SQL Server Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring SQL Server skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL Server over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 27 60
Rank change year-on-year -49 +33 -35
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server 229 742 516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.30% 6.36% 5.40%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 31.54% 38.93% 27.32%
Number of salaries quoted 192 653 421
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,375 £68,750 £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.82%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Midlands

SQL Server 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 726 1,906 1,889
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 10.45% 16.33% 19.78%
Number of salaries quoted 536 1,437 1,144
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +1.94%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,625 £73,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £62,779 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.18% -11.54% +8.33%

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 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 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
West Midlands -59 127 £55,000 +4.76% 100
East Midlands -32 101 £50,000 +5.26% 80
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 15 (6.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (6.11%) IIS
3 11 (4.80%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.31%) Confluence
5 2 (0.87%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.44%) CMS
6 1 (0.44%) ColdFusion
6 1 (0.44%) Umbraco
Applications
1 5 (2.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.87%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.87%) Moqups
3 2 (0.87%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.87%) Sketch
4 1 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.44%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.44%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (5.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.87%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (0.87%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 2 (0.87%) Odoo
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.44%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 134 (58.52%) Azure
2 56 (24.45%) Power Platform
3 18 (7.86%) AWS
3 18 (7.86%) Dynamics 365
4 16 (6.99%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (5.68%) Azure Data Factory
5 13 (5.68%) IaaS
6 12 (5.24%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (5.24%) PowerApps
7 11 (4.80%) SaaS
8 10 (4.37%) GitHub
9 6 (2.62%) Azure API Management
9 6 (2.62%) PaaS
9 6 (2.62%) Snowflake
10 5 (2.18%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.75%) Serverless
12 3 (1.31%) Azure Functions
12 3 (1.31%) Entra ID
12 3 (1.31%) Figma
12 3 (1.31%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 20 (8.73%) Firewall
2 18 (7.86%) DNS
3 17 (7.42%) DHCP
4 15 (6.55%) SAN
5 10 (4.37%) VPN
6 8 (3.49%) TCP/IP
7 6 (2.62%) Ethernet
7 6 (2.62%) Remote Desktop
8 5 (2.18%) LAN
8 5 (2.18%) WAN
9 3 (1.31%) Wireless
10 2 (0.87%) HTTP
10 2 (0.87%) Skype
11 1 (0.44%) Internet
11 1 (0.44%) PBX
11 1 (0.44%) VSAN
11 1 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (16.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 36 (15.72%) Power BI
2 36 (15.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 32 (13.97%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (10.92%) MySQL
5 23 (10.04%) Azure SQL Database
6 17 (7.42%) Data Lake
7 12 (5.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 10 (4.37%) Metadata
9 8 (3.49%) Data Hub
10 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 7 (3.06%) Relational Database
11 6 (2.62%) Metadata Repository
11 6 (2.62%) NoSQL
11 6 (2.62%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (2.62%) Tableau
12 5 (2.18%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (2.18%) RDBMS
13 4 (1.75%) MongoDB
13 4 (1.75%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 25 (10.92%) Visual Studio
2 12 (5.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 9 (3.93%) Git
4 6 (2.62%) Visual Studio Code
5 5 (2.18%) JIRA
6 3 (1.31%) ERwin
6 3 (1.31%) NUnit
6 3 (1.31%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.87%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.87%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.87%) JUnit
7 2 (0.87%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.44%) GitLab
8 1 (0.44%) kappa
8 1 (0.44%) Postman
8 1 (0.44%) Subversion
General
1 53 (23.14%) Social Skills
2 40 (17.47%) Finance
3 35 (15.28%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (13.54%) Law
5 15 (6.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (6.11%) Manufacturing
7 7 (3.06%) Retail
8 5 (2.18%) Back Office
8 5 (2.18%) Marketing
9 4 (1.75%) Advertising
9 4 (1.75%) Police
10 2 (0.87%) Banking
10 2 (0.87%) Billing
10 2 (0.87%) Games
10 2 (0.87%) Legal
10 2 (0.87%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.87%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.44%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.44%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.44%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 105 (45.85%) Developer
