SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Job Trends in the North West

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 237 280
Rank change year-on-year -4 +43 -23
Permanent jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 3 3 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.027% 0.059% 0.085%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.78% 0.67% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 9
10th Percentile £41,252 - -
25th Percentile £43,727 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,851 £35,000 £36,750
Median % change year-on-year +36.72% -4.76% -2.00%
75th Percentile £51,976 - £40,000
90th Percentile £54,450 - £40,350
England median annual salary £47,085 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +4.63% - -10.00%

All Development Application Skills
North West

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 387 446 886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.45% 8.84% 8.35%
Number of salaries quoted 287 240 636
10th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,418 £57,530 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.76% +4.60% -7.56%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,850 £90,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -3.85% +12.14% -10.82%

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) job vacancy trend in the North West

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in the North West over the 6 months to 7 July 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in the North West

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) within the North West region over the 6 months to 7 July 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
Lancashire +21 1 - - 1
Cheshire +9 1 £39,602 +13.15%
Merseyside - 1 £56,100 -
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
England

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Logic Apps
2 1 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
2 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (33.33%) Data Lake
3 1 (33.33%) Power BI
3 1 (33.33%) Relational Database
3 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Data Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Developer
1 1 (33.33%) Innovation Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Data Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Dimensional Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) ETL
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Data Pipeline
3 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (33.33%) DataOps
3 1 (33.33%) Housing Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) System Testing
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Alteryx