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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 9 10
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 -3
Permanent jobs citing SQL 822 647 1,480
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.55% 12.80% 10.36%
As % of the Programming Languages category 45.57% 50.08% 42.35%
Number of salaries quoted 517 452 1,166
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £59,866 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.22% +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 1,804 1,292 3,495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.37% 25.56% 24.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,232 955 2,818
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +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 21 June 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 21 June 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 -8 441 £55,000 +4.76% 99
East Midlands -2 379 £45,000 - 91
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 34 (4.14%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.19%) Confluence
3 14 (1.70%) IIS
4 13 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
6 7 (0.85%) ArcGIS
6 7 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.49%) Apache
8 3 (0.36%) SAS
8 3 (0.36%) WordPress
9 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 233 (28.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.61%) SAP Business One
2 4 (0.49%) Shopify
3 3 (0.36%) Magento
3 3 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.36%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.24%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 437 (53.16%) Azure
2 326 (39.66%) Power Platform
3 184 (22.38%) Azure AI
4 103 (12.53%) AWS
5 50 (6.08%) Microsoft 365
6 40 (4.87%) Azure DevOps
7 32 (3.89%) Snowflake
8 26 (3.16%) Amazon S3
9 25 (3.04%) Azure Data Factory
9 25 (3.04%) Serverless
10 24 (2.92%) Entra ID
10 24 (2.92%) SaaS
11 22 (2.68%) AWS Lambda
11 22 (2.68%) Power Automate
12 20 (2.43%) PowerApps
13 19 (2.31%) PaaS
14 18 (2.19%) GCP
15 15 (1.82%) GitHub
16 13 (1.58%) Azure App Service
17 11 (1.34%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 38 (4.62%) Firewall
2 20 (2.43%) DNS
3 19 (2.31%) Internet
4 16 (1.95%) DHCP
5 14 (1.70%) TCP/IP
6 11 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
7 10 (1.22%) VLAN
8 8 (0.97%) Network Security
8 8 (0.97%) SAN
9 4 (0.49%) FTP
9 4 (0.49%) MQTT
9 4 (0.49%) VPN
10 3 (0.36%) Hyperconnected
10 3 (0.36%) LAN
10 3 (0.36%) WAN
11 2 (0.24%) Broadband
11 2 (0.24%) HTTP
11 2 (0.24%) SMS
12 1 (0.12%) DMZ
12 1 (0.12%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 319 (38.81%) Power BI
2 206 (25.06%) Tableau
3 82 (9.98%) Azure SQL Database
4 69 (8.39%) SQL Server
5 45 (5.47%) MongoDB
6 35 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
7 24 (2.92%) Amazon Redshift
8 23 (2.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 21 (2.55%) MySQL
9 21 (2.55%) Power Query
10 19 (2.31%) Elasticsearch
10 19 (2.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 14 (1.70%) Relational Database
12 13 (1.58%) NoSQL
13 9 (1.09%) Delta Lake
14 8 (0.97%) Crystal Reports
14 8 (0.97%) Data Lake
14 8 (0.97%) Geospatial Data
14 8 (0.97%) GIS
14 8 (0.97%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 33 (4.01%) JIRA
2 20 (2.43%) Git
3 12 (1.46%) JUnit
3 12 (1.46%) Maven
3 12 (1.46%) Mockito
4 7 (0.85%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.73%) Selenium
6 4 (0.49%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.36%) Burp Suite
7 3 (0.36%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.36%) Gatling
7 3 (0.36%) GitLab
7 3 (0.36%) HP UFT
7 3 (0.36%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.36%) JMeter
7 3 (0.36%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.36%) Postman
7 3 (0.36%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.36%) SonarQube
General
1 285 (34.67%) Social Skills
2 145 (17.64%) Analytical Skills
2 145 (17.64%) Finance
3 41 (4.99%) Law
4 40 (4.87%) Retail
5 34 (4.14%) Manufacturing
6 31 (3.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (2.55%) Public Sector
8 20 (2.43%) Legal
9 13 (1.58%) Marketing
10 10 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.09%) Local Government
12 8 (0.97%) Advertising
13 7 (0.85%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (0.73%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (0.73%) Social Housing
15 4 (0.49%) Banking
15 4 (0.49%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.36%) Games
Job Titles
1 300 (36.50%) Analyst
2 236 (28.71%) Data Analyst
3 196 (23.84%) Junior
4 193 (23.48%) Junior Analyst
5 188 (22.87%) Developer