2 35 (15.28%) C# Developer
3 28 (12.23%) Senior
4 24 (10.48%) Senior Developer
5 22 (9.61%) SQL Developer
6 20 (8.73%) Analyst
7 19 (8.30%) Senior C# Developer
8 17 (7.42%) Full-Stack Developer
9 15 (6.55%) .NET Developer
9 15 (6.55%) Full-Stack C# Developer
9 15 (6.55%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
9 15 (6.55%) Software Developer
10 14 (6.11%) Data Engineer
11 13 (5.68%) Lead
11 13 (5.68%) SQL Analyst
12 11 (4.80%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 11 (4.80%) Administrator
12 11 (4.80%) Database Developer
13 10 (4.37%) DBA
13 10 (4.37%) SQL Database Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (35.81%) .NET
2 43 (18.78%) ASP.NET
3 35 (15.28%) HTML
4 33 (14.41%) CSS
5 25 (10.92%) Blazor
6 24 (10.48%) .NET Core
7 20 (8.73%) ASP.NET MVC
8 18 (7.86%) Web Services
9 17 (7.42%) jQuery
10 15 (6.55%) XML
11 14 (6.11%) .NET Framework
11 14 (6.11%) JSON
11 14 (6.11%) React
12 11 (4.80%) WPF
13 10 (4.37%) ADO
13 10 (4.37%) REST
14 9 (3.93%) SOAP
15 8 (3.49%) AngularJS
15 8 (3.49%) Entity Framework
16 7 (3.06%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.24%) Data Structures
2 8 (3.49%) Clustering
3 6 (2.62%) Distributed Architecture
3 6 (2.62%) Driving Licence
3 6 (2.62%) Robotics
4 5 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.75%) CMDB
5 4 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.75%) Low-Code
5 4 (1.75%) Replication
5 4 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.31%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.31%) EPoS
6 3 (1.31%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.31%) Private Cloud
6 3 (1.31%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.87%) FMCG
7 2 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.87%) Legacy Code
8 1 (0.44%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 39 (17.03%) Windows
2 34 (14.85%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.31%) Android
3 3 (1.31%) Linux
3 3 (1.31%) Windows Server 2019
4 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.44%) CentOS
5 1 (0.44%) Debian
5 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.44%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (29.69%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (21.40%) Business Intelligence
3 42 (18.34%) MVC
4 38 (16.59%) Agile
5 37 (16.16%) Analytics
6 34 (14.85%) DevOps
7 31 (13.54%) ETL
8 27 (11.79%) Full-Stack Development
9 22 (9.61%) Migration
10 19 (8.30%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (7.86%) CRM
11 18 (7.86%) Data Integration
12 17 (7.42%) Data Analysis
12 17 (7.42%) ERP
13 16 (6.99%) CI/CD
13 16 (6.99%) Data Pipeline
13 16 (6.99%) Software Architecture
14 15 (6.55%) Data Modelling
14 15 (6.55%) Software Engineering
14 15 (6.55%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 130 (56.77%) SQL
2 100 (43.67%) C#
3 45 (19.65%) JavaScript
4 37 (16.16%) T-SQL
5 19 (8.30%) Python
6 17 (7.42%) PowerShell
7 12 (5.24%) PHP
8 11 (4.80%) Java
9 9 (3.93%) C++
9 9 (3.93%) TypeScript
10 7 (3.06%) Delphi
11 5 (2.18%) PL/SQL
12 4 (1.75%) VB.NET
12 4 (1.75%) XAML
13 3 (1.31%) C
13 3 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (1.31%) R
13 3 (1.31%) VB
13 3 (1.31%) X++
14 1 (0.44%) Bash
Qualifications
1 31 (13.54%) Degree
2 11 (4.80%) DBS Check
3 9 (3.93%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (2.62%) ITIL Certification
4 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (2.62%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.31%) Azure Certification
5 3 (1.31%) DV Cleared
5 3 (1.31%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.44%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (0.44%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.44%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.44%) MCP
6 1 (0.44%) MCSA
6 1 (0.44%) MCSE
6 1 (0.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.73%) Data Quality
2 6 (2.62%) QA
3 4 (1.75%) GDPR
3 4 (1.75%) SLA
4 3 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.87%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.44%) NCSC
6 1 (0.44%) NIST
System Software
1 27 (11.79%) Active Directory
2 24 (10.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (6.11%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.62%) Terminal Services
4 6 (2.62%) vSphere
5 4 (1.75%) Docker
6 2 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.87%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (3.49%) SCCM
2 7 (3.06%) Kubernetes
2 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Clustering
3 6 (2.62%) SCOM
4 5 (2.18%) Terraform
5 4 (1.75%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.87%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.87%) SCSM
6 2 (0.87%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.44%) Ansible
7 1 (0.44%) Autotask
7 1 (0.44%) VxRail
7 1 (0.44%) WSUS
Vendors
1 121 (52.84%) Microsoft
2 27 (11.79%) VMware
3 21 (9.17%) Oracle
4 12 (5.24%) Databricks
5 7 (3.06%) Dell
6 6 (2.62%) HP
6 6 (2.62%) NetApp
7 5 (2.18%) Informatica
7 5 (2.18%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.18%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.75%) SAP
9 3 (1.31%) Adobe
9 3 (1.31%) Borland
10 2 (0.87%) Google
10 2 (0.87%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.87%) IBM
10 2 (0.87%) Infor
10 2 (0.87%) Okta
10 2 (0.87%) Zoho
11 1 (0.44%) Xamarin