% 19.59% 22.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,443 1,136 1,711
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% +14.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,500 £74,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%

SQL Server
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for SQL Server in the Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for SQL Server in the Midlands

SQL Server
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server in the Midlands over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SQL Server in the Midlands

SQL Server
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 Server within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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 +26 464 £52,500 +5.00% 109
East Midlands +37 269 £47,500 +2.70% 73
SQL Server
England

SQL Server
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 79 (10.78%) IIS
2 48 (6.55%) SharePoint
3 18 (2.46%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (1.50%) CMS
5 8 (1.09%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.41%) Apache
6 3 (0.41%) MQSeries
6 3 (0.41%) Oracle HTTP Server
6 3 (0.41%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.41%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.27%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.27%) Liferay
7 2 (0.27%) Magnolia
7 2 (0.27%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.14%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.14%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 26 (3.55%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.27%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (2.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.82%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.68%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.41%) Maximo
6 2 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.27%) Infor LN
6 2 (0.27%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.14%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.14%) Sage 300 ERP
7 1 (0.14%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.14%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.14%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.14%) Scribe Insight
7 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 411 (56.07%) Azure
2 154 (21.01%) Power Platform
3 129 (17.60%) AWS
4 63 (8.59%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (8.59%) Microsoft 365
5 37 (5.05%) SaaS
6 35 (4.77%) Azure Data Factory
7 29 (3.96%) PowerApps
8 25 (3.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 23 (3.14%) GCP
9 23 (3.14%) Snowflake
10 21 (2.86%) Dynamics 365
11 19 (2.59%) Serverless
12 17 (2.32%) Cloud Computing
12 17 (2.32%) Matillion
13 16 (2.18%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 16 (2.18%) Power Automate
14 11 (1.50%) Entra ID
14 11 (1.50%) WhatsApp
15 10 (1.36%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 46 (6.28%) WAN
2 40 (5.46%) Firewall
3 36 (4.91%) DNS
4 19 (2.59%) DHCP
5 18 (2.46%) LAN
6 16 (2.18%) TCP/IP
7 15 (2.05%) SAN
7 15 (2.05%) VPN
8 14 (1.91%) BIG-IP
8 14 (1.91%) Internet
9 9 (1.23%) SSL
10 8 (1.09%) HTTP
11 6 (0.82%) Broadband
12 5 (0.68%) Hyperconnected
12 5 (0.68%) Wireless
13 4 (0.55%) FTP
14 3 (0.41%) BGP
14 3 (0.41%) GPRS
14 3 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
14 3 (0.41%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 135 (18.42%) Power BI
2 95 (12.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 81 (11.05%) Data Warehouse
4 61 (8.32%) Relational Database
5 58 (7.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 47 (6.41%) Elasticsearch
7 40 (5.46%) PostgreSQL
7 40 (5.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 38 (5.18%) Data Lake
9 36 (4.91%) MySQL
10 35 (4.77%) MongoDB
11 29 (3.96%) Oracle Database
12 28 (3.82%) Azure SQL Database
13 24 (3.27%) NoSQL
14 17 (2.32%) SQLite
15 16 (2.18%) Metadata
16 14 (1.91%) Star Schema
17 13 (1.77%) Crystal Reports
18 12 (1.64%) NonStop SQL
19 10 (1.36%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 48 (6.55%) Git
2 42 (5.73%) Visual Studio
3 20 (2.73%) Team Foundation Server
4 12 (1.64%) GitLab
4 12 (1.64%) Jenkins
5 11 (1.50%) Jasmine
5 11 (1.50%) Karma Test Runner
6 10 (1.36%) MSTest
6 10 (1.36%) Octopus Deploy
6 10 (1.36%) TeamCity
7 8 (1.09%) JIRA
8 7 (0.95%) Postman
8 7 (0.95%) SoapUI
8 7 (0.95%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 6 (0.82%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
11 2 (0.27%) Android Studio
11 2 (0.27%) Bower
11 2 (0.27%) gulp
11 2 (0.27%) MSBuild
General
1 189 (25.78%) Social Skills
2 105 (14.32%) Finance
3 59 (8.05%) Analytical Skills
4 55 (7.50%) Manufacturing
5 54 (7.37%) Retail
6 40 (5.46%) Law
7 29 (3.96%) Public Sector
8 28 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (2.86%) Advertising
10 17 (2.32%) Marketing
11 15 (2.05%) Legal
12 10 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
13 9 (1.23%) Police
14 8 (1.09%) Back Office
15 7 (0.95%) Banking
15 7 (0.95%) Local Government
15 7 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
16 6 (0.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 4 (0.55%) Aerospace
17 4 (0.55%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 319 (43.52%) Developer
2 133 (18.14%) .NET Developer
