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 8 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 9 8
Rank change year-on-year -16 -1 -2
Permanent jobs citing SQL 666 711 1,261
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.92% 13.06% 13.24%
As % of the Programming Languages category 50.96% 47.34% 45.29%
Number of salaries quoted 462 434 1,126
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,848 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.50% +3.77% -2.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%

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 1,307 1,502 2,784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.58% 27.60% 29.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,010 963 2,461
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £74,065 £72,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.33% -7.69%

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 8 March 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 8 March 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 -19 387 £45,000 -14.29% 169
East Midlands -1 277 £42,500 -15.00% 107
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 21 (3.15%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.10%) Confluence
3 10 (1.50%) IIS
4 8 (1.20%) ArcGIS
5 7 (1.05%) SAS
6 6 (0.90%) Apache
6 6 (0.90%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.30%) CMS
9 2 (0.30%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.15%) CICS
10 1 (0.15%) FileNet
10 1 (0.15%) JBoss
10 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 200 (30.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.85%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.60%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.30%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.15%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 302 (45.35%) Azure
2 248 (37.24%) Power Platform
3 133 (19.97%) Azure AI
4 85 (12.76%) SaaS
5 64 (9.61%) AWS
6 32 (4.80%) Azure Data Factory
7 30 (4.50%) Dynamics 365
8 28 (4.20%) Amazon S3
9 26 (3.90%) Serverless
10 25 (3.75%) AWS Lambda
11 19 (2.85%) Power Automate
11 19 (2.85%) PowerApps
12 17 (2.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 16 (2.40%) Snowflake
14 15 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
15 13 (1.95%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (1.50%) GCP
17 7 (1.05%) PaaS
18 5 (0.75%) Entra ID
19 4 (0.60%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.50%) Remote Desktop
2 8 (1.20%) DHCP
2 8 (1.20%) DNS
2 8 (1.20%) Firewall
3 5 (0.75%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.75%) VPN
4 3 (0.45%) FTP
5 2 (0.30%) Broadband
5 2 (0.30%) HTTP
5 2 (0.30%) Internet
5 2 (0.30%) Intranet
5 2 (0.30%) Network Security
5 2 (0.30%) SAN
5 2 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 245 (36.79%) Power BI
2 175 (26.28%) Tableau
3 87 (13.06%) SQL Server
4 38 (5.71%) Data Warehouse
5 33 (4.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 30 (4.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 29 (4.35%) Data Lake
8 28 (4.20%) Azure SQL Database
9 26 (3.90%) Data Mining
10 17 (2.55%) Amazon Redshift
11 15 (2.25%) Relational Database
12 12 (1.80%) MySQL
12 12 (1.80%) Power Query
13 11 (1.65%) Oracle Reports
14 9 (1.35%) Delta Lake
14 9 (1.35%) NoSQL
15 8 (1.20%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
15 8 (1.20%) Crystal Reports
15 8 (1.20%) Geospatial Data
15 8 (1.20%) GIS
Development Applications
1 25 (3.75%) JIRA
2 18 (2.70%) Git
3 8 (1.20%) JUnit
3 8 (1.20%) Maven
3 8 (1.20%) Mockito
4 2 (0.30%) git-flow
4 2 (0.30%) GitLab
4 2 (0.30%) Postman
4 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.30%) TestRail
4 2 (0.30%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.15%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) MLflow
5 1 (0.15%) Selenium
5 1 (0.15%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 267 (40.09%) Social Skills
2 152 (22.82%) Analytical Skills
3 116 (17.42%) Finance
4 54 (8.11%) Law
5 42 (6.31%) Retail
6 28 (4.20%) Marketing
7 23 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (3.15%) Manufacturing
8 21 (3.15%) Public Sector
9 10 (1.50%) Legal
9 10 (1.50%) Local Government
10 9 (1.35%) Games
10 9 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (0.75%) Banking
12 5 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.45%) Social Housing
14 3 (0.45%) Spanish Language
15 2 (0.30%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 268 (40.24%) Analyst
2 179 (26.88%) Data Analyst
3 155 (23.27%) Junior
4 150 (22.52%) Junior Analyst
5 137 (20.57%) Junior Data Analyst
6 132 (19.82%) Developer
7 83 (12.46%) Senior
8 69 (10.36%) Data Engineer
9 55 (8.26%) Support Analyst
10 46 (6.91%) 2nd Line Support
