SQL Job Trends in the Midlands

SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 9 12
Rank change year-on-year -12 +3 -5
Permanent jobs citing SQL 764 670 965
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.89% 11.88% 10.24%
As % of the Programming Languages category 40.49% 55.10% 42.60%
Number of salaries quoted 558 487 507
10th Percentile £31,175 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,313 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,356 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.12% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,150 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.61% -4.75% -

All Programming Languages
Midlands

SQL falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,887 1,216 2,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 12.07% 21.55% 24.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,290 927 1,237
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £51,196
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +2.55% -6.92%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,125 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -

SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

SQL job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SQL
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SQL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SQL

SQL
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL in the Midlands

SQL
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 within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 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 -14 405 £55,000 +10.00% 285
East Midlands -13 359 £45,500 +13.75% 169
SQL
England

SQL
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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (3.01%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.49%) IIS
3 15 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 11 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.92%) Confluence
7 4 (0.52%) Apache
7 4 (0.52%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.39%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.26%) SAS
9 2 (0.26%) WordPress
10 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.13%) nginx
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle HTTP Server
10 1 (0.13%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
Applications
1 95 (12.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (0.79%) Notion
4 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 14 (1.83%) Infor M3
2 13 (1.70%) SAP Business One
3 7 (0.92%) Lawson
3 7 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
4 6 (0.79%) Oracle Applications
5 5 (0.65%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
7 3 (0.39%) Magento
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 3 (0.39%) Sage 200
8 2 (0.26%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.26%) Shopify
8 2 (0.26%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.13%) Maximo
9 1 (0.13%) Odoo
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 305 (39.92%) Azure
2 193 (25.26%) Power Platform
3 90 (11.78%) AWS
4 60 (7.85%) Azure DevOps
5 50 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
6 42 (5.50%) Azure AI
7 36 (4.71%) SaaS
8 35 (4.58%) Entra ID
9 23 (3.01%) GitHub
10 21 (2.75%) Snowflake
11 20 (2.62%) GCP
12 18 (2.36%) PaaS
13 17 (2.23%) Serverless
14 14 (1.83%) GitHub Copilot
14 14 (1.83%) Power Automate
15 12 (1.57%) AWS Lambda
15 12 (1.57%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 12 (1.57%) Azure Data Factory
15 12 (1.57%) dbt
15 12 (1.57%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 44 (5.76%) Firewall
2 32 (4.19%) DNS
3 24 (3.14%) DHCP
4 18 (2.36%) Internet
4 18 (2.36%) TCP/IP
5 13 (1.70%) VLAN
6 8 (1.05%) VPN
7 7 (0.92%) Network Security
7 7 (0.92%) SAN
8 5 (0.65%) HTTP
8 5 (0.65%) SSL
8 5 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.52%) MQTT
10 2 (0.26%) HTTPS
10 2 (0.26%) Hyperconnected
10 2 (0.26%) WAN
10 2 (0.26%) Wireless
11 1 (0.13%) BIG-IP
11 1 (0.13%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.13%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (24.61%) Power BI
2 96 (12.57%) SQL Server
3 94 (12.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 64 (8.38%) Tableau
5 61 (7.98%) MongoDB
6 56 (7.33%) Data Warehouse
7 43 (5.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 33 (4.32%) Power Query
9 26 (3.40%) Relational Database
10 24 (3.14%) Elasticsearch
11 17 (2.23%) Crystal Reports
11 17 (2.23%) MySQL
11 17 (2.23%) Oracle Reports
12 16 (2.09%) Data Lake
13 15 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
13 15 (1.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 14 (1.83%) Delta Lake
14 14 (1.83%) QlikView
15 13 (1.70%) BigQuery
16 12 (1.57%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 49 (6.41%) Git
2 19 (2.49%) JIRA
3 15 (1.96%) JUnit
3 15 (1.96%) Maven
4 14 (1.83%) GitLab
4 14 (1.83%) Mockito
5 10 (1.31%) Jenkins
5 10 (1.31%) Postman
6 9 (1.18%) Cucumber
6 9 (1.18%) JMeter
6 9 (1.18%) Selenium
7 8 (1.05%) Visual Studio
8 5 (0.65%) Cypress.io
8 5 (0.65%) SoapUI
8 5 (0.65%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (0.65%) Zephyr
9 4 (0.52%) Octopus Deploy
9 4 (0.52%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.52%) REST Assured
9 4 (0.52%) Storybook
General
1 190 (24.87%) Social Skills
2 166 (21.73%) Finance
3 164 (21.47%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (10.99%) Manufacturing
5 37 (4.84%) Public Sector
6 36 (4.71%) Retail
7 23 (3.01%) Legal
8 22 (2.88%) Marketing
