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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 9 9
Rank change year-on-year -18 0 -3
Permanent jobs citing SQL 692 595 1,316
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.65% 12.19% 12.84%
As % of the Programming Languages category 49.46% 47.60% 45.27%
Number of salaries quoted 449 426 1,151
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £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% -8.24%

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 1,399 1,250 2,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.45% 25.61% 28.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,054 945 2,538
10th Percentile £29,225 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,688 £41,250 £39,500
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 £63,063
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £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 24 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 24 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 -16 407 £45,000 -14.29% 149
East Midlands -5 283 £45,000 -5.26% 108
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 (3.32%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.31%) Confluence
3 8 (1.16%) ArcGIS
4 6 (0.87%) IIS
4 6 (0.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.87%) SAS
5 5 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.58%) Apache
7 2 (0.29%) CMS
7 2 (0.29%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.14%) CICS
8 1 (0.14%) FileNet
8 1 (0.14%) JBoss
8 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 230 (33.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.58%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.29%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.14%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 351 (50.72%) Azure
2 288 (41.62%) Power Platform
3 166 (23.99%) Azure AI
4 73 (10.55%) AWS
5 69 (9.97%) SaaS
6 35 (5.06%) Azure Data Factory
7 32 (4.62%) Dynamics 365
8 28 (4.05%) Amazon S3
9 26 (3.76%) Serverless
10 25 (3.61%) AWS Lambda
11 20 (2.89%) PowerApps
11 20 (2.89%) Snowflake
12 19 (2.75%) Power Automate
13 18 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
14 17 (2.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 16 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
16 14 (2.02%) GCP
17 7 (1.01%) PaaS
18 6 (0.87%) Entra ID
19 5 (0.72%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.03%) Remote Desktop
2 6 (0.87%) DHCP
2 6 (0.87%) DNS
2 6 (0.87%) Firewall
3 4 (0.58%) FTP
4 3 (0.43%) Internet
4 3 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.29%) Broadband
5 2 (0.29%) HTTP
5 2 (0.29%) Intranet
5 2 (0.29%) Network Security
5 2 (0.29%) SAN
5 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.29%) VPN
6 1 (0.14%) Hyperconnected
6 1 (0.14%) LAN
6 1 (0.14%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 284 (41.04%) Power BI
2 205 (29.62%) Tableau
3 80 (11.56%) SQL Server
4 41 (5.92%) Data Warehouse
5 33 (4.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 30 (4.34%) Azure SQL Database
6 30 (4.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 26 (3.76%) Data Lake
8 25 (3.61%) Data Mining
9 18 (2.60%) Amazon Redshift
10 11 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
10 11 (1.59%) Power Query
10 11 (1.59%) Relational Database
11 10 (1.45%) Delta Lake
11 10 (1.45%) NoSQL
12 8 (1.16%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 8 (1.16%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (1.16%) Geospatial Data
12 8 (1.16%) GIS
12 8 (1.16%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 28 (4.05%) JIRA
2 22 (3.18%) Git
3 8 (1.16%) JUnit
3 8 (1.16%) Maven
3 8 (1.16%) Mockito
4 4 (0.58%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.29%) GitLab
5 2 (0.29%) Postman
5 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 2 (0.29%) TestRail
6 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.14%) git-flow
6 1 (0.14%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.14%) MLflow
6 1 (0.14%) Selenium
6 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 287 (41.47%) Social Skills
2 145 (20.95%) Analytical Skills
3 110 (15.90%) Finance
4 51 (7.37%) Law
5 37 (5.35%) Retail
6 24 (3.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (3.32%) Manufacturing
8 22 (3.18%) Public Sector
9 21 (3.03%) Marketing
10 11 (1.59%) Local Government
11 10 (1.45%) Legal
12 9 (1.30%) Games
13 7 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.58%) Banking
16 4 (0.58%) Organisational Skills
17 3 (0.43%) Social Housing
17 3 (0.43%) Spanish Language
18 2 (0.29%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 294 (42.49%) Analyst
2 208 (30.06%) Data Analyst
3 192 (27.75%) Junior
4 185 (26.73%) Junior Analyst
5 172 (24.86%) Junior Data Analyst
6 134 (19.36%) Developer
7 88 (12.72%) Senior
8 74 (10.69%) Data Engineer
9 50 (7.23%) Support Analyst
