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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 8 13
Rank change year-on-year -8 +5 -6
Permanent jobs citing SQL 844 714 1,018
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.84% 12.42% 9.46%
As % of the Programming Languages category 43.44% 52.58% 41.82%
Number of salaries quoted 560 518 713
10th Percentile £31,175 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £33,063 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +7.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,225 £63,844 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,625 £70,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £58,000
% change year-on-year - -0.86% -3.33%

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 1,943 1,358 2,434
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.45% 23.61% 22.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,330 1,033 1,778
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £32,175
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,500 £39,656
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,688 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +7.38% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,232
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,918
% change year-on-year +4.00% +2.60% -6.28%

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 11 August 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 11 August 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 -10 433 £55,000 +4.76% 129
East Midlands -10 411 £45,000 - 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 30 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.37%) IIS
3 18 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.66%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 11 (1.30%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (1.30%) Confluence
6 5 (0.59%) Apache
7 3 (0.36%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.36%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.36%) WordPress
8 2 (0.24%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) nginx
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 205 (24.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (1.30%) SAP Business One
2 6 (0.71%) Infor M3
2 6 (0.71%) Lawson
2 6 (0.71%) Oracle Applications
3 5 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.36%) Magento
5 3 (0.36%) Shopify
6 2 (0.24%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.24%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.12%) Odoo
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.12%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 431 (51.07%) Azure
2 312 (36.97%) Power Platform
3 153 (18.13%) Azure AI
4 102 (12.09%) AWS
5 62 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
6 51 (6.04%) Azure DevOps
7 34 (4.03%) Entra ID
8 31 (3.67%) Snowflake
9 28 (3.32%) SaaS
10 23 (2.73%) GCP
11 21 (2.49%) GitHub
11 21 (2.49%) Power Automate
12 18 (2.13%) PaaS
13 16 (1.90%) PowerApps
14 15 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
14 15 (1.78%) GitHub Copilot
15 14 (1.66%) Serverless
16 13 (1.54%) Azure App Service
17 12 (1.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 10 (1.18%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 48 (5.69%) Firewall
2 33 (3.91%) DNS
3 25 (2.96%) DHCP
4 21 (2.49%) Internet
5 18 (2.13%) TCP/IP
6 13 (1.54%) VLAN
7 11 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (1.18%) Network Security
8 10 (1.18%) SAN
9 6 (0.71%) VPN
10 5 (0.59%) HTTP
10 5 (0.59%) SSL
11 4 (0.47%) MQTT
12 3 (0.36%) FTP
12 3 (0.36%) Hyperconnected
12 3 (0.36%) LAN
12 3 (0.36%) WAN
13 2 (0.24%) HTTPS
13 2 (0.24%) SMS
13 2 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 306 (36.26%) Power BI
2 179 (21.21%) Tableau
3 94 (11.14%) Azure SQL Database
4 74 (8.77%) SQL Server
5 62 (7.35%) MongoDB
6 42 (4.98%) Data Warehouse
7 37 (4.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 31 (3.67%) Power Query
9 26 (3.08%) Elasticsearch
10 22 (2.61%) MySQL
11 21 (2.49%) Relational Database
12 19 (2.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 16 (1.90%) Crystal Reports
14 14 (1.66%) Amazon Redshift
15 11 (1.30%) NoSQL
16 10 (1.18%) Oracle Reports
17 9 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
18 8 (0.95%) GIS
18 8 (0.95%) QlikView
19 7 (0.83%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 35 (4.15%) Git
2 26 (3.08%) JIRA
3 15 (1.78%) JUnit
3 15 (1.78%) Maven
4 14 (1.66%) Mockito
5 10 (1.18%) Selenium
6 8 (0.95%) GitLab
6 8 (0.95%) Jenkins
7 7 (0.83%) Cucumber
7 7 (0.83%) JMeter
7 7 (0.83%) Postman
7 7 (0.83%) Visual Studio
8 5 (0.59%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
9 4 (0.47%) REST Assured
10 3 (0.36%) Burp Suite
10 3 (0.36%) Gatling
10 3 (0.36%) HP UFT
10 3 (0.36%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.36%) Zephyr
General
1 275 (32.58%) Social Skills
2 155 (18.36%) Finance
3 142 (16.82%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (7.82%) Manufacturing
5 48 (5.69%) Retail
6 28 (3.32%) Public Sector
7 24 (2.84%) Law
8 23 (2.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (2.61%) Legal
10 21 (2.49%) Marketing
11 15 (1.78%) Advertising
