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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 9 8
Rank change year-on-year -16 -1 -2
Permanent jobs citing SQL 676 725 1,244
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.02% 13.07% 13.45%
As % of the Programming Languages category 51.33% 47.05% 45.67%
Number of salaries quoted 472 433 1,113
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,400 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £49,532
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% +3.97% -0.94%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +6.19% -5.83%

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 1,317 1,541 2,724
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.68% 27.79% 29.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,020 963 2,408
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 £74,144 £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 7 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 7 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 -19 391 £45,000 -14.29% 178
East Midlands -1 283 £42,500 -15.00% 111
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 (3.11%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.07%) Confluence
3 10 (1.48%) IIS
4 8 (1.18%) ArcGIS
5 7 (1.04%) SAS
6 6 (0.89%) Apache
6 6 (0.89%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 5 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.59%) 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
1 202 (29.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (1.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.59%) 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
1 305 (45.12%) Azure
2 252 (37.28%) Power Platform
3 133 (19.67%) Azure AI
4 85 (12.57%) SaaS
5 64 (9.47%) AWS
6 33 (4.88%) Azure Data Factory
7 32 (4.73%) Dynamics 365
8 28 (4.14%) Amazon S3
9 26 (3.85%) Serverless
10 25 (3.70%) AWS Lambda
11 19 (2.81%) Power Automate
11 19 (2.81%) PowerApps
12 17 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
12 17 (2.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 16 (2.37%) Snowflake
14 13 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
15 10 (1.48%) GCP
16 7 (1.04%) PaaS
17 5 (0.74%) Entra ID
18 4 (0.59%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.44%) Remote Desktop
2 9 (1.33%) DHCP
2 9 (1.33%) DNS
2 9 (1.33%) Firewall
3 6 (0.89%) TCP/IP
3 6 (0.89%) VPN
4 3 (0.44%) 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
1 249 (36.83%) Power BI
2 176 (26.04%) Tableau
3 89 (13.17%) SQL Server
4 40 (5.92%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (5.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 31 (4.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 29 (4.29%) Azure SQL Database
7 29 (4.29%) Data Lake
8 26 (3.85%) Data Mining
9 17 (2.51%) Amazon Redshift
10 15 (2.22%) Relational Database
11 12 (1.78%) MySQL
11 12 (1.78%) Power Query
12 11 (1.63%) Oracle Reports
13 9 (1.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 9 (1.33%) Delta Lake
13 9 (1.33%) NoSQL
14 8 (1.18%) Crystal Reports
14 8 (1.18%) Geospatial Data
14 8 (1.18%) GIS
Development Applications
1 25 (3.70%) JIRA
2 18 (2.66%) Git
3 8 (1.18%) JUnit
3 8 (1.18%) Maven
3 8 (1.18%) 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
1 268 (39.64%) Social Skills
2 153 (22.63%) Analytical Skills
3 118 (17.46%) Finance
4 58 (8.58%) Law
5 42 (6.21%) Retail
6 31 (4.59%) Marketing
7 23 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (3.40%) Manufacturing
8 21 (3.11%) Public Sector
9 11 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (1.48%) Legal
10 10 (1.48%) Local Government
11 9 (1.33%) Games
12 7 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.74%) Banking
13 5 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.44%) Social Housing
15 3 (0.44%) Spanish Language
16 2 (0.30%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 271 (40.09%) Analyst
2 180 (26.63%) Data Analyst
3 155 (22.93%) Junior
4 150 (22.19%) Junior Analyst
5 137 (20.27%) Developer
5 137 (20.27%) Junior Data Analyst
6 85 (12.57%) Senior
7 71 (10.50%) Data Engineer
8 57 (8.43%) Support Analyst
9 48 (7.10%) 2nd Line Support
10 34 (5.03%) 1st/2nd Line Support
11 31 (4.59%) Senior Developer