5 188 (22.87%) Junior Data Analyst
6 107 (13.02%) Senior
7 68 (8.27%) Data Engineer
8 62 (7.54%) Lead
9 53 (6.45%) .NET Developer
10 39 (4.74%) Data Scientist
11 34 (4.14%) Azure Engineer
11 34 (4.14%) IT Support
11 34 (4.14%) Senior Analyst
11 34 (4.14%) Software Developer
12 32 (3.89%) Support Engineer
13 30 (3.65%) Support Analyst
14 28 (3.41%) IT Engineer
15 25 (3.04%) Administrator
15 25 (3.04%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (10.46%) .NET
2 62 (7.54%) HTML
3 59 (7.18%) .NET Core
4 56 (6.81%) CSS
4 56 (6.81%) React
5 53 (6.45%) ASP.NET
6 50 (6.08%) ASP.NET Core
7 46 (5.60%) Node.js
8 26 (3.16%) REST
9 23 (2.80%) Entity Framework
9 23 (2.80%) PyTorch
9 23 (2.80%) RESTful
10 22 (2.68%) ASP.NET Web API
11 20 (2.43%) Blazor
12 18 (2.19%) LINQ
13 17 (2.07%) TensorFlow
14 16 (1.95%) PySpark
15 15 (1.82%) AngularJS
15 15 (1.82%) Hugging Face
15 15 (1.82%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 34 (4.14%) Management Information System
2 21 (2.55%) Clustering
2 21 (2.55%) Greenfield Project
3 18 (2.19%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
5 14 (1.70%) Mobile App
5 14 (1.70%) Product Ownership
6 13 (1.58%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.09%) Data Structures
8 9 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.09%) Onboarding
9 8 (0.97%) NHS
9 8 (0.97%) Replication
10 7 (0.85%) iSeries
11 6 (0.73%) AS400
11 6 (0.73%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.73%) IoT
12 5 (0.61%) PKI
13 4 (0.49%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 53 (6.45%) Windows
2 31 (3.77%) Windows Server
3 30 (3.65%) Linux
4 7 (0.85%) Solaris
5 4 (0.49%) VMS
6 3 (0.36%) Android
6 3 (0.36%) Kali Linux
6 3 (0.36%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.24%) Unix
7 2 (0.24%) zOS
8 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (39.66%) Business Intelligence
2 239 (29.08%) AI
3 166 (20.19%) Problem-Solving
4 159 (19.34%) Analytics
5 142 (17.27%) Agile
6 100 (12.17%) Decision-Making
7 93 (11.31%) Mentoring
8 85 (10.34%) Full-Stack Development
9 82 (9.98%) Data Modelling
10 77 (9.37%) Data Analysis
11 71 (8.64%) ETL
12 70 (8.52%) CI/CD
13 65 (7.91%) Continuous Improvement
14 62 (7.54%) DevOps
15 61 (7.42%) Computer Science
15 61 (7.42%) Roadmaps
16 56 (6.81%) Actionable Insight
17 55 (6.69%) Data Analytics
18 54 (6.57%) ERP
19 53 (6.45%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 365 (44.40%) Python
2 100 (12.17%) C#
3 78 (9.49%) JavaScript
4 40 (4.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 28 (3.41%) PHP
6 27 (3.28%) Java
7 26 (3.16%) T-SQL
8 22 (2.68%) PowerShell
9 16 (1.95%) Bash
9 16 (1.95%) C++
9 16 (1.95%) PL/SQL
9 16 (1.95%) R
9 16 (1.95%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.95%) VBA
10 6 (0.73%) RPG
11 4 (0.49%) RPG IV
11 4 (0.49%) RPG/400
12 3 (0.36%) C
12 3 (0.36%) Rust
12 3 (0.36%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 184 (22.38%) Azure Certification
2 78 (9.49%) Degree
3 25 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
4 23 (2.80%) Security Cleared
5 18 (2.19%) SC Cleared
6 13 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (0.85%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.36%) CITP
8 3 (0.36%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.36%) MCSA
8 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (0.24%) CEH
9 2 (0.24%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.12%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.12%) CCAB
10 1 (0.12%) CIMA
10 1 (0.12%) HND
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (6.08%) Data Quality
2 22 (2.68%) SLA
3 21 (2.55%) GDPR
4 17 (2.07%) QA
5 12 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.36%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.24%) NCSC
7 2 (0.24%) NIST
8 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 50 (6.08%) Active Directory
2 35 (4.26%) Docker
3 31 (3.77%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 3 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.24%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 31 (3.77%) Kubernetes
2 23 (2.80%) Terraform
3 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.36%) Grafana
4 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 348 (42.34%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.69%) Databricks
3 31 (3.77%) Oracle
4 18 (2.19%) Google
5 11 (1.34%) SAP
6 8 (0.97%) ESRI
6 8 (0.97%) IBM
6 8 (0.97%) SonicWALL
6 8 (0.97%) Veeam
6 8 (0.97%) VMware
7 6 (0.73%) Facebook
8 5 (0.61%) OpenAI
8 5 (0.61%) Sage
8 5 (0.61%) Salesforce
8 5 (0.61%) SolarWinds
9 4 (0.49%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.49%) Cisco
9 4 (0.49%) Informatica
10 3 (0.36%) Adobe
10 3 (0.36%) Citrix