9 17 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (1.83%) Advertising
11 12 (1.57%) Law
12 11 (1.44%) Fire and Rescue
13 9 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.05%) Social Housing
15 7 (0.92%) Banking
16 6 (0.79%) Military
16 6 (0.79%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.65%) Aerospace
17 5 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 223 (29.19%) Developer
2 150 (19.63%) Analyst
3 123 (16.10%) Senior
4 83 (10.86%) Data Analyst
5 79 (10.34%) Lead
6 68 (8.90%) .NET Developer
7 67 (8.77%) Data Engineer
8 46 (6.02%) SQL Developer
9 38 (4.97%) Junior
9 38 (4.97%) Senior Developer
10 36 (4.71%) Junior Analyst
11 35 (4.58%) Azure Engineer
11 35 (4.58%) Junior Data Analyst
12 33 (4.32%) Support Analyst
13 29 (3.80%) Data Scientist
13 29 (3.80%) Senior Analyst
14 28 (3.66%) Administrator
14 28 (3.66%) IT Support
15 27 (3.53%) Support Engineer
16 25 (3.27%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 108 (14.14%) .NET
2 72 (9.42%) .NET Core
3 64 (8.38%) ASP.NET
4 61 (7.98%) ASP.NET Core
5 55 (7.20%) React
6 47 (6.15%) REST
7 39 (5.10%) CSS
8 38 (4.97%) HTML
9 32 (4.19%) Entity Framework
9 32 (4.19%) Node.js
10 29 (3.80%) ASP.NET Web API
11 26 (3.40%) LINQ
12 25 (3.27%) Blazor
12 25 (3.27%) PySpark
12 25 (3.27%) RESTful
12 25 (3.27%) Terraform
13 20 (2.62%) AngularJS
13 20 (2.62%) XML
14 19 (2.49%) Vue
15 17 (2.23%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 41 (5.37%) Management Information System
2 27 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
2 27 (3.53%) Greenfield Project
3 23 (3.01%) Clustering
4 17 (2.23%) Data Structures
4 17 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (1.57%) Onboarding
6 11 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (1.44%) NHS
7 10 (1.31%) Cloud Native
7 10 (1.31%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.31%) IoT
8 9 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.18%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.05%) FMCG
9 8 (1.05%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.05%) Product Ownership
10 7 (0.92%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 64 (8.38%) Windows
2 40 (5.24%) Windows Server
3 34 (4.45%) Linux
4 8 (1.05%) Solaris
5 4 (0.52%) VMS
6 3 (0.39%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.39%) Unix
7 2 (0.26%) Android
8 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (29.97%) Business Intelligence
2 219 (28.66%) Problem-Solving
3 172 (22.51%) Agile
4 169 (22.12%) Analytics
5 129 (16.88%) AI
6 123 (16.10%) ERP
7 120 (15.71%) Decision-Making
8 116 (15.18%) Continuous Improvement
9 105 (13.74%) Mentoring
10 102 (13.35%) CI/CD
11 92 (12.04%) Data Modelling
11 92 (12.04%) Full-Stack Development
12 83 (10.86%) ETL
13 80 (10.47%) DevOps
14 71 (9.29%) Data Management
15 68 (8.90%) Actionable Insight
16 67 (8.77%) Data Analysis
17 66 (8.64%) Data Governance
18 64 (8.38%) Software Engineering
19 63 (8.25%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 203 (26.57%) Python
2 121 (15.84%) C#
3 92 (12.04%) JavaScript
4 52 (6.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 43 (5.63%) Java
6 33 (4.32%) PowerShell
7 28 (3.66%) PL/SQL
8 24 (3.14%) TypeScript
9 15 (1.96%) Bash
9 15 (1.96%) C++
9 15 (1.96%) VBA
10 13 (1.70%) T-SQL
11 12 (1.57%) PHP
12 6 (0.79%) RPG
13 4 (0.52%) R
13 4 (0.52%) RPG IV
13 4 (0.52%) RPG/400
13 4 (0.52%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.26%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.13%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 77 (10.08%) Degree
2 39 (5.10%) Azure Certification
3 28 (3.66%) Security Cleared
4 21 (2.75%) SC Cleared
5 10 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (1.18%) PMI Certification
7 7 (0.92%) PMP
8 6 (0.79%) Oracle Certification
9 5 (0.65%) ISEB
9 5 (0.65%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.52%) ACCA
10 4 (0.52%) CIMA
10 4 (0.52%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.52%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.26%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.26%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.13%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (11.65%) Data Quality
2 37 (4.84%) GDPR
3 28 (3.66%) QA
4 13 (1.70%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.18%) SLA
6 8 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.52%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.13%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.13%) GAMP
10 1 (0.13%) GMP
10 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 53 (6.94%) Active Directory
2 50 (6.54%) Docker
3 33 (4.32%) Hyper-V
4 9 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.26%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 39 (5.10%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (0.92%) Failover Clustering
4 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Clustering
5 6 (0.79%) Grafana
6 3 (0.39%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.26%) Ansible
7 2 (0.26%) Nessus
8 1 (0.13%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 254 (33.25%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.20%) Oracle
3 37 (4.84%) Databricks
4 35 (4.58%) SAP
5 19 (2.49%) Infor
6 15 (1.96%) Google
7 13 (1.70%) SYSPRO
8 12 (1.57%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.31%) VMware
10 9 (1.18%) Facebook
10 9 (1.18%) Sage
11 7 (0.92%) Epicor
11 7 (0.92%) Veeam
12 6 (0.79%) Cisco
12 6 (0.79%) YouTube
13 5 (0.65%) Informatica
13 5 (0.65%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.65%) Pega
13 5 (0.65%) SonicWALL
13 5 (0.65%) Zoho