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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 9 9
Rank change year-on-year -16 0 -3
Permanent jobs citing SQL 733 581 1,327
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.68% 12.05% 12.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 48.96% 47.70% 44.79%
Number of salaries quoted 466 433 1,155
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,085 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.32% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £71,553 £68,750 £67,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -7.60%

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 1,497 1,218 2,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.64% 25.25% 27.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,096 954 2,582
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,125 £41,250 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £72,500
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 3 April 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 3 April 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 -18 425 £47,085 -10.32% 157
East Midlands -2 306 £45,195 -6.81% 123
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 (3.68%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.46%) Confluence
3 8 (1.09%) ArcGIS
4 7 (0.95%) SAS
5 6 (0.82%) IIS
5 6 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.68%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.55%) Apache
8 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.27%) CMS
8 2 (0.27%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.14%) CICS
9 1 (0.14%) FileNet
9 1 (0.14%) JBoss
9 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 249 (33.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.55%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.27%) Shopify
4 1 (0.14%) Magento
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%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 393 (53.62%) Azure
2 323 (44.07%) Power Platform
3 188 (25.65%) Azure AI
4 80 (10.91%) AWS
5 59 (8.05%) SaaS
6 41 (5.59%) Azure Data Factory
7 29 (3.96%) Dynamics 365
8 28 (3.82%) Amazon S3
9 27 (3.68%) Serverless
10 25 (3.41%) AWS Lambda
11 24 (3.27%) Snowflake
12 20 (2.73%) GCP
12 20 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
13 19 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
13 19 (2.59%) Power Automate
14 18 (2.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 18 (2.46%) PowerApps
15 11 (1.50%) Entra ID
16 5 (0.68%) PaaS
17 4 (0.55%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.32%) Remote Desktop
2 8 (1.09%) Firewall
3 6 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (0.68%) DHCP
4 5 (0.68%) DNS
5 4 (0.55%) FTP
5 4 (0.55%) Internet
6 3 (0.41%) LAN
6 3 (0.41%) Network Security
6 3 (0.41%) SAN
6 3 (0.41%) WAN
7 2 (0.27%) Broadband
7 2 (0.27%) HTTP
7 2 (0.27%) Intranet
8 1 (0.14%) Hyperconnected
8 1 (0.14%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 320 (43.66%) Power BI
2 228 (31.11%) Tableau
3 80 (10.91%) SQL Server
4 43 (5.87%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (4.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 31 (4.23%) Azure SQL Database
7 29 (3.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 24 (3.27%) Data Lake
8 24 (3.27%) Data Mining
9 19 (2.59%) Amazon Redshift
10 15 (2.05%) Power Query
11 13 (1.77%) MySQL
12 11 (1.50%) NoSQL
12 11 (1.50%) Oracle Reports
13 10 (1.36%) Delta Lake
13 10 (1.36%) Relational Database
14 8 (1.09%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 8 (1.09%) Geospatial Data
14 8 (1.09%) GIS
15 6 (0.82%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 30 (4.09%) JIRA
2 21 (2.86%) Git
3 6 (0.82%) JUnit
3 6 (0.82%) Maven
3 6 (0.82%) Mockito
4 4 (0.55%) Selenium
4 4 (0.55%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.41%) GitLab
5 3 (0.41%) Postman
6 2 (0.27%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.27%) TestRail
7 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.14%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.14%) JMeter
7 1 (0.14%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 303 (41.34%) Social Skills
2 149 (20.33%) Analytical Skills
3 115 (15.69%) Finance
4 50 (6.82%) Law
5 36 (4.91%) Retail
6 27 (3.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (3.27%) Manufacturing
8 21 (2.86%) Public Sector
9 16 (2.18%) Marketing
10 10 (1.36%) Legal
11 9 (1.23%) Games
11 9 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (1.23%) Local Government
12 6 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.55%) Banking
14 4 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.41%) Social Housing
15 3 (0.41%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 317 (43.25%) Analyst
2 232 (31.65%) Data Analyst
3 213 (29.06%) Junior
4 208 (28.38%) Junior Analyst
5 196 (26.74%) Junior Data Analyst
6 136 (18.55%) Developer
7 92 (12.55%) Senior
8 79 (10.78%) Data Engineer
9 50 (6.82%) Support Analyst
10 32 (4.37%) Azure Engineer