12 30 (4.44%) Azure Engineer
13 29 (4.29%) Full-Stack Developer
14 25 (3.70%) Azure Data Engineer
14 25 (3.70%) Senior Data Engineer
15 23 (3.40%) Software Developer
16 22 (3.25%) Applications Support
16 22 (3.25%) Trainee
17 21 (3.11%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (7.84%) .NET
2 44 (6.51%) React
3 43 (6.36%) HTML
4 33 (4.88%) REST
5 32 (4.73%) CSS
6 30 (4.44%) Node.js
7 21 (3.11%) .NET Core
8 14 (2.07%) JSON
9 13 (1.92%) PySpark
10 10 (1.48%) .NET Framework
10 10 (1.48%) AngularJS
11 9 (1.33%) XML
12 8 (1.18%) ASP.NET
12 8 (1.18%) Razor View Engine
13 7 (1.04%) LAMP
13 7 (1.04%) SOAP
14 6 (0.89%) DirectX
14 6 (0.89%) jQuery
14 6 (0.89%) OpenGL
14 6 (0.89%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.21%) Onboarding
2 21 (3.11%) Management Information System
3 17 (2.51%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (1.63%) Data Structures
4 11 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
5 9 (1.33%) Linux Command Line
6 8 (1.18%) Mobile App
7 6 (0.89%) 3D Graphics
7 6 (0.89%) Algorithms
7 6 (0.89%) Cloud Native
7 6 (0.89%) Operational Technology
8 5 (0.74%) Clustering
8 5 (0.74%) Data Centre
9 4 (0.59%) Blog
9 4 (0.59%) Credit Risk
9 4 (0.59%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.59%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.59%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 31 (4.59%) Windows
2 23 (3.40%) Linux
3 14 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.44%) 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
1 259 (38.31%) Business Intelligence
2 163 (24.11%) AI
2 163 (24.11%) Problem-Solving
3 123 (18.20%) Analytics
4 107 (15.83%) Agile
4 107 (15.83%) Mentoring
5 89 (13.17%) Continuous Improvement
6 78 (11.54%) CRM
7 72 (10.65%) ETL
8 69 (10.21%) Decision-Making
9 67 (9.91%) ERP
10 65 (9.62%) Data Analysis
11 57 (8.43%) Root Cause Analysis
12 55 (8.14%) DevOps
13 54 (7.99%) Data Modelling
14 52 (7.69%) Full-Stack Development
15 50 (7.40%) Data Engineering
16 49 (7.25%) Customer Service
17 48 (7.10%) CI/CD
18 46 (6.80%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 282 (41.72%) Python
2 91 (13.46%) C#
3 76 (11.24%) JavaScript
4 46 (6.80%) T-SQL
5 24 (3.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 23 (3.40%) PHP
7 19 (2.81%) PowerShell
8 16 (2.37%) Java
8 16 (2.37%) R
9 14 (2.07%) Bash
10 10 (1.48%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.33%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.74%) C
12 5 (0.74%) VBA
13 4 (0.59%) C++
13 4 (0.59%) Scala
14 3 (0.44%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.30%) Bicep
15 2 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
15 2 (0.30%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 138 (20.41%) Azure Certification
2 58 (8.58%) Degree
3 25 (3.70%) Security Cleared
4 23 (3.40%) SC Cleared
5 21 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.04%) Numerate Degree
8 6 (0.89%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.30%) CEH
9 2 (0.30%) CITP
9 2 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.30%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.30%) MCSA
9 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (0.30%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.30%) PMP
9 2 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (7.10%) Data Quality
2 42 (6.21%) QA
3 28 (4.14%) SLA
4 19 (2.81%) GDPR
5 8 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.59%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.44%) 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 19 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.66%) Docker
3 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 14 (2.07%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.48%) 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
1 272 (40.24%) Microsoft
2 65 (9.62%) Databricks
3 46 (6.80%) Oracle
4 16 (2.37%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.18%) ESRI
6 6 (0.89%) SAP
7 5 (0.74%) HubSpot
7 5 (0.74%) Informatica
7 5 (0.74%) Talend
7 5 (0.74%) Zoho
8 4 (0.59%) Civica
8 4 (0.59%) Cloudera
8 4 (0.59%) Google
8 4 (0.59%) Sage
9 3 (0.44%) Infor
9 3 (0.44%) VMware
10 2 (0.30%) Northgate
10 2 (0.30%) Orchard
10 2 (0.30%) SonicWALL
10 2 (0.30%) Veeam