SQL Job Trends in the North of England

SQL (Structured Query Language)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring SQL skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 27 12
Rank change year-on-year +6 -15 -6
Permanent jobs citing SQL 1,249 797 1,341
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 5.18% 8.31% 10.00%
As % of the Programming Languages category 35.30% 32.02% 37.65%
Number of salaries quoted 952 523 716
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% +5.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,625 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,852 £73,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -4.17% -

All Programming Languages
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,538 2,489 3,562
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 14.67% 25.94% 26.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,724 1,226 2,015
10th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £70,188 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £79,450
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -

SQL
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SQL relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

SQL job vacancy trend in the North of England

SQL
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing SQL.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing SQL

SQL
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SQL in the North of England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for SQL in the North of England

SQL
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
North West +9 640 £52,500 +5.00% 521
Yorkshire +8 388 £50,000 -13.04% 254
North East +6 221 £55,000 +15.79% 130
SQL
England

SQL
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 59 (4.72%) Apache Airflow
2 44 (3.52%) SharePoint
3 40 (3.20%) Apache Spark
4 39 (3.12%) Apache
5 26 (2.08%) IIS
6 20 (1.60%) Confluence
6 20 (1.60%) Jupyter
6 20 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
7 18 (1.44%) Oracle Workflow
8 6 (0.48%) SharePoint Server
9 5 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.32%) Anypoint
10 4 (0.32%) CMS
10 4 (0.32%) Palantir Foundry
10 4 (0.32%) Tomcat
11 3 (0.24%) BizTalk Server
11 3 (0.24%) SAS
12 2 (0.16%) nginx
13 1 (0.080%) CICS
13 1 (0.080%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 145 (11.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (1.76%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.36%) MS Visio
4 13 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.16%) SPSS
7 1 (0.080%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 15 (1.20%) Oracle EBS
2 9 (0.72%) NetSuite
2 9 (0.72%) Oracle Cash Management
2 9 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
2 9 (0.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 6 (0.48%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 4 (0.32%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.32%) Shopify
5 3 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.24%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.24%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.16%) Magento
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.16%) Oracle iProcurement
6 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.16%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.080%) Odoo
Cloud Services
1 485 (38.83%) Azure
2 294 (23.54%) AWS
3 283 (22.66%) Power Platform
4 112 (8.97%) GitHub
5 106 (8.49%) Azure DevOps
6 101 (8.09%) Serverless
7 92 (7.37%) GCP
8 86 (6.89%) Amazon S3
8 86 (6.89%) Azure AI
9 77 (6.16%) AWS Lambda
9 77 (6.16%) Microsoft 365
10 55 (4.40%) SaaS
11 51 (4.08%) Dynamics 365
12 48 (3.84%) Azure Data Factory
13 47 (3.76%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 44 (3.52%) Snowflake
15 40 (3.20%) Power Automate
16 39 (3.12%) PowerApps
17 38 (3.04%) Amazon EC2
17 38 (3.04%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 19 (1.52%) Firewall
2 17 (1.36%) TCP/IP
3 16 (1.28%) DNS
4 11 (0.88%) VPN
