SQL Jobs in the Midlands

SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands requiring SQL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SQL over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 9 6
Rank change year-on-year -11 -3 +1
Permanent jobs citing SQL 581 1,379 1,726
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.36% 11.82% 18.05%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.50% 44.44% 48.66%
Number of salaries quoted 448 1,143 973
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,150 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,375 £67,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +7.79%

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 1,509 3,103 3,547
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 21.72% 26.59% 37.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,024 2,597 1,894
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £62,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% -7.69% +4.00%

SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing SQL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SQL in the Midlands

SQL
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SQL in the Midlands.

Salary trend for SQL in the Midlands

SQL
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in the Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

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 30 April 2025. 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 -7 348 £52,500 +5.00% 299
East Midlands -11 231 £48,500 +7.78% 183
SQL
England

SQL
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 22 (3.79%) Confluence
2 14 (2.41%) Apache Spark
3 13 (2.24%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.55%) IIS
5 6 (1.03%) CMS
6 5 (0.86%) Apache
6 5 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.69%) SAS
8 3 (0.52%) Headless CMS
8 3 (0.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.34%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.17%) ColdFusion
10 1 (0.17%) Mendix
10 1 (0.17%) Mule
10 1 (0.17%) Sitefinity
10 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 72 (12.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.34%) Trello
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 21 (3.61%) Oracle EBS
2 19 (3.27%) Oracle Applications
3 15 (2.58%) NEC Housing
4 7 (1.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.86%) Infor CloudSuite
5 5 (0.86%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
6 4 (0.69%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.52%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
8 2 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (0.34%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.34%) Odoo
8 2 (0.34%) Oracle EBS R12
8 2 (0.34%) Oracle SCM
9 1 (0.17%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.17%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 229 (39.41%) Azure
2 142 (24.44%) Power Platform
3 68 (11.70%) AWS
4 49 (8.43%) SaaS
5 40 (6.88%) Azure Data Factory
6 30 (5.16%) Dynamics 365
7 27 (4.65%) Azure DevOps
7 27 (4.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 21 (3.61%) Power Automate
8 21 (3.61%) Serverless
9 20 (3.44%) PowerApps
10 17 (2.93%) GCP
11 16 (2.75%) Google Workspace
12 15 (2.58%) Azure Logic Apps
12 15 (2.58%) Snowflake
13 14 (2.41%) GitHub
14 13 (2.24%) PaaS
15 12 (2.07%) IaaS
16 11 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
17 10 (1.72%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.30%) Firewall
2 24 (4.13%) DNS
3 22 (3.79%) DHCP
4 19 (3.27%) TCP/IP
5 16 (2.75%) BGP
5 16 (2.75%) OSPF
5 16 (2.75%) VLAN
5 16 (2.75%) WLAN
6 8 (1.38%) SAN
7 7 (1.20%) LAN
7 7 (1.20%) VPN
7 7 (1.20%) WAN