12 13 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (0.95%) Fire and Rescue
13 8 (0.95%) Social Housing
14 7 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (0.59%) Banking
15 5 (0.59%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.59%) Telecoms
16 3 (0.36%) Billing
16 3 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 270 (31.99%) Analyst
2 209 (24.76%) Developer
3 198 (23.46%) Data Analyst
4 158 (18.72%) Junior
5 154 (18.25%) Junior Analyst
6 153 (18.13%) Junior Data Analyst
7 110 (13.03%) Senior
8 70 (8.29%) .NET Developer
9 66 (7.82%) Lead
10 56 (6.64%) Data Engineer
11 38 (4.50%) Data Scientist
12 37 (4.38%) Senior Analyst
13 36 (4.27%) Azure Engineer
14 34 (4.03%) Administrator
14 34 (4.03%) Support Analyst
15 32 (3.79%) Support Engineer
16 30 (3.55%) IT Support
16 30 (3.55%) SQL Developer
17 26 (3.08%) Senior Developer
18 25 (2.96%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 107 (12.68%) .NET
2 75 (8.89%) .NET Core
3 66 (7.82%) ASP.NET
4 65 (7.70%) ASP.NET Core
5 56 (6.64%) CSS
6 55 (6.52%) React
7 54 (6.40%) HTML
8 37 (4.38%) REST
9 35 (4.15%) Node.js
10 34 (4.03%) Entity Framework
11 29 (3.44%) ASP.NET Web API
12 27 (3.20%) Blazor
12 27 (3.20%) RESTful
13 26 (3.08%) LINQ
14 23 (2.73%) PyTorch
15 19 (2.25%) AngularJS
16 18 (2.13%) Vue
17 17 (2.01%) JSON
17 17 (2.01%) TensorFlow
18 15 (1.78%) Hugging Face
Miscellaneous
1 33 (3.91%) Management Information System
2 30 (3.55%) Clustering
3 28 (3.32%) Greenfield Project
4 17 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (1.78%) Product Ownership
7 13 (1.54%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.42%) NHS
8 12 (1.42%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.42%) Virtual Team
9 10 (1.18%) Mobile App
10 8 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (0.95%) Data Structures
11 7 (0.83%) Driving Licence
11 7 (0.83%) iSeries
12 6 (0.71%) AS400
12 6 (0.71%) IoT
12 6 (0.71%) Mashup
12 6 (0.71%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 67 (7.94%) Windows
2 40 (4.74%) Windows Server
3 32 (3.79%) Linux
4 8 (0.95%) Solaris
5 4 (0.47%) VMS
6 3 (0.36%) Kali Linux
7 2 (0.24%) Android
7 2 (0.24%) Unix
7 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.24%) zOS
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (38.51%) Business Intelligence
2 224 (26.54%) AI
3 194 (22.99%) Problem-Solving
4 164 (19.43%) Analytics
5 163 (19.31%) Agile
6 110 (13.03%) Decision-Making
7 95 (11.26%) Mentoring
8 90 (10.66%) Full-Stack Development
9 89 (10.55%) ERP
10 84 (9.95%) CI/CD
11 83 (9.83%) Data Modelling
12 81 (9.60%) Continuous Improvement
13 73 (8.65%) Data Analysis
13 73 (8.65%) DevOps
14 68 (8.06%) ETL
15 64 (7.58%) Roadmaps
16 63 (7.46%) Actionable Insight
17 61 (7.23%) Data Analytics
17 61 (7.23%) Software Engineering
18 57 (6.75%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 309 (36.61%) Python
2 126 (14.93%) C#
3 81 (9.60%) JavaScript
4 50 (5.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 33 (3.91%) Java
6 29 (3.44%) PHP
7 24 (2.84%) PL/SQL
8 23 (2.73%) PowerShell
9 22 (2.61%) TypeScript
10 21 (2.49%) T-SQL
11 19 (2.25%) C++
12 16 (1.90%) Bash
13 15 (1.78%) VBA
14 8 (0.95%) R
15 6 (0.71%) RPG
16 4 (0.47%) RPG IV
16 4 (0.47%) RPG/400
17 3 (0.36%) Rust
17 3 (0.36%) VB.NET
18 2 (0.24%) VB
Qualifications
1 149 (17.65%) Azure Certification
2 88 (10.43%) Degree
3 27 (3.20%) Security Cleared
4 20 (2.37%) SC Cleared
5 13 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (0.71%) DBS Check
7 6 (0.71%) Oracle Certification
8 4 (0.47%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.36%) ISEB
9 3 (0.36%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.24%) CITP
10 2 (0.24%) MCSA
10 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.24%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.12%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.12%) CCAB
11 1 (0.12%) CIMA
11 1 (0.12%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (7.35%) Data Quality
2 28 (3.32%) GDPR
3 22 (2.61%) QA
4 13 (1.54%) SLA
5 11 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.59%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.24%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 59 (6.99%) Active Directory
2 43 (5.09%) Docker
2 43 (5.09%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.24%) Firmware
5 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 2 (0.24%) Time Sharing Option
5 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 38 (4.50%) Kubernetes
2 24 (2.84%) Terraform
3 11 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.83%) Failover Clustering
4 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Clustering
5 5 (0.59%) Grafana
5 5 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.36%) HP Fortify
7 2 (0.24%) Nessus
8 1 (0.12%) Ansible
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 349 (41.35%) Microsoft
2 42 (4.98%) Databricks
2 42 (4.98%) Oracle
3 23 (2.73%) SAP
4 19 (2.25%) Google
5 13 (1.54%) SYSPRO
6 11 (1.30%) Infor
7 10 (1.18%) Facebook
7 10 (1.18%) Veeam
8 8 (0.95%) IBM
8 8 (0.95%) SonicWALL
9 7 (0.83%) Epicor
9 7 (0.83%) Salesforce
9 7 (0.83%) VMware
10 6 (0.71%) Cisco
11 5 (0.59%) Informatica
11 5 (0.59%) SolarWinds
11 5 (0.59%) YouTube
12 4 (0.47%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.47%) Sage