11 31 (4.23%) Senior Developer
12 27 (3.68%) 2nd Line Support
12 27 (3.68%) Full-Stack Developer
12 27 (3.68%) Software Developer
13 26 (3.55%) Support Engineer
14 25 (3.41%) Azure Data Engineer
14 25 (3.41%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 25 (3.41%) Senior Data Engineer
15 23 (3.14%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 23 (3.14%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (7.09%) HTML
2 51 (6.96%) .NET
3 44 (6.00%) CSS
4 39 (5.32%) React
5 32 (4.37%) Node.js
6 24 (3.27%) .NET Core
7 21 (2.86%) REST
8 15 (2.05%) PySpark
9 12 (1.64%) ASP.NET
10 11 (1.50%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.50%) JSON
10 11 (1.50%) XML
11 10 (1.36%) jQuery
12 8 (1.09%) Pandas
13 7 (0.95%) PyTorch
14 6 (0.82%) ASP.NET Core
14 6 (0.82%) DirectX
14 6 (0.82%) Laravel
14 6 (0.82%) OpenGL
14 6 (0.82%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 24 (3.27%) Management Information System
2 18 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (2.46%) Onboarding
3 15 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (1.23%) Clustering
6 8 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (1.09%) Mobile App
6 8 (1.09%) Product Ownership
7 7 (0.95%) Cloud Native
7 7 (0.95%) Data Structures
8 6 (0.82%) 3D Graphics
8 6 (0.82%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.68%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.55%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.55%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.55%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.55%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.55%) Linux Command Line
10 4 (0.55%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.50%) Windows
2 18 (2.46%) Linux
2 18 (2.46%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.41%) VMS
3 3 (0.41%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.41%) zOS
4 1 (0.14%) Android
4 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.14%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 322 (43.93%) Business Intelligence
2 220 (30.01%) AI
3 139 (18.96%) Problem-Solving
4 138 (18.83%) Analytics
5 110 (15.01%) Agile
6 92 (12.55%) Mentoring
7 79 (10.78%) ETL
8 74 (10.10%) Decision-Making
9 72 (9.82%) Data Modelling
10 70 (9.55%) Continuous Improvement
11 62 (8.46%) Data Analysis
12 59 (8.05%) CI/CD
12 59 (8.05%) DevOps
13 58 (7.91%) Data Engineering
14 52 (7.09%) ERP
15 51 (6.96%) Full-Stack Development
16 50 (6.82%) CRM
16 50 (6.82%) Visualisation
17 49 (6.68%) Computer Science
18 46 (6.28%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 351 (47.89%) Python
2 75 (10.23%) C#
3 70 (9.55%) JavaScript
4 48 (6.55%) T-SQL
5 33 (4.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 26 (3.55%) PHP
7 17 (2.32%) R
8 16 (2.18%) Java
9 14 (1.91%) Bash
10 11 (1.50%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.09%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.95%) C++
12 7 (0.95%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.82%) VBA
14 5 (0.68%) C
15 4 (0.55%) Scala
16 3 (0.41%) COBOL
16 3 (0.41%) JCL
16 3 (0.41%) Rust
17 2 (0.27%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 194 (26.47%) Azure Certification
2 67 (9.14%) Degree
3 24 (3.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 16 (2.18%) Security Cleared
5 14 (1.91%) SC Cleared
6 12 (1.64%) DBS Check
6 12 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.55%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.41%) MCSA
8 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 2 (0.27%) CEH
9 2 (0.27%) CITP
9 2 (0.27%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.27%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.27%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.14%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.14%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (6.41%) Data Quality
2 30 (4.09%) QA
3 20 (2.73%) SLA
4 15 (2.05%) GDPR
5 11 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.68%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.27%) NCSC
8 2 (0.27%) NIST
8 2 (0.27%) WCAG
System Software
1 22 (3.00%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.32%) Docker
3 9 (1.23%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.27%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 14 (1.91%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.50%) Terraform
3 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.14%) Ansible
5 1 (0.14%) Grafana
5 1 (0.14%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.14%) MOM
5 1 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 326 (44.47%) Microsoft
2 77 (10.50%) Databricks
3 35 (4.77%) Oracle
4 14 (1.91%) Google
5 8 (1.09%) ESRI
6 7 (0.95%) Salesforce
7 6 (0.82%) Informatica
7 6 (0.82%) Talend
8 5 (0.68%) Cloudera
8 5 (0.68%) IBM
8 5 (0.68%) SAP
8 5 (0.68%) Zoho
9 4 (0.55%) Civica
9 4 (0.55%) Sage
10 3 (0.41%) Citrix
10 3 (0.41%) SonicWALL
10 3 (0.41%) Veeam
10 3 (0.41%) VMware
11 2 (0.27%) Adobe
11 2 (0.27%) Epicor