8 2 (0.34%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.34%) Skype
8 2 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.17%) LTE
9 1 (0.17%) MQTT
9 1 (0.17%) Network Security
9 1 (0.17%) VSAN
9 1 (0.17%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (22.03%) Power BI
1 128 (22.03%) SQL Server
2 62 (10.67%) Data Warehouse
3 46 (7.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 45 (7.75%) NoSQL
5 43 (7.40%) Azure SQL Database
5 43 (7.40%) Tableau
6 41 (7.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 40 (6.88%) Data Lake
8 27 (4.65%) Relational Database
9 20 (3.44%) Oracle Database
10 15 (2.58%) Oracle Reports
10 15 (2.58%) PostgreSQL
11 14 (2.41%) BusinessObjects
12 12 (2.07%) Big Data
12 12 (2.07%) MySQL
12 12 (2.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 10 (1.72%) Metadata
13 10 (1.72%) Power Query
13 10 (1.72%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 46 (7.92%) Git
2 35 (6.02%) JIRA
3 19 (3.27%) Eclipse
3 19 (3.27%) JUnit
3 19 (3.27%) Mockito
3 19 (3.27%) Visual Studio
4 18 (3.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 17 (2.93%) IntelliJ
5 17 (2.93%) Jasmine
5 17 (2.93%) Karma Test Runner
5 17 (2.93%) Protractor
6 11 (1.89%) Postman
7 9 (1.55%) Subversion
8 7 (1.20%) Selenium
9 6 (1.03%) SonarQube
10 5 (0.86%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.69%) GitLab
11 4 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
12 3 (0.52%) LSMW
12 3 (0.52%) TortoiseSVN
General
1 172 (29.60%) Social Skills
2 133 (22.89%) Finance
3 110 (18.93%) Analytical Skills
4 71 (12.22%) Law
5 48 (8.26%) Retail
6 37 (6.37%) Public Sector
7 36 (6.20%) Manufacturing
8 35 (6.02%) Presentation Skills
9 33 (5.68%) Marketing
10 29 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (4.13%) Automotive
11 24 (4.13%) Police
12 17 (2.93%) Local Government
13 10 (1.72%) Billing
13 10 (1.72%) Legal
14 9 (1.55%) Banking
14 9 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (1.38%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.86%) Advertising
16 5 (0.86%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 171 (29.43%) Developer
2 132 (22.72%) Analyst
3 93 (16.01%) Senior
4 42 (7.23%) Lead
5 41 (7.06%) Senior Developer
6 34 (5.85%) SQL Analyst
7 33 (5.68%) C# Developer
7 33 (5.68%) SQL Developer
8 32 (5.51%) Consultant
8 32 (5.51%) Data Engineer
9 31 (5.34%) Data Analyst
10 30 (5.16%) Senior Analyst
11 24 (4.13%) Java Developer
12 23 (3.96%) Backend Developer
12 23 (3.96%) Support Analyst
13 22 (3.79%) Architect
13 22 (3.79%) Full-Stack Developer
13 22 (3.79%) IT Engineer
14 21 (3.61%) Senior C# Developer
14 21 (3.61%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (14.80%) .NET
2 46 (7.92%) HTML
3 44 (7.57%) React
4 36 (6.20%) AngularJS
5 31 (5.34%) ASP.NET
6 29 (4.99%) CSS
7 27 (4.65%) Middleware
8 23 (3.96%) Blazor
8 23 (3.96%) REST
9 22 (3.79%) JPA
10 20 (3.44%) .NET Core
10 20 (3.44%) .NET Framework
11 19 (3.27%) Web Services
12 18 (3.10%) ASP.NET MVC
12 18 (3.10%) Oracle Fusion
13 17 (2.93%) Entity Framework
13 17 (2.93%) Hibernate
13 17 (2.93%) RabbitMQ
14 16 (2.75%) JSON
14 16 (2.75%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 32 (5.51%) Management Information System
2 22 (3.79%) Algorithms
3 20 (3.44%) Data Structures
4 16 (2.75%) Smartphone
5 15 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (2.58%) Product Ownership
6 14 (2.41%) Mobile App
7 13 (2.24%) Credit Risk
8 12 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.38%) Onboarding
11 7 (1.20%) Housing Association
12 6 (1.03%) Cloud Native
12 6 (1.03%) Clustering
12 6 (1.03%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.03%) Replication
12 6 (1.03%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.86%) AS400
13 5 (0.86%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 69 (11.88%) Windows
2 66 (11.36%) Linux
3 43 (7.40%) Windows Server
4 21 (3.61%) Windows Server 2019
5 20 (3.44%) Unix
6 18 (3.10%) Windows 10
7 17 (2.93%) Windows Server 2016
8 16 (2.75%) Mac OS X
8 16 (2.75%) Ubuntu
9 5 (0.86%) AIX
9 5 (0.86%) Rocky
10 4 (0.69%) Android
10 4 (0.69%) Solaris
11 2 (0.34%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.17%) CentOS
12 1 (0.17%) Debian
12 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 157 (27.02%) Business Intelligence
2 156 (26.85%) Analytics
3 148 (25.47%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (17.73%) Agile
5 83 (14.29%) Data Analysis
6 78 (13.43%) ETL
7 74 (12.74%) DevOps
8 72 (12.39%) Visualisation
9 65 (11.19%) Software Engineering
10 63 (10.84%) Computer Science
11 59 (10.15%) Decision-Making
12 57 (9.81%) ERP
13 55 (9.47%) Data Modelling
13 55 (9.47%) Data Pipeline
14 53 (9.12%) Artificial Intelligence
15 51 (8.78%) Mentoring
16 50 (8.61%) Data Visualisation
17 47 (8.09%) Machine Learning
18 45 (7.75%) CRM
18 45 (7.75%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 117 (20.14%) C#
2 115 (19.79%) Python
3 60 (10.33%) Java
4 55 (9.47%) JavaScript
5 51 (8.78%) T-SQL
6 31 (5.34%) PowerShell
7 28 (4.82%) PL/SQL
8 25 (4.30%) R
9 20 (3.44%) C++
10 15 (2.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 15 (2.58%) TypeScript
11 12 (2.07%) PHP
12 11 (1.89%) X++
13 8 (1.38%) VB
14 6 (1.03%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.86%) RPG
16 4 (0.69%) ABAP
16 4 (0.69%) Delphi
17 3 (0.52%) VB.NET
17 3 (0.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 119 (20.48%) Degree
2 55 (9.47%) DBS Check
3 42 (7.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 32 (5.51%) Security Cleared
5 21 (3.61%) MCSE
5 21 (3.61%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (3.44%) HND
7 16 (2.75%) HNC
8 10 (1.72%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.72%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.72%) SC Cleared
9 9 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.03%) Oracle Certification
11 5 (0.86%) A+ Certification
11 5 (0.86%) ACCA
11 5 (0.86%) CIMA
11 5 (0.86%) MCSA
11 5 (0.86%) Numerate Degree
11 5 (0.86%) OCA
11 5 (0.86%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.26%) Data Quality
2 25 (4.30%) Accessibility
3 24 (4.13%) SLA
4 23 (3.96%) QA
5 7 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (0.86%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.52%) GDPR
8 3 (0.52%) NIST
9 2 (0.34%) NCSC
10 1 (0.17%) COBIT
10 1 (0.17%) COSO
10 1 (0.17%) ITGC
10 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (6.54%) Docker
2 34 (5.85%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.52%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.34%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 18 (3.10%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.03%) Grafana
2 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Clustering
2 6 (1.03%) Oracle RMAN
2 6 (1.03%) Prometheus
3 4 (0.69%) Terraform
4 3 (0.52%) SCCM
4 3 (0.52%) SCOM
5 2 (0.34%) Failover Clustering
5 2 (0.34%) SCOrch
5 2 (0.34%) SCSM
6 1 (0.17%) Ansible
6 1 (0.17%) Marathon
6 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.17%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.17%) VxRail
6 1 (0.17%) WSUS
Vendors
1 174 (29.95%) Microsoft
2 65 (11.19%) Oracle
3 53 (9.12%) Databricks
4 30 (5.16%) Google
5 19 (3.27%) ServiceNow
6 18 (3.10%) IBM
6 18 (3.10%) Salesforce
6 18 (3.10%) SAP
7 17 (2.93%) Apple
7 17 (2.93%) Cisco
7 17 (2.93%) Dell
8 16 (2.75%) Fortinet
8 16 (2.75%) Ubiquiti
9 15 (2.58%) NEC
10 10 (1.72%) VMware
11 9 (1.55%) Zoho
12 8 (1.38%) Telerik
13 6 (1.03%) Alteryx
13 6 (1.03%) Informatica
13 6 (1.03%) Red Hat