3 93 (12.69%) C# Developer
4 89 (12.14%) Software Developer
5 79 (10.78%) Senior
6 52 (7.09%) Data Engineer
6 52 (7.09%) Lead
7 49 (6.68%) Analyst
7 49 (6.68%) Consultant
8 46 (6.28%) Administrator
9 42 (5.73%) DBA
10 37 (5.05%) C# .NET Developer
11 33 (4.50%) Systems Engineer
12 32 (4.37%) Full Stack Developer
13 29 (3.96%) C# Software Developer
14 28 (3.82%) Support Engineer
15 25 (3.41%) Senior Developer
16 22 (3.00%) Software Engineer
16 22 (3.00%) SQL DBA
17 19 (2.59%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 337 (45.98%) .NET
2 210 (28.65%) ASP.NET
3 182 (24.83%) HTML
4 144 (19.65%) ASP.NET MVC
5 143 (19.51%) .NET Core
6 132 (18.01%) AngularJS
7 100 (13.64%) CSS
8 92 (12.55%) ASP.NET Web API
9 89 (12.14%) React
10 87 (11.87%) .NET Framework
11 78 (10.64%) Entity Framework
12 73 (9.96%) HTML5
13 68 (9.28%) RESTful
14 67 (9.14%) REST
15 54 (7.37%) Vue
16 50 (6.82%) LINQ
16 50 (6.82%) XML
17 49 (6.68%) Node.js
18 38 (5.18%) Web Services
19 37 (5.05%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.64%) Self-Motivation
2 45 (6.14%) Clustering
3 42 (5.73%) Mobile App
4 35 (4.77%) Enterprise Software
5 27 (3.68%) Data Structures
5 27 (3.68%) Management Information System
6 23 (3.14%) Public Cloud
7 21 (2.86%) Greenfield Project
8 19 (2.59%) Product Ownership
9 17 (2.32%) Legacy Systems
10 16 (2.18%) Low-Code
11 14 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
11 14 (1.91%) NHS
12 10 (1.36%) Replication
13 9 (1.23%) Driving Licence
14 8 (1.09%) TRADACOMS
15 7 (0.95%) Algorithms
16 6 (0.82%) Cloud Native
16 6 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
16 6 (0.82%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 108 (14.73%) Windows
2 48 (6.55%) Linux
3 44 (6.00%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.64%) VMS
5 11 (1.50%) Unix
6 10 (1.36%) Windows 10
7 9 (1.23%) Debian
8 7 (0.95%) CentOS
8 7 (0.95%) SUSE
8 7 (0.95%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.68%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.55%) Android
10 4 (0.55%) Windows Server 2008
11 3 (0.41%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.41%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.27%) AIX
12 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (29.06%) Agile
2 194 (26.47%) MVC
3 162 (22.10%) Problem-Solving
4 144 (19.65%) Full Stack Development
5 134 (18.28%) Business Intelligence
6 132 (18.01%) DevOps
7 93 (12.69%) Microservices
8 86 (11.73%) ETL
9 62 (8.46%) CI/CD
10 61 (8.32%) TDD
11 60 (8.19%) Scrum
12 58 (7.91%) High Availability
13 54 (7.37%) Artificial Intelligence
13 54 (7.37%) Data Modelling
13 54 (7.37%) Machine Learning
14 52 (7.09%) Customer Service
15 51 (6.96%) Web Development
16 45 (6.14%) BDD
16 45 (6.14%) Data Science
17 44 (6.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 476 (64.94%) SQL
2 339 (46.25%) C#
3 208 (28.38%) JavaScript
4 118 (16.10%) T-SQL
5 83 (11.32%) Python
6 70 (9.55%) TypeScript
7 51 (6.96%) VB
8 46 (6.28%) VB.NET
9 40 (5.46%) PowerShell
10 34 (4.64%) Java
11 22 (3.00%) XAML
12 17 (2.32%) PHP
13 15 (2.05%) R
14 12 (1.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 12 (1.64%) VB6
15 11 (1.50%) C
15 11 (1.50%) C++
15 11 (1.50%) Delphi
15 11 (1.50%) JSX
16 9 (1.23%) Bash
Qualifications
1 102 (13.92%) Degree
2 50 (6.82%) Security Cleared
3 26 (3.55%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.14%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.23%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.09%) DV Cleared
8 7 (0.95%) ISEB
8 7 (0.95%) ISTQB
9 6 (0.82%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.68%) Oracle Certification
11 4 (0.55%) MCSE
12 3 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
13 2 (0.27%) A+ Certification
13 2 (0.27%) CCNA
13 2 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.27%) HND
13 2 (0.27%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (7.50%) QA
2 34 (4.64%) Data Quality
3 12 (1.64%) GDPR
4 10 (1.36%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.41%) JSP 440
6 3 (0.41%) PMO
7 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.14%) SLA
System Software
1 44 (6.00%) Active Directory
2 37 (5.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 31 (4.23%) Docker
4 18 (2.46%) VMware NSX
5 16 (2.18%) Hyper-V
6 13 (1.77%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (1.23%) vSphere
8 3 (0.41%) VMware Server
9 2 (0.27%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.27%) XenApp
9 2 (0.27%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.18%) Kubernetes
1 16 (2.18%) Terraform
2 7 (0.95%) Microsoft Clustering
3 6 (0.82%) Progress Chef
3 6 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.55%) Backup Exec
4 4 (0.55%) Data Guard
5 3 (0.41%) SCOM
5 3 (0.41%) SCOrch
5 3 (0.41%) vMotion
6 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.27%) MIIS
7 1 (0.14%) Autotask
7 1 (0.14%) VxRail
7 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 397 (54.16%) Microsoft
2 70 (9.55%) VMware
3 58 (7.91%) Oracle
4 31 (4.23%) Databricks
5 18 (2.46%) Facebook
6 17 (2.32%) DevExpress
7 16 (2.18%) CheckPoint
8 15 (2.05%) F5
9 14 (1.91%) Google
10 13 (1.77%) SYSPRO
11 12 (1.64%) SAP
11 12 (1.64%) YouTube
12 10 (1.36%) Salesforce
12 10 (1.36%) Xamarin
13 9 (1.23%) Apple
13 9 (1.23%) IBM
13 9 (1.23%) iManage
13 9 (1.23%) MuleSoft
13 9 (1.23%) OpenAI
14 8 (1.09%) Adobe