5 10 (0.80%) DHCP
6 9 (0.72%) LAN
6 9 (0.72%) WAN
7 6 (0.48%) Internet
7 6 (0.48%) SAN
8 5 (0.40%) VLAN
9 4 (0.32%) Network Security
10 3 (0.24%) ATM
10 3 (0.24%) HTTP
10 3 (0.24%) HTTPS
10 3 (0.24%) LTE
10 3 (0.24%) Peer-to-Peer Networking
10 3 (0.24%) SMS
10 3 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.16%) Wireless
12 1 (0.080%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 270 (21.62%) Power BI
2 166 (13.29%) SQL Server
3 119 (9.53%) Azure SQL Database
3 119 (9.53%) Data Warehouse
4 94 (7.53%) Tableau
5 92 (7.37%) MongoDB
6 69 (5.52%) MySQL
7 58 (4.64%) NoSQL
8 53 (4.24%) DynamoDB
9 52 (4.16%) Relational Database
10 48 (3.84%) Amazon Athena
11 40 (3.20%) BigQuery
12 39 (3.12%) PostgreSQL
13 38 (3.04%) Metadata
14 37 (2.96%) Amazon Redshift
14 37 (2.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 36 (2.88%) Data Lake
16 27 (2.16%) Big Data
17 26 (2.08%) Spark SQL
17 26 (2.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 100 (8.01%) Git
2 51 (4.08%) JIRA
3 34 (2.72%) GitLab
4 16 (1.28%) Claude Code
4 16 (1.28%) Jenkins
5 15 (1.20%) Bitbucket
6 8 (0.64%) Postman
7 7 (0.56%) Cypress.io
7 7 (0.56%) JMeter
8 6 (0.48%) Visual Studio
8 6 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
9 5 (0.40%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 5 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
9 5 (0.40%) TeamCity
10 4 (0.32%) Artifactory
11 3 (0.24%) NUnit
11 3 (0.24%) Octopus Deploy
11 3 (0.24%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.16%) Appium
12 2 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 419 (33.55%) Social Skills
2 236 (18.90%) Finance
3 220 (17.61%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (7.85%) Public Sector
5 96 (7.69%) Law
6 69 (5.52%) Retail
7 63 (5.04%) Manufacturing
8 52 (4.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 51 (4.08%) Marketing
10 42 (3.36%) Legal
11 24 (1.92%) General Ledger
12 23 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
12 23 (1.84%) Games
13 21 (1.68%) Influencing Skills
14 19 (1.52%) Billing
15 18 (1.44%) Advertising
15 18 (1.44%) Financial Institution
16 14 (1.12%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.04%) Banking
18 12 (0.96%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 310 (24.82%) Developer
2 219 (17.53%) Senior
3 218 (17.45%) Data Engineer
4 214 (17.13%) Analyst
5 104 (8.33%) Data Analyst
6 99 (7.93%) .NET Developer
7 94 (7.53%) Lead
8 89 (7.13%) Software Engineer
9 77 (6.16%) Junior
10 63 (5.04%) Junior Analyst
10 63 (5.04%) Senior Data Engineer
11 60 (4.80%) Junior Data Analyst
12 53 (4.24%) Senior Developer
13 45 (3.60%) Applications Support
14 41 (3.28%) SQL Developer
15 37 (2.96%) Databricks Engineer
15 37 (2.96%) Software Developer
16 36 (2.88%) Databricks Data Engineer
17 35 (2.80%) Support Analyst
18 34 (2.72%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 183 (14.65%) .NET
2 102 (8.17%) ASP.NET
3 93 (7.45%) .NET Core
4 92 (7.37%) ASP.NET Core
4 92 (7.37%) React
5 83 (6.65%) PySpark
6 82 (6.57%) AngularJS
7 80 (6.41%) Node.js
8 68 (5.44%) RESTful
9 67 (5.36%) HTML
10 64 (5.12%) Terraform
11 60 (4.80%) Vue
12 58 (4.64%) CSS
13 55 (4.40%) Entity Framework
14 46 (3.68%) REST
15 43 (3.44%) ASP.NET Web API
16 33 (2.64%) LINQ
17 24 (1.92%) Middleware
17 24 (1.92%) Spring
17 24 (1.92%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 56 (4.48%) Cloud Native
2 41 (3.28%) Data Structures
3 39 (3.12%) Product Ownership
4 38 (3.04%) Greenfield Project
5 37 (2.96%) Enterprise Software
5 37 (2.96%) Replication
6 32 (2.56%) Distributed Systems
7 29 (2.32%) Onboarding
8 25 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
9 19 (1.52%) Hybrid Cloud
9 19 (1.52%) Legacy Applications
10 18 (1.44%) Management Information System
11 16 (1.28%) Driving Licence
11 16 (1.28%) Legacy Systems
11 16 (1.28%) Mobile App
12 15 (1.20%) Hedge funds
13 13 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
13 13 (1.04%) Distributed Computing
14 11 (0.88%) Data Centre
15 10 (0.80%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 58 (4.64%) Windows
