SQL Server Developer Job Trends in the Midlands

SQL Server Developer
England > Midlands

The median SQL Server Developer salary in the Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 228 - 211
Rank change year-on-year - - +113
Permanent jobs requiring a SQL Server Developer 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.013% - 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% - 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £40,725
25th Percentile £47,500 - £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £47,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.63%
75th Percentile £52,500 - £51,313
90th Percentile - - £51,575
England median annual salary £58,750 £58,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +17.50% -10.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 7,006 6,459 4,296
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.22% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 4,233 3,077 3,569
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% -3.88%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,001 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

SQL Server Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

SQL Server Developer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SQL Server Developer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

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

SQL Server 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 Server Developer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
East Midlands - 1 £50,000 -
SQL Server Developer
England

SQL Server Developer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, SQL Server 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 Server Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL

SQL Server 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL