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 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 9 12
Rank change year-on-year -9 +3 -5
Permanent jobs citing SQL 809 678 980
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.31% 11.98% 9.72%
As % of the Programming Languages category 41.55% 54.59% 42.01%
Number of salaries quoted 567 496 598
10th Percentile £31,150 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £62,775 £63,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,023 £70,375
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -4.17% -

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 1,947 1,242 2,333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 12.78% 21.94% 23.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,336 949 1,458
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £37,750 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £63,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +2.36% +1.60% -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 12 September 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 12 September 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 -11 420 £55,000 +6.80% 195
East Midlands -8 389 £45,000 +4.65% 133
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 27 (3.34%) SharePoint
2 21 (2.60%) IIS
3 16 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.73%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 11 (1.36%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (1.36%) Confluence
6 5 (0.62%) Apache
6 5 (0.62%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.37%) WordPress
8 2 (0.25%) SAS
9 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.12%) nginx
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle HTTP Server
9 1 (0.12%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 145 (17.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.37%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 11 (1.36%) Infor M3
1 11 (1.36%) SAP Business One
2 8 (0.99%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.87%) Lawson
4 6 (0.74%) Oracle Applications
5 5 (0.62%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.37%) Magento
7 3 (0.37%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.37%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 3 (0.37%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.37%) Shopify
8 2 (0.25%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.25%) Visualfiles
9 1 (0.12%) Odoo
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 375 (46.35%) Azure
2 259 (32.01%) Power Platform
3 103 (12.73%) AWS
4 97 (11.99%) Azure AI
5 58 (7.17%) Microsoft 365
6 57 (7.05%) Azure DevOps
7 34 (4.20%) SaaS
8 33 (4.08%) Entra ID
9 26 (3.21%) GCP
9 26 (3.21%) Snowflake
10 22 (2.72%) GitHub
11 19 (2.35%) Power Automate
12 18 (2.22%) PaaS
12 18 (2.22%) Serverless
13 15 (1.85%) Azure Data Factory
13 15 (1.85%) PowerApps
14 14 (1.73%) GitHub Copilot
15 12 (1.48%) AWS Lambda
15 12 (1.48%) Azure App Service
15 12 (1.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.81%) Firewall
2 32 (3.96%) DNS
3 24 (2.97%) DHCP
4 19 (2.35%) Internet
5 18 (2.22%) TCP/IP
6 13 (1.61%) VLAN
7 9 (1.11%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.99%) Network Security
8 8 (0.99%) SAN
9 7 (0.87%) VPN
10 5 (0.62%) HTTP
10 5 (0.62%) SSL
11 4 (0.49%) MQTT
11 4 (0.49%) WAN
12 3 (0.37%) LAN
13 2 (0.25%) FTP
13 2 (0.25%) HTTPS
13 2 (0.25%) Hyperconnected
13 2 (0.25%) SMS
13 2 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 253 (31.27%) Power BI
2 121 (14.96%) Tableau
3 92 (11.37%) Azure SQL Database
4 80 (9.89%) SQL Server
5 60 (7.42%) MongoDB
6 52 (6.43%) Data Warehouse
7 41 (5.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 30 (3.71%) Power Query
9 24 (2.97%) Elasticsearch
10 23 (2.84%) Relational Database
11 22 (2.72%) MySQL
12 19 (2.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 17 (2.10%) Crystal Reports
14 14 (1.73%) Oracle Reports
14 14 (1.73%) QlikView
15 13 (1.61%) Amazon Redshift
16 12 (1.48%) Delta Lake
16 12 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
17 11 (1.36%) Data Lake
18 9 (1.11%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 45 (5.56%) Git
2 23 (2.84%) JIRA
3 15 (1.85%) JUnit
3 15 (1.85%) Maven
4 14 (1.73%) Mockito
5 13 (1.61%) GitLab
5 13 (1.61%) Selenium
6 11 (1.36%) Jenkins
7 10 (1.24%) Cucumber
7 10 (1.24%) JMeter
7 10 (1.24%) Postman
8 7 (0.87%) Visual Studio
9 6 (0.74%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.62%) REST Assured
10 5 (0.62%) SoapUI
10 5 (0.62%) Zephyr
11 4 (0.49%) HP UFT
11 4 (0.49%) LoadRunner
11 4 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.49%) Subversion
General
1 232 (28.68%) Social Skills
2 155 (19.16%) Finance
3 152 (18.79%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (10.01%) Manufacturing
5 48 (5.93%) Retail
6 34 (4.20%) Public Sector
7 22 (2.72%) Legal
8 21 (2.60%) Marketing
9 17 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 16 (1.98%) Law
11 14 (1.73%) Advertising
12 10 (1.24%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.11%) Fire and Rescue
13 9 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (0.99%) Social Housing
15 7 (0.87%) Banking
15 7 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (0.74%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.49%) Military
18 3 (0.37%) Billing
Job Titles
1 211 (26.08%) Developer
2 208 (25.71%) Analyst
3 136 (16.81%) Data Analyst
4 110 (13.60%) Senior
5 100 (12.36%) Junior
6 96 (11.87%) Junior Analyst
7 95 (11.74%) Junior Data Analyst
8 74 (9.15%) Lead
9 67 (8.28%) .NET Developer
10 63 (7.79%) Data Engineer
11 35 (4.33%) Data Scientist
11 35 (4.33%) Support Analyst
12 34 (4.20%) Senior Analyst
12 34 (4.20%) SQL Developer
13 33 (4.08%) Azure Engineer
14 31 (3.83%) IT Support
15 30 (3.71%) Administrator
15 30 (3.71%) Support Engineer
16 27 (3.34%) Senior Developer
17 24 (2.97%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (12.98%) .NET
2 71 (8.78%) .NET Core
3 64 (7.91%) ASP.NET
4 62 (7.66%) ASP.NET Core
5 54 (6.67%) React
6 49 (6.06%) CSS
7 46 (5.69%) HTML
8 41 (5.07%) REST
9 33 (4.08%) Node.js
10 32 (3.96%) Entity Framework
11 29 (3.58%) ASP.NET Web API
12 27 (3.34%) RESTful
13 26 (3.21%) LINQ
14 25 (3.09%) Blazor
14 25 (3.09%) Terraform
15 23 (2.84%) PyTorch
16 21 (2.60%) PySpark
16 21 (2.60%) XML
17 20 (2.47%) AngularJS
18 19 (2.35%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 34 (4.20%) Management Information System
2 27 (3.34%) Greenfield Project
3 26 (3.21%) Clustering
4 20 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (2.10%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (1.73%) Product Ownership
6 14 (1.73%) Virtual Team
7 13 (1.61%) Data Structures
7 13 (1.61%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.48%) NHS
9 10 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.24%) Cloud Native
9 10 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.11%) Driving Licence
11 8 (0.99%) Mobile App
12 7 (0.87%) iSeries
12 7 (0.87%) Mashup
13 6 (0.74%) AS400
13 6 (0.74%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 66 (8.16%) Windows
2 40 (4.94%) Windows Server
3 34 (4.20%) Linux
4 8 (0.99%) Solaris
5 4 (0.49%) Kali Linux
5 4 (0.49%) VMS
6 3 (0.37%) Unix
7 2 (0.25%) Android
7 2 (0.25%) zOS
8 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (34.24%) Business Intelligence
2 204 (25.22%) Problem-Solving
3 173 (21.38%) AI
4 167 (20.64%) Agile
5 164 (20.27%) Analytics
6 119 (14.71%) ERP
7 112 (13.84%) Decision-Making
8 100 (12.36%) Mentoring
9 97 (11.99%) Continuous Improvement
10 90 (11.12%) Full-Stack Development
11 88 (10.88%) CI/CD
12 86 (10.63%) Data Modelling
13 76 (9.39%) ETL
14 75 (9.27%) DevOps
15 67 (8.28%) Data Analysis
15 67 (8.28%) Roadmaps
16 62 (7.66%) Actionable Insight
17 61 (7.54%) Data Management
18 59 (7.29%) Data Science
18 59 (7.29%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 255 (31.52%) Python
2 120 (14.83%) C#
3 97 (11.99%) JavaScript
4 54 (6.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 46 (5.69%) Java
6 28 (3.46%) PowerShell
7 27 (3.34%) PL/SQL
8 23 (2.84%) TypeScript
9 21 (2.60%) PHP
10 18 (2.22%) C++
11 17 (2.10%) Bash
12 16 (1.98%) T-SQL
13 15 (1.85%) VBA
14 6 (0.74%) RPG
15 5 (0.62%) R
16 4 (0.49%) RPG IV
16 4 (0.49%) RPG/400
17 3 (0.37%) VB.NET
18 2 (0.25%) Assembly Language
18 2 (0.25%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 94 (11.62%) Azure Certification
2 84 (10.38%) Degree
3 27 (3.34%) Security Cleared
4 20 (2.47%) SC Cleared
5 12 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (0.87%) DBS Check
7 6 (0.74%) Oracle Certification
7 6 (0.74%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.62%) ISEB
8 5 (0.62%) ISTQB
8 5 (0.62%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.49%) PMP
10 3 (0.37%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.25%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.12%) CITP
12 1 (0.12%) MCSA
12 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (8.65%) Data Quality
2 33 (4.08%) GDPR
3 27 (3.34%) QA
4 13 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.11%) SLA
6 8 (0.99%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.49%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 54 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 44 (5.44%) Docker
3 39 (4.82%) Hyper-V
4 7 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.25%) Firmware
6 2 (0.25%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 37 (4.57%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.87%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (0.87%) Microsoft Clustering
4 6 (0.74%) Grafana
4 6 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.49%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.25%) Nessus
7 1 (0.12%) Ansible
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 290 (35.85%) Microsoft
2 47 (5.81%) Databricks
2 47 (5.81%) Oracle
3 27 (3.34%) SAP
4 22 (2.72%) Google
5 16 (1.98%) Infor
6 13 (1.61%) SYSPRO
7 9 (1.11%) Facebook
7 9 (1.11%) Sage
8 8 (0.99%) IBM
8 8 (0.99%) Veeam
9 7 (0.87%) Epicor
9 7 (0.87%) Informatica
9 7 (0.87%) Salesforce
9 7 (0.87%) VMware
10 6 (0.74%) Cisco
10 6 (0.74%) SonicWALL
11 5 (0.62%) Pega
11 5 (0.62%) SolarWinds
11 5 (0.62%) YouTube