2 51 (4.08%) Linux
3 38 (3.04%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.64%) Android
4 8 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (0.40%) VMS
6 3 (0.24%) Unix
6 3 (0.24%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.080%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 336 (26.90%) Business Intelligence
2 321 (25.70%) Problem-Solving
3 312 (24.98%) Agile
4 292 (23.38%) Analytics
5 268 (21.46%) AI
6 244 (19.54%) CI/CD
7 203 (16.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 193 (15.45%) ETL
9 191 (15.29%) Decision-Making
9 191 (15.29%) DevOps
9 191 (15.29%) Mentoring
10 182 (14.57%) Data Engineering
11 178 (14.25%) Data Modelling
12 167 (13.37%) Data Pipeline
13 161 (12.89%) Full-Stack Development
14 148 (11.85%) Software Engineering
15 107 (8.57%) Stakeholder Management
16 99 (7.93%) Validation
17 97 (7.77%) Machine Learning
18 95 (7.61%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 424 (33.95%) Python
2 216 (17.29%) C#
3 146 (11.69%) JavaScript
4 141 (11.29%) TypeScript
5 133 (10.65%) Java
6 44 (3.52%) PowerShell
7 32 (2.56%) Shell Script
8 31 (2.48%) T-SQL
9 26 (2.08%) PL/SQL
10 25 (2.00%) PHP
11 24 (1.92%) C++
11 24 (1.92%) Scala
12 22 (1.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 22 (1.76%) Kotlin
13 15 (1.20%) Bash
13 15 (1.20%) R
14 8 (0.64%) C
15 6 (0.48%) Go
15 6 (0.48%) RPG
16 5 (0.40%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 115 (9.21%) Degree
2 74 (5.92%) Azure Certification
3 73 (5.84%) Security Cleared
4 64 (5.12%) SC Cleared
5 28 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
7 15 (1.20%) Master's Degree
8 12 (0.96%) DBS Check
9 10 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (0.72%) AWS Certification
11 8 (0.64%) ACCA
12 7 (0.56%) CIMA
13 6 (0.48%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.40%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 4 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.32%) MCSA
15 4 (0.32%) Numerate Degree
15 4 (0.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 3 (0.24%) ISTQB
17 2 (0.16%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (14.89%) Data Quality
2 63 (5.04%) QA
3 25 (2.00%) GDPR
4 14 (1.12%) Accessibility
5 11 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 9 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.64%) TickIT
8 7 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (0.56%) SLA
9 3 (0.24%) ISO 8583
9 3 (0.24%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.24%) PMO
10 1 (0.080%) IFRS
10 1 (0.080%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 100 (8.01%) Docker
2 39 (3.12%) Active Directory
3 18 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.20%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.32%) vSphere
6 3 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.080%) Firmware
7 1 (0.080%) MetaFrame
7 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.080%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.080%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 46 (3.68%) Kubernetes
2 21 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (0.80%) Grafana
4 9 (0.72%) Ansible
5 6 (0.48%) Microsoft Clustering
6 3 (0.24%) Control-M
6 3 (0.24%) Docker Swarm
6 3 (0.24%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.24%) Puppet
6 3 (0.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.080%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.080%) Kibana
7 1 (0.080%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.080%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.080%) VxRail
Vendors
1 403 (32.27%) Microsoft
2 89 (7.13%) Databricks
3 66 (5.28%) Google
4 43 (3.44%) Oracle
5 29 (2.32%) VMware
6 22 (1.76%) SAP
7 16 (1.28%) Sage
8 15 (1.20%) Informatica
9 14 (1.12%) Aderant
9 14 (1.12%) Cisco
10 11 (0.88%) OpenAI
10 11 (0.88%) Salesforce
10 11 (0.88%) Splunk
11 9 (0.72%) HubSpot
11 9 (0.72%) MuleSoft
12 7 (0.56%) Facebook
13 6 (0.48%) Adobe
13 6 (0.48%) Alteryx
13 6 (0.48%) Foundry
13 6 (0.48%) IBM