11 34 (5.11%) 1st/2nd Line Support
12 30 (4.50%) Senior Developer
13 29 (4.35%) Azure Engineer
13 29 (4.35%) Full-Stack Developer
14 24 (3.60%) Azure Data Engineer
14 24 (3.60%) Senior Data Engineer
15 23 (3.45%) Software Developer
16 22 (3.30%) Applications Support
16 22 (3.30%) Trainee
17 21 (3.15%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (7.66%) .NET
2 44 (6.61%) React
3 43 (6.46%) HTML
4 33 (4.95%) REST
5 32 (4.80%) CSS
6 30 (4.50%) Node.js
7 21 (3.15%) .NET Core
8 14 (2.10%) JSON
9 13 (1.95%) PySpark
10 10 (1.50%) .NET Framework
10 10 (1.50%) AngularJS
11 9 (1.35%) XML
12 8 (1.20%) ASP.NET
12 8 (1.20%) Razor View Engine
13 7 (1.05%) LAMP
13 7 (1.05%) SOAP
14 6 (0.90%) DirectX
14 6 (0.90%) jQuery
14 6 (0.90%) OpenGL
14 6 (0.90%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 41 (6.16%) Onboarding
2 21 (3.15%) Management Information System
3 16 (2.40%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.50%) Data Structures
6 9 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
6 9 (1.35%) Linux Command Line
7 8 (1.20%) Mobile App
8 6 (0.90%) 3D Graphics
8 6 (0.90%) Algorithms
8 6 (0.90%) Cloud Native
8 6 (0.90%) Operational Technology
9 5 (0.75%) Clustering
9 5 (0.75%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.60%) Blog
10 4 (0.60%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.60%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.60%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.60%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 30 (4.50%) Windows
2 23 (3.45%) Linux
3 14 (2.10%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.45%) VMS
5 2 (0.30%) Mac OS X
5 2 (0.30%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Android
6 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.15%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 255 (38.29%) Business Intelligence
2 163 (24.47%) AI
3 161 (24.17%) Problem-Solving
4 121 (18.17%) Analytics
5 107 (16.07%) Mentoring
6 103 (15.47%) Agile
7 87 (13.06%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (11.26%) CRM
9 69 (10.36%) ETL
10 67 (10.06%) Decision-Making
10 67 (10.06%) ERP
11 65 (9.76%) Data Analysis
12 57 (8.56%) Root Cause Analysis
13 54 (8.11%) Data Modelling
14 52 (7.81%) DevOps
14 52 (7.81%) Full-Stack Development
15 49 (7.36%) Data Engineering
16 48 (7.21%) CI/CD
17 47 (7.06%) Customer Service
18 46 (6.91%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 281 (42.19%) Python
2 89 (13.36%) C#
3 74 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 45 (6.76%) T-SQL
5 23 (3.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 23 (3.45%) PHP
6 19 (2.85%) PowerShell
7 16 (2.40%) Java
7 16 (2.40%) R
8 14 (2.10%) Bash
9 10 (1.50%) PL/SQL
10 9 (1.35%) TypeScript
11 5 (0.75%) C
11 5 (0.75%) VBA
12 4 (0.60%) C++
12 4 (0.60%) Scala
13 3 (0.45%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.30%) Bicep
14 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
14 2 (0.30%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 137 (20.57%) Azure Certification
2 57 (8.56%) Degree
3 21 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 21 (3.15%) Security Cleared
4 19 (2.85%) SC Cleared
5 12 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (0.90%) DBS Check
6 6 (0.90%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.30%) CEH
7 2 (0.30%) CITP
7 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (0.30%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.30%) MCSA
7 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 2 (0.30%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.30%) PMP
7 2 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (7.21%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.31%) QA
3 26 (3.90%) SLA
4 19 (2.85%) GDPR
5 8 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.60%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.30%) NCSC
8 2 (0.30%) NIST
8 2 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (2.70%) Active Directory
1 18 (2.70%) Docker
2 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 14 (2.10%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.50%) Terraform
3 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.15%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) MOM
4 1 (0.15%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 268 (40.24%) Microsoft
2 65 (9.76%) Databricks
3 46 (6.91%) Oracle
4 15 (2.25%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.20%) ESRI
6 6 (0.90%) SAP
7 5 (0.75%) HubSpot
7 5 (0.75%) Talend
7 5 (0.75%) Zoho
8 4 (0.60%) Civica
8 4 (0.60%) Cloudera
8 4 (0.60%) Google
8 4 (0.60%) Informatica
8 4 (0.60%) Sage
9 3 (0.45%) Infor
9 3 (0.45%) VMware
10 2 (0.30%) Orchard
10 2 (0.30%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.30%) SonicWALL
10 2 (0.30%) Veeam