Azure SQL Database Job Trends in the North West
Microsoft Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West citing Azure SQL Database skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 209 | 201 | 180 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -21 | -20 |
| Permanent jobs citing Azure SQL Database | 59 | 15 | 48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | 0.46% | 0.30% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 7.55% | 2.34% | 5.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 9 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £54,800 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £55,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | - | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £70,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,745 | £71,500 | £79,250 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.54% | - | - |
All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
North West
Azure SQL Database falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills in the North West.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 781 | 641 | 884 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 6.02% | 13.00% | 12.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 558 | 396 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,563 | £37,500 | £43,710 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,250 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.29% | +1.43% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £78,750 | £87,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +5.69% |
Azure SQL Database Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure SQL Database relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Azure SQL Database Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Azure SQL Database.
Azure SQL Database Salary Histogram in the North West
Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure SQL Database in the North West over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Azure SQL Database 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 Azure SQL Database within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | -59 | 21 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 13 |
| Lancashire | - | 20 | £50,000 | - | 14 |
| Merseyside | -2 | 8 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| Cumbria | - | 6 | £47,500 | - | |
| Cheshire | +1 | 4 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 3 |
| Azure SQL Database England |
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Azure SQL Database Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MongoDB | 50.8% | 30 |
| 2 | Elasticsearch | 22.0% | 13 |
| 3 | SQL Server | 15.3% | 9 |
| 4 | Data Lake | 8.5% | 5 |
| 4 | Power BI | 8.5% | 5 |
| 4 | Relational Database | 8.5% | 5 |
| 7 | Data Warehouse | 6.8% | 4 |
| 7 | SQL Server Integration Services | 6.8% | 4 |
| 9 | MySQL | 1.7% | 1 |
| 9 | OLAP | 1.7% | 1 |
| 9 | OLTP | 1.7% | 1 |
| 9 | Oracle Database | 1.7% | 1 |
| 9 | Oracle Reports | 1.7% | 1 |
| 9 | PostgreSQL | 1.7% | 1 |