10 32 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support
11 31 (4.48%) Azure Engineer
11 31 (4.48%) Senior Developer
12 29 (4.19%) Full-Stack Developer
13 27 (3.90%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 26 (3.76%) Software Developer
15 25 (3.61%) Azure Data Engineer
15 25 (3.61%) Senior Data Engineer
16 23 (3.32%) Support Engineer
17 21 (3.03%) IT Support
17 21 (3.03%) Trainee
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (7.80%) .NET
2 47 (6.79%) HTML
3 42 (6.07%) React
4 37 (5.35%) CSS
5 32 (4.62%) Node.js
6 25 (3.61%) REST
7 24 (3.47%) .NET Core
8 14 (2.02%) PySpark
9 12 (1.73%) ASP.NET
10 11 (1.59%) .NET Framework
11 10 (1.45%) JSON
11 10 (1.45%) XML
12 6 (0.87%) ASP.NET Core
12 6 (0.87%) DirectX
12 6 (0.87%) OpenGL
12 6 (0.87%) Spring
13 5 (0.72%) Entity Framework
13 5 (0.72%) jQuery
13 5 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
13 5 (0.72%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 23 (3.32%) Onboarding
2 22 (3.18%) Management Information System
3 16 (2.31%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (2.02%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.16%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.16%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.01%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.01%) Clustering
9 6 (0.87%) 3D Graphics
9 6 (0.87%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.72%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.72%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.58%) Driving Licence
11 4 (0.58%) Replication
11 4 (0.58%) Virtual Team
11 4 (0.58%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.19%) Windows
2 19 (2.75%) Linux
3 15 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.43%) VMS
4 3 (0.43%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.43%) zOS
5 2 (0.29%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.14%) Android
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 290 (41.91%) Business Intelligence
2 197 (28.47%) AI
3 144 (20.81%) Problem-Solving
4 125 (18.06%) Analytics
5 111 (16.04%) Agile
6 99 (14.31%) Mentoring
7 75 (10.84%) Continuous Improvement
8 71 (10.26%) ETL
9 68 (9.83%) Decision-Making
10 62 (8.96%) Data Analysis
11 60 (8.67%) Data Modelling
12 59 (8.53%) CRM
13 58 (8.38%) DevOps
14 57 (8.24%) CI/CD
15 56 (8.09%) ERP
16 53 (7.66%) Full-Stack Development
17 50 (7.23%) Data Engineering
18 44 (6.36%) Validation
18 44 (6.36%) Visualisation
19 43 (6.21%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 318 (45.95%) Python
2 83 (11.99%) C#
3 72 (10.40%) JavaScript
4 47 (6.79%) T-SQL
5 28 (4.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 20 (2.89%) PHP
7 16 (2.31%) Java
7 16 (2.31%) R
8 14 (2.02%) Bash
9 13 (1.88%) PowerShell
10 10 (1.45%) PL/SQL
10 10 (1.45%) TypeScript
11 6 (0.87%) C++
12 5 (0.72%) C
12 5 (0.72%) VBA
13 4 (0.58%) Scala
14 3 (0.43%) COBOL
14 3 (0.43%) JCL
14 3 (0.43%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.29%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 171 (24.71%) Azure Certification
2 63 (9.10%) Degree
3 22 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (2.46%) Security Cleared
5 15 (2.17%) SC Cleared
6 14 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.16%) DBS Check
8 5 (0.72%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.43%) MCSA
9 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.29%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.29%) CEH
10 2 (0.29%) CITP
10 2 (0.29%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.29%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 2 (0.29%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.29%) PMP
10 2 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.07%) Data Quality
2 31 (4.48%) QA
3 21 (3.03%) SLA
4 14 (2.02%) GDPR
5 10 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.58%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.29%) NCSC
8 2 (0.29%) NIST
8 2 (0.29%) WCAG
System Software
1 20 (2.89%) Docker
2 19 (2.75%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.72%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.29%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 16 (2.31%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.59%) Terraform
3 2 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.14%) Ansible
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.14%) MOM
4 1 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 307 (44.36%) Microsoft
2 69 (9.97%) Databricks
3 39 (5.64%) Oracle
4 9 (1.30%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.16%) ESRI
5 8 (1.16%) Google
6 6 (0.87%) SAP
7 5 (0.72%) Informatica
7 5 (0.72%) Talend
7 5 (0.72%) Zoho
8 4 (0.58%) Civica
8 4 (0.58%) Cloudera
8 4 (0.58%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.58%) IBM
8 4 (0.58%) Sage
9 3 (0.43%) Citrix
9 3 (0.43%) Infor
9 3 (0.43%) VMware
10 2 (0.29%) Orchard
10 2 (0.29%) Veeam